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Record Nr.

UNINA9911006527803321

Titolo

Inspection and monitoring techniques for bridges and civil structures / / edited by Gongkang Fu

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, England, : Woodhead Publishing Limited, c2005

ISBN

1-280-36175-1

9786610361755

1-84569-095-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (282 p.)

Collana

Woodhead Publishing in materials

Altri autori (Persone)

FuGongkang

Disciplina

624.28

Soggetti

Bridges

Bridges - Inspection

Bridges - Maintenance and repair

Bridges - Nondestructive testing

Wooden bridges - Inspection

Concrete bridges - Inspection

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Contributor contact details; 1 Testing steel corrosion in reinforced concrete; 2 Alkali-silica reaction (ASR) testing of deterioration in concrete; 3 Acoustic testing of concrete bridge decks; 4 Electrical impedance testing of wood components; 5 Detecting decay in wood components; 6 Testing timber pile length in bridges; 7 Ultrasonic testing of structural timber components; 8 Digital radioscopy analysis of timber structures; 9 Visual inspection techniques for bridges and other transportation structures; 10 Acoustic emission testing of bridges

11 Bridge inspection using virtual reality and photogrammetry12 Discontinuity in masonry walls; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The safety, maintenance and repair of bridges and buildings depend on effective inspection and monitoring techniques. These methods need to be able to identify problems often hidden within structures before they become serious. This important collection reviews key techniques and their applications to bridges, buildings and other civil structures. The first group of chapters reviews ways of testing corrosion in concrete



components. Given their continuing importance and vulnerability to decay, the next series of chapters describes ways of testing wood components within civil structures. A final