Risk-Based Inspection and Strength Evaluation of Suspension Bridge Main Cable Systems
Most suspension bridges in use today have cables composed of thousands of steel wires and
most of these bridges are aging and carry high volumes of traffic. Deterioration of the
elements of the suspension system is a problem, replacement of these elements can be expensive and
problematic, while failure could be catastrophic.
The TRB National Cooperative Highway Research Program's
NCHRP Web-Only Document 353: Risk-Based Inspection and Strength Evaluation of Suspension Bridge Main Cable Systems
helps develop guidelines for inspection and evaluation of suspension bridge
main cable systems using probabilistic approaches.
This Summary Last Modified On: 4/13/2023