RELIABILITY OF VISUAL BRIDGE INSPECTION

Visual inspection techniques are the primary methods used to evaluate the condition of the majority of the nation's highway bridges. These subjective assessments may have a significant impact on the safety and maintenance of a bridge. However, until a study was performed at the Federal Highway Administration's Nondestructive Evaluation Validation Center (NDEVC), a complete analysis of the reliability of these inspections had been undertaken. This article is the second of 2 on the visual inspection study conducted at NDEVC and describes its results.

• Record URL:
  http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/publicroads/01marapr/bridge.cfm
• Availability:
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• Corporate Authors:

  Federal Highway Administration

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• Authors:
  • Phares, B M
  • Rolander, D D
  • Graybeal, B A
  • Washer, G A
• Publication Date: 2001-3

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 22-29
• Serial:
  • Public Roads
  • Volume: 64
  • Issue Number: 5
  • Publisher: Federal Highway Administration
  • ISSN: 0033-3735
  • Serial URL: https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/publicroads/
• Publication flags:

  Open Access (libre)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridge engineering; Highway bridges; Highway safety; Highway transportation; Maintenance of specific facilities; Nondestructive tests
• Identifier Terms: U.S. Federal Highway Administration
• Uncontrolled Terms: Bridge maintenance; Visual bridge inspection
• Geographic Terms: United States
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00810118
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, ATRI, USDOT
• Created Date: May 15 2001 12:00AM