Ultra High Performance Concrete Highway Bridge

Wapello County and the Iowa Department of Transportation were granted funding through the TEA-21 Innovative Bridge Construction Program (IBRC), for a project that uses ultra high performance concrete (UHPC). Plans using UHPC in the prestressed concrete beams for a bridge replacement project in Wapello County, Iowa have been prepared and construction of the first UHPC bridge in the United States has begun. The concrete beams are prestressed using 0.6 inch diameter strands and contain no mild reinforcing steel, except to provide composite action with a cast-in-place deck. The research includes testing to verify shear and flexural capacities of a 71 ft. long test beam along with shear testing of smaller beams. Discussion of the design efforts and current progress of this research project are the focus of this presentation. Currently the 71 ft. test beam and shear beams have been cast. Flexure and shear testing were successfully completed, and three 110 ft. bridge beams were cast in June and July 2005. Construction of the bridge began in August 2005 and was completed in February 2006.

• Corporate Authors:

  National Concrete Bridge Council

  Portland Cement Association, 5420 Old Orchard Road
  Skokie, IL  United States  60077-1083
• Authors:
  • Moore, Brian
  • Bierwagen, Dean
• Conference:
  • HPC: Build Fast, Build to Last. The 2006 Concrete Bridge Conference
  • Location: Reno NV, United States
  • Date: 2006-5-7 to 2006-5-10
• Publication Date: 2006

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: CD-ROM
• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 22p
• Monograph Title: HPC: Build Fast, Build to Last

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Beams; Bridge design; Bridge engineering; Compressive strength; Concrete; Construction; High performance concrete; Highways; Reinforcing steel; Steel fibers; Strength of materials
• Identifier Terms: Ductal
• Uncontrolled Terms: Bulbtee girders
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Design; Highways; Materials; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls; I32: Concrete;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01036284
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 27 2006 8:14AM