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    • An asset management approach for drainage infrastructure and culverts 

      Patil, Rahul; Salman, Baris; Bhattachar, Deepak; Salem, Sam; Najafi, Mohammad (Midwest Regional University Transportation Center, 2008-06)
      Drainage infrastructure systems (culvert, storm sewer, outfall and related drainage elements) are mostly buried underground and are in need of special attention in terms of proactive/preventive asset management strategy. ...
    • Corrosion protection performance of epoxy-coated reinforcing bars 

      Pincheira, Jose A.; Aramayo, Anton A.; Kim, Kyu-Sun; Fratta, Dante (Minnesota Department of Transportation, 2008-10)
      The main purpose of this investigation was to conduct an in-depth study to determine the level of corrosion protection offered by epoxy-coated bars in four bridge decks in the Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN metropolitan area. ...
    • Integrated field and office tools for bridge management 

      Siddiqui, Mohshin; Juni, Emil; Adams, Teresa M.; Dzienkowski, James (Wisconsin Highway Research Program, 2004-01)
      The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) Bureau of Structures data consolidation project brings together all bridge-related data into a single Highway Structure Inventory System (HSIS) data warehouse including ...
    • Non-destructive testing of Wisconsin highway bridges 

      Ghorbanpoor, Al; Benish, Neal (Wisconsin Highway Research Program, 2003-03)
      The management of in-service bridges throughout the United States is an important task. An effective assessment of the condition of these bridges is an essential requirement for this task. Nondestructive evaluation can be ...
    • Structural analysis of sign bridge structures and luminaire supports 

      Ginal, Scott; Foley, Christopher; Peronto, John; Fournelle, Raymond (Wisconsin Highway Research Program, 2004-03)
      The Wisconsin Department of Transportation has experienced failures of a high-mast luminaire (HML) support structure and a full-span overhead sign support structure. Furthermore, cracking has been found in many sign support ...
    • Use of trenchless technologies for a comprehensive asset management of culverts and drainage structures 

      Salem, Sam; Najafi, Mohammad; Salman, Baris; Calderon, Diego; Patil, Rahul; Bhattachar, Deepak (Midwest Regional University Transportation Center, 2008-08)
      Due to an aging and rapidly deteriorating transportation infrastructure, agencies are facing the challenge of making quick and reliable decisions regarding the repair and renewal of their assets. While comprehensive asset ...