WG5 Technical Report – Establishment of a quality control plan, on the scope of COST Action TU 1406

Abstract

[Excerpt] This report assimilates and synthesizes the work carried out by COST Action TU1406 - Quality specifications for roadway bridges, standardization at a European level (www.tu1406.eu) in various Working Groups. The objective is thus not to create new information but to highlight and emphasize the key recommendations and guidelines developed in various working groups. The recommendations and guidelines are not prescriptive, but suggestive and allows a diverse range of methodologies already in operation in various bridge networks to align to it. The need for a homogeneous approach for the maintenance and management of road bridges in EU, while acknowledging the disparate processes of such management is key to understanding this report.