Nondestructive Evaluation (NDE) for Corrosion Detection in Reinforced Concrete Structures

To overcome the difficulties in evaluating bridge decks and in corrosion detection a benchmark project using and evaluating state-of-the-art nondestructive evaluation (NDE) methods is set up at NDE Center at Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center of Federal Highway Administration cosponsored by FHWA's Exploratory Advanced Research (EAR) Program and the US National Research Council NRC. The benchmark project incorporates the latest developments in NDE inspection methodologies. A special focus lies on the promising technique of time-resolved thermography with induction heating combined with 3-D micorwave imaging. An expert's committee is founded, involving corrosion specialists and NDE experts from the US and Europe. The focus of this collaborative effort is to design and build concrete test specimens, artificially induce and monitor corrosion, periodically perform multi-sensor NDE inspections, followed by 3-D imaging and destructive validations.

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Supplemental Notes:
- Program Information: Exploratory Advanced Research

Language

English

Project

Status: Active
Funding: $173000.00
Sponsor Organizations:
Federal Highway Administration

1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC United States 20590
Project Managers:
Jalinoos, Frank
Performing Organizations:
Federal Highway Administration

Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center
McLean, VA United States 22101
Principal Investigators:
Arndt, Ralf
Start Date: 20080304
Expected Completion Date: 0
Actual Completion Date: 20090302
Source Data: RiP Project 20289

Subject/Index Terms

TRT Terms: Bridge decks; Concrete structures; Corrosion; Nondestructive tests; Research projects; State of the art studies
Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways;

Filing Info

Accession Number: 01485578
Record Type: Research project
Source Agency: Federal Highway Administration
Files: RIP
Created Date: Jul 3 2013 1:00AM