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Technical Reports Road bridges

This page lists technical reports of PIARC in the field of road bridges. These publications are classified chronologically.

  • Cathodic Repair of Bridge Decks

    This report deals with cathodic protection as a system for preventing or stopping corrosion in ordinary and post-tensioned reinforced concrete structures, without taking into consideration any other aspects not strictly related to the protection itself of the rebars. The corrosion of concrete rebars is a subject to which little attention has been given in technical reviews and in international meetings in the past. This was probably partly due to the number of disciplines involved, which would [...]

  • Repair of Bridges under Traffic

    It has been recognized that in many countries a considerable practical experience on repair of bridges under traffic was available. This report gathers 33 case histories of projects from practice dealing with many different aspects of bridge inspection, maintenance, repair, strengthening and renewal by considering in particular the interaction between traffic and construction activities. Traffic considerations must be seriously taken into account when planning and executing bridge repair accompanied [...]

  • Drainage of Water on Road Bridges

    An international inquiry carried out by the PIARC Technical Committee on Road Bridges has made it possible to collect information on current practice in nineteen countries for water drainage from road bridges (Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, France, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, the United States). The fields covered are drainage of runoff water from the surface of the carriageway and [...]

  • Containment Devices on Road Bridges

    Drafted by the PIARC Technical Committee on Road Bridges, this report deals with the study of equipment on the outer side of road bridges, i.e. located between the carriageway and the free edge, whose function is to ensure safety of users and frontagers. The report has used the replies to a survey received from the following countries: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, France, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United States, United Kingdom, [...]