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Publication Number: FHWA-RD-01-105
Date: September 2001 |
Techbrief: Reliability of Visual Inspection for Highway BridgesVolume I: Final Report and Volume II: Appendices (FHWA-RD-01-020 and -021)PDF Version (3.79 MB)
PDF files can be viewed with the Acrobat® Reader® Abstract This technical summary announces the findings of an investigation by the Federal Highway Administration's Nondestructive Evaluation Validation Center (FHWA NDE Center) concerning the reliability of Visual Inspection for highway bridges. Details and results are fully documented in a two-volume final report entitled Reliability of Visual Inspection for Highway Bridges (Publication Nos. FHWA-RD-01-020 and FHWA-RD-01-021) ORDERING INFORMATION The publication is available now. Copies will be available from: National Technical Information Service 5285 Port Royal Road Springfield, VA 22161. A limited number of copies will be available from: R&T Report Center, HRD-11 FHWA 9701 Philadelphia Court, Unit Q Lanham, MD 20706 telephone: (301) 577-0906 fax: (301) 577-1421 |