This chapter documents findings obtained from the literature review. The purpose of this chapter is to establish the foundation and framework for the results presented in Chapters 3 and 4, which ...

The rising traffic density and heavier loads on the city’s vast network of bridges and highways have posed challenges to establishing an efficient and reliable inspection system for road safety.

For more than 2,000 years, people have traveled along the Natchez Trace — a 444-mile corridor through Tennessee, Alabama and Mississippi. Today, travelers along the Alabama portion of that route rely ...

The county is home to more than 100 bridges, each on its own inspection cycle. Recent updates in inspection methods revealed flaws in several timber bridges throughout the county. Work was done ...