BRIDGE MAINTENANCE INSPECTION AND EVALUATION. SECOND EDITION, REVISED AND EXPANDED

This handbook is intended for the practicing engineer, the bridge inspector at work, the maintenance foreman, and the bridge owner. The nature of evaluating bridge condition is systematically made clear against a thorough study of bridge types and their origins, elements, and failures. It is organized as follows: (1) Introduction; (2) Background; (3) Bridge Materials (timber, steel, concrete); (4) Mechanics; (5) Reporting System; (6) Superstructure Inspection; (7) Inspection of the Substructure; (8) Movable Bridges; (9) Services (signing, lighting, utilities); (10) Inspection Equipment; (11) Bridge Capacity Rating; (12) Computer-Aided Bridge Capacity Rating and Evaluation; (13) Waterways and Terrain; (14) Maintenance and Rehabilitation; and (15) Culverts. The appendix contains Decision Guidelines for Condition Rating of Bridges. An Index is provided.