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... 1 1 BACKGROUND The quality of element-level bridge inspection data is critical for effective bridge management and to ensure the safety and serviceability of bridges. The objective of this research was to develop guidelines to improve the quality of element-level data collection for bridges on the National Highway System (NHS)
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... 2 Management Software and required bridge inspection data to have more granularity than the NBIS categories of deck, superstructure, substructure, and culverts. The report concluded that for an effective bridge management system, additional information would be required to support the management function.

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