Developing a methodology to inspect and assess conditions of short span structures on county roads in Wyoming.

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• Creators:
  Werbelow, Wesley S. ; Ksaibati, Khaled
• Corporate Creators:
  University of Wyoming. Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Research and Innovative Technology Administration ; Wyoming. Department of Transportation
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Bridges
  • Culverts
  • Condition surveys
  • Inspection
  • Data collection
  • Methodology
• Publication/ Report Number:
  MPC 15-290
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Wyoming
• Corporate Publisher:
  Mountain-Plains Consortium
• Abstract:
  Ever since the introduction of the National Bridge Inspection Standards (NBIS) in 1971, there has been a ; tremendous amount of effort put into bridge rehabilitation programs and safety inspections. The ; Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) inspects these bridges in accordance with the NBIS ; on regular intervals, but there is currently no formal inspection procedure in place to assess the condition ; of short span structures, especially culverts. Culvert responsibility then falls subject to the agency that ; owns them. As a result, culverts can become neglected and fall into a state of disrepair and problems or ; deficiencies are not noticed until a much larger problem arises. In order to aid county governments in ; Wyoming to assess the conditions of their culverts and to better allocate limited funding, a comprehensive ; inspection methodology was developed. Since information on short span bridges is very limited, a ; preliminary inspection procedure as developed for inspecting short span bridges as well Counties ; throughout the state can utilize the developed inspection procedures to aid in efficiently allocating limited ; funds to their deficient structures. Also, by having a comprehensive knowledge of the conditions of these ; structures, county governments can justify pursuing additional funding.
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• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/29741/dot_29741_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 16.06 MB]
• Collection(s):
  University Transportation Centers ; US Transportation Collection
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