Civil Engineering Association

The Book "Construction, Maintenance, Restoration and Rehabllltatlon of Highway Bridges" has
been written for the benefit of bridge engineers associated with the construction. maintenance. restoration
and rehabilitation of bridges. The engineering students having a special subject on bridge engineering or
construction technology will also find the book very useful.
The book contains six chapters on bridge construction including durability considerations. two chapters on
bridge inspection and maintenance and seven chapters on failure and restoration of bridges as well as
rehabilitation of distressed bridges. The appendices contain proforma for original bridge report. proforma for
routine inspection and proforma for principal/detailed inspection.
To make the subject easily understandable, sketches have been profusely presented. Moreover. photographs
of actual construction, failure. restoration and rehabilitation of various Indian bridges have been included
in the book. Case studies have been reported for 25 actual bridges which are put to service after either
restoration or rehabilitation or reconstruction when they became unserviceable fully or partly due to failure
of or distress in bridge components. The problems encountered and the solutions adopted for these bridges
will immensely help the departmental engineers. consultants and contractors who might be faced with
similar problems.