CONDITION ASSESSMENT

The main objectives of condition assessment are to: detect possible deterioriation processes and determine their cause and extent; provide information that can be used in the assessment of structural capacity; indicate the condition of the structure and its elements as well as the highway structure stock as a whole; rank structures in order of their need for urgent repair and maintenance; and optimise the maintenance budget. This paper describes the approach to condition assessment that is used by the countries participating in COST 345. The different types of testing available and how these are used in the assessment of the condition of a structure are reviewed.

• Corporate Authors:

  TRL

  Crowthorne House, Nine Mile Ride
  Wokingham, Berkshire  United Kingdom  RG40 3GA
• Authors:
  • WOODWARD, R J
• Publication Date: 2003

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 21 p.
• Serial:
  • TRL STAFF PAPER PA/INF/3934/03
  • Publisher: TRL

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bearing capacity; Budgeting; Condition surveys; Conferences; Deterioration; Evaluation and assessment; Inspection; Maintenance; State of the art reports; Strategic planning; Test procedures; Vision
• ITRD Terms: 3085: Bearing capacity; 257: Budget; 3857: Condition survey; 8525: Conference; 5255: Deterioration; 9020: Evaluation (assessment); 3847: Maintenance; 141: Priority (gen); 8588: State of the art report; 6288: Test method
• Subject Areas: Finance; Maintenance and Preservation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00941925
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: May 8 2003 12:00AM