Center for the Aging Infrastructure: Steel Bridge Research, Inspection, Training and Education Engineering Center - SBRITE

The objective is to develop the Steel Bridge Research, Inspection, Training, and Education Engineering Center (S-BRITE) focused on existing steel highway bridges. This National Center will be the first of its kind and will become the leading education, training, research, and engineering center related to all aspects affecting the existing aging steel bridge and structure inventory. Although the Center will be focused on highway bridges, it will also support stakeholders of steel railroad bridges as well as steel ancillary structures, such as lighting towers and sign supports. The Center will contribute to improved asset management decisions for Departments of Transportation's (DOTs,) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), and other partners relative to existing steel bridge inventory. This impact will be realized by ensuring existence of the following: (1) High quality inspection data; (2) Advanced predictive models; (3) Improved management decisions; and (4) Timely and effective execution. This will be accomplished by providing solutions to the following: (a) inspection reliability issues; (b) inadequate technical expertise; (c) training and education opportunities for students and professionals; and (d) short-term and long-term research needs. Once the center is successfully operational, other materials and systems, such as concrete, prestressed, and post-tensioned structures may be added.

• Record URL:
  http://www.pooledfund.org/Details/Study/517

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Funding: $2503237
• Contract Numbers:

  TPF-5(281)

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Indiana Department of Transportation

  Indiana Government Center North
  100 North Senate Avenue
  Indianapolis, IN  United States  46204-2249

  Michigan Department of Transportation

  Van Wagoner Building
  425 W. Ottawa Street
  Lansing, MI  United States  48909

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590

  Texas Department of Transportation

  125 E. 11th Street
  Austin, TX  United States  78701-2483

  South Dakota Department of Transportation

  700 East Broadway Avenue
  Pierre, SD  United States  57501

  New Mexico Department of Transportation

  1120 Cerrillos Road
  P.O. Box 1149
  Sante Fe, NM  United States  87504-1149

  Wisconsin Department of Transportation

  PO Box 7910
  4802 Sheboygan Avenue, Room 104
  Madison, WI  United States  53707-7910

  Minnesota Department of Transportation

  Transportation Building
  395 John Ireland Boulevard
  St Paul, MN  United States  55155

  Iowa Department of Transportation

  800 Lincoln Way
  Ames, IA  United States  50010

  Kansas Department of Transportation

  Eisenhower State Office Building
  700 SW Harrison Street
  Topeka, KS  United States  66603-3754

  Illinois Department of Transportation

  2300 S. Dirksen Parkway
  Springfield, IL  United States  62764
• Managing Organizations:

  Indiana Department of Transportation

  1101 State Office Building
  Indianapolis, IN  United States  46204
• Project Managers:

  Nantung, Tommy

• Start Date: 20130510
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 20210630
• Source Data: RiP Project 42245

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aging (Materials); Asset management; Education and training; Highway bridges; Inspection; Steel bridges; Structural analysis
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Education and Training; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01567112
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Federal Highway Administration
• Contract Numbers: TPF-5(281)
• Files: RIP, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Jun 24 2015 1:01AM