Factor of safety
Factor of safety
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After reading AASHTO manual,
What is a standard factor of safety applied to reinforced concrete bridges?
anyone help i was thinking in the area of 3-5?
thanks.
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RE: Factor of safety
If you are using the Standard specs theres ASD & LFD. For example, if you are using Standard Specs - LFD your FS for DL is 1.3 and your FS for Live Load is 2.17.
The best way to determine the reserve capacity is to perform a load rating.
RE: Factor of safety