THE NATIONAL COMPANY FOR MOTORWAY AND NATIONAL ROADS OF ROMANIA SA. TECHNICAL ROAD BULLETIN Year III, No 6, June 2004-08-06‘THE NATIONAL COMPANY OF MOTORWAYS AND NATIONAL ROADS OF ROMANIA DECISION Of the General Manager of CNADNR No 243, of 05.20.2004 As per Government Decision No 84/2003 concerning foundation of the National Company of Motorways and National Roads, with all subsequent changes, and the Order of the Ministry of Transport, Constructions and Tourism No 703/10.27.2003, eng Mihail Basulescu- General CNADNR Manager, issues the following, DECISION Art.1, The paper “GENERAL COMMON SPECIFICATIONS FOR ARTWORKS”, indicative AND 590-2002, is hereby approved. Art, 2, DRDP 1-7 and CESTRIN will fulfil provisions of the Decision hereunder. GENERAL COMMON SPECIFICATIONS FOR ARTWORKS, Indicative: Indicative NAR 290-2004 Designer: SC IPTANA SACHAPTER 1. ARTWORKS. GENERAL TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ‘The current specifications have a general character and comprise all the specific chapters for artworks: bridges, overpasses, viaducts and tunnels. ‘The designer of the artwork shall select from the chapters of the specifications hereunder only those referring specifically to the type of artworks the respective specifications book was developed for. ‘The designer can also make additions to standard and normative provisions, bringing new specifications apart from the already adopted ones, concerning quality of materials and allowed tolerances during execution. 1.1. THE MAIN FEATURES OF THE WORK This sub-chapter will include the main features describing the work- length, number of, spans, construction components for infrastructures and superstructures, as well general data referring to the execution technology. 1,2, GENERAL DESIGN PROVISIONS Bridges, overpasses, viaducts, tunnels and support walls are resistance structures considered ‘artworks’. Bridges, overpasses and viaducts are constructions supporting communication ways while crossing over obstacles, leaving a space in order to ensure continuity of the crossed obstacle, Any resistance structure and therefore artworks must observe a series of general principles, resulted from experience, as follows: - functionality ~ resistance capacity - economical effectivencss - aesthetics According to these principles, the bridge (overpass, viaduct) must correspond to/ comply with its designed purpose- that is, to ensure undisturbed traffic for the vehicles while crossing the obstacle. This implies that free pass space must be ensures on and below the bridges, ensuring that structure rigidity complies with admissible deformation values and guarantee optimal exploitation and maintenance conditions. Depending on location conditions (length and height of obstacle, geotechnical foundation conditions etc.), economic effectiveness of the work is achieved through correct length and by adopting cost-effective bridge spans. All above-mentioned principles shall be simultaneously observed during bridge design; adoption of a certain bridge solution (overpass, viaduct) must only result from a technical documentation, which shall comparatively analyse several possibilities. ‘The following provisions shall be taken into account during bridge design: 1.2.1. Ensuring free space on and under the bridge a) Free spaces for bridges