Steel Bridges
Reports
- Bridge Data File Protocols for Interoperability and Life Cycle Management (April, 2016)
- Bridge Information Modeling Standardization (April, 2016)
- Bridge Information Modeling (BrIM) Using Open Parametric Objects (.pdf) (December, 2015)
- Serviceability Limits and Economical Steel Bridge Design (.pdf) (August, 2011)
- Seismic Performance of Steel Plate Girder Bridges with Integral Abutments (.pdf) (August, 2011)
- Computer Integrated Steel Bridge Design and Construction - Expanding Automation - Final Report (.pdf) (April, 2001)
- Steel Bridge Fabrication Scan - Summary Report
Manuals
- Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) for Highway Bridge Superstructures (.pdf) (July, 2016)
- Steel Bridge Design Handbook (December, 2015)
- Manual for Repair and Retrofit of Fatigue Cracks in Steel Bridges (.pdf) (March, 2013)
- Guide for Heat-Straightening of Damaged Steel Bridge Members (09/16/2008)
- High Performance Steel Designers' Guide (04/30/2002)
- Engineering for Structural Stability in Bridge Construction (.pdf) (April, 2015)
- Manual of Refined Analysis (.pdf, 1 mb) (anticipated Spring 2017)
Technical Advisories
- T 5040.4 Design Details - Tie Plate Connections
- T 5140.11 Quality Control and Quality Assurance Inspections on Welded-Steel Fracture-Critical Members
- T 5140.22 Uncoated Weathering Steel in Structures
- T 5140.27 Immediate Inspection of Deck Truss Bridges
- T 5140.29 Load-carrying Capacity Considerations of Gusset Plates in Non-load-path-redundant Steel Truss Bridges
- T 5140.31 Inspection of Gusset Plates Using Non-Destructive Evaluation Technologies
- T 5140.32 Inspection of Fracture Critical Bridges Fabricated from AASHTO M270 Grade 100 (ASTM A514/A517) Steel
- T 5140.4 Tied Arch Bridges
Memos
- Clarification of Requirements for Fracture Critical Members (06/20/2012)
- OSHA's Final Rule on Steel Erection (03/15/2002)
- Partial Payment of Stockpiled Material-Plates and Shapes (03/29/2000)
- Narrow-Gap Electroslag Welding for Bridges (03/20/2002)
- Narrow-Gap Improved Electroslag Welding for Bridges (Demonstration Project DP-102) (12/16/1998)
Seminars and Training
- NHI General
- LRFD of Curved and Skewed Girder Bridges
- Fracture Critical Inspection Techniques for Steel Bridges
Ongoing Research
- Development of Long-Term Bridge Performance Program Protocols for Steel Bridge Coatings (FHWA-PROJ-14-0010)
- Development of Alternate Load Paths Around Blast or Cut Damaged/Destroyed Steel Truss Members (FHWA-PROJ-13-0043)
- Steel Bridge Coatings Topics (FHWA-PROJ-13-0040)
- Field Data Collection of Truck Spray (FHWA-PROJ-13-0039)
- Fracture Resistance of Cold Bent Steel (FHWA-PROJ-13-0038)
Demo Projects
- Demonstration Project 102 Narrow Gap Improved Electroslag Welding for Bridges
- Demonstration Project Heat-Straightening Repair for Damaged Steel Bridges