Description: 1. An Overview 2. Maintenance Policy Principles 3. Types of Distress Usually Observed in various Types of Bridges 4. Cracks in Concrete-Types, Causes and Repair 5. Bridge Inspection 6. Bridge Structure Repair 7. Bridge Structure 'Strengthening' 8. Strengthening of Concrete Bridges by External Prestressing 9. Strengthening of Concrete Structures by Externally Bonded Steel Plates 10. Rehabilitation of Bridge Foundations 11. Structure Deficiencies, Remedies and Preventions-A Summary 12. Bridge Monitoring 13. Load Capacity Evaluation of Existing Bridges 14. The Bailey Bridge-A 'pre-engineered' ready-to-assemble standard-panel-system BRIDGE-DECK - particularly useful in EMERGENCIES 15. Diagnostic Testing 16. Load Testing 17. Bridge Disasters-Some Reflections

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