SYMPOSIA PAPER Published: 01 January 1992
STP19751S

Infrastructure: The Battlefield of Corrosion

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Our nation's decaying infrastructure and its associated cost have put the engineering community on the alert. All responsible parties must cooperate to save and extend the life expectancy of these vital structures. Innovative ideas for the accurate prediction and determination of the condition of the various structures is needed badly. New testing techniques that use state-of-the-art, computerized equipment need to be developed.

Time is running out. We can no longer postpone the maintenance of our infrastructure. Thus, new financial ways and means have to be developed to pay the cost. The public and private sectors have to join forces to get the job done quickly and at an affordable cost.Our educational institutions also have to take a very active role to educate future generations and engrave in their minds the importance of preserving and maintaining existing structures. New approaches to educating engineers may be needed. Innovation in engineering design solutions must be encouraged by dealing with the issues of professional liability and establishing an engineering fee structure that rewards new ideas.

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Fasullo, EJ
Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, New York, NY
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Developed by Committee: G01
Pages: 1–16
DOI: 10.1520/STP19751S
ISBN-EB: 978-0-8031-5197-0
ISBN-13: 978-0-8031-1432-6