Criteria for the Assessment of Existing Highway Bridges

In the western part of Romania, on the highway still are in operation, after two World Wars and other events, some old highway bridges erected on the beginning of the last century. Some of these structures are witnesses of the past, representing technical monuments with emblematic character. The dut...

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Main Authors: Edward Petzek, Radu Băncilă
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Gheorghe Asachi Technical University of Jassy 2007-01-01
Series:Bulletin of the Polytechnic Institute of Jassy: Constructions, Architechture Section
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Online Access:http://www.ce.tuiasi.ro/~bipcons/Archive/86.pdf
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Summary:In the western part of Romania, on the highway still are in operation, after two World Wars and other events, some old highway bridges erected on the beginning of the last century. Some of these structures are witnesses of the past, representing technical monuments with emblematic character. The duty of the administation is to maintain these structures in service. The paper presents an overview on the evaluation methodology of the remaining service life on the bases of the new principles. The procedure to establish safe inspection intervals is also pointed out.
ISSN:1224-3884