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ASCE 9780784405604 2005

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Handbook of Concrete Bridge Management

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ASCE 2005 495
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Branco and deBrito provide complete coverage of concrete bridges from planning, design, repair, maintenance, and demolition, with a focus on small- and medium-size bridges.

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PDF Pages PDF Title
6 Contents
13 List of Figures
22 List of Tables
24 Figure Credits
26 Preface
28 Part 1—Basic Concepts
30 Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1. Historical Note
34 1.2. Bridge Management Today
38 Chapter 2 Service Life
2.1. Basic Concepts
2.2. Bridge Functional Life
41 2.3. Bridge Structural Life
45 2.4. Service Life of Bridge Components
46 2.5. Service Life, Safety, and Durability
48 2.6. End of Life and Decision Making
50 Chapter 3 Testing and Monitoring
3.1. Materials Lab Testing
62 3.2. In Situ Testing
83 3.3. Bridge Monitoring
90 Part 2—Design and Construction
92 Chapter 4 Design for Durability
4.1. Basis of a Durability Design
95 4.2. Bridge Owner and Service Life
96 4.3. Durability Design Using Codes
100 4.4. Durability Design with Degradation Mechanisms
108 4.5. Interaction with Structural Design
4.6. Complementary Reinforcement Protection Methods
109 4.7. Protection Against Water
113 4.8. Design with Flexibility
114 4.9. Design for Easy Inspection
115 4.10. Design to Prevent Human and Animal Intrusion
117 4.11. Monitoring and Maintenance Plan
120 4.12. Technical Specifications
4.13. Data Information Storage
122 Chapter 5 Construction for Durability
5.1. General
123 5.2. The Preparation of the Construction
127 5.3. The Production
133 5.4. Quality Control
135 5.5. Construction Anomalies
143 5.6. Construction Data Files
146 Part 3—Overview of Bridge Management Systems
148 Chapter 6 Bridge Management Systems in North America
6.1. Introduction
149 6.2. The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation BMS (US)
153 6.3. The Inventory System PONTIS (US)
156 6.4. The BRUFEM Bridge Rating System (US)
157 6.5. The AASHTO Manual for Maintenance Inspection of Bridges (US)
6.6. Structural Evaluation of Existing Bridges (AASHTO-US)
159 6.7. Other BMS References (US)
161 6.8. The Ontario Ministry of Transportation BMS (Canada)
182 Chapter 7 Bridge Management Systems Outside North America
7.1. Bridge Management in Surrey (U.K.)
7.2. Department of Transport Rehabilitation Strategy (U.K.)
187 7.3. The London Underground Inspection System (U.K.)
7.4. Further U.K. BMS References
193 7.5. The French Ministry of Transportation BMS (France)
200 7.6. The “Bridge Maintenance: Surveillance Methodology” PhD Thesis (Switzerland)
206 7.7. The DANBRO BMS (Denmark)
209 7.8. The BRISA—Portugal Highways BMS (Portugal)
213 7.9. The Ministry of Transports and Public Works Database (Netherlands)
216 7.10. The Swedish National Road Administration BMS (Sweden)
218 7.11. The Finnish Roads Administration BMS (Finland)
219 7.12. The Polish BMS (Poland)
220 7.13. The SAMOA Program (Italy)
7.14. BMS in Germany
221 7.15. BMS Japanese Experience
223 7.16. The South African National Roads Agency and Taiwan Area National Freeway Bureau Rating System
224 7.17. BMS in Other Countries
226 Chapter 8 Management During Service Life
8.1. General Summary of the Bridge Management Systems Analyzed
229 8.2. The Architecture of a Standard Bridge Management System
252 Part 4—Organization of a Bridge Management System
254 Chapter 9 The Database
9.1. Introduction
255 9.2. General Organization
264 9.3. Utilization Options
266 9.4. Identification Form
269 9.5. Graphic Information
271 9.6. Reference State Form
281 9.7. Inspection Forms
289 9.8. Reports Generation
292 9.9. Database Users’ Manual
294 Chapter 10 Inspection Strategies
10.1. Procedures Standardization
295 10.2. General Organization of a Knowledge-Based Inspection System
305 10.3. Classification System
325 10.4. Correlation Matrices
330 10.5. Inspection Manual
340 10.6. Computer-Based Inspection Support Module
347 10.7. Bridge Dossier
352 Chapter 11 Maintenance Strategies
11.1. Introduction
11.2. Maintenance or Repair?
353 11.3. Defects Rating System
357 11.4. Decision Criteria
358 11.5. Maintenance/Small Repair Subsystem Working Procedure
359 11.6. Subsystem Implementation Strategy
366 Part 5—Long-Term Cost Analysis
368 Chapter 12 Long-Term Costs Quantification
12.1. Introduction
12.2. Present Value Prices Analysis
374 12.3. The Global Cost Function C
378 12.4. Initial Costs
383 12.5. Inspection Costs
391 12.6. Maintenance Costs
397 12.7. Repair Costs
401 12.8. Failure Costs
437 12.9. General Architecture of the COSTS Algorithm
444 Chapter 13 Repair Strategies
13.1. Introduction
13.2. Submodule of Inspection Strategy
454 13.3. Submodule of Repair Work Selection
478 References
490 Index
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491 C
D
492 E
F
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493 K
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494 S
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495 U
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ASCE 9780784405604 2005
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