Bridges for Service Life Beyond 100 Years: Innovative Systems, Subsystems, and Components (2014) / Chapter Skim
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3C h a p t e r 1 Second Strategic highway research program Background The Second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP 2) was authorized by Congress to address some of the most pressing needs related to the nation's highway system: the high toll taken by highway deaths and injuries, aging infra structure that must be rehabilitated with minimum dis ruption to users, and congestion stemming both from inadequate physical capacity and from events that reduce the effective capacity of a highway facility.
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4highperforming bridges by identifying the problematic areas and providing solutions at the bridge system, subsystem, and component levels. The knowledge gained through this effort must be communicated with bridge professionals in ways that can be implemented in practice.
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