Pavement, Geotechnical and Structures Group Safety Standards and Research

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Bridge Owners Forum – Humber Bridge Board

18 September 2007

HA Update

The following areas will be covered:

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• New Documents

• Research

• Other Issues

BA’s BD’s

• Advice Note on Recycled concrete aggregates

• BD94/07 – Design of Minor Structures

– Lighting columns, CCTV masts, Cantilever masts, traffic signs supports

• BD62 – As- built, Operational and Maintenance Records – Structures

• BD63 – Inspection of Highway Structures

• BD95 – Treatment of existing structures on highway widening schemes

• BD86 – The assessment of highway bridges/structures for the effects of STGO & SO vehicles

Interim Advice Notes

• IAN 95/07 - The use of BS8500 (2006) for the design

and construction of structures in concrete.

• IAN 96/07 - Guidance on implementing results of research on bridge deck waterproofing.

• IAN 97/07 – Assessment and upgrading of existing parapets

Bridge Inspection Manual

New Documents

• Volume 1 (about 400 pages)

– Part A – Introduction, overview and implementation

– Part B – Behaviour of Structures – Forms, loadings, stresses, strains etc

– Part C – Inspection process – Scheduling, planning

– Part D – Defect description and causes

– Part E – Investigation and testing (100 pages)

Bridge Inspection Manual - Volume 1and 2

New Documents

• Volume 2 – Inspectors Handbook

– Part A – Key issues and links to Volume 1

– Part B – Defect Pictures

Bridge Inspection Manual - Volume 1and 2

Research/ Consultancy Projects

• Optimum Maintenance Strategies for Highway Structures

• Application of WLC for Scheme Analysis

• State of the HA’s Structures

• Bridge Deck waterproofing – non U4 concrete finish

• Economic viability of FRP road and foot bridges

• Adoption of CEN Concrete Execution Standards

• Implementation of BS EN 1504

Other Issues

• Minneapolis Bridge Collapse

• Precast concrete ceiling panels in tunnels – Epoxy failure

• Reinforcement couplers

Research/ Consultancy Projects

• Optimum Maintenance Strategies for Highway Structures

• Application of WLC for Scheme Analysis

• State of the HA’s Structures

• Bridge Deck waterproofing – non U4 concrete finish

• Economic viability of FRP road and foot bridges

• Adoption of CEN Concrete Execution Standards

• Implementation of BS EN 1504

Thank you

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