Inspection and monitoring techniques for bridges and civil structures

With the current emphasis on infrastructure rehabilitation and renewal, advanced techniques for bridge monitoring and assessment are of great interest to civil engineers and those researchers involved in the testing, inspection, management, planning, design, construction, maintenance and life extens...

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Other Authors	Fu, Gongkang
Format	Electronic eBook
Language	English
Published	Cambridge, England : Woodhead Pub., ©2005.
Series	Woodhead Publishing in materials.
Subjects	Bridges. Bridges > Inspection. Bridges > Maintenance and repair. Bridges > Nondestructive testing. Wooden bridges > Inspection. Concrete bridges > Inspection. elektronické knihy electronic books
Online Access	Full text
ISBN	1845690958 9781845690953 9786610361755 6610361754 9780849395444 0849395445 1855739399 9781855739390 1280361751 9781280361753
Physical Description	1 online resource (xi, 270 pages) : illustrations

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1 Testing steel corrosion in reinforced concrete
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Electrochemical techniques
1.3 Physico-chemical techniques
1.4 Conclusions
1.5 References
2 Alkali ... silica reaction (ASR) testing of deterioration in concrete
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Understanding the reaction
2.3 Diagnosis, investigation and monitoring
2.4 Case histories
2.5 Trends in analysing and preventing ASR
2.6 Conclusions
2.7 Sources of information
2.8 References
3 Acoustic testing of concrete bridge decks
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Manual techniques
3.3 Electro-mechanical sounding
3.4 Automated chain drag system (ACDS)
3.5 Conclusions
3.6 Acknowledgements
3.7 References
4 Electrical impedance testing of wood components
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Background
4.3 Advantages and limitations
4.4 Equipment and procedure
4.5 Wood moisture gradient inspection
4.6 Wood decay inspection
4.7 Future research and development
4.8 Conclusions
4.9 References
5 Detecting decay in wood components
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Conventional methods
5.3 Stress wave propagation method
5.4 Cases studies
5.5 Future research and development
5.6 Conclusions
5.7 References
6 Testing timber pile length in bridges
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Background
6.3 Use of longitudinal stress waves
6.4 Pile length determination
6.5 Case studies
6.6 Future research and development
6.7 Conclusions
6.8 References
7 Ultrasonic testing of structural timber components
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Properties of wood
7.3 Wood deterioration
7.4 Ultrasonic pulse velocity technique
7.5 Laboratory investigations
7.6 In-service evaluation
7.7 Future research and development
7.8 Conclusions
7.9 Acknowledgements
7.10 References
8 Digital radioscopy analysis of timber structures
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Physics of X-rays
8.3 History of wood building radiography
8.4 Equipment for investigating timber structures
8.5 Case studies
8.6 Future research and development
8.7 Conclusions
8.8 References
9 Visual inspection techniques for bridges and other transportation structures
9.1 Introduction
9.2 History of structural inspection in the USA
9.3 Types of visual inspection
9.4 Qualifications of inspectors
9.5 Inspection tools
9.6 Reliability and accuracy of visual inspection of highway bridges
9.7 Conclusions
9.8 Acknowledgements
9.9 References
10 Acoustic emission testing of bridges
10.1 Introduction
10.2 The role of acoustic emission in bridge monitoring
10.3 Acoustic emission theory
10.4 Practical techniques
10.5 Sources of information and advice
10.6 Conclusions
10.7 Acknowledgements
10.8 References
11 Bridge inspection using virtual reality and photogrammetry
11.1 Introduction
11.2 Bridge inspe.

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