INTRODUCTION The compilation of these specifications began in 1921 with the organization of the Committee on Bridges and Structures of the American Association of State Highway Officials. These Standard Specifications are applicable to new structure designs prior to 2007 and for the maintenance and rehabilitation of existing structures. The Federal Highway Administration and the States have established a goal that the LRFD standards be used on all new bridge designs after 2007 only edits related to technical errors in the seventeenth edition will be made hereafter. A new companion CD-ROM with advance search features is included with each book. In 2002, Section 18, "Soil-Thermoplastic Pipe Interaction Systems," Division I, became Section 17.
In 2002, Section 17, "Soil-ReinforcedConcrete Structure Interaction Systems,"Division I, became Section 16. In 2002, Section 16, "Steel Tunnel Liner Plates," Division I, became Section 15. In 1997, Section 20, "Disc Bearings,"Division I, was replaced by Section 14, "Bearings." 6. In 1997, Section 19, "Pot Bearings," Division I, was replaced by Section 14, "Bearings." 5. In 1997, Section 15, "TFE Bearing Surface," Division I, was replaced by Section 14, "Bearings." 4. The commentaries from 1996 through 2000 are provided and have been cross-referenced with each other, where appropriate. The Interim Specifications of 1997, 1998, 1999,2000,2001,20 have been adopted and are included. PREFACE to Seventeenth Edition Major changes and revisions to this edition are as follows: 1. Kelly, Joseph Zitelli BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, Wade Casey MILITARY TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT COMMAND, Robert D. TURNPIKE AUTHORITY, Richard Raczynski NY STATE BRIDGE AUTHORITY, William Moreau PORT AUTH. Hughes NORTHWEST TERRITORIES, John Bowen NOVA SCOTIA, Alan MacRae, Mark Pertus ONTARIO, Vacant SASKATCHEWAN, HervC Bachelu FHWA, Shoukry Elnahal MASS. Pangalinan NEW BRUNSWICK, David Cogswell NORTHAMPTON, R. Dasmohapatra MANITOBA, Ismail Elkholy NORTHERN M A M A ISLANDS, John C. Allen WEST VIRGINIA, James Sothen WISCONSIN, Stanley W. Mpras UTAH, David Nazare VERMONT, James McCarthy VIRGINIA, Malcolm T. Cannon, Jeff Sizemore SOUTH DAKOTA, John C. Scott Christie PUERTO RICO, Jaime Cabre RHODE ISLAND, Kazem Farhoumand Perfettie NORTH DAKOTA, Terry Udland OHIO, Timothy Keller OKLAHOMA, Robert J. Camp NEW YORK, James O'Comell, George Christian NORTH CAROLINA, Gregory R. NEW HAMPSHIRE, Mark Richardson NEW JERSEY, Harry A. Bardow MICHIGAN, Steve Beck MINNESOTA, Dan Dorgan, Kevin Western MISSISSIPPI, Harry Lee James MISSOURI, Shyam Gupta MONTANA, William S. Goodpaster LOUISIANA, Hossein Ghara, Mark J. Anderson INDIANA, Mary Jo Hamman IOWA, Norman L. Nickas GEORGIA, Paul Liles, Brian Swnmers HAWAII, Paul Santo IDAHO, Matthew M. Leonard CONNECTICUT, Gordon Barton DELAWARE, Doug Finney, Dennis O'Shea D.C., Donald Cooney FLORIDA, William N.
Daniel Davis ARKANSAS, Phil Brand CALIFORMA, Richard Land COLORADO, Mark A. COOPER, Federal Highway Administration, Secretary ALABAMA, William F. HIGHWAY SUBCOMMITTEE ON BRIDGES AND STRUCTURES 2002 TOM LULAY, Oregon, Chaimzan SANDRA LARSON, Vice Chaimzan JAMES D. Dean Carlson, Kansas Executive Director: John Horsley, Washington, D.C. NON-VOTING MEMBERS Immediate Past President: E. Regional Representatives: Region I: Joseph Boardman, New York, One-Year Term James Weinstein, New Jersey, Two-Year Term Region 11: Bruce Saltsman, Tennessee, One-Year Term Fred Van Kirk, West Virginia, Two-Year Term Region 111: Kirk Brown, Illinois, One-Year Term Henry Hungerbeeler, Missouri, Two-Year Term Region N: Joseph Perkins, Alaska, One-Year Term Tom Stephens, Nevada, Two-Year Tern President: Brad Mallory, Pennsylvania Vice President: James Codell, Kentucky Secretary/Treasurer: Larry King, Pennsylvania This book, or parts thereof, may not be reproduced in any form without permission of the publishers.ĪMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF STATE HIGHWAY A~+-NSPORfA'fION-OPPIC-I-A%S EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 2001-2002 VOTING MEMBERS O Copyright 2002 by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. Lower right-hand picture courtesy of William Oliva and Scott Becker.Īmerican Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials 444 North Capitol Street, N.W., Suite 249 Washington, D.C. Upper right-hand and lower left-hand pictures courtesy of the National Steel Bridge Alliance. Standard Specifications for Highway Bridges 17th Edition - 2002