1953 AASHO bridge specifications
1953 AASHO bridge specifications
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Does anybody know where I could find a copy of the 1953 AASHO bridge design specifications?
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RE: 1953 AASHO bridge specifications
If you have something specific to ask i may be able to help as our company keeps a good number of this old references around.
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Qshake
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RE: 1953 AASHO bridge specifications
I am looking for the standard loadings for vertical and horizontal earth pressures on cast in place box culverts under fill. I am thinking that they may be in the range of 120 pcf for the soil density and 35 pcf as a horizontal equivalent fluid density. If you could verify these values it would be helpful.
mtm161
RE: 1953 AASHO bridge specifications
I will be glad to help. I'll take a look when I return to the office on Monday, December 6. Should you need some actual copies of the material for reference please post a fax number. Otherwise I will simply post the information you need in this thread.
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RE: 1953 AASHO bridge specifications
Compacted sand, earth, gravel or ballast 120 lbs/cu. ft.
(a) Loads on Culverts
Earth pressures or load on culverts may be computed ordinarily as the weight of the earth directly above the slab. In order to have the effect of increasing the allowable design dead load stresses 40 percent more than allowed for live load, the effective weight of earth backfill may be taken as 70 percent of its actual weight.
3.2.18 - Earth Pressure
Structures which retain fills shall be proportioned to withstand pressure as given by Rankine's formula; provided, however that no structure be designed for less than an equivalent fluid pressure of 30 pounds per cubic foot.
Other comments are very much like our new specifications:
surcharge 2' of backfill.
For rigid frames one-half the moment caused by earth pressure may be used to reduce the positive moments in the beams, in the top slab or in the top and bottom slab.
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RE: 1953 AASHO bridge specifications
mtm161