Simplified LRFD Bridge Design
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Simplified LRFD Bridge Design

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  2. English
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Simplified LRFD Bridge Design

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Developed to comply with the fifth edition of the AASHTO LFRD Bridge Design Specifications [2010]--Simplified LRFD Bridge Design is "How To" use the Specifications book. Most engineering books utilize traditional deductive practices, beginning with in-depth theories and progressing to the application of theories. The inductive method in the book us

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3
LRFD 
Method 
of 
Bridge 
Design
Effects 
of 
loads 
must 
be 
less 
than 
or 
equal 
to 
the 
resistance 
of 
a 
member 
(or 
its 
components), 
or 
Ργ
Q 
≤ 
ÎŚ
R
n
= 
R
r
A 
Art. 
1.3.2
ΣΡ
i
Îł
i
Q
i
≤ 
ϕ
R
n
.
A 
Eq. 
1.3.2.1-1
For 
loads 
for 
which 
a 
maximum 
value 
of 
Îł
i
is 
appropriate,
Ρ
i
= 
Ρ
D
Ρ
R
Ρ
l 
≥ 
0.95
A 
Eq. 
1.3.2.1-2
For 
loads 
for 
which 
a 
minimum 
value 
of 
Îł
i
is 
appropriate,
Ρ
Ρ
Ρ
Ρ
i
D
R
l
=
≤
1
1
0
.
A 
Eq. 
1.3.2.1-3
Load 
Combinations 
and 
Load 
Factors
Please 
see 
Tables 1.1 
(
A 
Tbl. 
3.4.1-1
) 
and 
1.2 
(
A 
Tbl. 
3.4.1-2
), 
which 
show 
the 
load 
factors 
for 
various 
load 
combinations 
and 
permanent 
loads.
Loads 
and 
Load 
Designation
A 
Art. 
3.3.2
The 
following 
permanent 
and 
transient 
loads 
and 
forces 
shall 
be 
considered 
in 
bridge 
design:
Permanent 
Loads
CR 
= 
force 
effects 
due 
to 
creep
DD 
= 
downdrag 
force
DC 
= 
dead 
load 
of 
structural 
components 
and 
nonstructural 
attachments
DW 
= 
dead 
load 
of 
wearing 
surfaces 
and 
utilities
EH 
= 
horizontal 
earth 
pressure 
load

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Contents
  3. List of Figures
  4. List of Tables
  5. Preface
  6. Acknowledgments
  7. Introduction
  8. Editors
  9. Contributors
  10. Nomenclature
  11. Chapter 1 - LRFD Method of Bridge Design
  12. Chapter 2 - Design Examples
  13. Chapter 3 - Practice Problems
  14. Appendix A: Distribution of Live Loads per Lane for Moment in Interior Beams: (AASHTO Table 4.6.2.2.2b-1)
  15. Appendix B: Distribution of Live Loads per Lane for Moment in Exterior Longitudinal Beams: (AASHTO Table 4.6.2.2.2d-1)
  16. Appendix C: Distribution of Live Load per Lane for Shear in Interior Beams: (AASHTO Table 4.6.2.2.3a-1)
  17. Appendix D: Distribution of Live Load per Lane for Shear in Exterior Beams: (AASHTO Table 4.6.2.2.3b-1)
  18. Appendix E: U.S. Customary Units and Their SI Equivalents
  19. References
  20. Back Cover

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