Workshop on Quantative Tools for Condition Assessment of Aging Infrastructure, held May 4-5, 2010 in Boulder, Colorado

摘要

The Quantitative Tools for Condition Assessment of Aging Infrastructure workshop was held May 4-5, 2010, to prioritize measurement and standards needs relative to inspection, maintenance, repair, and replacement of the Nations physical infrastructure. The workshop focused on steel bridges, and the principal stakeholders in attendance included bridge owners, manufacturers of inspection equipment, and government and academic researchers. Discussion themes included (1) uncertainty in inspection data, (2) advanced sensors, (3) behavior of connections, and (4) mechanical response of materials. Many measurement and standards needs were raised and discussed during breakout discussions, from which forty-three suggested research topics were deemed to be of high enough interest to be considered by the entire workshop. Twenty-three topics were selected and ranked by stakeholder vote to be of highest priority to the bridge community.