STANDARD DESIGN AND DETAILS OF

PRESS-BRAKE-FORMED STEEL TUB GIRDER

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PREFABRICATED SUPERSTRUCTURE - SINGLE GIRDER UNIT LAYOUT
These plans are intented to serve as a guide to state, county and local highway
departments in the development of a suitable and economical prefabricated steel bridge
superstructure options. The plans should be particularly valuable to the smaller highway
departments with limited engineering staff.
SPECIFICATIONS:
Specifications for design, materials, and construction are
included in the following:
• AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications, 7th
Edition, 2014 Adopted and published by the
American Association of State Highway and
Transportation Officials. Washington, DC
• AISC Manual of Steel Construction Load & Resistance
Factor Design, Published by the American Institute of
Steel Construction, Inc
• ASTM Standards. Published by the American Society
for Testing and Materials. ASTM International,
100 Barr Harbor Drive, P.O. Box C700, West
Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959 USA
• Evaluation of Prefabricated Composite Steel Box
Girder System for Rapids Bridge Construction,
Research report by Michigan State University for the
Michigan Department of Transportation.
DESIGN LOADING:
AASHTO HL-93 Vehicular Live Loading.
Average Daily Traffic (ADT) 1000.
Future Wearing Surface of 13 psf
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General Notes
DESIGN METHOD:
AASHTO Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD)
method was employed throughout. Designs were
originated using standardized composite precast
prefabricated cold formed steel girders. Designs will
accommodate skews up to 45° from perpendicular.
STRUCTURAL STEEL:
All structural steel shall conform to AASHTO M270 (ASTM
A572) grade 50, as applicable. Refer to “Design Method”.
CONCRETE:
Precast concrete for deck shall have a minimum 28-day
compressive strength (f’c) of 6,500 PSI
CONCRETE DECK:
The deck thickness employed for design was 8”. The owner
shall specify the required deck cross slope and grade.
REINFORCING STEEL:
Reinforcing steel shall conform to ASTM A615 grade 60.
SHEAR CONNECTORS:
Welded stud shear connectors shall conform to the
requirements of ASTM A108.
BEARINGS:
Bearing pads shall be elastomeric.
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PREFABRICATED COMPOSITE PRESS-BRAKE-FORMED GIRDER

The selected steel girder is based on typical girder spacing used in the development of
the Con-Struct prefabricated bridge standards.

7⁄8”

7⁄8”

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TYPICAL PRESS-BAKE-FORMED GIRDER DETAILS

NOTES:
1. Minimum bend radius (R) shall be 5 times the
thickness of the steel plate per AASHTO LRFD
Design Specifications.

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NOTES:
1. Superstructure may sit on existing bridge seats. Contractor
to verify spacing in field.
2. Design will accommodate skews up to 45° from
perpendicular.
3. Station line is intended to be on a tangent alignment.
4. Max grade at bearing is – 5%.

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Note: XSL - Cross slope can typically vary from -2% to +2%

7⁄8” 4”

NOTES:
1. For shear stud spacing, see Girder Elevations.
2. Parapets per state DOT requirements.
3. Precast concrete bridge deck shall be transversely
tined for final driving surface.

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