Articles in this Issue

Multisector Asset Management: Achieving Greater Innovation, Efficiency, and Value

Communities across the United States and Canada are realizing the benefits of implementing multisector asset management (AM) processes and data tools. A new brochure available from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Multisector Asset Management (Pub. No. FHWA-HIF-09-022), highlights examples from a joint FHWA and EPA report, Multisector Asset Management Case Studies.

Celebrating 25 Years of Bridge Technology Advances in the United States and Japan

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Public Works Research Institute (PWRI) of Japan celebrated the 25th anniversary of the U.S.–Japan Bridge Engineering Workshop in Tsukuba, Japan, in October 2009. The workshop brings together bridge engineers and researchers annually for discussions on such topics as earthquake protection, reduction of wind damage, bridge management, and high-performance materials.

FWD Calibration: Today's Improvements and Future Plans

The Falling Weight Deflectometer (FWD) calibration system provides a method to assure that deflection data collected to assess the structural condition of pavements will be accurate and consistent. Improvements to the FWD calibration procedures, new calibration centers, and the forthcoming transitioning of calibration center support services from the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) Long Term Pavement Performance program to the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials Materials Reference Laboratory will make FWD calibration services even more useful to the transportation community nationwide.

Countermeasure Design for Bridge Scour

To support transportation departments and others in evaluating scour critical bridges, a newly updated training course on Countermeasure Design for Bridge Scour and Stream Instability (Course No. FHWA-NHI-135048) is now available from the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) National Highway Institute (NHI).

An Online Introduction to Lightweight High Performance Concrete

The Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) Highways for LIFE program and the National Highway Institute (NHI) are hosting a free Web conference, Lightweight High Performance Concrete, on December 3, 2009, from 2:30 to 4 p.m. (eastern standard time).

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