Barritt Lovelace

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ABOUT BARRITT LOVELACE

Mr. Lovelace has more than 25 years of structural engineering experience in bridge design, load rating, safety inspection, and bridge rehabilitation. He has been the Lead Design Engineer for over 50 bridge projects including prestressed concrete, steel, cast-in-place concrete, curved steel and timber bridges. Barritt is a certified UAS Pilot and has utilized UAS on numerous projects including over 500 bridge inspections. He has led 7 research projects utilizing technology to improve inspections and helps assets owners use technology to improve outcomes. Mr. Lovelace has performed above and underwater inspections of numerous bridges and marine facilities. He has performed the safety inspection of over bridges, including major river crossing bridges. His inspection experience encompasses both above and underwater inspections of numerous bridges and marine facilities. Mr. Lovelace is a certified rope access technician and is experienced in non-destructive testing and fracture critical inspection procedures. He was the project manager for the development of the Minnesota Department of Transportation’s Bridge Inspection Program Manual. Mr. Lovelace is an instructor of adult learning and has completed the NHI Instructor Training Course, currently teaching NHI classes for the Federal Highway Administration and has been the principal investigator on six research projects. Specialties: Prestressed Concrete Bridge Design, Straight and Curved Steel Bridge Design, Bridge Load Rating, Bridge Safety Inspection, Underwater Structural Inspections, Rope Access Inspections, UAS Inspections