Recent Advances in Bridge Engineering. Evaluation, Management and Repair

This book contains the papers presented by the invited participants at the US-Europe Workshop on Bridge Engineering held at the School of Civil Engineering in Barcelona on 15-17 July 1996. The Workshop reviewed and assembled the most recent advances in North America and Europe in the areas of Bridge Management Systems, Diagnostic Proce- dures, Material Deterioration, Evaluation based on Probabilistic Methods and Advanced Materials and Repair Techniques. These Proceedings are a “state-of-the-art” report of the recent advances in the previously mentioned topics, including input and interelation from both the US and Europe. The content of the book may serve as the basis for the development of general guidelines for bridge evaluation, management and rehabilitation.