This educational application supplements, but does not replace, the official AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications, applicable state DOT manuals, project specifications, and professional engineering judgment.
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| Article | Title | Covered in chapter(s) |
|---|---|---|
| §1.3.2 | Design philosophy, limit states, load modifier η | Ch 2 |
| §2.5.2.6 | Minimum depth criteria | Ch 5, 6, 8 |
| §3.4.1 | Load combinations and load factors (Strength I/II/III/IV/V, Service I/II/III, Fatigue I/II, Extreme I/II) | Ch 3 |
| §3.5.1 | Permanent loads — DC and DW unit weights (Table 3.5.1-1) | Ch 3 |
| §3.6.1.2 | HL-93 vehicular design live load (truck, tandem, lane) | Ch 3 |
| §3.6.1.3 | Application of live load — number of design lanes, deck overhang | Ch 3 |
| §3.6.2 | Dynamic load allowance IM | Ch 3 |
| §3.6.4 | Braking force BR | Ch 3 |
| §3.8 | Wind loads WS / WL | Ch 3, 16 |
| §3.11 | Earth pressure — at-rest, active, passive; equivalent fluid method | Ch 12 |
| §3.12 | Force effects from superimposed deformations — TU, TG, SH, CR, SE | Ch 3, 10 |
| §3.14 | Vessel collision loads on bridges over navigable waterways | Ch 16 |
| §4.6.2.2 | Approximate live-load distribution factors for beam-slab bridges | Ch 4 |
| §5.4 | Material properties — concrete, reinforcement, prestressing | Ch 6, 7 |
| §5.6 | Design for flexural and axial force effects (concrete) | Ch 6, 7 |
| §5.7 | Shear design (concrete) | Ch 6 |
| §5.9 | Prestressing — losses, transfer, development | Ch 7 |
| §5.10 | Details of reinforcement | Ch 6 |
| §6.4 | Material properties — structural steel | Ch 8 |
| §6.10 | I-section flexural members (steel) | Ch 8 |
| §6.10.9 | Shear resistance of steel I-girders | Ch 8 |
| §6.6 | Fatigue and fracture limit state | Ch 8, 11 |
| §6.13 | Connections and splices (steel) | Ch 11 |
| §6.14 | Provisions for specific structural elements (trusses, gusset plates) | Ch 11 |
| §10 | Foundations — spread footings, driven piles, drilled shafts | Ch 13 |
| §11 | Abutments, piers, and walls (integral, semi-integral, MSE, cantilever) | Ch 9, 12 |
| §14 | Joints and bearings | Ch 10 |