Nondestructive Evaluation and Structural Health Monitoring

• Nondestructive Evaluation (NDE)
  • NDE Tools
  • Robotic Assisted Bridge Inspection Tool (RABIT™) Bridge Deck Assessment Tool
  • NDE Web Manual
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LTBP Research Projects and Products

• LTBP Research Projects
  • Accelerated Bridge Performance Testing
  • Weathering Steel Research
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LTBP InfoBridge ™

Long-Term Bridge Performance (LTBP) InfoBridge

January 2019 marked the release of the Long-Term Bridge Performance (LTBP) Program’s InfoBridge™ web portal, a newly developed website for dissemination and visualization of bridge data, information, and products developed by the LTBP...

Roadway Safety

This research emphasizes two fundamental objectives: keeping vehicles on the roadway and minimizing the consequences of a vehicle leaving the roadway. Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA’s) Roadway Safety research develops and promotes strategic initiatives that decrease roadway...

LTBP Data Collection

• Overview
• What Data is the LTBP Program Collecting?
  • High Priority Bridge Performance Issues
  • Near-Term Data Collection
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About LTBP

• What Is the Long-Term Bridge Performance (LTBP) Program
• What We Do
  • Program Objectives
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Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety

The primary purpose of pedestrian and bicyclist research is to reduce injuries and fatalities by better understanding the causes of pedestrian/bicyclist fatalities; identifying and evaluating potential safety improvement measures; fostering public awareness of pedestrian and bicycle safety...

Motorcycle

Motorcycle crashes account for more than 14 percent of all traffic fatalities in the United States, despite representing only 0.6 percent of vehicle miles traveled on America’s roads. The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) completed the Motorcycle Crash Causation Study (MCCS) in response to...

Operations R&D Overview

Research Areas

• Accessible Transportation Technologies Research Initiative
• Automated Vehicles
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Intersection Safety

Background and Objectives

More than 50 percent of the combined total of fatal and injury crashes occur at or near intersections. The Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA’s) intersection safety and design research facilitates the implementation of short-term safety improvements, and...