Inspection and monitoring techniques for bridges and civil structures /

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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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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Fu, Gongkang
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, England : Woodhead Pub., �2005.
Colección:Woodhead Publishing in materials.
Temas:
Bridges.
Bridges > Inspection.
Bridges > Maintenance and repair.
Bridges > Nondestructive testing.
Wooden bridges > Inspection.
Concrete bridges > Inspection.
Ponts.
Ponts > Inspection.
Ponts > Entretien et r�eparations.
Ponts > Contr�ole non destructif.
Ponts en b�eton > Inspection.
bridges (built works)
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Civil > Bridges.
Bridges
Bridges > Inspection
Bridges > Maintenance and repair
Concrete bridges > Inspection
Wooden bridges > Inspection
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Table of Contents
  • Contributor contact details
  • 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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