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OUTLINE OF PRESENTATION
SESSION 1:
INTRODUCTION TO LRFR
SESSION 2:
LRFR LOADS
SESSION 3:
SESSION 4:
SESSION 5:
SESSION 1
INTRODUCTION
TO LRFR
LRFD / LRFR
RELIABILITY-BASED LIMIT STATES SPECIFICATIONS
USE PROBABILISTIC METHODS TO DERIVE LOAD &
RESISTANCE FACTORS
UNIFORM RELIABILITY IN DESIGN & LOAD RATINGS /
POSTINGS
LFD
LRFD
LFR
LRFR
D R I i Qi < Rn
where:
D
R
I
i
Qi
Rn
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
ductility factor
redundancy factor
operational importance factor
load factor
resistance factor
force effect
nominal resistance
R DC DW
RF =
(LL+IM)
C
DC
DW
C S 0.85
s
RELIABILITY INDEX
New Measure of Safety
Resistance
RT
QT
LRFR CALIBRATION
Live load factors are given for legal load rating, posting,
and permit load checking.
Influence
of DF
Influence
of DF
RELIABILITY-BASED EVALUATION
OF EXISTING BRIDGES
DESIGN vs EVALUATION
Design
Evaluation
Marginal
Can be
prohibitive
Exposure period
75 years
2 years
High
Lower
Resistance uncertainty
Low
Higher
Design
may
be
too
The
HL-93
loading
does
resemblance to actual trucks.
not
bear
any
existing
bridges
are
non-
LRFD
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
BRIDGE FILE
BRIDGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
INSPECTION
MATERIAL TESTING
LOAD AND RESISTANCE FACTOR
RATING OF BRIDGES
FATIGUE EVALUATION OF STEEL
BRIDGES
NON-DESTRUCTIVE LOAD TESTING
SPECIAL TOPICS
ILLUSTRATIVE LRFR EXAMPLES
Allowable Stress Rating Specs.
Load Factor Rating Specs.