This chapter presents current practices used by state DOTs to train and establish qualifications for the bridge construction inspection workforce. To gather the latest information on how state DOTs ...

U.S. Army garrison installation bridge managers and inspectors recently graduated from the Installation Management Command (IMCOM) safety inspection of in-service bridges course November 4 at Fort ...

DETROIT – Structural cracks, buckled or bent steel, visual fretting corrosion – these are the kinds of things at the forefront of a bridge inspector’s mind. Oh, and don’t forget to quantify the ...

This chapter documents findings obtained from the literature review. The purpose of this chapter is to establish the foundation and framework for the results presented in Chapters 3 and 4, which ...