METHODS OF INSPECTION AND NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING OF EXISTING BRIDGE PIERS AND FOUNDATIONS

METHODES D'INSPECTION ET D'AUSCULTATION DES FONDATIONS ET PILES DES PONTS ANCIENS

Regulations governing the inspection and non-destructive testing of bridge foundations are outlined, and the different types of foundation found in existing structures are briefly recalled. Different methods of surveillance are mentioned; periodic examinations (visual observation of the conditions of foundations and underwater inspection), then exceptional measures: isolating the structure from water, local stripping of the foundations, investigation by means of boreholes, tests in boreholes, in-situ mechanical tests. (TRRL)

• Corporate Authors:

  Federation Nationale des Trav Publ & des Synd Aff

  6 Avenue Pierre Premier de Serbie
  Paris 16e,   France 
• Authors:
  • Baguelin, F
  • Corte, J F
  • Levillain, J P
• Publication Date: 1980-6

Language

• French

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; References;
• Pagination: p. 48-59
• Serial:
  • Travaux
  • Issue Number: 544
  • Publisher: Federation Nationale des Trav Publ & des Synd Aff

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Audiovisual aids; Boreholes; Bridge foundations; Bridge piers; Bridges; Drainage; Dynamic penetration test; Field tests; Foundations; Inland waterways; Inspection; Instruments for measuring loads or pressure; Legislation; Masonry construction; Mat foundations; Measurement; Mechanical properties; Nondestructive tests; Permeability; Pressiometric probes; Regulations; Sounding; Static penetration test; Stripping (Pavements); Surveillance; Testing; Underwater construction; Underwater foundations; Underwater structures
• Uncontrolled Terms: Pressiometer; Site investigation
• Old TRIS Terms: Insitu methods
• ITRD Terms: 9106: Audiovisual; 3455: Bridge; 3434: Bridge pier; 2937: Drainage; 6296: Dynamic penetration test; 3377: Foundation; 1088: Inland waterway; 1556: Legislation; 4529: Masonry; 6136: Measurement; 5921: Permeability; 6128: Pressiometer; 3397: Shallow foundation; 5722: Site investigation; 5720: Sounding; 6294: Static penetration test; 9101: Surveillance; 3626: Underwater
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Design; Highways; Hydraulics and Hydrology; Law; Maintenance and Preservation; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls; I53: Construction of Bridges and Retaining Walls; I61: Equipment and Maintenance Methods;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00334855
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 28 1981 12:00AM