Partially Grouted Revetment for Low Volume Road Bridges, TR-710

There are a large number of scour susceptible bridges or bridges with unknown foundations on the Iowa secondary road system. These structures are commonly required to (1) have a Plan of Action (POA) developed and implemented which will close the structure during flood events or (2) have countermeasures installed which will allow the bridge to remain open during the event (in the case of unknown foundations, countermeasures must be installed). Not surprisingly, installing the needed countermeasures can be a very costly endeavor. This is especially concerning given the fact that county budgets are already tight. Thus, there is a need to investigate various countermeasure options that are both affordable and effective. Among the many different countermeasures available, is a potentially viable technique known as partially grouted-revetment. Partially grouted revetment has been successfully used in Europe and more recently in Minnesota.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Funding: $93500
• Contract Numbers:

  ISU proposal number: 135409

  TR-710

  Add 579

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Iowa Department of Transportation

  800 Lincoln Way
  Ames, IA  United States  50010
• Managing Organizations:

  Iowa Department of Transportation

  800 Lincoln Way
  Ames, IA  United States  50010
• Project Managers:

  Goetz, Vanessa

• Performing Organizations:

  Iowa State University, Ames

  Bridge Engineering Center
  2711 South Loop Drive, Suite 4700
  Ames, Iowa  United States  50010-8664

  Iowa State University, Ames

  Institute for Transportation
  2711 South Loop Drive, Suite 4700
  Ames, Iowa  United States  50010-8664
• Principal Investigators:

  Alipour, Alice

  Phares, Brent

• Start Date: 20160701
• Expected Completion Date: 20181231
• Actual Completion Date: 0
• Source Data: TR-710; Addendum 579

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridges; Costs; Countermeasures; Floods; Grout; Scour; Secondary roads
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01601655
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Iowa Department of Transportation
• Contract Numbers: ISU proposal number: 135409, TR-710, Add 579
• Files: RIP, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Jun 2 2016 1:46PM