A Strategic Plan for HPC Bridges

This paper describes how research performed on high performance concrete (HPC) has led to the construction of a number of HPC bridges in the United States over the last 15 years. In the late 1980s, the Strategic Highway Research Program identified HPC as one of seven key technologies to be considered for further development and implementation. In 1991, ISTEA provided funding through FHWA to assist states in building HPC bridges and to showcase the results. Under TEA-21, the Innovative Bridge Research and Construction Program (IBRC) was instituted to encourage innovation and improve the long-term performance of bridges through the use of HPC and other materials. Bridges are an integral part of our highway system. They are essential for the movement of people and goods and for our nation’s economic growth and prosperity. The most promising materials and construction methods must be selected to extend the life of bridges.

• Corporate Authors:

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590

  National Concrete Bridge Council

  Portland Cement Association, 5420 Old Orchard Road
  Skokie, IL  United States  60077-1083
• Authors:
  • Rabbat, Basile G
• Publication Date: 2005

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Pagination: 1p
• Monograph Title: HPC Bridge Views
• Serial:
  • HPC Bridge Views
  • Issue Number: Issues 1-38
  • Publisher: National Concrete Bridge Council
  • Serial URL: http://www.hpcbridgeviews.org

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridge construction; Bridge design; Bridges; High performance concrete; Implementation; Service life; Strategic planning
• Identifier Terms: Innovative Bridge Research and Construction Program
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Highways; Research; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01111190
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Sep 24 2008 10:39AM