QUALITY ASSURANCE AND INSPECTION MANUAL FOR TIMBER BRIDGES

A quality control and inspection manual for hardwood stress-laminated and glulam timber bridges is presented. This manual is written primarily for bridge inspectors, fabricators, contractors, engineers, and owners. The two major objectives of this manual are: (1) to provide basic knowledge of wood and steel materials and stress-laminated and glulam bridge systems; (2) to provide specific guidelines for the inspection of bridge components before construction, inspection of construction procedures, and inspection of bridge systems in service. Toward this end, the manual is organized in two broad sections: (1) educational modules on wood, steel, and bridges systems; (2) inspection and quality control guidelines before, during, and after construction, which include checklists to guide the inspection of specific and important items during all phases of construction and service of a bridge.

• Corporate Authors:

  West Virginia University, Morgantown

  Constructed Facilities Center
  Morgantown, WV  United States  26506-6101

  Pennsylvania Department of Transportation

  Office of Research and Special Studies, P.O. Box 2926
  Harrisburg, PA  United States  17120

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Davalos, J F
  • Wolcott, M P
  • Dickson, B
  • Brokaw, J
• Publication Date: 1992-1

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 216 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridges; Guidelines; Hardwoods; Inspection; Laminated wood; Manuals; Quality assurance; Quality control; Wooden bridges
• Uncontrolled Terms: Bridge inspection; Preconstruction
• Old TRIS Terms: Construction inspection; Post-construction
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Design; Geotechnology; Highways; Materials; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls; I35: Miscellaneous Materials; I53: Construction of Bridges and Retaining Walls;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00622344
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: Project SS-046
• Files: TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: May 31 1992 12:00AM