Document Status
Current
Supplement
Civil & Structural Supplement
Series
DMRB: Highway Structures and Bridges
Abstract
Details requirements for non-destructive testing of highways structures, including preliminary work, commissioning, specification and tender requirements, undertaking NDT testing, record keeping, specific structure/method requirements and interpreting results.
History
Highway Structures and Bridges. Inspection and Assessment. Supersedes CS 464 Highway structures and bridges. Inspection and assessment. Non-destructive testing of highways structures (formerly BA 86/06) (HE, 2019) and BA 86/06 Highway structures - inspection and maintenance. Inspection. Advice notes on the non-destructive testing of highway structures (Incorporating amendment No. 1 dated May 2017) (HE, 2006). Design manual for roads and bridges (DMRB). Revision 0 dated Sep 2019 - replaces BA 86/06. Revision 1 dated Mar 2020 - updates references.
Subjects
- Civil engineering, infrastructure and public utilities
- Transport facilities
- Bridges
Publisher History
Highways England (formerly Highways Agency) was transformed into National Highways in 2021. It was responsible for the operation, maintenance and improvement of England's motorways and major A roads. It was an executive non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Department for Transport.