It has been my experience that bridge inspection reports include repair recommendations, general bridge configuration information, SI&A data, and where appropriate, critical finding reports. Some states, such as NY, take the elements further by identifying sub-elements to rate and track their...
bridgebuster,
I agree there can't be two systems and that tracking items that may lead to failures is crucial. I guess I am just a little confused as to why lighting standards and utilities are included on the "worst of" list. I understand the logic for the other items.
Thanks again.
Bridgebuster,
I agree with the potential for catastrophic failure on non-redundant older bridge configurations, of which NY has many. But in the case of new bridges, which commonly have high levels of redundancy and multiple load paths, I am not convinced that "rating the worst of" is...
Hi,
Can anyone provide some insight as to why NY rates the worst of multiple elements for some elements (i.e. one bearing is a 2, while the rest are 6s, but the element rating is a 2) and does not rate the worst for other multiple elements?
Thanks in advance.
