Non-Destructive Testing

Contact

Bob Meline
Email: Bob.Meline@dot.ca.gov

Current Projects

• Evaluation of the VTI ECI-1 Corrosion Monitoring Device
• H.E.R.M.E.S. II
  (High-Speed Electromagnetic Roadway Mapping and Evaluation System)
• Passive Embedded Chloride Threshold Sensors

Proposed Non-destructive Testing Research

• Development of acceptance criteria for automated UT testing.
• Development of NDE procedures for the inspection of retrofitted columns.
• Fatigue life assessment of welded steel bridges
• Development of a non-contact strain measurement tool for the NDT of composite retrofitted columns

Proposed Composite Material Research

• Retrofitting of steel welded bridge members using high-strength adhesives and polymer composites to improve the fatigue category of welded joint details.