MOMENTS SHEARS and REACTIONS FOR CONTINUOUS HIGHWAY BRIDGES.MOMENTS SHEARS and REACTIONS FOR CONTINUOUS HIGHWAY BRIDGES AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF STEEL CONSTRUCTION 101 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK, N.Y. 10017Foreword ENGINEERING considerations frequently lead to the adoption of con- tinuous structures as the most efficient solution of a design problem, but analysis of such structures often becomes considerably more time-consuming than that of simple structures. This is particularly true in the case of highway bridge spans of lengths such that TRUCK rather than LANE live loading governs the design. The tables contained herein were prepared to assist the designer of continuous beams and girders in general, and continuous highway beam bridges in particular, by reducing the time required for analysis. Preface to the Second Revised Printing Although this booklet was first printed in 1959, it still provides useful information, especially for checking the results of computer-aided analysis. ‘The text was re vised to refer to the provisions of the 1983 AASHTO Specification. The example of a cover-plated beam was removed. Continuous beams can now be designed with- out cover plates in accordance with the 1986 AASHTO Guide Specification for Al- ternateLoad Factor Design Procedures for Steel Beam Bridges Using Braced Compact Sections. June 1986 American Institute of Steel Construction Copyright 1959, 1966 and 1988 American Institute of Steel Construction, Ine.