![]() ![]() Development of Phased-Array Ultrasonic Testing Acceptability Criteria (Phase I), Publication Number: FHWA-HRT-14-074, Date: October 2014.Development of Phased-Array Ultrasonic Testing Acceptability Criteria (Phase II), Publication Number: FHWA-HRT-14-075, Date: October 2014.FHWA Nondestructive Evaluation Program Strategic Plan for FY 2019-2020, Publication Number: FHWA-HRT-20-045, Date: August 2020. ![]() Improved Infrastructure Assessment through the Integration of Nondestructive Evaluation and Structural Health Monitoring Paradigms, Publication Number: FHWA-HRT-21-011, Date: January 2021.Nondestructive Evaluation of Concrete Bridge Decks with Overlays, Publication Number: FHWA-HRT-21-023, Date: March 2021.Techbrief 3: Effective Practices for Managing Bridge Inspection Data Captured by UAS.Techbrief 2: Effective Practices for Using UAS During Bridge Construction.Techbrief 1: Controlled-Environment Testing of UAS Digital Camera Sensor Specifications and Operational Parameters for Bridge Safety Inspections,.Final Report: Collection of Data with Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) for Bridge Inspection and Construction Inspection: FHWA-HRT-21-086, Date: September 2021.Recent Accomplishments and Contributions FHWA Publications The The primary laboratory facility is a 9.4- by 8-meter facility (figures 1 and 2) with new equipment and tools, including a KUKA robotic arm (KR 10 R1100 six) with a payload of 10 kg to handle test specimens, NDE equipment such as a Full Matrix Capture Phased array ultrasonic testing system for the latest in flaw detection and imaging of steel component inspection, and three-dimensional augmented reality ground penetrating radar for better visualization of results from real time concrete inspection.įigure 2. Artist’s rendition of the NDE Laboratory. ![]() FHWA has upgraded the NDE Laboratory with state-of-the-art NDE tools to support the program's mission, and to address the growing needs of FHWA and other stakeholders to improve the performance and reduce the lifecycle cost of highway-infrastructure assets.įigure 1. The NDE Laboratory is a world-class facility for the development and testing of NDE technologies. The NDE Laboratory fulfills the need for unbiased expertise to evaluate emerging NDE technologies, as well as data analysis, fusion, and interpretation. The mission of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) NDE Laboratory is to conduct state-of-the-art research, development, and implementation of nondestructive testing systems and technologies to improve the Nation’s highway infrastructure assets. Since its establishment in 1998, the NDE Laboratory has been maintained as an open resource for the FHWA, State departments of transportation (DOTs), industry, and academia. NDE is a means of analyzing and assessing the condition of various structural components of in-service highway infrastructure assets-pavement, bridges, and tunnels-without damaging them.
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