| Title | Steel Bridge Design Handbook: Redundancy |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 68069 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Mertz, Dennis R. |
| Corporate Creator | United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Bridges and Structures |
| Corporate Contributor |
HDR, Inc. |
| Publisher | United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Bridges and Structures |
| Publication Date | 20151201 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | Redundancy is “the quality of a bridge that enables it to perform its design function in a damaged state” and it is considered a desired characteristic of good design. The consideration of redundancy affects the design, fabrication and in-service inspection of steel bridge members especially when they are classified as fracture critical member (a steel tension member whose failure would probably cause collapse). This module provides engineers with an explanation of redundancy and how it affects the design, fabrication, inspection, and management of steel girder bridges. |
| Public Note | 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. |
| Rosap ID | dot:42893 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/42893 |
| TRT Terms | Bridge design; Steel bridges; Redundancy; Handbooks |
| General Subjects | Steel Bridge; Redundancy; Fracture Critical; Load Path Redundancy; Structural Redundancy; Internal Redundancy |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| TRIS Online Accession No |
1608560 |
| Contract Number | DTFH6114D00049 |
| Report Number | FHWA-HIF-16-002 - Vol. 9 |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/68000/68000/68069/FHWA-HIF-16-002_-_Vol._9.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |