"Research sponsored by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials in cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration."

The need to detect defects and deterioration in highway structures ranges from reasons of safety to the prediction of load capacity to the information base for a bridge manangement system. The emphasis here is on test procedures that can be used in the field and guidance is given in interpreting the significance of measured values. Although it is usually possible to detect deterioration in a component of a structure, it is often difficult to assess the effect of the deterioration on the load-carrying capacity of the structure. Often, full scale testing is justified to measure the overall condition of a structure. A survey of current practices revealed that concrete structures are being tested more extensively than steel or timber structures.

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CONTENTS Introduction General --- Joint Service Responsibility --- Maintenance Standards, Policies, and Criteria --- Terminology --- Planning --- Preparation for Work --- Access to Work --- Safety Timber Structures Preservation of Wood --- Inspection --- Maintenance Concrete Structures Concrete Technology --- Causes and Types of Deterioration --- Methods of Inspection --- Repair Methods Stone Masonry Structures Introduction --- Method of Inspection --- Methods of Repair Rubble-Mound Structures Structural Components --- Causes and Types of Deterioration --- Inspection --- Methods of Repair Structures Involving Soil Soil Description --- Soil Placement --- Inspection --- Repair Steel Structures Corrosion --- Protective Coatings --- Cathodic Protection --- Substitute Materials for Steel --- Inspection --- Maintenance of Steel Structures Plastic and Elastomeric Structures Types of Materials --- Construction Techniques References Glossary Appendices Diver Inspection of Structures --- Inspection, Documentation, Maintenance, and Certification of Graving Docks Index