NHI-130081 LRFD for Highway Bridge Superstructures Workshop
01/09/2017
This updated course describes Load and Resistance Factor Design
(LRFD) for steel and concrete highway bridge superstructures. It
provides a combination of instructor-led discussions and workshop
exercises. The course also includes LRFD theory applied to design
examples and illustrates step-by-step LRFD design procedures. The
curriculum follows the AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications, 7th
Edition, 2014 (AASHTO LRFD), including the approved 2015 Interims. The
training includes the extensive use of student exercises and example
problems to demonstrate overall design, detailing, and construction
principles addressed in the reference materials. It affords hands-on
experience in LRFD design and detailing of highway bridge
superstructures. The curriculum materials are comprised of a
comprehensive reference manual (FHWA Publication No. FHWA-NHI-15-047),
lecture and workshop exercises intended to promote or enhance a working
knowledge of AASHTO LRFD, and a participant workbook for lecture notes
and exercises.
The curriculum includes the following major topics:
- Generals superstructure design considerations
- Preliminary design concepts for steel I-girder superstructures
- Steel I-girder design
- Preliminary design concepts for prestressed concrete superstructures
- Prestressed concrete I-girder design
- Spliced prestressed concrete girder bridges
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