Bridge Assessment and Maintenance Training Course
- Online Bridge Assessment and Maintenance Training.
- Intro to structures asset management and decision-making.
- Concrete, masonry, and steel elements inspection and testing.
- Planning and running bridge inspections with DMRB requirements.
- Assessment process, objectives, and reporting for concrete, masonry, steel.
Overview
The Online Bridge Assessment and Maintenance Training course covers decision-making in structures asset management, inspection techniques for concrete, masonry, and steel elements, planning and running bridge inspections, undertaking assessments, advanced assessment techniques, and management of maintenance programs. Participants will learn about common defects, degradation mechanisms, and how to prioritize and cost-effectively manage maintenance and repair programs. The course spans 2 days and is designed to enhance skills in bridge maintenance and management.
Who should attend
Bridge Inspectors, Maintenance Managers
Day 1
Intro to course / intro to structures asset management
- Understand the structure of the course
- Decision-making in structures asset management
- What information is needed to support decisions
- Activities to obtain information through inspection, testing and assessment
Concrete elements
- Common concrete elements used in bridges
- Theoretical degradation mechanisms of concrete
- Common types and causes of defects in concrete elements
- Effect of defects on structural performance
- What to look for during inspection of concrete elements
- Testing of concrete
Masonry elements – as above but for masonry
Steel elements – as above but for steel
Day 2
Planning and running bridge inspections
- DMRB requirements
- Gaining access
- Difficult access (confined spaces, roped access, water)
- Health and safety
- Inspection records (on site)
- Inspection reporting
Undertaking assessments
- The assessment process
- Assessment objectives
- DMRB requirements for concrete, masonry, steel assessments
- Analysis for assessments
- Reporting assessments
Advanced assessments
- DMRB requirements for half joints, strut and tie
- Using FE to improve assessment results
- Using material testing to improve assessment results
- Upper bound analysis techniques
Management of maintenance programmes
- Management for maintenance and cost-effective repair programmes
- Value management and prioritisation
- Cost estimation for structural works
- Establishing programmes of works
- Problem areas, e.g. bearings, joints, post-tensioning
- Typical repair systems for common defects
Duration: 2 Days
Cost: £695 + Vat
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