Bridge Inspection and Rehabilitation: A Practical Guide

Parsons Brinckerhoff

John Wiley & Sons, Jan 12, 1993 - Technology & Engineering - 304 pages

More than a third of America's bridges are considered substandard--either structurally deficient, functionally obsolete or both. Offers first-rate, practical guidance regarding the inspection and rehabilitation of aging bridge infrastructure including all elements involving structure, various materials and design types. Features seismic retrofit and coverage of environmental issues. Each chapter is written by an authority on the subject. Contains top-quality, detailed line illustrations plus photographs of actual rehab projects.

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Contents

• Bridge Inspection: 1
• The Inspection Process: 8
• Underwater Inspection: 15
• Future Trends in Inspection: 22
• Concrete Deterioration: 29
• Concrete Deck Slab Maintenance and Rehabilitation: 39
• Superstructure Rehabilitation: 48
• Concrete Box Girders: 59
• Preparing for Rehabilitation: 65
• Steel Structures: 78
• Introduction 73: 73
• Typical Problems: 86
• Typical Details: 96
• Rehabilitation of Steel Railroad Bridges: 109
• Rehabilitation of Suspension Cables: 125
• Case Studies of Cable Preservation Techniques: 131
• Repairs: 155
• Lubrication and Maintenance: 165
• Pile Repair: 176
• Inspection of Deck Joints: 229
• Elastomeric Concrete: 236
• Seismic Retrofitting of Highway Bridges: 242
• Types of Seismic Retrofits: 252
• Conclusion: 258
• Detours or Maintenance of Traffic: 264
• Maintaining Traffic during Inspection: 273
• Wetlands Vegetation and Wildlife: 279

About the author

About the editors LOUIS G. SILANO, P.E., is a Senior Vice President and Technical Director of Structures with Parsons Brinckerhoff. His award- winning projects include the world's largest three-span stiffened tied-arch bridge, Fremont Bridge in Portland, Oregon, and New England's largest suspension span, the Newport Bridge in Rhode Island. Mr. Silano is a Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers and serves as a member of the Advisory Board for the Center for Construction Research and Education at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. ARNOLD C. HENDERSON, PhD, is a Supervising Editor at Parsons Brinckerhoff.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Bridge Inspection and Rehabilitation: A Practical Guide; A Wiley Interscience publication
• Author: Parsons Brinckerhoff
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 1993
• ISBN: 0471532622, 9780471532620
• Length: 304 pages
• Subjects: Technology & Engineering / Civil / General; Technology & Engineering / Environmental / General