Structures Laboratory Fact Sheet - Research that is Essential, Indispensable, and Connected to our Customers [2001]

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• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Laboratories Laboratory Tests Structures
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA-RD-01-109
• Resource Type:
  Brief
• Right Statement:
  Public Domain
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
• Abstract:
  The primary mission of the Structures Laboratory is to conduct experimental studies to determine the behavior of bridge components and full-size bridges. Data from these studies are used to improve the national bridge design specifications and to improve the safety, reliability, and cost-effectiveness of bridge construction in the United States. The development and evaluation of advanced high-performance materials and systems - e.g., high-performance steels, high-performance concrete, fiber-reinforced polymer composites, and adhesives - is a major focus of the current research program. The laboratory also investigates structural failures that occur in service to determine the cause of failure and to develop practices and procedures to prevent similar failures anywhere in the Nation.
• Format:
  PDF
• Collection(s):
  Federal Highway Administration
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