Bridge inspection and maintenance services

Bridges are vital to long-term economic growth and development as they support public transportation, facilitate trade, and ensure seamless connectivity. However, structural damage can pose severe risks to users and lead to substantial repair costs, so assurance that bridge maintenance is being conducted correctly and that these assets have a long lifespan is critical.

Regulatory frameworks like DIN 1076 and advancements in monitoring technologies are driving an increasing focus on regular inspections and bridge maintenance for safety and durability. TÜV SÜD’s bridge inspection and maintenance services give you construction quality assurance. We help you to confirm that projects are designed, inspected, and maintained with enhanced safety protocols, as more countries adopt stringent standards for infrastructure safety.

Regular testing, inspection, and maintenance are essential for the longevity of bridges and other civil structures. Construction quality assurance not only helps prevent structural failures and associated liabilities, but also ensures legal compliance with national and international standards, such as DIN 1076.

Structural damage, if undetected, can result in increased repair costs and budget overruns, adding financial strain to infrastructure projects. Large-scale infrastructure projects require a comprehensive, interdisciplinary approach to manage multiple stakeholders, budgets, and timelines.

TÜV SÜD offers a full suite of civil engineering services, from initial advisory to testing and inspection. We give you the assurance that your project has legal certainty, helping you to increase operational availability and boost cost-effectiveness.

We support you at every stage, from initial design to final acceptance.  Our independent, third-party bridge inspection and maintenance services deliver you objective assessment and compliance, backed by accreditation under ISO 17020. Services include bridge inspection and maintenance, engineering structuring maintenance, project management, materials testing, and site inspection.

Our extensive experience and participation in developing global standards support high-quality inspections and advisory services across the infrastructure and real estate sectors. This helps you to maintain single-source control and keep projects on time and within budget.

We provide comprehensive advisory, testing, and inspection services for all types of engineering structures such as bridges, tunnels (road, rail, metro, water etc.), underpasses, culverts, chimneys, supporting structures, noise barriers, and rainwater harvesting systems. Our experts support you in new engineering structure development as well as refurbishment projects.

Our services include:

Advisory

• Drawing up construction plans.
• Structural analysis and structural classification.
• Failure analysis.
• Damage assessment reports.
• Refurbishment proposals and repair recommendations including cost estimates.
• Acceptance / documentation.

Inspection

We conduct regular construction quality assurance inspections throughout all stages of development and refurbishment to ensure structural stability according to international regulations.

• Technical audits.
• Logbook preparation.
• Recording of all engineering structures.
• Primary and secondary inspections.
• Final inspection prior to commissioning.
• Structural review of load-bearing capacity and grouping into load categories.
• Measuring the concrete cover of the reinforcement.
• Concrete inspection and engineering report.
• Classification of engineering structures as per international standards.
• Grouping into military categories in line with STANAG 2021.

Testing

• Chemical and physical testing and analysis of concrete and steel construction materials.
• Destructive and non-destructive structural strength testing.
• Non-destructive testing of steel components, welds, and connecting elements.