Feasibility of Nondestructive Crack Detection and Monitoring for Steel Bridges

2012PDFTech Reporthttps://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/research/nde/12060/index.cfmhttps://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/research/nde/12060/12060.pdfFHWA-HRT-12-060Nondestructive testsSteel bridgesCrackingMonitoringUnited StatesUnited States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Research, Development, and TechnologyUnited States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Research, Development, and TechnologyTurner-Fairbank Highway Research CenterOcel, Justin M.Federal Highway AdministrationFHWA has completed a multiyear study of systems and techniques to identify and characterize cracks in steel bridge structures. The study was conducted by FHWA\u2019s Nondestructive Evaluation (NDE) Laboratory at the Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center in McLean, VA. The study, called the Steel Bridge Testing Program, was authorized under the 2005 Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users.79