Engineering Structures and Bridge Services
Maintain the safety and reliability of new and existing infrastructure
Infrastructure projects such as bridges and other engineering structures represent major investments in long-term economic development. Ensuring the safety and long lifespan of infrastructure projects is a critical concern for government and transport authorities, developers and contractors. Structural damage may not be detected until it progresses to an advanced stage, leading to higher repair costs or serious risks to users.
TÜV SÜD offers a full suite of civil engineering services that increases operational availability, boosts cost effectiveness and assures legal certainty of your project. We support you at every stage, from initial design to final acceptance and maintenance – including bridge maintenance and engineering structuring maintenance; with project management, materials testing, site inspection and other services.
Our Services
Expert services
- 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
Your benefits at a glance
- Deliver projects on time - with single-source control enabled by our interdisciplinary support and project management services.
- Reduce cost - through our expertise in identifying repair needs and making restoration recommendations with cost efficiency in mind.
- Gain legal certainty - depth familiarity with national and international directives and standards, and knowledge of technical directives, rules and regulations, and standards.
- Benefit from complete building system solutions - with our one-stop solutions covering technical assessment, quality assurance, testing and project management throughout the project lifecycle.