Bridge Design Manual: Contractive Responsibilities of the Bridge Design Section

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♦Manual Notice2001-1
►1. Organizational Overview
- ►1. This Manual
  - ♦Overview
  - ♦Bridge Design Manual Format
- ►2. Evolution of the TxDOT Bridge Division
  - ♦Origin of the TxDOT Bridge Division
  - ♦1940s and 1950s
  - ♦Recent Years
▼2. TxDOT and Bridge Design
►3. Design Specifications
- ►1. Mandatory Specifications
- ►2. Guide Specifications
  - ♦Overview
  - ♦AASHTO Guide Specifications
- ►3. Industry Recommendations
  - ♦Overview
  - ♦Concrete
  - ♦Steel
  - ♦Materials
►4. Geometric Restraints
- ►1. Bridge Width
  - ♦Overview
  - ♦Background
  - ♦Current Status
  - ♦Design Practice
- ►2. Bridge Span Length
  - ♦Overview
  - ♦Grade Separations
  - ♦Stream Crossings
  - ♦Marine Bridges
- ►3. Horizontal and Vertical Clearances
  - ♦Overview
  - ♦Highway Grade Separations
  - ♦Stream Crossings
  - ♦Railroad Overpasses
  - ♦Railroad Underpasses
  - ♦Pedestrian Bridges and Non-redundant Bridge Supports
  - ♦Sign Bridges
  - ♦Intracoastal Canal Bridges
  - ♦Bridges over International Shipping Lanes
  - ♦Explanatory Notes for Figure 4-2
- ►4. Alignment
  - ♦Overview
  - ♦Background
  - ♦Current Practice
  - ♦Design Recommendations
- ►5. Stage Construction
  - ♦Overview
  - ♦Existing Structure Removal
  - ♦New Substructure
  - ♦New Superstructure
►5. Preliminary Considerations
- ►1. Materials
  - ♦Overview
  - ♦Concrete
  - ♦Structural Steel
  - ♦Prestressing Steel
  - ♦Reinforcing Steel
  - ♦Timber
  - ♦Aluminum
  - ♦Neoprene
  - ♦Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Composites
  - ♦Miscellaneous Materials
- ►2. Structure Type
- ♦3. Economics
- ♦4. Aesthetics
- ♦5. Corrosion Problems
- ♦6. Railing
►6. General Design Controls
- ►1. Specifications
  - ♦AASHTO Specifications
  - ♦FHWA and Industry Participation
  - ♦Recent Changes
  - ♦AREMA Specifications
  - ♦Wind-Sensitive Structures
- ►2. Loading
- ►3. Load Distribution
  - ♦Overview
  - ♦Load Distribution
  - ♦Horizontal Loads
- ►4. Design Methods
- ►5. Design Philosophy
  - ♦Design Evolution
  - ♦Design Considerations
  - ♦Maintenance Considerations
  - ♦Design Notes
►7. Superstructure Design
- ►1. One-Way Deck Slabs on Stringers
  - ♦Background
  - ♦Design Specifications
  - ♦Design Stress
  - ♦Concrete Cover
  - ♦Design Methods
  - ♦Prestressed Concrete Panels
  - ♦Maintenance Issues
  - ♦Deck Continuity for Simple Spans
  - ♦Current Status
  - ♦Design Recommendations
- ►2. Two-Way Deck Slabs on Stringers
  - ♦Background
  - ♦Current Status
  - ♦Design Recommendations
- ►3. Simple Concrete Slab Spans
  - ♦Background
  - ♦History
  - ♦Design Issues
  - ♦Current Status
  - ♦Design Recommendations
- ►4. Continuous Concrete Slab Spans
  - ♦Background
  - ♦Current Status
  - ♦Design Recommendations
- ►5. Simple Concrete Girder Spans
  - ♦Background
  - ♦Construction Issues
  - ♦Maintenance Issues
  - ♦Current Status
  - ♦Design Recommendations
- ►6. Concrete Pan Form Slab and Girder Spans
  - ♦Background
  - ♦Construction Problems
  - ♦Maintenance Problems
  - ♦Current Status
  - ♦Design Recommendations
- ►7. Continuous Concrete Girder Spans
  - ♦Background
  - ♦Maintenance Issues
  - ♦Current Status
  - ♦Design Recommendations
