ONTARIO

PROVINCIAL METRIC
STANDARD OPSS 918
SPECIFICATION MARCH 1998

CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATION FOR

MODULAR BRIDGE STRUCTURES FOR TEMPORARY INSTALLATIONS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

918.01 SCOPE

918.02 REFERENCES

918.03 DEFINITIONS

918.04 SUBMISSION AND DESIGN REQUIREMENTS

918.04.01 Submissions

918.04.01.01 Working Drawings & Fabricator Certification

.02 Notice of Erection
.03 Certificate of Conformance

918.04.02 Design Requirements

.03 Return of Submissions

918.05 MATERIALS

918.05.01 General
.02 Modular Bridge
.03 Miscellaneous Hardware
.04 Wood
.05 Railings
.06 Fasteners and Hardware for Wood Construction

918.06 Not Used

918.07 CONSTRUCTION

918.07.01 General
.02 Maintenance of Installation
.03 Bank Seats
.04 Erection and Removal of Modular Bridge

918.08 Not Used

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918.09 Not Used

918.10 BASIS OF PAYMENT

918.10.01 Modular Bridge - Item

918.01 SCOPE

This specification covers the requirements for the supply, erection, maintenance and removal of standardized
modular bridge structures, used for temporary installations including the ramps, bank seats, decking,
sidewalks and railings.

918.02 REFERENCES

This specification refers to the following standards, specifications or publications:

Ontario Provincial Standard Specifications, Construction:

OPSS 501 Compacting

OPSS 907 Structural Wood Systems
OPSS 908 Metal Traffic Barriers and Metal Railings for Structures

Ontario Provincial Standard Specifications, Material:

OPSS 1601 Wood

Canadian Standard Association Standards:

CSA 47.1-92 Certification of Companies for Fusion Welding of Steel Structures

CSA W47.2-M1987 Certification of Companies for Fusion Welding of Aluminum

CSA W59-M1989 Welded Steel Construction, Metal Arc Welding

CSA W59.2 M1991 Welded Aluminum Construction

Others:

OHBDC - Ontario Highway Bridge Design Code, 3rd Ed.

918.03 DEFINITIONS

For the purpose of this specification the following definitions apply:

Bank Seats: means mud sills, timber matting and vertical post supports.

Modular Bridge: means a superstructure comprised of prefabricated components that can be assembled and
disassembled on site.

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Temporary Installation: means an installation that is erected to provide for maintenance of traffic at a
construction site for a length of time not exceeding three years.

918.04 SUBMISSION AND DESIGN REQUIREMENTS

918.04.01 Submissions

918.04.01.01 Working Drawings & Fabricator Certification

At least one week prior to commencement of construction, the following information shall be submitted to the
Contract Administrator.

a. Certification of the welding fabricator as required in the Materials section.

b. Working drawings showing the proposed modular bridge.
c. Method and procedures for launching, erecting and removing as recommended by the modular bridge
manufacturer and supplementary methods and procedures proposed by the Contractor.
d. Design calculations indicating that the modular bridge conforms to the requirements of the Ontario
Highway Bridge Design Code or;

Load test information, provided by the manufacturer of the modular bridge, indicating the superstructure
conforms to the requirements for "Evaluation of Existing Bridges" section of the Ontario Highway Bridge
Design Code.

The working drawings, design calculations and load test information shall bear the seals and signatures of the
Design and Checking Engineers.

918.04.01.02 Notice of Erection

The Contract Administrator shall be given written notice at least one week in advance of the commencement
of erection of the modular bridge.

918.04.01.03 Certificate of Conformance

A certificate of conformance bearing the seal and signature of an Engineer, stating that the modular bridge has
been installed according to the stamped working drawings shall be submitted to the Contract Administrator.

