Bridge Maintenance

Course Description:

This manual is a guide for the inspection, maintenance, and repair of bridges for military installations. It is a source of reference for planning, estimating, and technical accomplishment of maintenance and repair work and may serve as a training manual for facilities maintenance personnel in the Army and Air Force engaged in maintenance inspection and repair of bridges.

Learning Objectives:

Upon successful completion of this course, participants will be able to:

• Understand the programming and economic considerations in bridge maintenance planning.
• Understand how a bridge is classified.
• Understand what is included in a bridge substructure and a bridge superstructure.
• Gain a thorough understanding of the behavior of bridges, and the forces imposed on them.