{"title":"Bridge Inspection – Progression of Bridge Inspection Toward Preservation and Corrosion Mitigation for Improving Asset Management","authors":"Sreevivas Alampalli, F. Jalinoos, Raj Ailaney","doi":"10.32548/2023.me-04292","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"The primary intent of bridge inspection is safety. Thus, the focus during the initial development of bridge inspection guidelines, including National Bridge Inspection Standards (NBIS), was on making sure structures are safe for the traveling public. NBIS are mandated by federal statute at 23 U.S.C. 144 and implemented under 23 CFR 650 subpart C. Most changes since the inception of NBIS have been due to failures, but recently the focus has shifted to include bridge/ asset management. As such, there has been an increased emphasis on using inspection data for bridge management purposes and on preservation to make sure these structures are not only safe but also can be maintained cost-effectively to minimize life cycle costs. This requires shifting the focus from predominantly visual inspection to supplementing visual inspections with advanced technologies. In this paper, the authors discuss the changes that have occurred since their 2009 Materials Evaluation article.","PeriodicalId":49876,"journal":{"name":"Materials Evaluation","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.5000,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Materials Evaluation","FirstCategoryId":"88","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.32548/2023.me-04292","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"MATERIALS SCIENCE, CHARACTERIZATION & TESTING","Score":null,"Total":0}
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The primary intent of bridge inspection is safety. Thus, the focus during the initial development of bridge inspection guidelines, including National Bridge Inspection Standards (NBIS), was on making sure structures are safe for the traveling public. NBIS are mandated by federal statute at 23 U.S.C. 144 and implemented under 23 CFR 650 subpart C. Most changes since the inception of NBIS have been due to failures, but recently the focus has shifted to include bridge/ asset management. As such, there has been an increased emphasis on using inspection data for bridge management purposes and on preservation to make sure these structures are not only safe but also can be maintained cost-effectively to minimize life cycle costs. This requires shifting the focus from predominantly visual inspection to supplementing visual inspections with advanced technologies. In this paper, the authors discuss the changes that have occurred since their 2009 Materials Evaluation article.
期刊介绍:
Materials Evaluation publishes articles, news and features intended to increase the NDT practitioner’s knowledge of the science and technology involved in the field, bringing informative articles to the NDT public while highlighting the ongoing efforts of ASNT to fulfill its mission. M.E. is a peer-reviewed journal, relying on technicians and researchers to help grow and educate its members by providing relevant, cutting-edge and exclusive content containing technical details and discussions. The only periodical of its kind, M.E. is circulated to members and nonmember paid subscribers. The magazine is truly international in scope, with readers in over 90 nations. The journal’s history and archive reaches back to the earliest formative days of the Society.