Geosynthetic Reinforced Soil–Integrated Bridge System Evaluation [Final Report]

Epstein, David; Badgley, Jonathan; Calley, Chris

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Geosynthetic Reinforced Soil–Integrated Bridge System Evaluation [Final Report]

2018-04-01
By Epstein, David ; Badgley, Jonathan ; Calley, Chris

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Epstein, David ; Badgley, Jonathan ; Calley, Chris
Corporate Creators:

John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
Corporate Contributors:

United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Corporate Research, Technology, and Innovation Management
Subject/TRT Terms:

Bridges Evaluation Geosynthetics Innovation Geosynthetic Reinforced Soil-Integrated Bridge System Technological Innovations
Publication/ Report Number:

FHWA-HRT-17-073
Resource Type:

Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

United States
Corporate Publisher:

United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Corporate Research, Technology, and Innovation Management
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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DTFH6117V00023/0001
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Federal Highway Administration Volpe Center
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