FHWA NDE VALIDATION CENTER
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Nondestructive Evaluation (NDE) was established by the Federal Highway Administration in 1998. The objective of the FHWA NDE Center is to improve the state of the practice for highway bridge inspection.
The Center is designed to act as a resource for state transportation agencies, industry, and academia concerned with
the development and testing of innovative nondestructive evaluation (NDE) technologies. FHWA NDE Center provides state highway
agencies with independent evaluation of NDE technologies, develops new NDE technologies, and provides
technical assistance to states exploring the use of these advanced technologies.
The FHWA NDE Center utilizes a series of unique resources to evaluate and assess the factors affecting the reliability
and performance of NDE systems.
The FHWA NDE Center is located at the Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center in McLean,
Virginia. To supplement the capabilities of the NDE laboratory facilities, a series of
field-test bridges located in Northern Virginia and southern Pennsylvania are utilized to conduct field studies. In addition,
a collection of component test specimens are used in various test programs.
For more information, please contact either by e-mail or telephone.
Frank Jalinoos (202) 493-3082
frank.jalinoos@fhwa.dot.gov
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