Performance Evaluation of the First UHPC Bridge Project in Nebraska

The state of Nebraska has embarked on an ambitious program to design a series of bridges using ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC). The Belvidere North Bridge is the first one scheduled for construction in 2025 in Belvidere, NE (Southeast of Lincoln, NE). This is also the first bridge in North America with UHPC superstructure that was award in a compatitive bid and the first bridge with non-proprietary UHPC mix that was developed by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) to create a cost effective UHPC mix using local materials. The non-proprietary mix costs a fraction of pre-bagged proprietary mixes while having workability properties, mechanical properties, and durability properties that are comparable to those of the commercial proprietary mixes. Using this mix along with a highly optimized decked I beam cross section achieves a cost competitive UHPC superstructure system that also features rapid construction and highly durable deck.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Programmed
• Funding: $99,727.00
• Sponsor Organizations:

  Nebraska Department of Transportation

  1500 Nebraska 2
  Lincoln, NE  United States  68502
• Project Managers:

  Halsey, Lieska

• Principal Investigators:

  Morcous, George

  Maguire, Marc

• Start Date: 20250701
• Expected Completion Date: 20270531
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Admixtures; Concrete bridges; Cost effectiveness; Local materials; Mix design; Ultra high performance concrete
• Geographic Terms: Nebraska
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Finance; Highways; Materials; Pavements;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01945352
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Nebraska Department of Transportation
• Files: RIP, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Feb 10 2025 11:26AM