Session 1 Introduction
Topic 2
Purpose and
Outcomes NHI_
Course No. 130078
Fracture Critical Inspection Techniques
for Steel Bridges
Learning Outcomes
A. Overview of the National Highway
Institute Bridge Inspection
Training Program
B. Create Outcomes for this course
C. Establish Classroom Logistics and Ground
Rules
A Overview of
National Highway Institute
Bridge Inspection
Training Program
Overview of NHI Training
Engineering Concepts for Bridge
Inspectors
• One - Week Course
• New Inspectors: Little or no Experience
• Basic Engineering Concepts
• Inspection Procedures
• Bridge Types, Components and Materials
Overview of NHI Training
Safety inspection of In-Service
Bridges
• Two - Week Course
• Practicing Inspectors
• Some Bridge Background Recommended
• Emphasis on Applications and Procedures
• Uniform Coding and Rating of Components
Overview of NHI Training
Bridge Inspection Refresher Course
• Three - Day Course
• Practicing Inspectors
• Two-Week Course Recommended
• Emphasis on Case Studies
• Uniform Coding and Rating of Bridges
• Either Component or Element Ratings
Overview of NHI Training
Bridge Maintenance Course
• Four and a Half - Day Course
• Practicing Inspectors
• Detect Problems and Identify Critical
Members
• Execute Repairs and Treatments to Extend
the Service Life of the Bridge
• Exercise Effective Management Techniques
Overview of NHI Training
Inspection of Ancillary Highway
Structures
• Two - Day Course
• Sign Support Structures
• Light Support Structures
• Repair Techniques
• NDT
Overview of NHI Training
Pontis Bridge Management
• Two and a Half - Day Course
• Bridge Management Support
• CoRe Element Level Inspection
B Purpose and
Outcomes
NHI Course Outcomes
Upon Completion of This Course, the
Participants Will be able to…
• Identify FCM’s
• Identify Fatigue Prone Details
• Identify Specific Inspection Locations
• Inspect and Record Defects
NHI Course Outcomes
Upon Completion of This Course, the
Participants Will be able to…
• Identify and Evaluate Defects
• Evaluate / Recommend NDE Methods
• Inspect / Evaluate Retrofit Details
• Recommend Action
Table of Contents
and
Schedule
Participant Workbook - TOC
Handouts:
• Daily Schedule Handout
C Classroom Logistics
and Ground Rules
Classroom Logistics and Ground Rules
• Attendance taken daily
• Daily schedule times:
– Start 8:00 a.m.
– Lunch 1 hour
– Finish 5:00 p.m.
– Morning and afternoon breaks
• Ask questions any time
Classroom Logistics and
Ground Rules
• 5 minute limit on discussions (Parking
Lot)
• One person talking at a time
• Mute Pagers and Cell Phones
Reference Documents
• A Fatigue Primer for Structural
Engineers
• AASHTO Manual for condition
Evaluation of Bridges
• Bridge Inspector’s Reference
Manual (BIRM)
• FHWA Coding Guide
• Previous FCM material
• Various AWS booklets
• www.mbakercorp.com/bitc/
Reference Documents
• FHWA Inspection of Fracture
Critical Bridge Members
• AASHTO Guide Specifications for
Fatigue Design of Steel Bridges
• AASHTO Guide Specifications for
Fracture Critical Non-Redundant
Steel Bridge Members
• AASHTO Guide Specifications for
Strength Design of Truss Bridges
Reference Documents
• AASHTO Standard Specifications for
Highway Bridges
• AASHTO Standard Specifications for
Movable Bridges
• FHWA Non-Destructive Testing
Methods for Steel Bridges
• American Society for Metals, Volumes
6 (Welding), 11 (Failure Analysis and
17 (Nondestructive Testing)
• American Society for Nondestructive
Testing
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Topic Exercises
Learning Outcomes
A. Overview of the National Highway
Institute Bridge Inspection
Training Program
B. Create Outcomes for this course
C. Establish Classroom Logistics and
Ground Rules
