Bridge monitoring : applications for Alabama, final report, December 2008

654833082Final report.PDFTech Report930-734BridgesInspectionAlabamaAuburn University. Highway Research CenterStallings, J. MichaelAuburn University. Highway Research CenterAlabama. Dept. of TransportationNTL-HIGHWAY/ROAD TRANSPORTATION-Bridges and StructuresUS Transportation CollectionAlabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) is continuouslysearching for ways to improve the efficiency and safety of Alabama\ue2\u20ac\u2122stransportation system. With the rapid growth of electronics and monitoringtechnology it is important to ask whether new technologies can provide costeffective improvements to the management of that system. ALDOT studied thatquestion and created this document to identify bridge monitoring applications thatare of interest to ALDOT. By identifying applications of interest, ALDOT hopes toencourage vendors to focus product development and marketing efforts on thoseapplications