February 15, 2017 E I ndiana Bridge Inspection QA/QC Procedures - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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I ndiana Bridge Inspection QA/QC Procedures Discussion Topics  INDOT Quality Assurance Procedures/Scope  Focus Moving Forward/Reference Materials  Review of Changes to the Bridge Inspection Requirements

I ndiana Bridge Inspection QA/QC Procedures Need for QA/QC Procedures?  Federal requirement for QA/QC ♦ 23 CFR 650.313(g) Quality Control and Quality Assurance requires each state to assure that systematic Quality Control (QC) and Quality Assurance (QA) procedures are being used to maintain a high degree of accuracy and consistency in the inspection program  Without QA/QC procedures in place, FHWA would find INDOT non-compliant, NBIS Metric #20  INDOT designated Beam, Longest & Neff (BLN) as Quality Assurance Officer (2011 – Present)

I ndiana Bridge Inspection QA/QC Procedures Goal of QA/QC Procedures?  To Help Ensure: ♦ Accuracy ♦ Consistency ♦ A Quality Product ♦ Public Safety ♦ Maintenance and Repairs ♦ Prioritize Recommended Work ♦ Identify Training Needs

I ndiana Bridge Inspection QA/QC Procedures QA/QC Procedures  review is the Internal Review conducted from within an inspecting agency  Focuses on at-risk bridges  Office and field reviews  Reviewed by Inspection agency – INDOT or Inspection Consultant

I ndiana Bridge Inspection QA/QC Procedures QA/QC Procedures  review is the External Review conducted from outside an inspecting agency  Independent oversight reviews to focus on at-risk bridges  Reviews by INDOT and BLN

I ndiana Bridge Inspection QA/QC Procedures Quality Assurance Procedures  Quality Assurance Reviews ♦ QA/QC Procedures – Part 2 Indiana Bridge Inspection Manual (IBIM) ♦ INDOT  Control Bridge – 2 year cycle ♦ BLN and BFS  Independent Oversight Review  Bridge File Review  County Load Rating Verification Reviews

I ndiana Bridge Inspection QA/QC Procedures Quality Assurance Review Scope and Changes  Quality Assurance Review Scope ♦ All reviews and forms in accordance with QA procedures per IBIM Part 2 ♦ Bridge reviews as selected by INDOT ♦ 24 Bridges chosen for team leaders who did not attend control bridge, per IBIM Part 2, Section 3.2  Changes in Scope ♦ QA form changes, IBIM Part 2, Appendix ♦ Office reviews revised to bridge file reviews ♦ Reviews based on Metric comparison and not a score

I ndiana Bridge Inspection QA/QC Procedures Quality Assurance Review Scope and Changes  Quality Assurance Form ♦ Metric Comparison vs. Scoring

I ndiana Bridge Inspection QA/QC Procedures Independent Oversight Review  Independent review of inspection data and findings for accuracy  Selected bridges based on posting, condition ratings, need for improvements, and Team Leader  Compared QA Officer results to original inspection results and notes  Reviews Conducted on District and Consultant Team Leaders throughout the state

I ndiana Bridge Inspection QA/QC Procedures Bridge File Review  Review of bridge files for accuracy and completeness  Selected bridges by INDOT search of files for known and suspected inaccuracies  Bridge file checked for required items as outlined in the AASHTO Manual for Bridge Evaluation, Section 2  Reviews of County and District bridges

I ndiana Bridge Inspection QA/QC Procedures Load Rating Verification Review  Independent Review of load rating computations for county bridges  Selected bridges based on INDOT query, consultant, team leader, condition ratings, and load posting  QA Officer performed field inspection and load rating  Compared QA Officer load rating to consultant load rating  Results reviewed based on QA form and NBIS Metric 13

I ndiana Bridge Inspection QA/QC Procedures Focus Moving Forward:  Determined from findings from all QA reviews  Based on reoccurrence of similar comments and procedures ♦ Bridge File ♦ Critical Findings ♦ Load Rating ♦ Fracture Critical Reports

I ndiana Bridge Inspection QA/QC Procedures Bridge File Documentation  IBIM Part 1, Section 2.5 and 4.1  Official bridge file is the central database information in BIAS, used to report NBI data and supplemental state information to FHWA  Historic data and updated bridge inspection data  Other attachments, past reports, load rating summary, correspondence, Scour Plan of Action reports, and special reports such as Underwater, Fracture Critical, Special Detail Indiana Bridge Inspection Application System (BIAS): https://indot-it.bentley.com/login.aspx

