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Eye in the Sky: 360° Inspection of Bridge Infrastructure Using Uncrewed Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)

Autor(en): ORCID

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Medium: Fachartikel
Sprache(n): Englisch
Veröffentlicht in: Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, , n. 4, v. 2678
Seite(n): 482-504
DOI: 10.1177/03611981231185138
Abstrakt:

Bridges play a key role in supporting the transportation network in the United States. The 2021 infrastructure report card prepared by ASCE highlighted that more than 40% of bridges in the U.S. are over 50 years old. Some of these bridges are classified as structurally deficient, even though they are safe to travel. To address these challenges, highway agencies are exploring innovative technologies to conduct inspections and realize benefits in relation to access, cost, and safety. Federal and state DOTs have conducted several studies on the application of uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs) for bridge health monitoring. This study identified the existing knowledge gap in performing 360° inspection of bridges. In this current research, UAVs were demonstrated for conducting 360° inspections of three different bridges in Alaska. The locations of the aerial images during the inspections were also pictographically represented to provide a holistic idea for the highway agencies and practitioners. Three-dimensional models representing the actual conditions of the bridge were generated and used for comparing the bridge condition assessments with traditional inspection reports. Infrared imagery was also collected to identify the effect of thermal loading in assessing the conditions of the bridge elements. The applicability and recommendation scale for the use of UAVs for different bridge inspections was provided. The approach demonstrated in this study is expected to result in more than 90% savings in storage requirements and contribute to an increase in the applications of UAVs for conducting 360° bridge inspections across the U.S.

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    12.05.2024
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