Chapter 3: Superstructure Design

Section 1: Overview

Section 2: Concrete Deck Slabs on I-Girders, U-Beams, Spread Box Beams, Spread Slab Beams, Steel Plate Girders, and Steel Tub Girders

Section 3: Concrete Deck Slabs on Adjacent-Framed Beams (Slab Beams and Box Beams)

Section 4: Pretensioned Concrete I Girders

Section 5: Pretensioned Concrete U Beams

Section 6: Pretensioned Concrete Slab Beams

Section 7: Pretensioned Concrete Spread Slab Beams

Section 8: Pretensioned Concrete Decked Slab Beams

Section 9: Pretensioned Concrete Box Beams

Section 10: Pretensioned Concrete Spread Box Beams (X-Beams)

Section 11: Cast-in-Place Concrete Slab and Girder Spans (Pan Forms)

Section 12: Cast-in-Place Concrete Slab Spans

Section 13: Straight Plate Girders

Section 14: Curved Plate Girders

Section 15: Segmental Spans

Section 16: Spliced Precast Girders

Section 17: System Redundancy Evaluation for Steel Twin Tub Girders

Section 18: Prefabricated Superstructure Alternatives

Section 1: Overview

Introduction

This chapter documents policy on Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) of specific bridge superstructure components.