SHRP 2 NDToolbox Will Launch May 21
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Greetings!
On Tuesday, May 21, SHRP 2 will launch the NDToolbox--an electronic repository of nondestructive testing (NDT) techniques. Information in the repository includes summaries of NDT technologies; documentation for recommended test procedures, protocols, and available standards and guidelines; samples of data output and guidance on interpreting and presenting results; and equipment features (including cost, availability and specifications). The NDToolbox covers NDT techniques for the following:
* Evaluating concrete bridge decks;
* Using field spectroscopy devices to fingerprint commonly used construction materials;
* Gathering uniformity measurements on new hot-mix asphalt (HMA) layers;
* Identifying delaminations between HMA layers;
* Conducting real-time smoothness measurements on portland cement concrete;
* Continuous deflection pavement measuring; and
* Mapping voids, debonding, delaminations, moisture, and other defects behind or within tunnel linings.
Learn more about the NDToolbox in the TRB webinar Nondestructive Testing Technologies for Concrete Bridge Decks (R06A) and by reading Nondestructive Testing to Identify Concrete Bridge Deck Deterioration (SHRP 2 Report S2-R06A-RR-1). On May 21, you can learn how to access the NDToolbox by joining the webinar; a recording will be made available to those who miss the live delivery. A link to the NDToolbox will also be posted to the blurb for the report at a later date.
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