The bridge manual pier protection requirements that follow are based on nchrp report 892. The aggressive use of prefabricated structural components and systems in bridge design and construction considerably minimize the cost of traffic maintenance and detours. Denotes the document is a bridge construction bulletin. Bridge construction overview this chapter provides an introduction to bridge construction inspection. Bridge construction records and procedures manual volume 1. Good building design and construction handbook page 4 forewords yiping zhou director special unit for southsouth cooperation, undp good building design and construction. When an engineer or manager is involved in a project requiring temporary bridge support, these traditional methods should be investigated first. High span 65 feet high or higher or exposed bridges in charleston county. Do not include the pdf image files within a set of vaot plans. Each pm or inspector should be thoroughly familiar with the construction manual and the current specifications. The article in the specifications and the section in the construction manual are. Pdf documents are added to the appropriate location in projectwise and digitally signed for the office of preletting opl. Capital program management construction scheduling.
Charleston county bridge procedures during high winds the charleston county emergency operations center eoc works closely with law enforcement officers to receive updates on wind speeds on the various bridges throughout the county during an emergency. Bridge culvert details, cross sections, profiles, and photographs shall be obtained at each crossing in the project area. In addition, appendix a and b include sample output files for the optimizations analysis. Construction practices and procedures manual it has long been recognised that the existing departmental contract procedures and related documentation, need to be updated in order to ensure that the department can operate more efficiently and effectively whilst producing field work. A plan of action poa is required to be developed and implemented for each bridge defined as scour critical or with a scour critical evaluation rating. Seismic design per bridge manual for a year return period event. This construction practices and procedures manual is intended to provide a quick field guide to the construction methods to be adopted for the most commonly used construction items included in the specifications this document was prepared by consultants funded by gob through rrmp2 funds. The pdf image file is only intended to give an individual a visual representation of the actual design file. Bridge andor culvert data shall be developed when it is required by the scope of work. Alternate methods of bridge dead load support for construction. Accelerated bridge construction documents colorado.
Quality control and quality assurance moisture content on sand in inertial barrier modules rescinded 05172011. Remove a uniform depth d of the existing decks original concrete across its entire surface. Concrete bridge deck and concrete bridge approach surface acceptance testing revised 07222016 subsection f3. Cofferdam design and construction overview mdot perspective. Users are reminded that this document does not contain all of the information in the construction manual and the current specifications manual. Bridge ashley river bridges old and new bridges ben sawyer bridge sullivans island bridge breech inlet bridge connects isle of palms to sullivans island cosgrove bridge the north bridge. This construction practices and procedures manual is intended to provide a quick field guide to the construction methods to be adopted for the most commonly used construction items included in the specifications this document was prepared by consultants funded by. Bridge construction engineers supervisory processes. Under this procedure, a nopc is the first formal notification a contractor must provide to caltrans when it believes a contractual issue has arisen.
The major steps that are involved in the planning for bridge construction are. One 11 x 17 pdf file per sheet is created with appropriate bridge and drawing numbers. Files with an extension of pdf can be viewed with the free version of. A bridge floor is the entire length of the bridge from the roadway side of.
This manual is intended to be a guide for engineers working on bridge design projects for the wvdoh. Original signed documents may be kept by the owner of the structure. Planning for bridge construction with sequence and steps. Construction manual washington state department of. The construction procedures handbooks and construction advisories 062420 subsection b. Handbook on good building, design and construction in the. Perform a design boring program in accordance with bridge manual part i, section 1.
Generic safe work procedures are discouraged as they may tend to overlook specific circumstances such as location, weather, knowledge and experience required, time of day, other equipment involved, etc. Different stages of planning in bridge construction. Guidelines for an inspectionindepth of bridge construction. Vaot can not guarantee the pdf image files will be a exact duplicate of the design file drawing. Bridge construction records and procedures manual volume 2. Structural steel design, fabrication, and construction. This website and documents are provided for use by. Structural steel design, fabrication, and construction jamie f. This manual is intended to better communicate the intent of the plans, standard specifications for state road. Part b bridge checklist extracted from ics bridge procedure guide compiled by. Aashto lrfd bridge construction specifications, 3rd edition, with 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, and 2015 interim revisions, single user pdf download.
