Comparative study on steel bridge maintenance and technical specifications of China and the United States

Authors

YANG Yi, JSTI Group Co., Ltd., Nanjing, Jiangsu 211112, China; 2. State Key Laboratory of Safety, Durability and Healthy Operation of Long Span Bridges, Nanjing, Jiangsu 211112, ChinaFollow
LI Chenghuan, Hohai University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210098, China
LIU Duo, JSTI Group Co., Ltd., Nanjing, Jiangsu 211112, China; Hohai University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210098, China
ZHANG Jiandong, JSTI Group Co., Ltd., Nanjing, Jiangsu 211112, China;Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 211816, China

Abstract

By systematically investigating the relevant codes of bridge maintenance in China and the United States, this paper compared the relevant regulations of steel bridge maintenance from the three aspects of steel bridge inspection, damage assessment, and maintenance and reinforcement and summarized the reference points of the existing maintenance codes for steel bridges, which has important reference value for improving the technical standards of steel bridge maintenance and enhancing the technical level of maintenance.

Publication Date

3-17-2023

DOI

10.14048/j.issn.1671-2579.2023.01.015

First Page

93

Last Page

98

Submission Date

March 2025

Recommended Citation

Yi, YANG; Chenghuan, LI; Duo, LIU; and Jiandong, ZHANG (2023) "Comparative study on steel bridge maintenance and technical specifications of China and the United States," Journal of China & Foreign Highway: Vol. 43: Iss. 1, Article 59.
DOI: 10.14048/j.issn.1671-2579.2023.01.015
Available at: https://zwgl1980.csust.edu.cn/journal/vol43/iss1/59