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.