Kansas department of transportation bridge construction manual version 1011 kdot bridge section 1. The download version is a single user downloadable pdf file. General modeling procedure using wizards modeling of the bridge will be done by. Standard specifications for bridge construction section 1, excavation march 20 1 1 1. Special provisions may be written that are unique and applicable to only a specific project. Pdf lrfd bridge construction specifications 4th edition. These books are used by students of top universities, institutes and colleges.
Pdf file aashto lrfd bridge design specifications the aashto lrfd bridge design specifications are intended for use in the design, evaluation. Construction procedure directives cpds list of eliminated construction procedure directives. The specifications in every construction contract include a claims resolution procedure. Accelerated bridge construction documents please note, cdot has recently moved its headquarters and region 1 hq to. This books covers the entire gamut of bridge engineering investigation, design, construction and maintenance of bridges. Patching procedure using bridge floor slab patching concrete 714. Bridge construction manual kansas department of transportation. Routine construction is an operating condition that describes the minimum level of control measures and design parameters that will govern the initial construction of ice crossings and ice roads. Remove the plan specified nominal thickness of the existing concrete overlay.
Cofferdam overview mdot specifications contractor submittal of calculations and drawings basics of design geotechnical structural construction procedures soil types and effects on construction and design common issues in design and construction guidance documents and forms safety. Because of this con stant drive to improve, there is a wide selection of systems, materials and. Standard specifications for road and bridge construction. In the proposed erection method, therefore, the bridge sections up to the l4 points are erected by the cantilever method using stay cables. Bridges with scour critical evaluation rating item 1 0, 1, 2, or 3 are defined as scour critical.
General procedure fsm wizard fcm wizard balanced cantilever bridge wizard can be applied to the bridge which is constructed through the typical construction process. The purpose of this inspectionindepth was to determine the adequacy of the states construction inspection procedures for concrete bridge construction. Standard inverted tee beams or mbeams are chosen and positioned by crane. Metal stayinplace forms used in one of the contracts is also briefly addressed in this report. This level of construction is expected to be the most common level used on dot ice covers and is based on more conservative design parameters. Bridge repair crews have long employed a group of tradition methods for supporting a structure temporarily for construction, examples of which are shown in figure 1. The remaining section is erected by lifting a preassembled melan arch into place and wrapping the arch in concrete. Bridgeculvert details, cross sections, profiles, and photographs shall be obtained at each crossing in the project area.
Design in accordance with aashto lrfd for hl93 design loading. The office of environmental stewardship will prepare contracts for structure assessment and oversight of asbestos removal procedure. The design office will convert the pdf files to tif files 400 dpi and load the images into. Construction procedure directive memorandums are issued to clarify information already contained in the construction manual, introduce a process change, remind readers of existing policy, announce a new form, or inform the reader of a change in address or contact. This bridge design manual was prepared by siteblauvelt engineers, inc. It provides policies, procedures and methods for developing and documenting the design process. The pdf files from opl will be used for the project advertisement and bidding process.
Work organization number, job numbers and activity code 06192012. Bridge manual dl and ll load distribution procedure if applicable. The current approach to bridge construction relies mainly on castinplace substructures. Bridge and culvert data 21 february, 2000 general scope of work.
The mechanical device will be secured to a noncertified anchor that is rated for at least 3,000 lbs. This type of construction allows forms and workers to operate efficiently at grade, instead of being suspended above the ground and traffic. Annacis, british columbia, canada fraser river construction duration. Construction procedures handbook 2011, construction and. Ppc deck planks, a type of stayinplace form used in construction of bridge decks, could speed construction of a bridge deck. Explore vip membership precast beam decks are generally used for short span bridges ranging between 5m to 50m these may be railway or motorway bridges. The standard drawings provided here are considered copies of the original. Please update this address change in all documents that still have the old cdot address 4201 e. Sample safe work procedures templates pcm construction. The 2016 standardspecifications for road and bridge construction contains several revisions from the 2012 standard specifications and 2015 supplemental specifications. Bridge construction manual guidelines to project supervisors bridge engineering page 1 revision. This is followed by carrying out by fixing the agency, the construction details, and their commissioning.