Bridge Publications

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Publications

Bridge Facts

Title Format
2010 Bridge Facts 2010 Bridge Facts PDF
2009 Bridge Facts 2009 Bridge Facts PDF
2008 Bridge Facts 2008 Bridge Facts PDF

Bridge Unit Costs

Title Format
2010 Bridge Unit Costs 2010 Bridge Unit Costs PDF
2009 Bridge Unit Costs 2009 Bridge Unit Costs PDF

Construction and Maintenance

Date Title Format
10/08 Asbestos Management on TxDOT Bridge Projects Asbestos Management on TxDOT Bridge Projects PDF
04/08 Bridge Division Workshop: Bridge Deck Workshop Bridge Division Workshop: Bridge Deck Workshop HTML
04/08 Bridge Division Workshop: Drilled Shaft Inspectors Workshop Bridge Division Workshop: Drilled Shaft Inspectors Workshop HTML
04/09 Bridge Standard Drawings Bridge Standard Drawings HTML
01/07 Guidelines for Handling Asbestos Guidelines for Handling Asbestos PDF
04/07 Header Type Bridge Joints Header Type Bridge Joints PDF
03/06 New Electronic Review of Shop Drawings New Electronic Review of Shop Drawings PDF
2002 Precast Concrete Stay-In-Place Forms for Bridge Decks Header Type Bridge Joints PDF
10/05 Saw-Cutting Grooves on Bridge Decks Saw-Cutting Grooves on Bridge Decks PDF
04/11 Shop Drawings - Electronic Review of Shop Drawings Shop Drawings - Electronic Review of Shop Drawings PDF
02/09 Shop Drawings - Electronic Submission of Shop Drawings Shop Drawings - Electronic Submission of Shop Drawings PDF
12/11 Shop Drawings - Guide to Electronic Shop Drawing Submittal Shop Drawings - Guide to Electronic Shop Drawing Submittal PDF
11/11 Shop Plan Contacts Shop Plan Contacts PDF
  Underwater Drilled Shaft Construction Underwater Drilled Shaft Construction PDF
  Welding Certifications Welding Certifications HTML

Design

Date Title Format
 10/07 Design Example for Two Drilled Shaft Footing Using Strut-and-Tie Method Design Example for Two Drilled Shaft Footing Using Strut-and-Tie Method PDF
 12/06 Design Example for Elastomeric Bearings for Prestressed Concrete Beams Design Example for Elastomeric Bearings for Prestressed Concrete Beams PDF
  Design Software Programs Design Software Programs
  LRFD Bridge Design Manual LRFG Bridge Design Manual
07/08 Prestressed Concrete I-Beams Distribution Factor Spreadsheet Prestressed Concrete I-Beams Distribution Factor Spreadsheet EXCEL File
07/08 Prestressed Concrete U-Beams Distribution Factor Spreadsheet Prestressed Concrete U-Beams Distribution Factor Spreadsheet EXCEL File
  Recommended Beam Spacings Recommended Beam Spacings PDF
  Recommended Span Lengths for Double-T Beams Recommended Span Lengths for Double-T Beams PDF
  Recommended Span Lengths for I-Beams Recommended Span Lengths for I-Beams PDF
  Recommended Span Lengths for I-Girders Recommended Span Lengths for I-Girders PDF
  Recommended Span Lengths for Slab Beams Recommended Span Lengths for Slab Beams PDF
  Recommended Span Lengths for LRFD, Box Beams Recommended Span Lengths for LRFD, Box Beams PDF
 09/08 Rectangular Reinforced Concrete Caps, Shear Design Rectangular Reinforced Concrete Caps, Shear Design EXCEL File
2007 Shear Design Spreadsheets Shear Design Spreadsheets EXCEL File
 04/09 Steel Bridge Design Preferred Practices Steel Bridge Design Preferred Practices PDF

Geotechnical Resources

Date Title Format
04/07 Approved Concrete Block Retaining Wall Systems Approved Concrete Block Retaining Wall Systems
01/06 Approved MSE Panel Systems Approved MSE Panel Systems
05/06 Drilled Shaft Design Examples Drilled Shaft Design Examples PDF
  Loss of Backfill in Mechanically Stabilized Earth Loss of Backfill in Mechanically Stabilized Earth PDF
05/06 Mechanically Stabilized Earth (MSE) Wall Design Example Mechanically Stabilized Earth (MSE) Wall Design Example PDF
05/06 Piling Design Examples Piling Design Examples PDF
01/04 Proprietary Retaining Wall System Review Proprietary Retaining Wall System Review PDF
05/06 Spread-Footing Wall Design Example Spread-Footing Wall Design Example PDF
05/06 Tied-Back Wall Design Examples Tied-Back Wall Design Examples  PDF

Inspection

Date Title Format
04/10 Coding Guide Coding Guide PDF

Report on Texas Bridges

Title Format
2010 Report on Texas Bridges 2010 Report on Texas Bridges PDF
2008 Report on Texas Bridges 2008 Report on Texas Bridges PDF
2006 Report on Texas Bridges 2006 Report on Texas Bridges PDF
2004 Report on Texas Bridges 2004 Report on Texas Bridges PDF
2003 Report on Texas Bridges 2003 Report on Texas Bridges PDF
2002 Report on Texas Bridges 2002 Report on Texas Bridges PDF

Substructure/Superstructure Design Examples and Spreadsheets

Title Format
Substructure Substructure HTML
Superstructure Superstructure HTML

Miscellaneous

Title Format
Bridge Geometry System (BGS) User's Guide, Version 9 (Draft) Bridge Geometry System (BGS) User's Guide, Version 9 PDF

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