PSI - Issue 5

J.A. Álvarez et al. / Procedia Structural Integrity 5 (2017) 55–62 Author name / Structural Integrity Procedia 00 (2017) 000 – 000

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Fig. 2. Left: Bridge during inspection tasks; right: strands conforming one of the bridge's tendons during an inspection.

Fig. 3.Fracture surfaces of two of the broken wires detected during maintenance inspection of the bridge.

Fig. 4. Computerised Axil Tomography (ACT) image of a wire close to the fracture surface. Loss of material due to corrosion can be observed.