Fleet health monitoring of large populations: aged concrete T-beam bridges in Pennsylvania

Fikret Nacati Catbas; Korhan Ciloglu; Arda Celebioglu; John S. Popovics; A. Emin Aktan

doi:10.1117/12.435626

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3 August 2001 Fleet health monitoring of large populations: aged concrete T-beam bridges in Pennsylvania

Fikret Nacati Catbas, Korhan Ciloglu, Arda Celebioglu, John S. Popovics, A. Emin Aktan

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Proceedings Volume 4337, Health Monitoring and Management of Civil Infrastructure Systems; (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.435626
Event: 6th Annual International Symposium on NDE for Health Monitoring and Diagnostics, 2001, Newport Beach, CA, United States

Abstract

The importance of rational decision-making for optimum resource distribution of civil infrastructure systems management is well recognized. Bridges, serving as node points of the highway transportation system, are critical components of the nation's infrastructure. As the nation's bridge population is aging, management decisions must be based on an objective, complete, accurate and compatible information for maximum reliable bridge lifecycle. For bridges sharing common materials, similar geometric design attributes and behavior mechanisms, fleet-strategies for health monitoring would offer significant advantages. Improvements from fleet health monitoring would lead to objective engineering knowledge for optimal decision making. This paper provides an overview of fleet health monitoring concept, then summarizes an on-going research on re- qualification of reinforced concrete T-beam bridge population in Pennsylvania.

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Fikret Nacati Catbas, Korhan Ciloglu, Arda Celebioglu, John S. Popovics, and A. Emin Aktan "Fleet health monitoring of large populations: aged concrete T-beam bridges in Pennsylvania", Proc. SPIE 4337, Health Monitoring and Management of Civil Infrastructure Systems, (3 August 2001); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.435626

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