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AASHTO LRFD Specification Updates
MnDOT Steel Bridge Design Policy and
Design Example Updates
Global Stability System
Horizontally Curved Bridge Design
AASHTO LRFD
Specification Updates
2004: 3rd Edition of Design Specifications
Significant revisions to Articles 6.10
and 6.11 for flexure of straight steel
girders
AASHTO LRFD
Specification Updates
New Appendices in 3rd Edition Design
Specifications
Appendix A
Allows flexural resistance to be greater than My
for composite/non-composite sections in
negative flexural in straight I-girder bridges
Appendix B
Allows moments redistribution over the pier in
straight I-girder bridges
AASHTO LRFD
Specification Updates
Appendix A or B is not to be used for
curved or box girder bridges.
Appendix B shall also not be used where
o
skew is more than 10 or there are
staggered cross-frames at piers.
Appendix C provides detailed flowcharts for
design process.
Materials
Paint System
Painting of weathering steel will be
considered under the following conditions:
General rules
NSBA Guidelines
1/16 inch increments for thickness up to 1
inch
1/8 inch increments for thickness 1 to 2.5
1/4 inch increments for thickness 2.5 to 4
Minimize number of plate sizes
Flange plates
Web plates
Thickness of Web
(in)
Steel Saved
(LB)
Int. Stiffener
(no.)
3/4
11/16
5200
5/8
+5200
+2
9/16
+5200
+4
Design Considerations
Design Details
For structure stiffness calculation, use
composite sections (steel beam plus deck)
throughout entire bridge.
For stress calculation, use steel beam plus
deck for positive flexure and use steel
beam plus rebar for negative flexure.
Design Considerations
Positive flexure
MnDOT limits flexural resistance up to the
first yield for all straight I-girder bridges.
There is no need to check section
compactness for composite section in
positive moment.
Design Considerations
Negative Flexure
MnDOT does NOT permit use of Appendix
A (negative moment capacity greater than
My) or Appendix B (moment redistribution)
for any bridges including straight I-girder
bridges .
There is no need to check web slenderness
ratio or flange inertia ratio.
Splice Design
Splice Design
Connection design
Connection of Stiffener to
Tension Flange
Curved bridges
Straight bridges
Residual Camber
Residual camber shall be provided with
straight grades and lengths in excess of
100 feet.
Deck Placement
Sequence Guidelines
Background
More deck cracks have occurred recently
on steel bridges.
Deck Placement
Sequence Guidelines
For continuous steel bridges with spans
between 150 and 200 feet:
The 1st pour starts from abutment to about 0.6 point
of first span;
The 2nd pour starts from about 0.6 point of adjacent
span and proceed toward and terminate at end of
previous placement. Repeat this pattern for all
interior spans;
The last pour shall start from end of bridge to the
end of previous placement.
Deck Placement
Sequence Guidelines
The following figure illustrates the deck
placement sequence for a 3 span bridge.
Pour 1
1
Pour 2
Pour 3
2
0.6L1
0.6L2
Deck Placement
Sequence Guidelines
For continuous steel bridges with span lengths
greater than 200 feet
Construction joints at each point of dead load
contraflexure point shall be shown in the deck
placement plan;
Positive moment spans shall be poured prior to
pouring negative moment area;
Longer span between points of contraflexure shall
be placed before shorter adjacent span.
Deck Placement
Sequence Guidelines
The following figure illustrates the deck
placement sequence for a 4 span bridge. The
goal is to minimize upward deflections in
previously placed spans.
4
2
M+
M-
M+
M-
M+
M-
M+
Deck Placement
Sequence Guidelines
During construction, pours can be combined
if a pour rate of 60% of the span length per
hour is maintained;
Positive moment pours in adjacent spans
shall be separated by 72 hours;
For unusual span length configurations,
Bridge Office shall be contacted for addition
information on locations of transverse joints.
Deck Placement
Sequence Guidelines
The camber diagram can be developed
without considering the deck
placement sequence.
Always check beam stresses and
possible uplift at supports based on
deck placement sequence.
Erection Requirements
Erection Requirements
Additional Erection
requirements
Software
Global Stability
Buckling mode
Global Stability
Stiffness requirements
Strength requirements
Global Stability
Reference
Br. 82032
Br. 82032
Br. 82032
Topics
AASHTO LRFD Specifications Updates
MnDOT Steel Bridge Design Policy and
Design Example Updates
Global Stability System
Horizontally Curved Bridge Design
Analysis
Past practice
Present
V-Load
Descus
Straight girder with reduced allowable
BSDI, Descus, MDX, STAAD
Include deck in the analysis if possible
Diaphragms
Connect diaphragm
angle members to
the gusset plate
with welds
B-detail B408 is
being revised
Questions?