EQUIPMENT USE CRITICAL TO BRIDGE INSPECTION. OPERATOR'S NOTEBOOK

The article describes how equipment, from simple hand tools to high-tech measuring devices, aids bridge inspectors in the critical task of ensuring the public safety. Underbridge inspection is described, and the issue of cost effectiveness is discussed. Fractures and other defects an inspector searches for are described. In-depth inspections with sophisticated devices are also described.

• Availability:
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• Corporate Authors:

  Scranton Gillette Communications

  380 E Northwest Highway, Suite 200
  Des Planes, IL  United States  60016-2282
• Authors:
  • Flynn, L
• Publication Date: 1991-6

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 36-42
• Serial:
  • Roads & Bridges
  • Volume: 29
  • Issue Number: 6
  • Publisher: Scranton Gillette Communications
  • ISSN: 8750-9229
  • Serial URL: http://www.roadsbridges.com/rb/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridges; Inspection; Maintenance; Measuring instruments
• Uncontrolled Terms: Bridge maintenance
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Vehicles and Equipment; I60: Maintenance;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00610824
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 31 1991 12:00AM