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Mark P. Rossow, Ph.D, PE Retired
The Federal Highway Administration’s Bridge Inspector’s Reference Manual (BIRM) is a comprehensive manual on programs, procedures, and techniques for inspecting and evaluating a variety of in-service highway bridges. BIRM serves as the basis of a comprehensive National Highway Institute training program in bridge-safety inspection. The present course is based on BIRM’s Chapter 3, Basic Bridge Terminology, and Chapter 5, Bridge Mechanics, and discusses 1) major bridge components and elements; 2) characteristics of decks, superstructures, and substructures; 3) bridge response to loadings; 4) bridge design methods, ratings, and span classifications; 5) redundancy in bridge design; and 6) bridge foundations.
This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of the course materials.
NY PE & PLS: You must choose courses that are technical in nature or related to matters of laws and ethics contributing to the health and welfare of the public. NY Board does not accept courses related to office management, risk management, leadership, marketing, accounting, financial planning, real estate, and basic CAD. Specific course topics that are on the borderline and are not acceptable by the NY Board have been noted under the course description on our website.