SPR-3820: Probability of Detection (POD) Study for Bridge Inspection Related to Steel Bridges (Phase 1)

The probability of bridge inspectors to detect and quantify various defects and forms of damage, such as weld toe cracks, surface corrosion, and internal weld flaws, will be evaluated in this study. The influence of environmental conditions on detectability will also be studied, such as the influence of conducting inspection during nighttime, cold weather, etc. The outcomes will be used to develop procedures to improve inspection reliability, develop inspector performance-based certification criteria and procedures, and develop pin inspection and testing procedures.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Contract to a Performing Organization has not yet been awarded.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Funding: $364,048
• Contract Numbers:

  SPR-3820

• 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:

  Connor, Robert

• Start Date: 20130801
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 20200531
• Source Data: RiP Project 35178

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Detection and identification; Detectors; Inspection; Probability; Steel bridges
• Uncontrolled Terms: Probability of detection (Pod)
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01522085
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Indiana Department of Transportation
• Contract Numbers: SPR-3820
• Files: RIP, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Apr 16 2014 1:00AM