Inspections & condition
SNBI-ready forms, element ratings, defects, multi-stage approval and automatic condition updates.
Infrastructure
Bridge management software, from element-level inspection to capital plan
Mintema is bridge inspection and bridge asset management software. Record every bridge down to its bearings and joints, inspect each element against SNBI condition states, and let approved results drive status, load restrictions, repairs and the renewal budget.
The challenge
One score per bridge hides the problem that matters.
Bearings, joints and decks age at different speeds. When evidence sits in separate files, one rating hides the element that is actually failing.
Typical assets in scope
Decks and superstructureGirders and cross-beamsBearingsExpansion jointsPiers and abutmentsFoundations and scourParapets and barriersDrainageApproach slabs
What the operation requires
- AASHTO SNBI field mapping
- Element condition states C1-C4
- NBI-style rating scales
- Scour criticality and hazard levels
- Underwater and post-event checklists
- Load restriction evidence
Built in Mintema
How bridge inspection and management is configured, step by step
Every part below is configured in the platform without code: the asset type, its structure, the inspection form and scoring, the work, the sensors and the dashboards. Click a step, or let it play.
Step 1 of 6
Asset type: Bridge
The ready SNBI bridge type, with identification, location, structure, operations, financial and risk sections.
- Sector
- Infrastructure
- Built with
- Ready, standards-based type
- Numbering
- Automatic, per type
Typical fields
- SNBI items
- Structure type
- Spans and length
- AADT
- Seismic zone
- Scour criticality
Step 2 of 6
Break it down to components
Superstructure, span, girder and bearing, created from a component template in one step.
- Depth
- Unlimited
- Templates
- One click per model
- Condition
- Per component
Typical levels
- Superstructure
- Span 01 ... 04
- Girders
- Bearings
- Expansion joints
- Substructure
Step 3 of 6
Principal inspection
Each element gets its quantity split across C1-C4, defects with measurements and photos, and an inspector signature.
- Scoring
- Condition states C1-C4 by quantity
- Approval
- Multi-stage, e-signature
- On approval
- Condition updated
Form blocks
- NBI rating scale
- Element quantities
- Defects and photos
- Scour checklist
- Recommendations
- Signatures
Step 4 of 6
Work that follows the finding
A C3 joint becomes a corrective work order; deck rehabilitation runs as capital work against a BOQ.
- Workflow
- Stage-driven, per type
- Crew
- Recommended by skill
- Cost
- Posted to the asset
Work order types
- Corrective
- Inspection follow-up
- Rehabilitation (CAPEX)
- Emergency
Step 5 of 6
Live data and automation
Tilt meters on bearings and crack gauges on girders post readings to the component they measure.
- Ingestion
- HTTPS JSON or MQTT
- Example rule
- Tilt above 0.72° → Critical broadcast + email to structures
- Response
- Notify, email, broadcast
Typical readings
- Tilt
- Crack width
- Strain
- Water level
Step 6 of 6
Decisions from the same data
Condition overview, critical defects, inspection compliance, SNBI/SNTI reporting and the capital plan.
- Ready dashboards
- 30
- Reports
- 40 built in, plus a designer
- AI assistant
- Ask in plain language
Dashboards used
- Condition overview
- Critical defects
- Inspection compliance
- Capital plan
- Risk heat map
Illustrative configuration on sample data. Your fields, forms, scales and workflows are designed with your team.
What you use
The modules behind this use case
One platform and one data model, so the inspection, the work order, the spare part, the sensor and the dashboard all refer to the same asset.
Asset register
Bridge, spans and elements as one record with condition, health and cost.
GIS & 3D
The network on a map and each bridge in 3D, coloured by element condition.
Work orders
Repairs from defects, rehabilitation against a BOQ, costs posted to the bridge.
Structural monitoring
Sensors installed on the elements they measure, with threshold rules.
Capital planning
Priority score from risk, condition gap, traffic and urgent defects.
Business value
What it is worth to the organisation
The value is measured in fewer failures, less wasted effort, lower risk and better use of budget.
How it usually works
With Mintema
01Condition
One score per bridge.
Quantities in C1-C4 per element.
02Reports
Word documents assembled after the visit.
Printed report generated from approved data.
03Restrictions
Decided in a meeting, recorded in a letter.
Applied through the state engine and on the map.
04Budget
Based on the loudest request.
Ranked by risk and condition.
FAQ
Bridge inspection & management, answered
Have a question that is specific to your organisation? A solution engineer will answer it against your own assets, processes and data.
Bridge management software keeps the bridge inventory, inspections, defects, load ratings, repairs and renewal plans in one system, so decisions about restrictions and budgets are based on current, element-level evidence.
Yes. The bridge type carries SNBI field mapping, and inspections rate elements with condition states. Other national regimes are configured as inspection types.
Routine, principal, underwater, special and post-event inspections, each with its own form, element quantities by condition state, defects with measurements and photos, a scour checklist and an inspector signature.
Yes. Underwater, post-event and special inspections are separate types with their own forms, checklists and approval chains.
On approval, the state engine updates the element status and condition, impact rules mark the span and route as affected, and a follow-up work order can be raised.
Load restrictions, rating evidence, scour criticality and hazard levels are held on the bridge record and linked to the inspection that supports them, so restrictions can be applied and traced.
Yes. Tilt meters, crack gauges, strain and water-level sensors post readings to the element they measure, and threshold rules raise alerts and inspections.
The capital plan ranks bridges by risk, condition gap, traffic and urgent defects, so the renewal budget goes to the structures that need it most.
Yes. Upload a DXF drawing, link its layers to the elements and colour the model by condition, defects or status.
A WORKING SESSION
Bridge inspection & management,
Bridge inspection & management,
configured live.
We will configure this use case on sample data during the call: the asset type, an inspection form with its scoring, a work order type and a rule.