美国桥梁检测手册..doc

 Revised July 2002 ? by Texas Department of Transportation (512) 416-2055 all rights reserved Manual Inspection Bridge Bridge Inspection Manual July 2002 Manual Notices For more information regarding any chapter or section in this manual, please contact the Field Operations Section of the Bridge Division. Contact The manual contains eight chapters – Introduction; History of Bridge Inspection; Qualifications, Responsibilities, and Duties of Bridge Inspection Personnel; Field Inspection Requirements; Ratings and Load Posting; Routing and Permits; Bridge Programming; and Bridge Records. The manual also has three appendices. Contents Revisions are distributed online only. This 2002-1 version supersedes the 2001-1 version. Instructions This manual provides guidance for bridge inspection personnel and helps ensure consistency in bridge inspection, rating, and evaluation. This revision updates procedures for changing on-system bridge load posting and for emergency on-system bridge load posting, adds a procedure for recommending off-system bridge closures, and updates references to electronic forms. Purpose July 1, 2002 Effective Date: Bridge Inspection Manual Manual: Mary Lou Ralls, P.E. From: Districts, Divisions and Offices To: Manual Notice 2002-1 For more information regarding any chapter or section in this manual, please contact the Field Operations Section of the Bridge Division. Contact The manual contains eight chapters – Introduction; History of Bridge Inspection; Qualifications, Responsibilities, and Duties of Bridge Inspection Personnel; Field Inspection Requirements; Ratings and Load Posting; Routing and Permits; Bridge Programming; and Bridge Records. The manual also has four appendices. Contents This manual is new. It supersedes the previous Bridge Inventory, I