Steel Bridge Design Handbook: Limit States

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• Creators:
  Mertz, Dennis R.
• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Bridges and Structures
• Corporate Contributors:
  HDR, Inc.
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Bridge design
  • Steel bridges
  • Load limits
  • Reliability
  • Handbooks
  • Steel Bridge
  • Limit States
  • LRFD
  • Reliability
  • Reliability Index
  More +
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA-HIF-16-002 - Vol. 10
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Final Report
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Bridges and Structures
• Abstract:
  In the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) Bridge Design Specifications, a limit state is defined as “a condition beyond which the bridge or component ceases to satisfy the provisions for which it was designed.” Bridges designed using the limit-states philosophy of the LRFD Specifications must satisfy “specified limit states to achieve the objectives of constructibility, safety and serviceability.” These objectives are met through the strength, service, fatigue-and-fracture and extreme-event limit states. This module provides bridge engineers with the background regarding the development and use of the various limit states contained in the LRFD Specifications.
• Content Notes:
  The previous version of this Handbook was published as FHWA-IF-12-052 and was developed to be current with the AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications, 5th Edition with the 2010 Interims. FHWA-HIF-16-002 was updated in 2015 by HDR, Inc., to be current with the AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications, 7th Edition.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  DTFH6114D00049
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/42895/dot_42895_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.44 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Federal Highway Administration
• Main Document Checksum:
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