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Structural Bridge Design Guidelines/Examples/Textbooks
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Structural Bridge Design Guidelines/Examples/Textbooks

Structural Bridge Design Guidelines/Examples/Textbooks

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Hello, I am looking for a really good text book or design manual with examples for highway bridges (LRFD preferably).  I ve been designing buildings for over 10 years now, from low rise to highrise buildings, and small private bridges... but the actual economy is affecting considerably the buiding industry.  I want to diversify my services and start designing highway bridges for DOT.  Thanks.

RE: Structural Bridge Design Guidelines/Examples/Textbooks

I would google Highway Design Manuals - there are so many of the DOT manuals on the net that are freely downloadable.  Depending on substructure or superstructure - they will be both in LRFD.  For the substructure, sadly, thanks to FHWA.  Still can't be convinced that the LRFD is necessary in the foundation design - especially since they calibrate it to the traditional anyway.

RE: Structural Bridge Design Guidelines/Examples/Textbooks

Contemporary Texts include:

Bridge Engineering by Tonias,
Bridge Design by Xanthakos,
Modern Concrete Bridge Design by Heins

Industry References:
PCI Design of Concrete Highway Bridges,
AISC Design of Steel Highway Structures,
FHWA Bridge design examples (superstructure and substructure) - just search for the FHWA bridge design examples or go to the FHWA website and look around.
Structural Steel Designers Handbook - Merritt and Brockenbrough
Structural Engineer's Handbook, gaylord and gaylord.

and as BigH pointed out many DOT's have examples, part and parcel, on their websites.

 

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