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Bridges and Structures > Load and Resistance Factor Design

• Policy

  Document	Date	Contact(s)
  Approval of the use of structural design standards	4/11/2022	Derek Soden 202-493-0341, Office of Bridges and Structures
  Revisions to the Recording and Coding Guide for the Structure, Inventory and Appraisal of the Nation's Bridges (Coding Guide) - Item 31, Design Load, and Items 63 and 65, Method Used to Determine Operating and Inventory Ratings	2/02/2011	Stephen Bartha 857-270-4250, Office of Bridges and Structures Samantha Lubkin 202-366-1575, Office of Bridges and Structures Shay Burrows 202-366-4675, Office of Bridges and Structures

• Guidance

  Document	Date	Contact(s)
  Manual for Refined Analysis in Bridge Design and Evaluation	May, 2019	Derek Soden 202-493-0341, Office of Bridges and Structures
  Report on Techniques for Bridge Strengthening	April, 2019	Derek Soden 202-493-0341, Office of Bridges and Structures
  Use and Inspection of Adhesive Anchors in Federal-Aid Projects (T 5140.34)	1/16/2018	Derek Soden 202-493-0341, Office of Bridges and Structures
  Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) for Highway Bridge Superstructures	July, 2016	Derek Soden 202-493-0341, Office of Bridges and Structures
  LRFD Seismic Analysis and Design of Bridges Reference Manual	October, 2014	Jerry Shen 202-366-4619, Office of Bridges and Structures
  Bridge Load Ratings for the National Bridge Inventory	10/30/2006	Lubin Gao 202-366-4604, Office of Bridges and Structures
  Hoan Bridge Failure Investigation	7/10/2001	Dayi Wang 202-366-5604, Office of Bridges and Structures Derek Soden 202-493-0341, Office of Bridges and Structures
  Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD)	6/28/2000	Lubin Gao 202-366-4604, Office of Bridges and Structures Derek Soden 202-493-0341, Office of Bridges and Structures

• Information

  Document	Date	Contact(s)
  Concrete Bridge Shear Load Rating Guide and Examples: Using the Modified Compression Field Theory	4/01/2022	Lubin Gao 202-366-4604, Office of Bridges and Structures
  Evaluation of Steel Bridge Details for Susceptibility to Constraint-Induced Fracture	November 29, 2021	Dayi Wang 202-366-5604, Office of Bridges and Structures
  Proposed LRFD Specifications for Noncomposite Steel Box-Section Members	July, 2019	Derek Soden 202-493-0341, Office of Bridges and Structures

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