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Table 2.5.2.6.3-l-Traditional ll{inimum Depths for Constant Depth Superstructures

\ linimunl Dcpth (lnclutiin g Dccii )

\\'ilcn ralial¡lc tlepth ntcnlbers 3rr. usc(i" ralues ruav be

iicljustcci io ilccount lbr ch¡nses tn i'u-latir e stitihess ol
!iirpelsti uclLrre l)()siti\ ü ¿¡;ltl lrclll ir c lttol'!)e ltt suuijolts
\,latelial TYne Sirnplc Spans Continuoris Spans
Slairs u'itir urairl rciuibrcentent 1.2 (s + 1o) .5 l0
lxl';iilcl io iralüc > ()..i1 [
Reinibrceci 30 _10
'f-be¿uls
Concrete 0.0701 0.0ó51_
Box Reanrs () 0l¡0I 0.0-55¿
Pcriestiian Stnlcturc 0.03-i¿ 0.0-r3¿
lJe anrs
Siahs (1.(l-l()1- >:6,-i in. {).t)27L > 6.5 tl.
C IP Ilor Beants {1, )+ 51,
{ 0 0+0¿
Prcsircssccl j5¿
Precast I-i¡eanrs ().() ti.{)4a1,
C'ilnci-eie
Pcdcslri¡,n Sirurtiue Br:¿rms 0.03,1¿ 0.t)-10¿
.A.c1 jaccnt Bor IJeants 0.030¿ 4.025L
- Orcl¿ril l)epth o1'Conlltositc I-bearn 0.040¿ 0.{t32L
Dcpth olI-beanr Poltion t¡.1' tJ. I l-' -'¿ 0.427L
Steel
L olllll:r.;le l-i'r',lrll
'TlLt
ss e s ().i]tiL 0 1t)01"

2.5,2.7 of Future \\,idening

-Consideration
2.5.2.7. f
-Exterior
Beants on Gircler Sl,stem Brklge.s C2.5.2.7.1

\-- Unless titture u'idening is r.irtually inconceivabje" the Thís provision applies to any longitr-rdinal llexural
load carrying capacity of exferior bearns shall not be iess mernbers tradirionally considered to be stringers, beams, or
than the load carrying capacity of an interior beam. girciers.

2. 5. 2. 7. 2-St¡ bsf t'uct ure

\\rhen tiiture ri.idening can be anticipated,

cotlsideration should be given to designing the substructure
ibr the rvidened condition.

2.5.3*Constructibilis C2.5.3

Constructabilitf issues shouid include. but not be An exarnple of a particular,sequence olconstruction

iimited to- consideration ofdeflec¡ion, strength of steel and u,o¿rld be u.here rhe designer requiies a steel girder 10 be
concrete, and stability during critical stages of construction. suppofied u'hile tlle concrete deck is cast. so thát the girder
and ihe deck t.ill act conposirely for dead ioad as rvell as
Iive load.
Bridges shoLrld be designed in a tnanner such that An example of a ccnplex bricl_ee might be a cable-
fabrication and erection can be perlormed',r'ithout undue stayed bridge that has limitations oir rvhát it u,ill cary.,
. clililcultl' or distress and that locked-in constntction force especialll,' in tenns ol construciion eqqipmetrt. g,hile it is
el'1'ects are w.ithin tolerabie limits. under construcrion. Ilthese limitationsare not evident to an
When the designer has assumed a particular sequence experienced contractor. the conttactor ¡ra1, be requirecl to
ol constrnction in order to induce cefiain stresses utder do rnore prebid anaiysis than is reasonable. Given the usual
dead load. that sequence shall be detined in the contract constraints oltinre and budget for bidding, this rnay not be
- documeilts. leasible lbr the contractor to do.
\.. _ \\/here there are, or are likely to be, constraints ThisArticledoesnotrequirethedesignertoeducatea
irnposecl on the lllefhod olconstrttction. by environrnenial contractor on hou'1o construct a trridge; it is expected that