BrDR 7.

0 IMPLEMENTATION
PREVIEW OF AASHTO BRIDGE
SPECIFICATION UPDATES
KRISHA KENNELLY, PE
KRISHA@PROMILES.COM

AASHTOWare RADBUG Meeting

August 3-5, 2020
New Orleans, LA - Virtual Meeting
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RECENT SPEC UPDATE HISTORY IN BrDR
 AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications
 LRFD Specification 8th Edition, 2017 BrDR 6.8.2
 LRFD 8th Edition Errata, May 2018 BrDR 6.8.3
 LRFD Specification 9th Edition, 2020 BrDR 7.0
 AASHTO Manual for Bridge Evaluation
 MBE 3rd Edition, 2018 BrDR 6.8.2
 MBE 3rd Edition Errata, October 2018 BrDR 6.8.4
MBE, 3rd Edition, 2019 interims BrDR 6.8.4
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 MBE, 3rd Edition, 2020 interims BrDR 7.0
2020 SPECIFICATION UPDATES
IN BrDR 7.0
 AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications,
9th Edition 2020
 store.transportation.org

 AASHTO Manual for Bridge Evaluation, 3rd

Edition with 2020 Interims
 Unpublished as of this meeting date

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 LRFD BRIDGE DESIGN
SPECIFICATIONS, 9 EDITION
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IN BrDR 7.0

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HTTP://DOWNLOADS.TRANSPORTATION.ORG/PU
BLICATIONS/FLYERS/LRFDBDS-9_CHANGES.PDF

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LRFD 9TH EDITION UPDATES IN BrDR

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LRFD 9TH EDITION UPDATES IN BrDR

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LRFD 9TH EDITION UPDATES IN BrDR

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 SHEAR CAPACITY OF POST-TENSION BRIDGES
 TXDOT Research
 Articles 5.7.2.8, 5.7.3.3

 Grouted PT duct
 𝝀𝝀duct shear strength reduction factor due to presence of PT duct
 Ungrouted PT duct
 𝝀𝝀duct = 1.0, reduce bv by duct diameter
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LRFD 9th Edition Updates
 LONGITUDINAL STIFFENERS
Longitudinally stiffened steel beams
Research at Georgia Institute of
Technology
Improved flexural capacity of girders
with longitudinally stiffened webs
Reduced capacity (up to 10%) of non-
longitudinally stiffened girders with
small compression flanges compared
to web area 13
LRFD 9th Edition Updates
 LONGITUDINAL STIFFENERS
Improved flexural capacity for longitudinally
stiffened steel beams
 Articles 6.10.11.3.1, D6.2.1
 Alllongitudinal stiffeners should be included in
the calculation of Dc, yield moment as well as
other section properties pertaining to the major-
axis of bending, such as Sxc and Sct utilized in
the calculation of the girder flexural stress. 14
LRFD 9th Edition Updates
 LONGITUDINAL STIFFENERS
Improved flexural capacity for longitudinally
stiffened steel beams
Article 6.10.1.10.2
Web load-shedding factor, Rb

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LRFD 9th Edition Updates
 LONGITUDINAL STIFFENERS
 Potential reduced capacity of non-longitudinally
stiffened steel beams from 𝝀𝝀rw changes
 Articles 6.10.6.2.3, Appendix A6.1, A6.2
 From 2017 AASHTO Bridge Committee Agenda Item 18:
 “The proposed change to the noncompact web limit, 𝝀𝝀rw, for non-
longitudinally stiffened girders gives a reduction in the flexural
resistance at the strength limit state of up to approximately 10% in
the most extreme cases for these types of girders with awc larger than
3.33 and Fyc up to 100 ksi. This change reflects the finding by
Subramanian and White (2016c) that girders with relatively small
compression flanges compared to the web area tend to exhibit
reduced flexural resistances due to slender web effects. The flexural
resistances for non-longitudinally stiffened girders with awc <= 1.92
are unaffected by the recommended change.”
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LRFD 9th Edition Updates
 LONGITUDINAL STIFFENERS

Implementation in BrDR:
Vertical legs in angle stiffeners are
ignored in the flexural capacity

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LRFD 9th Edition Updates
 NONCOMPOSITE STEEL BOX-SECTIONS

FHWA & AASHTO sponsored research

Articles 6.8.2.3, 6.9.2.2, 6.9.4.1, 6.9.4.2, 6.9.4.5,
6.12.2
Truss members in BrDR

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LRFD 9th Edition Updates
 FLEXURAL RESISTANCE OF TEES
AND DOUBLE ANGLES
Article 6.12.2.2.4
Truss members, diaphragms, lateral bracing
in BrDR
Separate provisions for tees and angles
More accurate predictions of LTB resistance
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LRFD 9th Edition Updates
MANUAL FOR BRIDGE EVALUATION,
3RD EDITION, 2020 INTERIMS
IN BrDR 7.0

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 STEEL BEAM SHEAR CAPACITY
 LRFD Spec limits end panels to shear-yielding or shear-
buckling resistance
 UCSD research shows tension-field action exists based
on top flange and bearing stiffener contributions in
stiffened end panels
 New MBE Article: 6A.6.10.1
 Consider tension-field action in stiffened web end
panels
 LRFR, LFR, ASR
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MBE 3rd Edition, 2020 Interims
 STEEL BEAM SHEAR CAPACITY
 New MBE Article: 6A.6.10.1

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MBE 3rd Edition, 2020 Interims
 STEEL BEAM SHEAR CAPACITY
Curved steel beam LFR shear capacity
Stiffened web interior panels
– use LRFD 6.10.9
Stiffened web end panels
– consider tension-field action

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MBE 3rd Edition, 2020 Interims
 STEEL BEAM SHEAR CAPACITY
Implementation in BrR
LRFR, LFR, ASR

Curved steel beam LFR

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MBE 3rd Edition, 2020 Interims
Thank You

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