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Appendix B - Questionnaire
Appendix B - Questionnaire
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Information State Bridge Inspection Program Manager Name: Title: Agency: Address: City: State: Zip: Phone: Fax: e-mail: Other Respondent Name: Title: Agency: Address: City: State: Zip: Phone: Fax: e-mail:
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Suspension bridges Cable-stayed bridges Two-girder bridge Orthotropic decks Cantilever arm bridges Tied arch bridges Single box bridges -- steel Single box bridges -- concrete Boxes with external post-tensioning Fatigue-vulnerable bridges 1Bridge -- A structure including supports erected over a depression or an obstruction, such as water, highway, or railway, and having a track or passageway for carrying traffic or other moving loads, and having an opening measured along the center of the roadway of more than 20 ft between undercopings of abutments or spring lines of arches, or extreme ends of openings for multiple boxes; it may also include multiple pipes, where the clear distance between openings is less than half of the smaller contiguous opening. 2Complex bridges -- Bridges with unusual characteristics.
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ft Bascule bridges Vertical lift bridges Floating bridges Swing bridges Covered bridges Post-tensioned timber decks Eyebar bridges Patent truss bridges Bridge age >? years Historic American Engineering Record bridges Flatcar bridges Jack arch bridges Bridges with obsolete reinforcing steel Concrete bridges without shear reinforcement Bridges lacking design documents Additional complex bridges: BRIDGE INSPECTION TYPES Bridge Inspection Manual What documentation, manual, or guidance does your agency maintain for bridge inspection?
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If yes, please identify and describe these other inspections. Additional inspection types: Informal Inspections Does your agency collect information on bridge conditions from road maintenance crews, state police patrols, or other sources outside of the bridge inspection program?
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for bridge inspection program: Title: Regional Inspection Program Manager Other title: Title not used Held by Agency personnel Consultants Both Number Agency: Consultant: Other inspection manager (managers of sub-regions such as counties) : Title: Title not used Held by Agency personnel Consultants Both Number Agency: Consultant: State-wide bridge load rater or manager of load rating staff: Title: State Bridge Load Rater Other title: Title not used Held by Agency personnel Consultants Both Number Agency: Consultant: Region or district bridge load rater(s)
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58 Underwater inspection team leader: Title: Underwater Team Leader Other title: Title not used Held by Agency personnel Consultants Both Number Agency: Consultant: Other inspection team leader: Title: Title not used Held by Agency personnel Consultants Both Number Agency: Consultant: Bridge inspector: Title: Bridge Inspector Other title: Title not used Held by Agency personnel Consultants Both Number Agency: Consultant: Underwater bridge inspector: Title: Underwater Bridge Inspector Other title: Title not used Held by Agency personnel Consultants Both Number Agency: Consultant: Other inspector: Title: Title not used Held by Agency personnel Consultants Both Number Agency: Consultant: Bridge inspector assistant/trainee: Title: Inspector Assistant Other title: Title not used Held by Agency personnel Consultants Both Number Agency: Consultant: Electrical equipment inspector (for movable bridges) : Title: Electrical Equipment Inspector Other title: Title not used Held by Agency personnel Consultants Both Number Agency: Consultant:
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59 Mechanical equipment inspector: Title: Mechanical Equipment Inspector Other title: Title not used Held by Agency personnel Consultants Both Number Agency: Consultant: Other equipment inspector: Title: Title not used Held by Agency personnel Consultants Both Number Agency: Consultant: Specialist -- Fracture-critical inspector: Title: Fracture-Critical Inspector Other title: Title not used Held by Agency personnel Consultants Both Number Agency: Consultant: Specialist -- Scour-critical inspector: Title: Scour-Critical Inspector Other title: Title not used Held by Agency personnel Consultants Both Number Agency: Consultant: Other titles : Title 1 Held by Agency personnel Consultants Both Number Agency: Consultant: Title 2 Held by Agency personnel Consultants Both Number Agency: Consultant: Title 3 Held by Agency personnel Consultants Both Number Agency: Consultant: BRIDGE INSPECTION PROGRAM MANAGER What is the job description for your agency's bridge inspection program manager? Manager job description : Who does the Bridge Inspection Program Manager report to (i.e., Agency Director, Agency Chief Engineer, State Bridge Engineer, etc.)
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. Hires inspectors and leaders Trains inspectors and leaders Certifies inspectors and leaders De-certifies inspectors and leaders Hires consultants for bridge inspection Certifies consultants for bridge inspection Sets QA/QC standards Administers QA/QC procedures Administers QA/QC for consultants Hires bridge load raters Sets load rating methods Selects load rating software Sets standards for inspection methods Develops inspection reporting forms Sets inspection database format Maintains bridge inventory data Maintains bridge inspection data Maintains bridge load rating data Sets inspection intervals Identifies complex bridges Identifies fracture-critical bridges Identifies scour-critical bridges Forms inspection teams Assigns bridges to teams Selects access methods/equipment Assigns bridges to consultants Orders damage inspection Orders special inspection Orders in-depth inspection Orders hands-on inspection Orders bridge monitoring Orders field tests for inspection Orders non-destructive testing methods Identifies critical findings Prepares annual report for inspection Prepares/submits National Bridge Inspection Standard data Prepares annual budget for inspection Proposes changes to inspection workforce (full-time equivalent)
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. Recommends hands-on inspection Recommends in-depth inspection Requests traffic lane closures Requests access equipment Recommends damage, special inspections, or bridge monitoring Recommends critical findings Performs data entry of inspection report Verifies data entry Performs QC for inspection report Additional bridge inspector responsibilities: Underwater Bridge Inspectors What is the job description for agency underwater bridge inspectors?
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Or are there specialist inspectors or leaders who join other teams as needed for these inspections? Fracture-critical/scour-critical teams: Are there special teams for in-depth inspection, damage inspection, inspections of "48-month" bridges, inspections of complex bridges, or other inspections requiring particular experience?
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Inventory inspection Routine inspection Damage inspection In-depth inspection Special inspection Hands-on inspection Underwater inspection Fracture-critical inspection Scour-critical inspection Consultant inspection types: How are bridges assigned to consultants? Are assignments by region, by route, by roadway class, by bridge type, etc.?
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Comment below as needed) : Inventory inspection Damage inspection Special inspection In-depth inspection Hands-on inspection Underwater inspection Complex bridges Fracture-critical inspection Scour-critical inspection Electrical equipment Mechanical equipment Other special training: Refresher Training Does your Agency use the NHI course FHWA-NHI-130053 Bridge Inspection Refresher Training or some other course or method for refresher training (if other, please describe)
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ASNT (%) Bridge Inspection Experience, years Team Leaders Bridge Inspectors Underwater Inspectors Equipment Inspectors Additional comments on Agency workforce: Among consultant personnel: PE (%)
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QA procedure: What aspects of inspection field practice are evaluated in QA review? Appropriate methods of observation Discovery of deterioration Recognition of critical conditions Accuracy of condition ratings Complete and accurate inspection reports QA field review:
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Bridge load ratings? How does your agency define poor performance for: Bridge inspectors?
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? Current inspection report Bridge file Load rating Qualification of inspectors Qualification of team leader Qualification of load rater Other: Does every bridge undergo a QA procedure (at least once, or every 10 years, or other interval, etc.)
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Stakeholders: Additional comments: Please use this space for additional comments related to bridge inspection. Additional comments:
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