I ndiana Bridge Inspection QA/QC Procedures Bridge File Documentation / Reports  Note enough deficiencies to provide justification for condition rating.  Verify deficiencies noted are consistent between sketches, comments, and executive summary  Bridge deck rating for adjacent box beam bridge without deck to be based on beam condition not wearing surface condition  Approve bridge data within 60 days of inspection  Use text and abbreviations that are easy to follow

I ndiana Bridge Inspection QA/QC Procedures Critical Findings  Structural or safety related deficiency that requires immediate follow-up inspection or action  IBIM Part 1, Section 5.2 ♦ All bridges - Notification to State Program Manager of critical finding and document finding in BIAS, IBIM 5.2.2 ♦ Documented in BIAS under Maintenance Tab

I ndiana Bridge Inspection QA/QC Procedures Critical Findings  IBIM Part 1, Section 5.2 ♦ Locally owned bridges – Report to ERC and State Bridge Inspection Program Manager ♦ Inspection agency to document action taken in BIAS ♦ Take action in reasonable time ♦ Provide closeout documentation in BIAS to closeout critical finding report

I ndiana Bridge Inspection QA/QC Procedures Load Ratings  IBIM Part 3  When in the Field…… ♦ Take extra time in field to verify structure member sizes, bridge dimensions, and section loss ♦ Document section loss and remaining section ♦ Verify condition at each phase of inspection, including annual inspections

I ndiana Bridge Inspection QA/QC Procedures Load Ratings

I ndiana Bridge Inspection QA/QC Procedures Load Ratings  When in the Office….. ♦ If significant deficiencies or change in condition visible, calculate rating quickly and recommend load posting changes ♦ Verify remaining section or section loss noted matches load rating calculation ♦ Include shear and moment in load rating calculations ♦ Verify load rating calculations or summary are signed and include Load Rating Engineer(LRE) information

I ndiana Bridge Inspection QA/QC Procedures Load Ratings  When in the Bridge File… ♦ Inspection agency to make sure load rating information added to bridge file in BIAS, does not have to include all pages of the calculation ♦ Make sure load rating matches BIAS data, must unapproved initial reports after load rating report approved ♦ Make recommendations for posting changes if needed. Remember to recommend advance posting signs.

I ndiana Bridge Inspection QA/QC Procedures Fracture Critical Reports  IBIM Part 4 ♦ Develop Fracture Critical or Special Detail reports ♦ Providing fatigue categories and ratings for all fracture critical members at connections Although this ♦ Members within 12” member is not Fracture Critical, this of connection portion is within the limits of a fracture critical connection Fracture Critical Member (Tension) Fracture Critical Limits of Fracture Critical Member (Tension) Connection (12”)

I ndiana Bridge Inspection QA/QC Procedures Fracture Critical Reports  IBIM Part 4 ♦ Fracture Critical Reports to provide condition ratings and fatigue categories for floor beams at connections ♦ Need to report section loss ♦ Need to report cracks or holes

I ndiana Bridge Inspection QA/QC Procedures Fracture Critical Reports  Fatigue Details – IBIM Part 4, Appendix B  Sample Report – IBIM Part 4, Appendix A

I ndiana Bridge Inspection QA/QC Procedures Additional Documents for Reference  Indiana Coding Guide – BRAGI  FHWA Bridge Inspector’s Reference Manual http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/bridge/nbis/pubs/nhi12049.pdf  AASHTO Manual for Bridge Evaluation, 2010

I ndiana Bridge Inspection QA/QC Procedures Additional Documents for Reference  Manual for Repair and Retrofit of Fatigue Cracks in Steel Bridges, FHWA-IF-13-020 http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/bridge/steel/pubs/hif13020/hif13020.pdf  AASHTO Manual for Bridge Element Inspection, 1 st Ed.

I ndiana Bridge Inspection QA/QC Procedures Additional Documents for Reference  Quality Control Documentation ♦ IBIM Part 2  NBIS Metrics for the Oversight of the National Bridge Inspection Program https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/bridge/nbip/metrics.pdf

I ndiana Bridge Inspection QA/QC Procedures Changes to Bridge Inspection Requirements Past Year in Review  Bridge Inspection Compliance Month (Memo 15-09) ♦ Counties > 150 bridges, inspection over 2 months (Memo 16-05)  Scour Assessment (Memo 16-01 & 16-13) ♦ To be implemented per INDOT scour compliance schedule ♦ Now available in BIAS  Load Rating Policy (Memo 16-02) ♦ Load Rating updates with AASHTOWare BrR per INDOT compliance schedule