Visual inspection in evaluation of bridge condition

Vizualni pregled je glavno pomagalo za ocjenjivanje stanja mostova, stoga ima presudan utjecaj na planiranje radova izvanrednog održavanja. U Hrvatskim cestama je početkom 2012. godine provedeno istraživanje s ciljem postizanja ujednačenosti pri ocjenjivanju mostova. Inženjeri za mostove ocijenili su određeni skup građevina, a potom su rezultati analizirani metodama matematičke statistike. Dobiveni rezultati upućuju na slabosti postojećeg sustava ocjenjivanja, a s provedenim istraživanjem stvorena je podloga za unaprjeđenje pomagala za gospodarenje, priručnika i postupaka za preglede mostova.Given that visual inspection is vital when evaluating the condition of bridges, it plays a crucial role in planning the special maintenance works. At the beginning of 2012, a research was conducted in HAC (Croatian Highways) aiming to standardize evaluation of bridges. The bridge engineers had assessed a certain group of buildings, and their results were afterwards analysed using the mathematical statistics methods. The obtained results showed weaknesses in the existing evaluation system, and the conducted research created a base for improving aides for management, handbooks and procedures for bridge inspection