Published jointly by the Federal Highway Administration and the National Concrete Bridge Council
Reid W. Castrodale, PhD, PE, Expanded Shale, Clay and Slate Institute (ESCSI) When the first edition of the AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications was published in 1994, a special shear resistance factor, φ, for lightweight concrete of 0.70 was introduced.
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Kamal Khayat, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Ahmed Omran, Université de Sherbrooke, Matthew D’Ambrosia, CTLGroup The use of SCC enables rapid placement and labor savings; however, lack of information regarding formwork pressure variations during casting and pressure decay after
Paul Kinderman, Washington State DOT The Manette Bridge 303/4A replacement project replaced an 80-year-old bridge consisting of five truss main spans and eight plate girder approach spans across the Port Washington Narrows in Bremerton, Washington. The replacement bridge is 1,550