FHWA NDE CENTER RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
NDE Instrumentation Design and Development Laboratory
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Nondestructive Evaluation (NDE) Center utilizes the instrumentation laboratory for design and development of NDE instruments. The laboratory is equipped with
various electronic test equipment and facilities used in the design and development of specialized instrumentation. A 22-kip
load frame is available for specimen and instrument testing. A wide variety of instrumentation is available at the FHWA NDE Center
including ultrasonic equipment, thermal imaging systems, and specialized data acquisition systems.
Laser System
| SGC Angle Validation Kit
Stress Measurement | Current Projects
The FHWA NDE Center is involved in the test and evaluation of a number of new NDE instruments and techniques. The goal of this program is to
work toward providing better tools for bridge inspectors and other end-users of NDE instrumentation. Currently, a number of innovative
devices are being evaluated in both laboratory and field tests to better understand their capabilities and limitations.
An important part of this test and evaluation is conducting tests on real problems on various structures. The ability to work
with state DOTs, or other end-users of NDE instrumentation, is a benefit to the FHWA NDE Center. The goal of field tests is to provide useful
information to a state DOT and at the same time gather information on the capabilities of a particular instrument or NDE technique.
For more information, please contact either by e-mail or telephone.
Frank Jalinoos (202) 493-3082
frank.jalinoos@fhwa.dot.gov
FHWA NDE Center
DOT Field Test Collaboration
