In the past, there were many bridge-s collapses due to
lack of bridge structural capacity information. Most of concrete
bridge health was relied on information from visual inspection, which
sometime was inadequate. This study was conducted in order to
investigate relationship between bridge structural condition and
bridge visual condition. This study was a part of a big project
conducted at Department of Highways of Thailand. In this study, 31
bridges including slab-type bridges, plank-girder bridges, prestressed
box-beam bridges, prestressed I-girder bridges and prestressed multibeam
bridges were selected for visual inspection and load test. It was
found a positive correlation between bridge appearance and bridge-s
load carrying capacity. However, statistical characteristic revealed
low correlation between them.
[1] "National Cooperative Highway Research program", Research Results
Digest, No. 234, November 1998.
[2] AASHTO, Manual for the Condition Evaluation of Bridges,
Washington, D.C., 1994, Revised by 1995, 1996, 1998 and 2000
Interim Revisions.
[3] AASHTO, Guide Specifications for Strength Evaluation of Existing
Steel and Concrete Bridges, Washington, D.C., 1989.
[1] "National Cooperative Highway Research program", Research Results
Digest, No. 234, November 1998.
[2] AASHTO, Manual for the Condition Evaluation of Bridges,
Washington, D.C., 1994, Revised by 1995, 1996, 1998 and 2000
Interim Revisions.
[3] AASHTO, Guide Specifications for Strength Evaluation of Existing
Steel and Concrete Bridges, Washington, D.C., 1989.
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lack of bridge structural capacity information. Most of concrete
bridge health was relied on information from visual inspection, which
sometime was inadequate. This study was conducted in order to
investigate relationship between bridge structural condition and
bridge visual condition. This study was a part of a big project
conducted at Department of Highways of Thailand. In this study, 31
bridges including slab-type bridges, plank-girder bridges, prestressed
box-beam bridges, prestressed I-girder bridges and prestressed multibeam
bridges were selected for visual inspection and load test. It was
found a positive correlation between bridge appearance and bridge-s
load carrying capacity. However, statistical characteristic revealed
low correlation between them.", keywords = "Bridge, Visual Inspection, Load Test, Condition
Rating, Rating Factor", volume = "6", number = "6", pages = "405-4", }