Remote Structural Monitoring and Corrosion Degradation Modeling of Bridges

Bridges are essential infrastructure. Many Army and DoD bridges in need of repair and replacement due to corrosion/material degradation. Over 11-year period, 503 U.S. bridges failed, 100 of these due to corrosion. Routine inspection may not detect hidden cracks and avoid catastrophic failure. The objectives of these briefing charts are to demonstrate capabilities and validate benefits of remote structural health monitoring and corrosion degradation modeling to greatly reduce the risk of catastrophic bridge failures.
Presented at the 2008 U.S. Army Corrosion Summit, 12-14 Feb, Clearwater Beach, FL. The original document contains color images.