Richard L. Wood
Site Principal Investigator
Associate Professor
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Wood Research Group
Peter C. Hilsabeck
Lab Manager
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Welcome to the Nebraska Outdoor Bridge Laboratory Webpage!
This project is externally supported by the Nebraska Department of Transporation under project award: SB-11.
Site Details:
The facility site has one overarching objective to transform two bridge sites (for a total of three bridges) into a national research and educational facility for bridge health and testing. This allows access for nondestructive evaluation and destructive test verifications. Furthermore, this site is set up to permit future research projects and identify strategic directions for this first-of-its-kind facility on realistic aging infrastructure. This involves using decommissioned and under-used steel and concrete bridge structures in Nebraska.
NOBL Site (Yutan, NE)
NOBL North Site (Omaha, NE)
Safety Protocol and Information
Research Team Members
Location and Directions
Usage and Inquiry Form
Final (Project) Report:
Note this facility is established and ready to be used by interested parties. If interested, please contact the site PI or complete the "Usage and Inquiry Form". Thanks!