Time-Lapse Infrared Thermography Applied to Concrete Bridge Deck Inspection Surveys

Details

• Creators:
  Chase, Steven B. ; Anderson, Chad M
• Corporate Creators:
  Virginia Transportation Research Council (VTRC)
• Corporate Contributors:
  Virginia Department of Transportation ; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Bridge decks
  • Concrete bridges
  • Condition surveys
  • Data analysis
  • Data collection
  • Delamination
  • Infrared analysis
  • Inspection
  • Overlays (Pavements)
  • Thermographs
  More +
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA/VTRC 20-R22
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Virginia ; United States
• Edition:
  Final Contract
• Corporate Publisher:
  Virginia Transportation Research Council (VTRC)
• Abstract:
  The Federal Highway Administration mandates that all bridge structures in its inventory are to be inspected every two years. Consequently, deck surveys are conducted to identify unseen damage within them. A significant number of bridges in Virginia have concrete decks with an overlay. Methods commonly deployed on these decks, are limited in the quantitative results they can provide. To overcome these limitations, an improved method of applying infrared thermography using time-lapse technology is introduced. Following a simulated parametric study, a time-lapse infrared thermography data collection system was acquired along with a basic program to analyze the data qualitatively. A novel physics-based program was also developed to analyze the data quantitatively. The system is ready to be deployed on most bridges, offering a full-field non-contact survey of the entire deck with minimal impact to traffic flow. However, it is recommended that the quantitative program undergo additional testing prior to production level deployment.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  106624
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/54877/dot_54877_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 4.28 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:9741f3c72c443709613d1bcb2998449a6f8697a5ad9cc7efaed93245d262baa5