Structures

Research related to bridge service life and durability, non-destructive testing procedures, deck joints, bridge approaches, substructures and overlays.

Please visit the Wisconsin Digital Archives or contact staff at research@dot.wi.gov for research published before FFY 2014.

Research in progress


Project ID

Project information

Completion date (expected)

0092-23-04

Bridge Deck Thermography Verification and Policy
Principal Investigator: Brady Seston, AECOM Technical Services, Incorporated
WisDOT Contact: Philip Meinel
Request for Proposal

10/2024

0092-24-05

Vertical and Overhead Concrete Patches
Principal Investigator: John Lawler, Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc.
WisDOT Contact: Andrew Smith
Request for Proposal

10/2025

0092-24-06
State of Practice for Specifying and Repairing Mechanically Stabilized Earch Walls
Principal Investigator: Jerry DiMaggio, Applied Research Associates, Inc.
WisDOT Contact: Ruth Coisman
Request for Proposal
02/2026/td>
0092-25-02

Investigate Removing Existing Abutment Expansion Joints
Principal Investigator: Habib Tabatabai, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
WisDOT Contact: Laura Shadewald
Request for Proposal
09/2026

Completed research

Project ID

Project information

Completion date

0092-23-05

Underderwater Concrete Pours and Non-Segregating Concrete
Final Report Research Brief

04/2024

0092-22-01

Improving Bridge Concrete Overlay Performance
Final Report Research Brief

09/2023

0092-21-02

Optimizing Bridge Abutment Slope Protection at Stream Crossings
Final Report Research Brief

12/2022

0092-21-01

Development of Design Procedures for Concrete Adhesive Anchors

Final Report Research Brief

09/2022

0092-20-01

Analytical and Testing Methods for Rating Longitudinal Laminated Timber Slab Bridges

Final Report Research Brief

12/2021

0092-19-02

Internal Curing of Bridge Decks and Concrete Pavement to Reduce Cracking

Final Report Research Brief

10/2021

0092-19-01

Textured Epoxy Coated and Galvanized Reinforcements to Reduce Cracking in Concrete Bridge Decks and Components

Final report Research brief

09/2021

0092-18-03

Protocols for Concrete Bridge Deck Protections and Treatments

Final report Research brief

08/2020

0092-17-05

Performance and Policy Related to Aluminum Box Culverts and Pipe Culverts in Wisconsin

Final report Research brief

05/2019

0092-17-02

Strength and Serviceability of Damaged Prestressed Girders

Final report Research brief

05/2019

0092-16-04

Staged Concrete Bridge Deck & Overlay Pours Adjacent to Live traffic

Final report Research brief

05/2018

0092-16-05

Design and Performance of Highly Skewed Deck Girder Bridges

Final report Research brief

05/2018

0092-15-03

Self-Consolidating Concrete for Prestressed Bridge Girders

Final report Research brief

07/2017

0092-14-01

Reflective Cracking between Precast Prestressed Box Girders

Final report Research brief

06/2017

0092-13-05

Aesthetic Coatings for Concrete Bridge Components

Final report

03/2017

0092-15-01

Precast/Prestressed Concrete Bridge Girder Cracking Phase II

Final report Research brief

05/2016

0092-15-02

Evaluation of Performance of Innovative Bridges in Wisconsin

Final report

06/2016

0092-12-06

Evaluation of Thin Polymer Deck Overlays and Deck Sealers

Final report Research brief

02/2016

0092-13-06

Development and Implementation of the Next Generation Bridge Management System for Wisconsin - Phase 1 & 2

Final report phase 1 Final report phase 2

12/2015

0092-11-07

Aesthetic Coatings for Bridge Components

Final report Research brief Supplement

06/2015