Handbook for Bridge Inspections - TSP2
Handbook for Bridge Inspections - TSP2
Handbook for Bridge Inspections - TSP2
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9.1 ELEMENTS IN THE GROUND<br />
104. Inadequate Clearing Up & Removal<br />
Procedures<br />
Description<br />
Included under this heading are the following:<br />
• Insufficient clearing up once construction work is complete<br />
• Failure to remove vegetation under and against a bridge<br />
• Failure to remove materials/equipment stored under a bridge<br />
Cause of Damage<br />
• Construction fauit - insufficient clearing lip once constructi on work is complete<br />
'" Inadequate day-to-day management/maintenance<br />
Degree of Damage/Consequences<br />
The degree allocated to the damage will depend on its type, scope, and the speed at which other<br />
kinds of damage can develop. A hi gh degree of damage should be used <strong>for</strong> new bridges.<br />
Inadequate clearing up and removal procedures can cause further damage which could affect maintenance<br />
costs or the environment. Costs to remove or clear up items are often less than to repair<br />
secondary damage.<br />
Conditions which Trigger Maintenance<br />
Clearing up and removal procedures should be fo llowed immediately after the construction ora<br />
new bridge is complete. For already existing bridges procedures should be effected if inadequate<br />
clearing up or removal of items resulting in damage which could affect ma intenance costs or the<br />
environment.<br />
Procedures<br />
* Clearing up or removal of the items in question
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