The National Bridge Inspection Program (NBIP) requires the states to periodically inventory and inspect all highway structures on public roads, including those not on the federal system. Since the initiation of NBIP, the ...
This report presents the results of our assessment of the Federal Highway Administrations (FHWA) oversight of the Highway Bridge Program (HBP) and the National Bridge Inspection Program (NBIP), and FHWAs efforts to monitor states use of Federal-aid for bridges. While some progress has been ma...
Slater wants assurances from Tennessee Governor Don Sundquist that problems in the state's motor vehicle safety program have been fixed, otherwise federal truck inspection funds might be withheld. Violation by the state's Public Service Commission of the equal protection and commerce clauses of the...
build, and operate the highway system. Bridge inspection enhanced by UAS improves safety for the inspection team and the traveling public by reducing the need for temporary work zones and specialized access equipment, which can also be very cost effective. Construction inspection with UAS ...
Like many countries, the United States has implemented a bridge inspection program to collect information on bridges. In the US, the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) National Bridge Inventory database is one of the most comprehensive sources of long-term bridge information in the world. ...
Focuses on the NDE Validation Center (NDEVC) of the United States Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) Nondestructive Evaluation R&D Program. Comment from Robert J. Betsold, former FHWA associate administrator for research and development; Requirement under the National Bridge Inspection Program (...
FHWA RESEARCH ENGINEER WINS ARTHUR S. FLEMMING AWARD PROMOTED ADVANCED BRIDGE INSPECTION TECHNOLOGIESAGENCY GROUP 06FDCH Regulatory Intelligence Database