aashto bridge design manual

PREFACE To reflect the findings in research, new products or changes in design concepts, revised portions of the manual, or addendum, will be issued to maintain a current Bridge Design Manual. The agency or its representative using this manual is responsible for compliance with not only the Manual but any addendums. The Office of Structural Engineering offers a web page, the Manual and addenda at: http://www.dot.state.oh.us/se/ Any comments or suggestions you may have to better the manual should be addressed to the Ohio Department of Transportation, Office of Structural Engineering, 1980 W. Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio 43223. In this manual “Department” shall refer to the “Office of Structural Engineering” or “its representatives” including any district office production Administrator responsible for plan review or any consultant contracted by the Department to perform bridge plan review. Where the “Office of Structural Engineering” is specifically referenced in the manual only the ODOT Office of Structural Engineering shall be the governing authority. The user of this manual (i.e. Consulting engineers, ODOT District Personnel, County and other governmental agencies) will be referred to as the “Design Agency”. The owner of the project will be referred to as the “Appointing Authority”.

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AASHTO Bridge Design Manual

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PREFACE

To reflect the findings in research, new products or changes in design concepts, revised portions ofthe manual, or addendum, will be issued to maintain a current Bridge Design Manual. The agencyor its representative using this manual is responsible for compliance with not only the Manual butany addendums.

The Office of Structural Engineering offers a web page, the Manual and addenda at:

http://www.dot.state.oh.us/se/

Any comments or suggestions you may have to better the manual should be addressed to the OhioDepartment of Transportation, Office of Structural Engineering, 1980 W. Broad Street, Columbus,Ohio 43223.

In this manual Department shall refer to the Office of Structural Engineering or itsrepresentatives including any district office production Administrator responsible for plan reviewor any consultant contracted by the Department to perform bridge plan review. Where the Officeof Structural Engineering is specifically referenced in the manual only the ODOT Office ofStructural Engineering shall be the governing authority. The user of this manual (i.e. Consultingengineers, ODOT District Personnel, County and other governmental agencies) will be referred toas the Design Agency. The owner of the project will be referred to as the Appointing Authority.
AASHTO American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials

ADT Average Daily Traffic

ADTT Average Daily Truck Traffic

AISC American Institute of Steel Construction

AREMA American Railway Engineering And Maintenance-of-way Association

ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials

AWS American Welding Society

CMS Construction and Materials Specifications

CVN Charpy V-Notch

FHWA Federal Highway Administration

IZEU Inorganic Zinc Epoxy Urethane

OZEU Organic Zinc Epoxy Urethane

MSE Mechanically Stabilized Earth

NCHRP National Cooperative Highway Research Program

NDT Non Destructive Testing

NFIP National Flood Insurance Program

ODOT Ohio Department of Transportation

OZEU Organic Zinc Epoxy Urethane

USGS United States Geological Survey