Nondestructive Evaluation (NDE) Laboratory

Описание: The Nondestructive Evaluation (NDE) Laboratory is a world-class facility for the development and testing of NDE technologies. FHWA has recently renovated and upgraded the NDE Laboratory with state-of-the-art NDE tools to address the growing needs of FHWA and other stakeholders.

The primary laboratory facility is a 9.4- by 8-meter facility with new equipment and tools, including a robotic arm with a payload of 10 kg to handle test specimens, NDE equipment such as a phased array ultrasonic testing system for steel component inspection, and ground penetrating radar for concrete inspection.

The Federal Highway Administration's Long Term Bridge Performance Program developed a multifunctional Non-destructive Evaluation (NDE) platform to enhance assessment of bridge decks. The RABIT™ bridge deck assessment tool was developed to deploy a suite of NDE technologies to collect comprehensive data on surface and subsurface conditions. The RABIT™ bridge deck assessment tool collects a wide range of data simultaneously—high-resolution photographic, electromagnetic, seismic, and electrical— on external and internal bridge deck conditions.

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