inspection, repair, strengthening, testing and load capacity evaluation Raina, V. K. creator text New York McGraw-Hill c1996 monographic xxi, 493 p. : ill. ; 29 cm. Ch. 1. An Overview -- Ch. 2. Maintenance Policy Principles -- Ch. 3. Types of Distress Usually Observed in Various Types of Bridges -- Ch. 4. Cracks in Concrete - Types, Causes and Repair -- Ch. 5. Bridge Inspection -- Ch. 6. Bridge Structure Repair -- Ch. 7. Bridge-Structure 'Strengthening' -- Ch. 8. Strengthening of Concrete Bridges by External Prestressing -- Ch. 9. Strengthening of Concrete Structures by Externally Bonded Steel Plates -- Ch. 10. Rehabilitation of Bridge Foundations -- Ch. 11. Structure Deficiencies, Remedies and Preventions - A Summary -- Ch. 12. Bridge Monitoring -- Ch. 13. Load Capacity Evaluation of Existing Bridges -- Ch. 14. THE BAILEY BRIDGE - A 'pre-engineered' ready-to-assemble standard-panel-system BRIDGE-DECK - particularly useful in EMERGENCIES -- Ch. 15. Diagnostic Testing -- Ch. 16. Load Testing -- Ch. 17. Bridge Disasters - Some Reflections -- Appendix 1: Maintenance of Timber Bridges -- Appendix 2: Specifications for Certain Repair Items -- Appendix 3: Metric Units and Conversion Factors -- Appendix 4: Some General Data -- Appendix 5: Properties of Geometries Sections and Shapes -- Appendix 6: Mathematical Data. V.K. Raina. Includes bibliographic references (p. [489]-493). Concrete bridges Maintenance and repair Concrete bridges Testing TG335 .R34 1994 0074623494 UOEL 000 20150513120735.0 1894442