BRIDGE INSPECTION RESEARCH

A COMPREHENSIVE BRIDGE INSPECTORS TRAINING PROGRAM WAS DEVELOPED AS A COOPERATIVE RESEARCH PROJECT BETWEEN THE STATES OF FLORIDA, GEORGIA AND LOUISIANA, THE FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION, AND THE LINK DIVISION OF SINGER GENERAL PRECISION, INC. OF SILVER SPRING, MARYLAND. THE PROCEDURES TO BE IMPLEMENTED BY THE STATE OF LOUISIANA ARE SPECIFICALLY NOTED IN THIS REPORT. OF PRIMARY CONCERN WAS THE QUALITY OF THE INSPECTIONS BEING CONDUCTED AND WHETHER THE INSPECTORS THEMSELVES WERE ADEQUATELY TRAINED TO PERFORM THIS FUNCTION. IT WAS DECIDED THAT A TRAINING PROGRAM WAS NEEDED. IN ADDITION TO TRAINING PERSONNEL, IT WAS DECIDED THAT AN INSPECTION SYSTEM, A FILING SYSTEM, A BRIDGE NUMBERING SYSTEM, AND A METHOD OF COMPUTERIZING ALL STRUCTURAL, INVENTORY, AND APPRAISAL ITEMS TO MAKE THEM AVAILABLE FOR TOTAL OR PARTIAL RECALL WOULD BE NECESSARY. THIS HAS ESSENTIALLY BEEN ACCOMPLISHED, ALTHOUGH ALL THE INFORMATION NECESSARY FOR COMPUTERIZATION HAS NOT BEEN OBTAINED, AND ALL BRIDGES HAVE NOT YET BEEN NUMBERED. /FHWA/

• Record URL:
  • http://www.ltrc.lsu.edu/pdf/2008/Report%20061.pdf
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Contract No 71-2MB
• Corporate Authors:

  Louisiana Department of Highways

  P.O. Box 44245, Capitol Station
  Baton Rouge, LA  United States  70804
• Authors:
  • Dunn, A
  • Bizette, J G
• Publication Date: 1972-1

Media Info

• Pagination: 217 p.
• Serial:
  • Issue Number: 61

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridges; Classification; Computer memory; Data storage; Education; Information retrieval; Inspection; Inspectors; Inventory control; Quality control
• Uncontrolled Terms: Quality
• Old TRIS Terms: Filing systems
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00218073
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Federal Highway Administration
• Files: TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Apr 30 1973 12:00AM