Title: Designing Timber Bridge Superstructures: A Comparison of US and Canadian Bridge Codes
Abstract: Several changes relating to timber bridges have been incorporated into the AASHTO-LRFD Bridge Design Specifications recently. In addition, the Federal Highway Administration is strongly encouraging an LRFD-based design approach for all new bridges in the United States. The Bridge Design Code in Canada was one of the first to adopt the limit states design philosophy, doing so many years ago. This paper presents an overview of the United States and Canadian bridge design codes, highlighting similarities and differences that relate to the design of timber bridges.
Publication Year: 2008
Publication Date: 2008-10-14
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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