Highway bridge maintenance planning and scheduling

Highway Bridge Maintenance Planning and Scheduling provides new tactics for highway departments around the world that are faced with the dilemma of providing improved operations on a shoestring budget. Even after the much needed infrastructure funding is received, the question of which project comes...

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Main Authors Hurt, Mark A. (Author), Schrock, Steven D. (Author)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Amsterdam : Elsevier, 2016.
Subjects
Bridges > Maintenance and repair.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN0128020849
9780128020845
9780128020692
0128020695
Physical Description1 online resource

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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 1.1. Bridges in the United States
  • 1.2. Bridge Preservation Process
  • 1.3. Bridge Preservation Practices Before 1970
  • 1.4. Development of the National Bridge Inspection Standards
  • 1.5. Ongoing Changes in Practice
  • 1.5.1. Collapse of the I-35W Bridge
  • 1.5.2. Preventing the Next Failure
  • 1.5.3. Cost of Failure
  • 1.6. Managing the Bridge Preservation Process
  • 1.7. Scope and Purpose of the Text
  • References
  • 2. Bridge Elements and Materials
  • 2.1. Classification of Bridge Structures
  • 2.2. Buried Structures
  • 2.3. Elements of Span Bridge Structures
  • 2.3.1. Substructure Elements
  • 2.3.2. Superstructure Types and Elements
  • 2.4. Bridge Mechanics
  • 2.4.1. Axial Forces
  • Tension
  • 2.4.2. Axial Forces
  • Compression
  • 2.4.3. Forces From Transverse Loading
  • Bending
  • 2.4.4. Transverse Loadings
  • Shear
  • 2.4.5. Fracture and Fatigue
  • 2.5. Bridge Materials
  • 2.5.1. Concrete and Reinforced Concrete
  • 2.5.2. Prestressed Concrete
  • 2.5.3. Steel
  • 2.5.4. Timber
  • 2.5.5. Other Materials
  • References
  • 3. Bridge Inspection and Evaluation
  • 3.1. Introduction
  • 3.2. Bridge Inspection in the United States
  • 3.2.1. Types of Inspection
  • 3.2.2.Component Condition Ratings
  • 3.2.3. Appraisal Ratings
  • 3.2.4. Deficiency and Sufficiency
  • 3.2.5. Critical Findings
  • 3.2.6. Element-Level Inspection
  • 3.3. Bridge Inspections in Canada, Western Europe and South Africa
  • 3.3.1. Canada
  • 3.3.2. United Kingdom
  • 3.3.3. South Africa
  • 3.3.4. France
  • 3.3.5. Germany
  • 3.3.6. Finland
  • 3.3.7. Observations
  • 3.4. Reliability-Based Bridge Inspection
  • 3.4.1. Risk-Based Assessment
  • 3.4.2. Implementation in Indiana
  • 3.5. Inspection Techniques and Technologies
  • 3.5.1. Visual Inspections and Sounding
  • 3.5.2. Nondestructive Testing
  • Concrete
  • 3.5.3. Nondestructive Testing
  • Steel
  • 3.5.4. Sampling
  • 3.5.5. Inspecting Fiber-Reinforced Polymer
  • 3.5.6. Posttensioning Ducts
  • 3.5.7. Structural Health Monitoring
  • 3.5.8. Sonar and Underwater Inspection
  • 3.6. Load Rating
  • 3.6.1. General Approach
  • 3.6.2. Analysis Methodologies
  • 3.6.3. Truck Loadings
  • 3.6.4. Load Rating by Testing
  • 3.6.5. Fatigue Evaluation of Steel Bridges
  • 3.6.6. Programming Maintenance Actions
  • References
  • 4. Preventative Maintenance
  • 4.1. Introduction
  • 4.2. Cost Effectiveness
  • 4.3. Maintenance Inspections
  • 4.4. Bridge Decks and Expansion Joints
  • 4.4.1. Deck Drainage
  • 4.4.2. Deck Patching
  • 4.4.3. Deck and Crack Sealing
  • 4.4.4. Deck and Expansion Joint Washing
  • 4.4.5. Timber Deck Preservation
  • 4.5. Bridge Superstructure and Substructure
  • 4.5.1. Washing Superstructures
  • 4.5.2. Sealing Bearing Seats
  • 4.5.3. Bearing Device Maintenance
  • 4.5.4. Painting
  • 4.6. Bridge Substructure and Waterway
  • 4.7. Approaches and Roadways
  • 4.7.1. Driver Guidance
  • 4.7.2. Approach Settlement
  • 4.7.3. Relief Joints
  • 4.8. Recommendations
  • References
  • 5. Substantial Maintenance and Rehabilitation
  • 5.1. Introduction
  • 5.2. Assessment and Scoping
  • 5.2.1. Closing or Removing Bridges
  • 5.2.2. Level of Repair
  • 5.2.3. Design Codes and Specifications
  • 5.3. Repair Methods
  • 5.3.1. Concrete
  • 5.3.2. Steel
  • 5.4. Substantial Maintenance Actions
  • 5.4.1. Decks and Railing
  • 5.4.2. Expansion Joints
  • 5.4.3. Bearing Devices
  • 5.4.4. Steel Superstructure
  • 5.4.5. Painting Steel Structures
  • 5.4.6. Reinforced Concrete Superstructure
  • 5.4.7. Prestressed Concrete Superstructure
  • 5.4.8. Posttensioned Concrete Superstructure
  • 5.4.9. Piers and Pier Bents
  • 5.4.10. Abutments
  • 5.4.11. Culverts
  • 5.5. Rehabilitation Actions
  • 5.5.1. Deck Replacement
  • 5.5.2. Superstructure Replacement
  • 5.5.3. Bridge Widening
  • References
  • 6. Bridge Life Cycle Costing
  • 6.1. Project Scoping and Selection
  • 6.1.1. Initial Selection
  • 6.1.2. Adjusting Scope
  • 6.2. Bridge Life Cycle Cost Analysis
  • 6.2.1. Inflation
  • 6.2.2. Discount Rate
  • 6.2.3. Cash Flow Diagrams
  • 6.2.4. Residual Value
  • 6.3. Determining Costs
  • 6.3.1. Agency Costs
  • 6.3.2. User Costs
  • 6.3.3. Vulnerability Costs
  • 6.3.4. Economic Costs
  • 6.4. Deterioration Rates
  • 6.5. Applying Bridge Life Cycle Costing
  • 6.5.1. BLCCA Programs
  • 6.5.2. Typical Applications of BLCCA
  • References
  • 7. Bridge Management
  • 7.1. Contemporary History of Bridge Management
  • 7.1.1. Before the NBIS
  • 7.1.2. Definition of Bridge Management
  • 7.1.3. Level of Service
  • 7.1.4. BMS Software
  • 7.1.5. Asset Management
  • 7.2. Project and Program Selection
  • 7.2.1. Priority Ranking
  • 7.2.2. Programming Maintenance Work
  • 7.2.3. Priority Indexing
  • 7.3. Experiences from the Kansas Department of Transportation
  • 7.3.1.Commitment to Bridge Preservation
  • 7.3.2. Coordination Between Bridge Inspection and Design
  • References.

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