Inspection of bridges in Austria—Practice and outlook

During the last decades many structures-buildings and bridges-have been erected, many of which have already reached their initial design life demanding high efforts in inspection and maintenance. Due its geographical characteristics the Austrian railroad and street network consists of a high number of bridges, further complicating the task at hand. In course of a research project called AIFIT demands by operators and engineers were listed and future possibilities for more efficient inspection in accordance with current codes were derived.