Structures Manual

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structuresmanual The NDOT Structures Manual has been prepared based on the 4th Edition of the AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications. The Manual was developed by the NDOT Structures Division with assistance from the consulting firm of Roy Jorgensen Associates, Inc., Professor Dennis Mertz of the University of Delaware, and the consulting firm of CH2M Hill, Inc.

The NDOT Structures Manual has been developed to provide bridge designers with NDOT’s standard structural design policies and practices. Designers should attempt to meet all of the criteria presented in the Manual, while fulfilling NDOT’s mission of providing a safe and efficient transportation system for the State.

Please note that the complete guide does not have hyperlink capability built into the document, whereas the segmented version does have the hyperlinks intact.

NDOT Structures Manual

Structures Manual Cover (102 kb)
Foreword (25 kb)
Chapter 1 (25 kb) - NDOT ORGANIZATIONS
Chapter 2 (25 kb) - ADMINISTRATIVE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
Chapter 3 (25 kb) - BRIDGE PROJECT DEVELOPMENT PROCESS
Chapter 4 (25 kb) - BRIDGE DESIGN COORDINATION
Chapter 5 (25 kb) - PLAN PREPARATION
Chapter 6 (25 kb) - QUANTITY AND COST ESTIMATES
Chapter 7 (25 kb) - STRUCTURAL DESIGN NOTEBOOK
Chapter 8 (215 kb) - COMPUTER SOFTWARE
Chapter 9 (37 kb) - RESERVED
Chapter 10 (313 kb) - GENERAL
Chapter 11 (542 kb) - PRELIMINARY DESIGN
Chapter 12 (327 kb) - LOADS AND LOAD FACTORS
Chapter 13 (129 kb) - STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS AND EVALUATION
Chapter 14 (1.1 MB) - CONCRETE STRUCTURES
Chapter 15 (770 kb) - STEEL STRUCTURES
Chapter 16 (302 kb) - BRIDGE DECKS
Chapter 17 (347 kb) - FOUNDATIONS
Chapter 18 (543 kb) - SUBSTRUCTURES
Chapter 19 (116 kb) - EXPANSION JOINTS
Chapter 20 (352 kb) - BEARINGS
Chapter 21 (279 kb) - RAILROADS
Chapter 22 (152 kb) - BRIDGE REHABILITATION
Chapter 23 (279 kb) - MISCELLANEOUS STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS
Chapter 24 (152 kb) - RESERVED
Chapter 25 (25 kb) - CONSTRUCTION SUPPORT
Chapter 26 (109 kb) - NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING
Chapter 27 (25 kb) - RESERVED
Chapter 28 (319 kb) - NEVADA BRIDE INSPECTION PROGRAM
Chapter 29 (260 kb) - BRIDGE MANAGEMENT
Subject Index (335 kb)
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Complete Manual (Hyperlinks NOT available in this format)

2008 Structures Manual (3.66 MB)

Contact Information

Structures Division

Nevada Department of Transportation
1263 S. Stewart St.
Carson City, NV 89712
Phone: 775-888-7540
Fax: 775-888-7405

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