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Design Manual for Roads and Bridges: Volume 1
Highway Structures: Approval Procedures and General Design
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- Section 1 Approval Procedures
- Section 2 Other Procedural Documents
- Section
3 General Design
- Part 1
BD 24/92 The Design of Concrete Highway
Bridges and Structures. Use of BS 5400: Part 4: 1990- Part 2
- BD
15/92 General Principles for the Design and Construction of Bridges.
Use of BS 5400: Part 1: 1988
- Part 3
- BD
49/01 Design Rules for Aerodynamic Effects on Bridges
- Part 4
- BA
40/93 Tack Welding of Reinforcing Bars
- Part 5
- BD
60/04 Design of Highway Bridges for Vehicle Collision Loads
- Part 6
- BA
59/94 Design of Highway Bridges for Hydraulic Action
- Part 7
- BD
57/01 Design for Durability
- Part 8
- BA
57/01 Design for Durability
- Part 9
- BD
58/94 Design of Bridges and Concrete Structures with External and
Unbonded Prestressing
- Part 10
- BA
58/94 Design of Bridges and Concrete Structures with External and
Unbonded Prestressing
- Part 11
- BA
41/98 The Design and Appearance of Bridges
- Part 12
- BA
42/96 The Design of Integral Bridges [Incorporating Amendment No.1
dated May 2003]
- Part 13
- BA
53/94 Bracing Systems and the Use of U-Frames in Steel Highway
Bridges
- Part 14
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- BD 10/97 Design of Highway Structures
in Areas of Mining Subsidence
- BD 9/81 Implementation of BS 5400: Part 10: 1980 - Code of Practice for Fatigue
- BD 13/06 Design of Steel Bridges. Use of BS 5400-3:2000
- BD 16/82 Design of Composite Bridges. Use of BS 5400: Part 5: 1979
[Incorporating Amendment No.1 dated December 1987] - BD 28/87 Early Thermal Cracking of Concrete
[Incorporating Amendment No.1 dated August 1989] - BD 37/01 Loads for Highway Bridges
- BA 9/81 The Use of BS 5400 Part 10: 1980 - Code of Practice for Fatigue
[Incorporating Amendment No.1 dated November 1983] - BA 19/85 The Use of BS 5400: Part 3: 1982
- BA 24/87Early Thermal Cracking of Concrete
[Incorporating Amendment No.1 dated August 1989]
- Part 15
- BA 84/02 Use of Stainless Steel Reinforcement
in Highway Structures
- Part 16
- BD
84/02 Strengthening of Concrete Bridge Supports for Vehicle Impact
Using Fibre Reinforced Polymers
- Part 17
- BD 90/05 Design of FRP Bridges and Highway Structures
- Part 18
- BD 85/08 Strengthening Highway Structures Using Externally Bonded Fibre Reinforced Polymer
- Note. The application
of the following Technical Memoranda (Bridges) to particular structures
should be agreed with the TAA (see BD 2/05):
- BE 23 Shear Key
Decks
[Incorporating Amendment No.1 to Annex dated June 1971]BE 5/75 Rules
for the Design and Use of Freyssinet Concrete Hinges in Highway Structures
Scottish Addendum applicable for use in Scotland
Quick Links
Air Quality
Revised guidance for air quality assessments. Downloadable air quality spreadsheets available.
Highways Agency Accepted EN 1317 Compliant Road Restraint Systems
A list of products that the HA are aware have the required declaration of performance.
Road Restraint Assessment Process (RRRAP)
'Road Restraint Risk Assessment Process (RRRAP) 'Excel spreadsheet which enables designers to establish the need for a vehicle restraint and, if so, its performance requirements.
Safety Barriers
A study on the performance and cost effectiveness of median safety barriers installed on major roads.
Travel of Errant Vehicle Report
A report on how and where errant vehicles travel after leaving the carriageway.
Passively Safe Gantry Risk Model (PSGRM)
The PSGRM has been developed to help designers determine whether or not a passively safe gantry is suitable for a particular site.
Eurocodes
Information on preparations for the use of Eurocodes in the design of UK highway bridges and structures.