DETECTING DEFECTS AND DETERIORATION IN HIGHWAY STRUCTURES
The need to detect defects and deterioration in highway structures ranges from reasons of safety to the prediction of load capacity to the information base for a bridge manangement system. The emphasis here is on test procedures that can be used in the field and guidance is given in interpreting the significance of measured values. Although it is usually possible to detect deterioration in a component of a structure, it is often difficult to assess the effect of the deterioration on the load-carrying capacity of the structure. Often, full scale testing is justified to measure the overall condition of a structure. A survey of current practices revealed that concrete structures are being tested more extensively than steel or timber structures.
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Authors:
- Manning, D G
- Publication Date: 1985-7
Language
- English
Media Info
- Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: 52 p.
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Serial:
- NCHRP Synthesis of Highway Practice
- Issue Number: 118
- Publisher: Transportation Research Board
- ISSN: 0547-5570
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Defects; Deterioration; Maintenance; Structural analysis; Test procedures
- Uncontrolled Terms: Highway structures
- Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00450659
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
- Created Date: May 10 1996 12:00AM