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Title:

The manual for bridge evaluation

Edition:
-- 2nd ed./2011
Report No.:
MBE-2
Authors:
[AASHTO Highways Subcommittee on Bridges and Structures]

  

Published:
2011
Washington, D.C.
American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)

  

Type:
Hard copy + Disc
1 volume (loose-leaf), 1 CD-ROM

Online Access:
Access Note:
See notes for possible online access
Summary
"This manual has been developed to assist bridge owners by establishing inspection procedures and evaluation practices that meet the National Bridge Inspection Standards (NBIS). The manual has been divided into eight Sections, with each Section representing a distinct phase of an overall bridge inspection and evaluation program... It serves as a single standard for the evaluation of highway bridges of all types." --publ. descrip.

  

Publ. Place
Washington, D.C.

  

Contents
section 1. Introduction --
section 2. Bridge files (records) --
section 3. Bridge management systems --
section 4. Inspection --
section 5. Material testing --
section 6. Load rating --
section 7. Fatigue evaluation of steel bridges --
section 8. Nondestructive load testing --
Appendix A: Illustrative examples

  

Notes
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• Full-text access may be available to TxDOT employees via the TxDOT computer network. Visit the Construction Division page on Crossroads intranet and click on the AASHTO "Quick Link."

  

Other Titles
AASHTO manual for bridge evaluation

  

Collection:
AASHTO
Call Number:
TG 315 .A45 2nd ed. 2011
Copies Owned:
Loan Copy (2-weeks)
OCLC No.
804909506
ISBN:
9781560514961
Topics
Bridge management systems
Bridges
Condition surveys
Structural tests


Related to
Supersedes the 1998 AASHTO Manual for Condition Evaluation of Bridges and the 2003 AASHTO Guide Manual for Condition Evaluation and Load and Resistance Factor Rating (LRFR) of Highway Bridges, and the Manual for Bridge Evaluation, 1st Edition with Interims
Superseded by 2017 3rd edition and interim revisions

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