Table of Contents
Chapter 1 -- Definitions, Notation and Organizations
1.1 -- Introduction
1.2 -- Definitions
1.3 -- Notation
1.4 -- Referenced Organizations
Chapter 2 -- Requirements for Bridges
2.1 -- Introduction
2.2 -- Functional Considerations
2.3 -- Esthetic Considerations
2.4 -- Economic Considerations
2.5 -- Bridge Types
2.6 -- Construction and Erection Considerations
2.7 -- Legal Considerations
Chapter 3 -- Materials
3.1 -- Introduction
3.2 -- Materials
3.3 -- Properties
3.4 -- Standard Specifications and Practices
Chapter 4 -- Construction Considerations
4.1 -- Introduction
4.2 -- Restrictions
4.3 -- Goals
4.4 -- Planning
4.5 -- Site Characteristics
4.6 -- Environmental restrictions
4.7 -- Maintenance of Traffic
4.8 -- Project Needs
4.9 -- Design of Details
4.10 -- Selection of Structure Type
4.11 -- Construction Problems
4.12 -- Alternate designs
4.13 -- Conclusions
Chapter 5 -- Loads and load combinations
5.1 -- Introduction
5.2 -- Dead Loads
5.3 -- Construction, Handling and Erection Loads
5.4 -- Deformation Effects
5.5 -- Environmental Loads
5.6 -- Pedestrian Bridge Live Loads
5.7 -- Highway Bridge Live Loads
5.8 -- Railroad Bridge Live Loads
5.9 -- Rail Transit Bridge Live Loads
5.10 -- Airport Runway Bridge Loads
5.11 -- Pipeline and Conveyor Bridge Loads
5.12 -- Load Combinations
Chapter 6 -- Preliminary Design
6.1 -- Introduction
6.2 -- Factors to be Considered
6.3 -- High priority items
6.4 -- Structure Types
6.5 -- Superstructure initial section proportioning
6.6 -- Abutments
6.7 -- Piers and bents
6.8 -- Appurtenances and details
6.9 -- Finishes
Chapter 7 -- Strength Design
7.1 -- Introduction
7.2 -- Considerations for Analysis, Design, and Review
7.3 -- Strength Requirements
Chapter 8 -- Service Load Analysis and Design
8.1 -- Basic Assumptions
8.2 -- Serviceability Requirements
8.3 -- Fatigue of Materials
8.4 -- Distribution of Reinforcement in Flexural Members
8.5 -- Control of Deflections
8.6 -- Permissible Stresses for Prestressed Flexural Members
8.7 -- Service Load Design
8.8 -- Thermal Effects
Chapter 9 -- Prestressed Concrete
9.1 -- Introduction
9.2 -- General Design Considerations
9.3 -- Basic Assumptions
9.4 -- Flexure, Shear
9.5 -- Permissinble Stresses
9.6 -- Prestress Loss
9.7 -- Combined Tension and Bending
9.8 -- Combined Compression and Bending
9.9 -- Combination of Prestressed and Non-Prestressed Reinforcement -- Partial Prestressing
9.10 -- Composite Structures
9.11 -- Crack Control
9.12 -- Reptitive Loads
9.13 -- End Regions and Laminar Cracking
9.14 -- Continuity
9.15 -- Torsion
9.16 -- Cover and Spacing of Prestressing Steel
9.17 -- Unbonded Tendons
9.18 -- Embedment of Pretensioning strands
9.19 -- Concrete
9.20 -- Joints and Bearings for Precast Members
9.21 -- Curved box girders
Chapter 10 -- Superstructure Systems and Elements
10.1 -- Introduction
10.2 -- Superstructure Structural Types
10.3 -- Methods of Superstrcture Analysis
10.4 -- Design of Deck Slabs
10.5 -- Distribution of Loads to Beams
10.6 -- Skew Bridges
Chapter 11 -- Substructure Systems and Elements
11.1 -- Introduction
11.2 -- Bearings
11.3 -- Foundations
11.4 -- Hydraulic Requirements
11.5 -- Abutments
11.6 -- Piers
11.7 -- Pier Protection
Chapter 12 -- Precast Concrete
12.1 -- Introduction
12.2 -- Precast concrete superstructure elements
12.3 -- Segmental construction
12.4 -- Precast concrete substructures
12.5 -- Design
12.6 -- Construction
Chapter 13 -- Details of Reinforcement for Design and Construction
13.1 -- General
13.2 -- Development and Splices of Reinforcement
13.3 -- Lateral Reinforcement for Compression Members
13.4 -- Lateral Reinforcement for Flexural Members
13.5 -- Shrinkage and Temperature Reinforcement
13.6 -- Standard Hooks and Minimum Bend Diameters
13.7 -- Spacing of Reinforcement
13.8 -- Concrete Protection for Reinforcement
13.9 -- Fabrication
13.10 -- Surface Conditions of Reinforcement
13.11 -- Placing Reinforcement
13.12 -- Special Details for Columns