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Environment (the environment interacting
the Bridge shall be protected) and
Aesthetics (the standard of appearance shall
be acceptable and comply with the intentions
of the design).
5.1 Scope of Inspections
An Inspection programme has been established to
fulfill the requirements of the maintenance strategy.
The data from the SHMS (Structural Health
Monitoring System), SCADA (Supervisory Control and
Data Acquisition) system and other sub-control
systems (such as the dehumidifation system) are used
to make assessment and optimize the required
maintenance and comprise of following:
Visual inspection (routine, maintenance and
principal inspections)
Testing on site, destructive and non-
destructive methods (maintenance and
special inspections)
Monitoring systems (SHMS, SCADA, sub
control systems of e.g. dehumidification, light
etc.).
5.2 Routine Inspection and Maintenance
Routine inspection comprises a defined programme
for continuous, on a routine basis, inspection of the
state of the bridge, so that the bridge continues to be
safe, functional, fully operational and structurally safe
under traffic. Routine inspections also sh