- ►8. Concrete Box Girder Spans
  - ♦Background
  - ♦Current Status
  - ♦Design Recommendations
- ►9. Prestressed Concrete Deck Slabs
  - ♦Background
  - ♦Current Status
  - ♦Design Recommendations
- ►10. Prestressed Continuous Slab Spans
  - ♦Background
  - ♦Construction Problems
  - ♦Current Status
  - ♦Design Recommendations
- ►11. Prestressed Simple Slab and Girder Spans
  - ♦Background
  - ♦Current Status
  - ♦Design Recommendations
- ►12. Prestressed Pan Form Slab and Girder Spans
  - ♦Background
  - ♦Current Status
  - ♦Design Recommendations
- ►13. Prestressed Continuous Concrete Girder Spans
  - ♦Background
  - ♦Current Status
  - ♦Design Recommendations
- ►14. Prestressed Cast-in-Place Box Girder Spans
  - ♦Background
  - ♦Current Status
  - ♦Design Recommendations
- ►15. Prestressed Segmental Box Girder Spans
  - ♦Background
  - ♦Span-by-Span Construction
  - ♦Balanced Cantilever
  - ♦Projects
  - ♦Design and Construction Issues
  - ♦Current Status
  - ♦Design Recommendations
- ►16. Prestressed TxDOT Box Beam Spans
  - ♦Background
  - ♦Construction Problems
  - ♦Current Status
  - ♦Design Recommendations
- ►17. Prestressed AASHTO/PCI Box Beam Spans
  - ♦Background
  - ♦Construction Issues
  - ♦Current Status
  - ♦Design Recommendations
- ►18. Prestressed Slab Beam Spans
  - ♦Background
  - ♦Current Status
  - ♦Design Recommendations (Houston’s Slab Beam Only)
- ►19. Prestressed Single Tee Beam Spans
  - ♦Background
  - ♦Current Status
  - ♦Design Recommendations
- ►20. Prestressed Double Tee Beam Spans
  - ♦Background
  - ♦Design Issues
  - ♦Fabrication Issues
  - ♦Construction Issues
  - ♦Maintenance Issues
  - ♦Current Status
  - ♦Design Recommendations
- ►21. Prestressed Simple I-Beam Spans
  - ♦Background
  - ♦Standard Span and Bent Details
  - ♦Modified Shapes
  - ♦Design Issues
  - ♦Fabrication Issues
  - ♦Construction Issues
  - ♦Maintenance Issues
  - ♦Long-Term Performance Issues
  - ♦Current Status
  - ♦Design Recommendations
- ►22. Prestressed Cantilever/Drop-In I-Beam Spans
  - ♦Background
  - ♦Design Issues
  - ♦Fabrication Issues
  - ♦Construction Issues
  - ♦Current Status
  - ♦Design Recommendations
- ►23. Prestressed Continuous for Live Load I-Beam Spans
  - ♦Background
  - ♦Fabrication Issues
  - ♦Construction Issues
  - ♦Maintenance Issues
  - ♦Current Status
  - ♦Design Recommendations
- ►24. Prestressed U-Beam Spans
  - ♦Background
  - ♦Current Status
  - ♦Design Recommendations
- ►25. Rolled Steel I-Beam Spans
  - ♦Background
  - ♦Current Status
  - ♦Design Recommendations
- ►26. Steel Plate Girder Spans
  - ♦Background
  - ♦Fabrication Issues
  - ♦Erection Issues
  - ♦Maintenance Issues
  - ♦Current Status
  - ♦Design Recommendations
- ►27. Trapezoidal Box Girders
  - ♦Background
  - ♦Current Status
  - ♦Design Recommendations
►8. Substructure Design
- ►1. Abutments
  - ♦Overview
  - ♦Background
  - ♦Current Status
  - ♦Design Recommendations
- ►2. Interior Bents
- ►3. Piers
  - ♦Background
  - ♦Current Status
  - ♦Design Recommendations
  - ♦Seal Design
- ♦4. Pier Protection
►9. Special Designs
- ►1. Widenings
  - ♦Background
  - ♦Construction Issues
  - ♦Maintenance Issues
  - ♦Current Status
  - ♦Design Recommendations
- ►2. Strengthenings
  - ♦Background
  - ♦Current Status
  - ♦Design Recommendations
- ►3. Deck Replacements
