Our aging infrastructure: providing for public safety and protecting public investment

John E. Coleman

doi:10.1117/12.209785

19 May 1995 Our aging infrastructure: providing for public safety and protecting public investment

John E. Coleman

Proceedings Volume 2456, Nondestructive Evaluation of Aging Bridges and Highways; (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.209785
Event: Nondestructive Evaluation of Aging Infrastructure, 1995, Oakland, CA, United States

Abstract

As the infrastructure of the United States gets older and as competition for funds increases, organizations in charge of bridge repair and rehabilitation must look for new and innovative technolgies to determine the best use of their existing funds. To do this, the transportation industry must constantly be looking for new technologies and for new and innovative applications of existing technologies. As our knowledge of structures increases, so does our need for exacting testing. Through nondestructive evaluation, valuable information is acquired which assists personnel involved in bridge inspection, bridge management, bridge design, budgeting, and in providing for public safety and protecting the public investment with respect to bridges.

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John E. Coleman "Our aging infrastructure: providing for public safety and protecting public investment", Proc. SPIE 2456, Nondestructive Evaluation of Aging Bridges and Highways, (19 May 1995); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.209785

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