UNDERWATER BRIDGE INSPECTION

HISTORICAL RECORDS AND RECENT ENGINEERING PERIODICALS INDICATE THAT MANY BRIDGE FAILURES ARE RELATED TO FOUNDATION DISTRESS. A DIVING INSPECTION IS OFTEN THE ONLY MEANS OF DETECTING CONDITIONS THAT MAY LEAD TO FAILURE. DIVING INSPECTIONS ARE NOT ONLY A SAFEGUARD AGAINST IMMINENT BRIDGE FAILURE, BUT ARE ALSO USEFUL AS A PART OF GENERAL BRIDGE MAINTENANCE REPAIR PROGRAMS. IN BRIDGE REHABILITATION PROJECTS, OFTEN THE COST OF A DIVING INSPECTION IS VERY SMALL COMPARED TO THE SAVINGS THAT CAN BE REALIZED. POINTS TO REMEMBER IN THE UNDERWATER INSPECTION OF BRIDGES ARE NOTED IN THIS ARTICLE.

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• Authors:
  • Powers, J J
  • Collins, T J
• Publication Date: 1973-3

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 66-8
• Serial:
  • Civil Engineering
  • Volume: 43
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 0885-7024
  • Serial URL: http://www.pubs.asce.org/ceonline/newce/html

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridge foundations; Bridges; Distress; Failure; Inspection; Maintenance; Underwater construction; Underwater structures
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00219085
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 24 1973 12:00AM