  - ♦Background
  - ♦Current Status
  - ♦Design Recommendations
- ►4. Raisings
  - ♦Background
  - ♦Current Status
  - ♦Design Recommendations
- ►5. Railroad Underpasses
  - ♦Background
  - ♦Current Status
  - ♦Superstructure Type
  - ♦Recent Examples
  - ♦Design Recommendations
  - ♦AREMA Specifications
  - ♦Crash Walls for Railroad Overpasses
- ►6. Pedestrian Underpasses
  - ♦Background
  - ♦Current Status
  - ♦Design Recommendations
- ►7. Historic Bridges
  - ♦Background
  - ♦Current Status
  - ♦Design Recommendations
- ►8. Long Span Bridges
  - ♦Truss Spans
  - ♦Arch Spans
  - ♦Cable-Stayed Spans
- ►9. Bridge Railing
  - ♦Background
  - ♦Current Status
  - ♦Retrofit Railing
- ►10. Expansion Joints
  - ♦Background
  - ♦Construction Issues
  - ♦Maintenance Issues
  - ♦Current Status
  - ♦Design Recommendations
- ►11. Bearings
  - ♦Background
  - ♦Design Issues
  - ♦Fabrication Issues
  - ♦Construction Issues
  - ♦Maintenance Issues
  - ♦Current Status
  - ♦Design Recommendations
- ►12. Anchor Bolts
  - ♦Background
  - ♦Construction Issues
  - ♦Maintenance Issues
  - ♦Current Status
  - ♦Design Recommendations
- ►13. Deck Drainage
  - ♦Background
  - ♦Current Status
  - ♦Design Recommendations
- ►14. Reinforced Concrete Box Culverts
  - ♦Background
  - ♦Early Designs
  - ♦Recent Changes
  - ♦Current Status
  - ♦Design Recommendations
- ►15. Reinforced Concrete Pipe
  - ♦Background
  - ♦Current Status
  - ♦Design Recommendations
- ►16. Corrugated Metal Pipe
  - ♦Current Status
  - ♦Design Recommendations
- ►17. Structural Plate Structures
  - ♦Current Status
  - ♦Design Recommendations
- ►18. Long Span Structural Plate Structures
  - ♦Background
  - ♦Current Status
  - ♦Design Recommendations
- ►19. Sign Support Structures
  - ♦Background
  - ♦Design Issues
  - ♦Construction Issues
  - ♦Maintenance Issues
  - ♦Current Status
  - ♦Design Recommendations
- ►20. High Mast Illumination Poles
  - ♦Background
  - ♦Current Status
  - ♦Design Recommendations
- ►21. Traffic Signal Poles
  - ♦Background
  - ♦Current Status
  - ♦Design Recommendations
- ►22. Sound Walls
  - ♦Background
  - ♦Current Status
  - ♦Design Recommendations
- ►23. Wildlife Issues
  - ♦Background
  - ♦Current Status
  - ♦Design Recommendations
►10. Foundation Design
- ►1. Vertical Resistance
  - ♦Background
  - ♦Bridge Foundation Design Issues
  - ♦Current Status
  - ♦Design Recommendations
- ►2. Lateral Loads and Resistance
  - ♦Background
  - ♦Current Status
  - ♦Design Recommendations
- ►3. Retaining Walls
  - ♦Background
  - ♦Construction Issues
  - ♦Maintenance Issues
  - ♦Current Status
  - ♦Design Recommendations
- ►4. Slope Stability
  - ♦Background
  - ♦Current Status
  - ♦Design Recommendations
►A. References
►B. Supplemental Design Criteria for Prestressed Concrete U Beams
►C. Design Formulas for Inverted Tee Bents
►D. Load vs. Moment Interaction Diagrams

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Section 4: Contractive Responsibilities of the Bridge Design Section

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Overview

The Bridge Design Section manages a pool of consultants that expands its capabilities to meet the demands of large letting volumes. The contracting process is subject to rules governing all TxDOT engineering contracts.