STRENGTH AND SERVICEABILITY CRITERIA. REINFORCED CONCRETE BRIDGE MEMBERS. ULTIMATE DESIGN
THIS MANUAL IS DESIGNED TO BE USED IN CONNECTION WITH THE STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS FOR HIGHWAY BRIDGES /AASHO/, ADOPTED IN 1961. IT HAS BEEN COMPILED TO ASSIST BRIDGE ENGINEERS CONCERNED WITH THE PROPORTIONING OF CONCRETE MEMBERS FOR CONDITIONS OF ULTIMATE LOADING. THE EMPHASIS IS PLACED ON DESIGN METHODS FOR REINFORCED CONCRETE MEMBERS WHOSE BEHAVIOR IS LIMITED BY THE ULTIMATE STAGE OF BEHAVIOR AT ULTIMATE LOADING. WHEN THE SAFETY LIMITS OF THE MATERIALS ARE CONSIDERED, THE ULTIMATE DESIGN METHOD PRODUCES SUPERIOR ECONOMY OVER THE WORKING STRESS DESIGN METHOD. /AUTHOR/
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Corporate Authors:
Government Printing Office
Superintendent of Documents
Washington, DC United States 20402-9325Bureau of Public Roads /US
400 7th Street, SW
Washington, DC United States 20590 -
Authors:
- Erickson, E L
- Paulet, E G
- Publication Date: 1966
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Breaking loads; Bridge members; Highway bridges; Reinforced concrete; Serviceability; Strength of materials; Ultimate load design
- Uncontrolled Terms: Criteria
- Old TRIS Terms: Ultimate design method
- Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Highways;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00207723
- Record Type: Publication
- Report/Paper Numbers: 81 pp
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Jan 9 1994 12:00AM