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Geosynthetic Reinforced Soil–Integrated Bridge System Evaluation [Final Report]
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2018-04-01
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NTL Classification:NTL-HIGHWAY/ROAD TRANSPORTATION-Bridges and Structures;NTL-HIGHWAY/ROAD TRANSPORTATION-Soils and Geology;
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Abstract:The Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA’s) Office of Corporate Research, Technology, and Innovation Management and the Office of Infrastructure Research and Development selected the Geosynthetic Reinforced Soil–Integrated Bridge System (GRS-IBS) program for evaluation. The evaluators were asked to focus on research topic selection, early research development, and deployers’ decisions to adopt GRS-IBS. The study found that FHWA activities, including Every Day Counts, increased awareness of GRS-IBS among potential deployers. GRS-IBS research and deployment were challenged within FHWA by five internal barriers: poor communication, insufficient collaboration, gaps in evidence, dissemination issues, and resistance to change. GRSIBS research and deployment were challenged outside FHWA by four external barriers: knowledge, financial, design, and political. GRS-IBS expresses some of the characteristics of a disruptive technology.
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