918.04.02 Design Requirements

The modular bridge structure shall be designed according to the Ontario Highway Bridge Design Code except
that:

1. The following requirements of the Ontario Highway Bridge Design Code are not mandatory:

a. Traffic lane widths, side clearance and sidewalks.

b. Deck crossfall and drain outlets.
c. Limitation of maximum deflection. Designing floor beam and diaphragms for jacking and provision of
a protective coating.
d. Fatigue
e. Accessibility for inspection, cleaning and coating, the avoidance of pockets and the provision of drain
holes in pockets and their filling with waterproofing.
f. Camber
g. Provision of two bolts at the end of bracing members.
h. Welding procedures approval when the components are manufactured outside Canada.

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2. The following are additional requirements:

a. The traffic lanes, side clearance and sidewalks shall be the same as those on the approaches unless
specified otherwise.
b. Welding design and practice shall conform to CSA W59M, CSA W59.2M or shall conform to an
equivalent recognized national standard effective in the jurisdiction in which the modular bridge is
fabricated.
c. Unless otherwise specified, to ensure the requirements for a multiload path structure are satisfied,
single trusses shall not be used.

3. The following modification is acceptable:

a. Nuts with safety pins or snap rings may be used instead of hexagonal recessed nuts or hexagonal
solid nuts with washers.

918.04.03 Return of Submissions

Two copies will be returned as follows:

a. Stamped with the wording "Permission to Construct".

In this case work can start on receipt. A copy of the drawings shall be available at the site prior to and
during construction.

or

b. Stamped with the wording "Permission to Construct Approved As Noted".

Work can start on receipt of these drawings by the Contractor.

In this case the drawings shall be updated as noted, shall have a stamp affixed signed by an Engineer
stating the drawings have been revised according to the approved as noted comments.

A copy of the updated drawings shall be available at the site prior to and during construction.

or

c. Showing only required changes.

In this case the submission shall be updated as required and the submission process repeated.

918.05 MATERIALS

918.05.01 General

All material shall comply with the details specified and shown on the working drawings.

918.05.02 Modular Bridge

The modular bridge shall be a commercially available standardized proprietary product.

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The fabricator shall be certified according to Division 2.1 of CSA W47.1 for steel fabrication or W47.2M for
aluminum fabrication or certified according to an equivalent recognized National Standard effective in the
jurisdiction in which the modular bridge is fabricated.

Used components shall be certified by an Engineer, within 6 months prior to use, to be equivalent to new.

918.05.03 Miscellaneous Hardware

The miscellaneous hardware and other structural steel used in the erection and assembly of the modular
bridge shall be according to the modular bridge manufacturers requirements.

918.05.04 Wood

Wood shall be according to OPSS 1601. Wood for installations that are in use for less than three years need
not be preservative treated.

918.05.05 Railings

Unless otherwise specified the railing shall be according to OPSS 908.

918.05.06 Fasteners and Hardware for Wood Construction

Fasteners and hardware for wood construction shall be according to OPSS 907.

918.07 CONSTRUCTION

918.07.01 General

Prior to erection of the modular bridge, documentation shall be submitted to the Contract Administrator
indicating that the foreman who will be in charge of the erection of the modular bridge has successfully
performed the duties of foreman on similar work.

918.07.02 Maintenance of Installation

During the working time of the Contract, excluding winter shutdown, the superstructure, bank seats, ramps,
decking, sidewalks, railing and approaches shall be maintained in a safe and useable condition.

Except during winter shutdown the substructure and pile bents shall be kept clear of debris and ice during the
working time of the contract.

918.07.03 Bank Seats

Fill under bank seats shall be compacted according to OPSS 501 to 95% of the maximum dry density.

918.07.04 Erection and Removal of Modular Bridge

The modular bridge including all appurtenances shall be erected, assembled and removed according to the
manufacturers recommendations.

When not detailed otherwise the construction of the decking and sidewalks shall be according to the modular
bridge manufacturers requirements. All wood components shall be placed tightly together and fixed firmly in
place.

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918.10 BASIS OF PAYMENT

918.10.01 Modular Bridge - Item

Payment at the contract price for the above item shall be full compensation for all labour, equipment and
material to do the work of installing, maintaining and removing the modular bridge components including
the associated decking, ramps, bank seats, sidewalks and railings.

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