NEW DESIGN RULES FOR STRUCTURAL STEEL WORKS FOR ROAD BRIDGES IN AUSTRALIA

The NAASRA design specification for road bridges in Australia has recently been completely revised. The authors were members of a NAASRA sub-committee which was reponsible for revising the design rules for steel bridges, including those with composite steel and concrete superstructures. The new rules are contained in section 7 of the revised (1975) NAASRA bridge design specification, and cover the design of structural steelwork in road bridges of the type commonly built throughout Australia at present. This paper gives some of the fundamental concepts adopted by the sub-committee, the origins of various rules and the reasons for including them. Comparisons are also made with the equivalent design rules for buildings contained in as 1250 SAA steel structures code. /TRRL/

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Paper presented at the 2nd Conference of Steel Developments. Sponsored by Australian Institute of Steel Construction in conjunction with Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, May 23-27, 1977.
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• Authors:
  • Smith, A R
  • Wilson, A J
• Publication Date: 1977

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 40-46
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Australian Institute of Steel Construction
  • Publisher: Australian Institute of Steel Construction
  • ISSN: 0909-945217

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridge design; Bridge superstructures; Bridges; Composite materials; Conferences; Design; Metal bridges; Reinforced concrete; Roads; Specifications; Standards; Steel; Steel bridges; Structural design; Superstructures
• Uncontrolled Terms: Design criteria
• Geographic Terms: Australia
• ITRD Terms: 8006: Australia; 3455: Bridge; 9005: Composite; 8525: Conference; 9011: Design (overall design); 4794: Reinforced concrete; 187: Specification (standard); 177: Specifications; 4542: Steel; 3473: Superstructure (bridge)
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Highways; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00165585
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 14 1978 12:00AM