| Title | Steel Bridge Design Handbook: Limit States |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 68071 |
| 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 | 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. |
| 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:42895 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/42895 |
| TRT Terms | Bridge design; Steel bridges; Load limits; Reliability; Handbooks |
| General Subjects | Steel Bridge; Limit States; LRFD; Reliability; Reliability Index; Strength; Service; Fatigue |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| TRIS Online Accession No |
1608588 |
| Contract Number | DTFH6114D00049 |
| Report Number | FHWA-HIF-16-002 - Vol. 10 |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/68000/68000/68071/FHWA-HIF-16-002_-_Vol._10.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |