The Innovative Bridge Research

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The Innovative Bridge Research Construction
Program (IBRC)

• Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century,
  Created
• Section 503 of Title 23, Chapter V-Transportation
  Research

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TEA-21 IBRCProgram Information Available _at_
Http//ibrc.fhwa.dot.gov

• TEA-21 Legislation
• Annual Solicitation
• IBRC Program Guide
• Project Database
• FHWA Contacts

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The Innovative Bridge Research Construction
Program (IBRC)
Key Program Features

• Innovative materials for highway bridges
• Demonstration projects
• Performance monitoring
• RD Technology transfer

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TEA-21 IBRC Program Primary Goal
Development and demonstration of new,
cost-effective, highway bridge applications of
innovative materials
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TEA-21 IBRC 7 Program Goals

• New, cost-effective innovative material highway
  bridge applications
• Reduction of maintenance costs and life-cycle
  costs of bridges, including the costs of new
  construction, replacement, or rehabilitation of
  deficient bridges

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TEA-21 IBRC 7 Program Goals (Contd)

• New nondestructive bridge evaluation technologies
  and techniques.
• Engineering design criteria for innovative
  products and materials for use in highway bridges
  and structures

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TEA-21 IBRC 7 Program Goals (Contd)

• Construction techniques to increase safety and
  reduce construction time and traffic congestion
• Highway bridges and structures that will
  withstand natural disasters, including
  alternative processes for the seismic retrofit of
  bridges and

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TEA-21 IBRC 7 Program Goals (Contd)

• Cost-effective and innovative techniques to
  separate vehicle and pedestrian traffic from
  railroad traffic

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FHWA Strategic Plan
Goals

• Safety
• Mobility
• Productivity
• Human Natural Environment
• National Security

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Mobility
Mobility - Continuously improve the publics
access through preservation, improvement, and
expansion of the highway system Performance
Indicators Improved Condition of NHS Non-NHS
Bridges
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Targets for Elimination of Deficient bridges
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Productivity
Productivity - Continuously improve the economic
efficiency of the Nations transportation system
to enhance Americas position in the global
economy Performance Indicators Reduced 1st Cost
Life- Cycle Costs (of Highways Bridges)
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IBRC Program Supports FHWA Strategic Goals
By Deploying Innovative Materials That Result In
More Durable Structures Less Frequent
Maintenance Rehabilitation Projects Shorter
Work Times for Improvements Improved Load
Capacity _at_ Lower Cost Lower Costs - Capital,
Repair, Rehabilitation
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TEA-21 IBRC Eligibility

• Funds are available for bridge projects that
  demonstrate an innovative material application
  and meet one or more of the seven program goals
  listed in Section 503(b)(2) of Title 23
• Location - the project may be on any public
  roadway State, county, city, road or bridge
  authority, etc.

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TEA-21 IBRCEligibility (Contd)
Eligible Activities - funds available for

• preliminary engineering,
• costs of the innovative material portion of
  repair, rehabilitation or construction of bridges
  or other structures, and
• costs of project performance evaluations
  including instrumentation and performance
  monitoring of the structure following
  construction

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TEA-21 IBRCEligibility (Contd)

• Proprietary Products - As this is a research and
  experimental program, it is in the public
  interest that proprietary and sole source
  products may be included in the projects, but
  they must be clearly identified and described.

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TEA-21 IBRCSelection Criteria Considerations

• Project Demonstrates the application of an
  innovative material
• Project meets one or more of the 7 program goals
• Project incorporates materials or products which
  are readily available

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TEA-21 IBRCSelection Criteria Considerations

• Design/application is repeatable and/or has
  widespread application
• Projects where Federal funds are leveraged with
  other significant public or private resources
• Projects which are ready/near ready to go to
  construction phase

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TEA-21 IBRC Schedule for Obligation of Funds,
FY 2002-03
Action FY 2002 FY
2003 Solicitation 3/29/2001
3/15/2002 Submittal 7/16/2001
7/15/2002 Fund Allocations 11/30/2001
11/30/2002 Fund Obligations, NLT 9/30/2002
9/30/2003 Letting Dates, NLT 6/30/2003
6/30/2004
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TEA-21 IBRCProgram Funding

• Repair, Rehabilitation New Construction
• Year Authorized Available
• FY 1998-99 25 M 22 M
• FY 2000 17 M 15 M
• FY 2001 20 M 17 M
• FY 2002-03 20 M / year 17 M / year
• Research, Development, Tech. Deployment
• FY 1998-03 1 M / year .87 M / year

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TEA-21 IBRCProgram Funding

• Secretary Determines Federal Share - may be less
  than 100 on projects with estimated cost gt 500K
  
• Funds are 100 Federal - No Matching Funds
  Required

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s of IBRC Funded Projects by Type of Material
(FY 1998-01)
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Key to Innovative Materials

• HPS High Performance Steel
• HPC High Performance Concrete
• FRP Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites
• Alt. Rebars Metallic Rebars w/ Improved
  Corrosion Resistance
• Other (e.g.)

Innovative CP Anodes Discrete CP
Anodes Innovative Steel Coatings Galvanizing
Structural Steel
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84 FRP Projects (FY 1998-2001) Distribution by
Application
Other Includes Superstructure Beams, Piles,
Railings, Etc.
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Alternate Rebars (Other Than FRP)

• Clad Stainless Steel
• Solid Stainless Steel
• MMFX (Corrosion Resistant) Steel
• Galvanized

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TEA-21 IBRCProgram Information Available _at_
Http//ibrc.fhwa.dot.gov

• TEA-21 Legislation
• Annual Solicitation
• IBRC Program Guide
• Project Database
• FHWA Contacts

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John M. Hooks Ph 202-366-6712 john.hooks_at_fhwa.dot
.gov