As of January 1, 2020, all new and replacement bridge rails installed on the National Highway System are required to conform to the requirements stipulated in the Manual for Assessing Safety Hardware, ...

Since the implementation of the bridge rail guidance provided in AASHTO LRFD BDS Section 13 (AASHTO 2017), the landscape of roadside safety hardware testing, evaluation, and design has changed ...

Keywords: Load and resistance factor design (LRFD). Seismic performance. Bridges. Construction. Procedures. Requirements. Hazard maps. Seismic design analysis. Liquefaction. Displacement capacity ...

AASHTO is an international leader in setting technical standards for all phases of highway system development. Standards are issued for design, construction of highways and bridges, materials, and ...

The Bentley-sponsored AASHTO National Bridge and Structure TRAC Bridge Challenge invites students from 7th-12th grades to design innovative bridge projects using Bentley applications. This year, 18 ...

Keywords: Liquefaction. Hazards. Bridges. Liquefaction induced ground movement. Cascadia Subduction zone. New Madrid seismic zone. Return period. Abstract: This report presents the results of the ...

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is one of the largest state departments of transportation in the nation, managing more than 50,000 miles of California’s highways, or about ...

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Use modern methods to analyze and design bridges. Upgrade your technical skills to meet the specialized needs of the structural bridge design industry. Apply advanced techniques to evaluate the design ...