Inspection

March 12, 2024

Bridge Inspection Guide 1983

This guide is concerned with the inspection of bridges during their service lives after their construction and the associated contract maintenance periods. It attempts to set […]
March 12, 2024

LoBEG Good Practice Guide – Risk-based Inspection of Highway Structures

Access free from the LoBEG website. Highway structures form essential links in any highway network. A potential failure of any of these links could result in […]
March 12, 2024

Inspection Manual for Highway Structures, Volume 1

Volume 1 of the Inspection Manual for Highway Structures. The purpose of this Inspection Manual is to provide guidance on the inspection process for all staff […]
March 12, 2024

Inspection Manual for Highway Structures, Volume 2

Volume 2 of the Inspection Manual for Highway Structures. The purpose of this Inspection Manual is to provide guidance on the inspection process for all staff […]
March 12, 2024

National Highways Sector Scheme 31 for the Bridge Inspector Certification Scheme

Access free from the Lantra website. Lantra runs an international certification scheme for bridge inspectors. The scheme is operated on behalf of the UK Bridges Board […]
March 12, 2024

DMRB CS 450 – Inspection of highway structures

Access free from the DMRB website. Also available from CIS. This document describes the inspection and reporting requirements for highway structures on motorway and all purpose […]
March 12, 2024

Bridge Condition Indicators, Volumes 1 to 3 (2002 and 2004)

Published by the County Surveyors Society in 2002, with addenda in 2004. These documents outline a standard process for condition scores to bridge elements during the […]
March 12, 2024

C788 – Structural health monitoring in civil engineering

Purchase from the CIRIA website. Also available from CIS. The need for civil infrastructure to have a longer and more informed life, coupled with recent developments […]
March 12, 2024

C764 – Hidden Defects in Bridges

Purchase from the CIRIA website. Also available from CIS. The UK and Ireland’s bridges play a critical role in support of their countries’ economies and societies. […]