BDI Documentation and Product Support

General BDI Documentation

Information on our testing and analysis procedures.

Bridge Testing and Load Ratings by BDI: Overview
A brief outline of the procedures BDI uses for bridge load testing.
Bridge Diagnostics, Inc. Company Background
A brief outline of our testing experience.
Highway Bridge Load Rating Procedures
An outline of the steps used for developing accurate load ratings.
The BDI Integrated Approach to Load Rating
A very detailed discussion of how BDI collects field data and then uses it for calibrating analytical models.
Load Testing County Bridges
A brief discription of how typical short- and medium-span bridges are tested and load rated.
Bridge Load Rating Using Physical Testing:
A paper written by researchers at Iowa State University illustrating the use of the Integrated Approach for bridge rating.
Long Term Live Load Monitoring: A Brief Discussion:
An outline of different types of Health Monitoring Systems that are available and some things to think about before implementation.
Pre-Test Questions
A list of questions for the customer to respond to prior to BDI running a load test.
Field Support Required for Bridge Load Test
A detailed list of items that will need to be arranged for by the customer.

Actual reports from projects on all types of structures that BDI has completed in recent years.

User’s manuals and other technical information for BDI Products.