Any Canadian CSA s6 bridge code design examples ?

[Bridge_Man]

Hi

Does anyone have any design examples for the CSA S6 bridge code (canadian code)

Thanks in advance

 

[bridgebuster]

Bridge Man - the CPCI has a free design manual with examples.

 

[Bridge_Man]

Bridgebuster,

Thanks Man, but the CSA S6 is for bridges in specific and I was kind of hoping to find some steel design examples in it.

Much appreciated

 

[cooperDBM]

CISC sells design modules (#4 & 5) with examples for about $100 each.

https://www.cisc-icca.ca/cisc-design-modules-4-and-5-straight-and-curved-steel-girder-bridges/

 

[bridgebuster]

The National Steel Bridge Alliance & Federal Highway Administration developed steel bridge examples.They’re free. I can’t imagine AASHTO is vastly different from the CSA, except you folks up north use that weird measurement system.

 

[AS_PEng]

A lot of the CSA code is actually "borrowed" from ASHTO.

 

[Bridge_Man]

Very true guys, am actually an AASHTO / AISC user in the US and as I started using the CSA codes am seeing the resemblance

 

[bridgebuster]

That's interesting. 20 years ago I took a week long course on AASHTO LRFD - talk about agony - one instructor said AASHTO "borrowed" a lot from the Ontario Ministry of Transportation Code.

I have the CSA code but never studied it in depth. The CPCI Bridge Manual and the PCI Bridge Manual virtually look alike, except for the units.