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Status of the Center
- The BEST Center, under requirements defined jointly by the Attorney
General of the State of Maryland and the University of Maryland in addressing
software liability, has established standards for the development,
documentation, quality testing and assurance (QA/QT) procedures, as well as
for the field of testing of software through beta test sites.
- A Library of bridge-related publications and various literature has been
collected and established for easy reference of bridge analysis, construction,
inspection, maintenance, surveillance, and management. Testing equipment, such
as for data collection, is used for laboratory or on-site testing in the
bridge area.
- The BEST Center supports a group of full time staff, including structural
engineers at the Ph.D level and a Manager/Administrative Assistant. Also associated with the BEST Center are Graduate Research Assistants seeking Ph.D. and MSCE
degrees.
- The BEST Center provides bridge-related courses or bridge software
training courses around the country.
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