Bridges, tunnels and other concrete structures sometimes decay before their design life is over. This causes infrastructure planners headaches, because these structures are used constantly and are essential for transportation. But a new study is under way into monitoring technology, which should help predict the design life of concrete structures more accurately and manage their maintenance better. For this work, CIRIA is working in partnership with Imperial College's professor Nick Buenfeld. The project will assess the validity of existing "intelligent" corrosion and damage monitoring technologies, drawing on practices in other industries. It will assess existing life prediction models, comparing predictions against laboratory data and historical materials/structure performance.
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