Bridge Inspector
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Inspects railroad bridges, trestles, culverts, and waterways
to detect damage or wear and to ensure structures conform to
safety regulations, building codes, and railroad engineering
specifications: Inspects waterways to determine need for
cleaning, straightening, or enlargement. Inpsects masonry in
tunnels, culverts, and waterways to detect cracks in concrete or
signs of settlement. Verifies alignment of bridge with road
track, usnig levels and similar gauging instruments.
Observes
installation of guardrails on bridges to ensure construction
according to specifications. Inspects fire protection equipment,
such as fire alarms, sprinkelr systems, and water barrels, on
bridges and in tunnels. Determines need for repainting
structures to prevent rust or excessive weathering.
Measures
clearance between bridges and roads to ensure sufficient
clearance for passage of vehicles, in accrodance with local
building codes and specifications. Inspects piles, posts, and
tibmers to determine if decayed, split, or crooked. Strikes
wooden supports with hammer and listens for sounds indicating
dceay. Inspects bolts and rivets at joints of floor beams,
stringers, and panel pionts to ensure they are securely
fastened. Inspects steel girders to detcet buckling. Inspects
drainage sytsems to detect obstructions. Inspects inside of
tunnels to detect excessive vegetatoin growth. Prepares reports
of findings, noting location and type of structure, defect, and
extent of damage.
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Bridge Inspector
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