Nondestructive Evaluation of Four Sister Bridges in Virginia Using Manual NDE Technologies and Robotic Platform RABIT

Understanding the factors that influence the performance of a bridge is a very important topic and due to the complexity of bridges, this is rather a hard task because there are multiple factors, which can influence the performance of a bridge. These factors can include design practices, construction quality, environmental factors, and truckload. Sister bridges are parallel bridges that generally have identical design and construction quality. The main difference between these structures is often the load factor; therefore, there is a great opportunity for studying these structures. Within this research project, condition assessment of two sets of sister bridges in Virginia will be conducted using manual nondestructive evaluation (NDE) technologies as well as the robotic platform RABIT™. The following NDE methods will be used in both the automated and manual testing: Impact Echo, Ultrasonic Surface Waves, Ground Penetrating Radar and Electrical Resistivity method. The data collected from all the technologies will be analyzed and the results presented in terms of condition maps and calculated condition indices.

• Record URL:
  https://cait.rutgers.edu/files/CAIT-UTC-059-final.pdf
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • This document was sponsored by the U.S. Department of Transportation, University Transportation Centers Program.
• Corporate Authors:

  Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation

  Rutgers University
  100 Brett Road
  Piscataway, NJ  United States  08854-8058

  New Jersey Department of Transportation

  Trenton, NJ  United States 

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590

  Research and Innovative Technology Administration

  University Transportation Centers Program
  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590

  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

  University Transportation Centers Program
  Department of Transportation
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Kim, JinYoung
  • Duong, Trung
  • Dinh, Kien
  • Gucunski, Nenad
• Publication Date: 2015-7

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Edition: Final Report
• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 26p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridge decks; Condition surveys; Corrosion tests; Delamination; Nondestructive tests; Robots
• Geographic Terms: Virginia
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01626521
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: CAIT-UTC-059
• Contract Numbers: DTRT12-G-UTC16
• Files: UTC, TRIS, RITA, ATRI, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Feb 27 2017 9:25AM