• Capacity evaluations and Cooper ratings, including remaining life evaluations

• Fatigue analysis and remaining life evaluations of rail infrastructure

• Inspections for the purposes of maintenance, failure, repair or capacity evaluation

• Design review and recommendations for increasing load capacity

• Structural analysis and load ratings to evaluate strengthening and/or rehabilitation needs

• Field testing of bridges to:

- Evaluate load capacity/rating

- Evaluate remaining life

- Study excessive deflection/camber loss

- Resolve vibration issues

• Evaluation of the effects of heavy axle loads (HAL) on bridges and track

• Finite element modeling (static and dynamic) for analysis

• Development of computerized database systems to assist in inventory and maintenance of infrastructure, including web-based applications

• Development of maintenance procedures

• Economic analysis, including evaluation of additional maintenance costs relating to operation of heavy axle loads

• Design, installation, operation and maintenance of load stations and wayside detectors

• Monitoring of infrastructure, including bridges, for structural and security purposes

• Planning and design of laboratory and field tests to study structural behavior

• Prepare and conduct courses and/or seminars on infrastructure inspection, tests, analysis and load rating calculations