National Bridge Inspection Program
National Bridge Inspection Program

Author: Joseph W. Come

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2009-11

Total Pages: 26

ISBN-13: 1437917135

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Provides the results of an audit of the Fed. Hwy. Admin. (FHWA) to improve its oversight of states¿ bridge inspections, load ratings, and max. weight postings. FHWA should encourage states to use more detailed data to manage their bridge programs. Shortly after the I-35W bridge collapse in Minneapolis, MN on Aug. 1, 2007, killing 13 people, the Sec. of Transportation asked whether FHWA¿s Nat. Bridge Inspection Program delivered the highest level of bridge safety. Objectives for this audit were to evaluate FHWA¿s: (1) implementation of data-driven, risk-based oversight to target bridge safety risks most in need of attention, particularly those related to load ratings and postings; and (2) promotion of state use of bridge management systems. Table.

Bridge Preservation Guide
Bridge Preservation Guide

Author: U.s. Department of Transportation

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2012-10-26

Total Pages: 30

ISBN-13: 9781480191730

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This guide provides bridge related definitions and corresponding commentaries, as well as the framework for a systematic approach to a preventive maintenance program. The goal is to provide guidance on bridge preservation. This guide is intended for Federal, State, and local bridge engineers, area engineers, bridge owners, and bridge preservation practitioners.

Highway Bridge Maintenance Planning and Scheduling
Highway Bridge Maintenance Planning and Scheduling

Author: Mark A. Hurt

Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann

Published: 2016-03-15

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 0128020695

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Highway departments around the world are faced with the dilemma of providing improved operations on a "shoe string budget". Even after the much needed infrastructure funding is received, the question of which project comes first must be answered. Written by a 20-year veteran with the Kansas Department Of Transportation Bridge Office in design and in maintenance. Highway Bridge Maintenance Planning and Scheduling provides Senior Bridge Maintenance Engineers or "Senior Squad Leaders", practical advice for creating an effective maintenance program that will allow them to not only plan, schedule, direct and monitor highway bridge repair and rehabilitation project but also evaluate all completed work for technical acceptability, productivity and unit-cost standards. Provides the tools and methods for building and maintaining and effective maintenance planning and scheduling organization Provides experience-based suggestions for evaluating highway bridges and determining maintenance priorities Methods for evaluating all completed work for technical acceptability, productivity and unit-cost standards.

Roadside Design Guide
Roadside Design Guide

Author: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. Task Force for Roadside Safety

Publisher:

Published: 1989

Total Pages: 560

ISBN-13:

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Proposed Guideline for Reliability-based Bridge Inspection Practices
Proposed Guideline for Reliability-based Bridge Inspection Practices

Author: Glenn A. Washer

Publisher:

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13: 9780309307918

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"TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 782: Proposed Guideline for Reliability-Based Bridge Inspection Practices presents a proposed guideline for reliability-based bridge inspection practices and provides two case studies of the application of the proposed guideline. The guideline describes a methodology to develop a risk-based approach for determining the bridge inspection interval according to the requirements in Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21)."--Publisher description.