Behavior of a Steel Girder Bolted Splice Connection

Acknowledgements

The AASHTO SCOBS T-14 Committee formed the ad hoc task group to address the broad topic of simplifying the articles related to bolted field splice design in the AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications, and the author is grateful for the ability to participate in the process.⁽²⁾ Thanks must also be given to Christopher Garrell of the National Steel Bridge Alliance (NSBA) for conducting all the LRFD Simon runs of various bridge configurations and Dr. Francesco Russo of Michael Baker International for conducting splice designs using NSBA splice. The helpful comments and guidance provided by Edward Wasserman of Modjeski and Masters, Inc., and Hormoz Seradj of the Oregon Department of Transportation in the development of the design method are also gratefully acknowledged. Lastly, the helpful advice of Dr. Karl Frank of Hirschfeld Industries and Michael Grubb of M.A. Grubb & Associates, LLC, on the conduct and analysis of the results from the finite element analyses is also gratefully acknowledged.