- Course No E – 1535
- PDH Units 3.00
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- Course No E – 1535
- PDH Units 3.00
Intended Audience: civil, construction, and structural engineers
PDH UNITS: 3
The Federal Highway Administration’s Bridge Inspector’s Reference Manual (BIRM) is a comprehensive manual on programs, procedures, and techniques for inspecting and evaluating a variety of in-service highway bridges. BIRM serves as the basis of a comprehensive National Highway Institute training program in bridge-safety inspection. The present course is based on pp. P.3.1-P.3.36 of BIRM’s introductory section, Basic Concepts Primer, and treats the topic of culverts. This course is based on the Basics Concepts Primer section, pp. P.3.1-P.3.36, of the Federal Highway Administration Bridge Inspector’s Reference Manual, Publication No. FHWA NHI 03-001, October, 2002, Revised December, 2006.
- Differentiation between culverts and bridges
- Structural characteristics of culverts
- Culvert shapes
- Culvert materials
- Culvert end treatments
- Hydraulics of culverts
- Factors affecting culvert performance
- Types and locations of culvert distress
- Durability
- Soil and water conditions that affect culverts
- Culvert protective systems
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