This European Standard applies to the inspection and maintenance of bearings designed in accordance with EN 1337 -1, when used in the construction of bridges or structures requiring similar bearing systems. It presupposes the existence of guidelines for the regular inspection of the whole structure during its service life.
It may also be used as appropriate for the inspection and maintenance of bearings designed and/or installed before the introduction of this European Standard.
This European Standard specifies the aspects of each type of bearing that stlall be inspected and recorded. It does not specify permissible values. For these reference shall be made to the relevant parts of this European Standard and to the drawings and design calculations for the bearing and the structure.
This document (EN 1337-10:2003) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN fTC 167 "Structural bearings", the secretariat of which is held by UNL.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by January 2004, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by January 2004.
The entire European Standard EN 1337 consists of 11 Parts listed here below:
Part 1 General design rules
Part 2 Sliding elements
Part 3 Elastomeric bearings
Part 4 Roller bearings
Part 5 Pot bearings
Part 6 Rocker bearings
Part 7 Spherical and cylindrical PTFE bearings
Part 8 Guide bearings and restraint bearings
Part 9 Protection
Part 10 Inspection and maintenance
Part 11 Transport, storage and installation
