Simple bridge security inspection : final report, September 2006.

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• Creators:
  Nassif, Hani ; Issa, Layla ; Najm, Husam ; Davis, Joe
• Corporate Creators:
  Rutgers University. Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Bridges Bridges--Security Measures--United States Inspection Security
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA NJ-2006-011
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  New Jersey
• Edition:
  Final report; 01/01/06-10/31/06.
• Corporate Publisher:
  New Jersey. Dept. of Transportation
• Abstract:
  Bridges are among the most visible targets for terrorists since their destruction will have an
  
  immediate as well as long-term economical and psychological impact on the nation.
  
  Enhancing bridge security is key to improving homeland security and it entails several
  
  steps including on-site assessment, analysis of different security components, and
  
  implementing some mitigation measures that will enhance bridge security. Current
  
  guidelines for bridge security assessment are insufficient. Several sessions were initiated
  
  by the FHWA, AASHTO, and ASCE to provide Federal and State Departments of
  
  Transportation (DOT’s) with general guidelines for safety and security assessment of
  
  bridges. Literature review of bridge security showed that there is a need to develop
  
  methods to identify critical bridges for security hazards and to provide engineering
  
  standards and guidelines for bridge security design to reduce their vulnerability to attacks.
  
  In particular, there is a need to better understand structural response of key components of
  
  a bridge to mitigate collapse, loss of life, and disruption of traffic. A simple bridge security
  
  checklist was developed to provide on-site assessment of bridge security. The developed
  
  checklist was implemented on a Tablet PC and applied to various bridge case studies to
  
  assess their vulnerability and security risk.
  
  
• Format:
  PDF
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:71c848860e366ab4c9da746295259e087c18c95f45cd70caf8a68103968df6a4
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/17132/dot_17132_DS1.pdf
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