Risk-Based Construction Inspection: A Guide
Due to budget cuts and reduced experience levels of inspectors and engineers, state departments of transportation
(DOTs)
have implemented risk-based strategies to achieve greater efficiency in construction inspection.
These strategies include prioritizing inspection based on inherent risks related to construction
operations, using emerging technology applications to save time, and accepting certification
and contractors' test results to offset shortages of experienced inspection resources.
NCHRP Research Report 1039: Risk-Based Construction Inspection: A Guide,
from TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program,
discusses the importance of construction inspection and aims to assist state DOTs and
the U.S. Federal Highway Administration in meeting quality standards.
Supplemental to the report are
NCHRP Web-Only Document 344: Risk-Based Construction Inspection: Conduct of Research Report
and an
Inspection Risk Assessment Questionnaire.
This Summary Last Modified On: 6/8/2023