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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)
0092-24-05	Vertical and Overhead Concrete Patches Principal Investigator: John Lawler, Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc. WisDOT Contact: Andrew Smith Request for Proposal	05/2026
0092-24-06	State of Practice for Specifying and Repairing Mechanically Stabilized Earth Walls Principal Investigator: Jerry DiMaggio, Applied Research Associates, Inc. WisDOT Contact: Ruth Coisman Request for Proposal	02/2026
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
0092-26-02	Investigate Wisconsin Bridge Scour in Mobile (Alluvial) Sand-Bed Rivers Principal Investigator: Qian Liao, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee WisDOT Contact: Steve Neary	01/2029

Completed research

Project ID	Project information	Completion date
0092-23-04	Bridge Deck Thermography Verification and Policy Final Report Research Brief	03/2025
0092-23-05	Underwater 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

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