Cover -- Half-Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. Inspection of Structures: Methodologies -- 1.1. Bridges -- 1.1.1. General information -- 1.1.2. Regulatory documents -- 1.1.3. Human resources -- 1.1.4. Material resources -- 1.1.5. The project file -- 1.1.6. How an inspection is carried out -- 1.1.7. The inspection report -- 1.1.8. Points to look out for -- 1.1.9. Classification example -- 1.2. Structures for the rentention and transportation of liquids -- 1.2.1. General inforamtion -- 1.2.2. Regulatory documents -- 1.2.3. Human resources -- 1.2.4. The material means -- 1.2.5. The project file -- 1.2.6. How the inspection is carried out -- 1.2.7. The inspection report -- 1.2.8 Points to look out for -- 1.3. Storage structures for petroleum products -- 1.3. General information -- 1.3.2. How the inspection is carried out -- 1.3.3. Specificities for this type of structure -- 1.3.4. Points to look out for -- 1.4. Maritime structures -- 1.4.1 General information -- 1.4.2. Principles of the CSV method -- 1.4.3. Determination of the strategic index SI -- 1.4.4. Frequency of visits -- 1.4.5. Defining the priorities -- 1.4.6. Summary of the CSV method -- 1.4.7. Points to look out for -- 1.5. Silos -- 1.5.1. General information -- 1.5.2. Reminder on the regulations for the mechanical operation of silos -- 1.5.3. Principle of inspection -- 1.5.4. Follow-up file -- 1.5.5. Inspection procedure -- 1.5.6. The inspection report -- 1.5.7. Points to look out for -- 1.6. Gantry, metal hanger and high masts -- 1.6.1 General information -- 1.6.2. Principle of inspection -- 1.6.3. The inspection report -- 1.6.4. Points to look out for -- 2. Concept of Resistance of Materials: Application to Reinforced Concrete -- 2.1. General information on reinforced concrete -- 2.2. Concrete material -- 2.2.1. Cement -- 2.2.2. Aggregates.

2.2.3. Mixing water -- 2.2.4. Admixture -- 2.2.5. Mechanical properties of concrete -- 2.2.6. Eurocode 2 provisions for concrete -- 2.3. Steels -- 2.3.1. The mechanical properties of steels -- 2.3.2. Steel-concrete bonding -- 2.4. Concept of strength of materials -- 2.4.1. Compression/traction -- 2.4.2. Pure flexion -- 2.4.3. Shear stress -- 2.4.4. Torsion -- 3. Pathology of Structures -- 3.1. Pathology of concrete structures -- 3.1.1. Cracking -- 3.1.2. The degradation of concrete -- 3.2. The pathology of masonry structures -- 3.2.1. General information -- 3.2.2. Major disorders that may affect masonry -- 3.3. The pathology of composite material structures -- 3.3.1. General information on composite materials -- 3.3.2. Main pathologies of composite materials -- 4. Techniques for Repairing Civil Engineering Works -- 4.1. Repair of concrete structures -- 4.1.1. The glued metal plates technique -- 4.1.2. The technique of glued composite fabrics or plates -- 4.1.3. The technique of additional prestressing -- 4.1.4. The shotcrete technique -- 4.1.5. Repair of superficially degraded concretes -- 4.2. Protection of concrete structure -- 4.2.1. Cathodic protection of reinforcements -- 4.3. Underground recovery -- 4.3.1. Principle of the technique -- 4.3.2. Regulations -- 4.3.3. Principle for sizing of reinforcements -- 4.3.4. Implementation of reinforcements -- 5. Inspection and Maintenance of Structures in the United States: Methodologies -- 5.1. Engineering structures -- 5.1.1. General information -- 5.1.2. Regulations -- 5.1.3. Human resources -- 5.1.4. Material resources -- 5.1.5. The inspection report -- 5.1.6. Points to look out for -- 5.2. Storage structures for petroleum products -- 5.2.1. General information -- 5.2.2. Inspection procedure -- 5.2.3. Points to look out for -- Appendices.

Appendix 1. Examples of Diagnosis on a Drinking Water Storage Structure Based on the CEMAGREF Method -- Appendix 2. Examples of Diagnosis on a Petroleum Products Storage Tank According to the DT 92 Method -- Appendix 3. Examples of Diagnosis of a Marine Structure Using the CETMEF VSC Method -- Appendix 4. Inspection Report "Gantries, Metal Hangers and High Masts" -- Appendix 5. Measuring Equipment -- Appendix 6. Inspections of Bridges -- Bibliography -- Index -- Other titles from iSTE in Civil Engineering and Geomechanics -- EULA.