High Performance Concrete Used in Bridge Building

Jan 11, 2017

Brian Keierleber, PE, Buchanan County Engineer will be speaking to us about Ultra High Performance Concrete used in bridge building.   He has been aggressively searching for more economical means of replacing the county bridges utilizing a wide variety of materials including concrete, steel, and wood.  He has been very aggressive in improving the safety of the county roads and bridges including construction of a roundabout on the intersection of two county roads, placing safety edges on pavements, center rumbles, edge rumbles, and paved shoulders. 

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Brian Keierleber

Brian Keierleber has been the County Engineer in Buchanan County Iowa since 1993.   He oversees the maintenance and construction of 963 miles of county roads and 259 county bridges.

Past engineering experience includes working as the Palo Alto County Engineer in Emmetsburg Iowa, project engineer for the City of Bartlesville Oklahoma, and the Oklahoma Department of Transportation.

He was commissioned in the US Army as a Civil Engineer Officer and served for 14 years as a Combat Engineer Platoon Leader, Training Officer, Infantry Company Commander, Field Artillery Battery Commander, and Engineer Group Civil Engineer Officer, and Battalion Civil Engineer Officer.

He is a 1981 Graduate of South Dakota State University with a Bachelors of Science in Civil Engineering.   Is a member of the VFW, American Legion, and Knights of Columbus.  Brian is married with 5 children and 4 grandchildren.