Steel Bridge Design Handbook: Limit States

Details

• Creators:
  Mertz, Dennis R.
• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Bridge Technology
• Corporate Contributors:
  HDR Engineering
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Steel bridges
  • Bridge design
  • Limit state design
  • Fatigue (Mechanics)
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA-IF-12-052
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Bridge Technology
• Abstract:
  In the AASHTO 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 constructability, 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.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/49749/dot_49749_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.42 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Federal Highway Administration
• Main Document Checksum:
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