Hydraulics Laboratory Zones
Zone 1 – Multifunctional Flume System (MFS)
Zone 2 – Force Balance Fume System (FBF)
Zone 3 – In situ Scour Testing Device (ISTD) – Lab Drill Rig
Zone 4 – Lab Soil Erosion Testing...
General
Legacy ID
21
J. Sterling Jones Hydraulics Research Laboratory Overview
National Hydraulics Research Program
Laboratory Purpose
The J. Sterling Jones Hydraulics Laboratory at the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA’s) Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center is part of the Office of Infrastructure Research and...
Laboratory Equipment
The Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA’s) Advanced Sensing Technology (FAST) NDE Laboratory houses state-of-the-art NDE equipment to support FHWA’s strategic vision and to provide training to stakeholders who maintain and manage transportation infrastructure such as bridges, pavements,...
Research Technology and Innovation Deployment
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) plays a key leadership role in sponsoring, sustaining, and guiding highway research. As a leader in the transportation research and technology (R&T) field, FHWA is working to improve its R&T program and to deploy innovations and technologies....
Facilities
FAST NDE Laboratory | Specimen Library
FAST NDE Laboratory
The Federal Highway Administration’s...
Publications and Articles
Public Roads Articles
- Nondestructive Evaluation of Concrete Bridge Deck with Overlays”, Public Roads, FHWA-HRT- 23-001; Vol. 86 No. 3, Autumn 2022.
- “How 10 States Use, Evaluate, and Implement Nondestructive Evaluation Technology”, Public Roads, FHWA-HRT-21-004; Vol. 85...
Ongoing Projects
The Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA’s) Advanced Sensing Technology (FAST) Nondestructive Evaluation (NDE) Laboratory is carrying out several new research concepts within its research program. Projects are largely determined based on the...
Nondestructive Evaluation Laboratory Completed Projects
Since 2008, the following projects have been completed by the Nondestructive Evaluation (NDE) Laboratory:
The Evaluation of Section Loss Due to Corrosion in Single and Multiplate Gusset Connections Using Nondestructive Technologies (NDT) provided an initial examination...
Ongoing Research
Managers and staff at the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) are responsible for research and technology (R&T), particularly in functional areas that develop and set the R&T agenda for that subject, focus, or program area. These functional areas reflect FHWA's mission,...
