Harnessing Real-Time Weather Data for Improved Bridge Inspection after Flood Events

The research aim is to harness near real-time weather data to improve guidance for bridge inspections following rainfall events. Recent rainfall events in Indiana have washed out bridges, resulting in broken transportation networks and loss of life. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) provides near real-time weather information that integrates data from radar, rain gauges, satellites, numerical predictions, and other observations (i.e., lightning, surface, upper air). This research will investigate the use of this publicly available data to trigger bridge inspections, with the aim of improving public safety.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $148,833.00
• Contract Numbers:

  SPR-5011

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Purdue University/Indiana Department of Transportation JHRP

  Purdue University
  1284 Civil Engineering Building, Room 4154
  West Lafayette, IN  United States  47907-1284
• Principal Investigators:

  Thrall, Ashley

• Start Date: 20250901
• Expected Completion Date: 20270314
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridges; Data analysis; Inspection; Rainfall; Real time information; Weather conditions
• Identifier Terms: U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
• Geographic Terms: Indiana
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Planning and Forecasting;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01963410
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Indiana Department of Transportation
• Contract Numbers: SPR-5011
• Files: RIP, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Aug 19 2025 3:02PM