Smart timber bridges for in-situ evaluation

Xiaobin Le; James Kainz; Michael L. Peterson; Eric N. Landis

doi:10.1117/12.301514

31 March 1998 Smart timber bridges for in-situ evaluation

Xiaobin Le, James Kainz, Michael L. Peterson, Eric N. Landis

Proceedings Volume 3396, Nondestructive Evaluation of Materials and Composites II; (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.301514
Event: Non-Destructive Evaluation Techniques for Aging Infrastructure and Manufacturing, 1998, San Antonio, TX, United States

Abstract

It has become well known that the roadway infrastructure in the United States has been deteriorating over the pst 20 years. Recently, the Federal Highway Administration has listed nearly 50 percent of the countries bridges as either structural deficient or functionally obsolete. In this group, approximately 75 percent are located on rural or secondary roads and are in the small to medium span range. In order to prioritize the structures in most need of repair or replacement, inspection methods need to be introduced that will take into account all types of bridges including those constructed of concrete, steel and timber.

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Xiaobin Le, James Kainz, Michael L. Peterson, and Eric N. Landis "Smart timber bridges for in-situ evaluation", Proc. SPIE 3396, Nondestructive Evaluation of Materials and Composites II, (31 March 1998); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.301514

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