RABIT™ Bridge Deck Assessment Tool
In the United States, the stewardship and management of approximately...
General
Legacy ID
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Long-Term Bridge Performance (LTBP) Program Publications
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Overall Program Presentation 2
Program Objectives
Over the next five years, LTBP will inspect, document, evaluate, and periodically monitor a representative sample of bridges nationwide, taking advantage of advanced condition monitoring technologies in addition to detailed visual inspections.The high-quality...Overall Program Presentation 1
FHWA Long-Term Bridge Performance Program
Designated in the "SAFETEA-LU" surface transportation authorization legislation as a 20-year research effort to improve our knowledge of bridge performance
Funding is currently only authorized through FY-2009
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Power Point Presentation II
Primary Tasks and Responsibilities
Matrix Diagram. Development and Pilot Tasks and Responsibilities. The diagram depicts a matrix with the two sub matrices; one representing the development phase and the other representing the pilot program. Both sub matrices have common...
Program Presentation at Transportation Research Board 88th Annual Meeting
FHWA Long-Term Bridge Performance Program
"A Flagship Initiative"
Hamid Ghasemi, Ph.D.Program ManagerLong-Term Bridge Performance ProgramTurner-Fairbank Highway Research CenterFederal Highway AdministrationMcLean, Virginia
Outline
...Focus Group Participation in the LTBP Programs
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is partnering with stakeholders in order to identify critical performance issues and obtain access to the information and data that is needed to improve the long-term performance of bridge systems. Since the program cannot be a one size fits all approach...
News
Performance Primer
The focus of the Long-Term Bridge Performance (LTBP) program is to better understand bridge performance. In order to define and identify performance and performance issues, a study was initiated to synthesize research activities relevant to bridge...
Graph Chart
Uncertainties in condition, deterioration, maintenances actions, costs and time of applying actions to bridges at different ages of the bridge life. The charts depicts the subjectivity in modeling bridge conditions and maintenance practices applied to bridges. The horizontal axis represents the...
LTBP: Updates
Final Bridge Selected for the Long-Term Bridge Performance (LTBP) Program Pilot Study
The seventh and final bridge was selected for the LTBP pilot study, which was designed to validate the methods and protocols developed during the first phase of the program. The pilot study also was...