Review Article

Development of Inspection Robots for Bridge Cables

Table 1

Bridge inspection standards in the United States and Korea. The table is modified from [6].

The United StatesKorea

(i) AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications, 5th Ed. (2010)(i) MOLIT1 Infrastructure Maintenance Guide (1995)
(ii) AASHTO Manual for Bridge Evaluation, Second Ed. (2011)(ii) MOLIT (Bridge and Tunnel) Inspection and Diagnosis Guiding Principle of Details (1996)
(iii) AASHTO Guide Manual for Bridge Element Inspection, First Ed. (2011)(iii) KISTEC2 The Bridge Inspection Handbook (1999)
(iv) AASHTO Guide for Commonly Recognized Structural Elements (1998)(iv) MOLIT The Bridge Maintenance Manual (1999)
(v) AASHTO Manual for Condition Evaluation of Bridges (1994)(v) MOLIT Concrete Structure Specifications (1999, 2003, 2007, and 2012)
(vi) AASHTO Manual for Maintenance Inspection of Bridges
(1974, 1978, 1983, and 1993)
(vi) MOLIT Bridge Design Specifications (2000, 2005, 2008, 2010, and 2012)
(vii) AASHO Manual for Maintenance Inspection of Bridges (1970)(vii) MOLIT Steel Structure Specifications (2003 and 2009)
(viii) FHWA Bridge Inspector’s Reference Manual (2002 and 2006)(viii) MOLIT The Bridge Maintenance Manual (2001)
(ix) FHWA, Bridge Inspector’s Training Manual 90, 1991(ix) MOLIT Maintenance Manual for Corrosion Protection of Steel Bridge (2003)
(x) FHWA Hydraulic Engineering Circular No. 18 (about 1988)(x) KISTEC Manual for Bridge LCC Evaluation (2006)
(xi) FHWA “Scour at Bridges,” a technical advisory (1988)(xi) MOLIT Bridge-Tunnel Inspection and Diagnosis (2007)
(xii) FHWA Inspection of Fracture Critical Bridge Members (1986)(xii) KISTEC Know-how of Bridge Inspection: Ordinary Bridge and Cable Bridge (2008)
(xiii) FHWA Bridge Inspector’s Training Manual 70 (1979)(xiii) MOLIT Inspection and Diagnosis Guiding Principle of Details (2009)
(xiv) FHWA Culvert Inspection Manual (about 1979) (xiv) MOLIT Inspection and Diagnosis Guiding Principle of Details Manual (2012)
(xv) FHWA The Bridge Inspector’s Manual for Movable Bridges (1977)
(xvi) FHWA Recording and Coding Guide for the Structure Inventory and Appraisal of the Nation’s Bridges (1972, 1979, 1988, 1991, and 1995)
(xvii) FHWA National Bridge Inspection Standards (1971, 1979, and 1988)
(xviii) Code of Federal Regulations, 23 Highways Part 650, Subpart C—National Bridge Inspection Standards

MOLIT: Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. 2KISTEC: Korea Infrastructure Safety Corporation.