Guide Specification and Commentary for Vessel Collision Design of Highway Bridges, February 1991

(1991) Guide Specification and Commentary for Vessel Collision Design of Highway Bridges, February 1991. Transportation, Department of

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Abstract

This document contains specifications for the vessel collision design of highway bridges. The specifications are the recommendations of a team of internationally recognized experts, composed of consulting engineers, state highway engineers and federal agency representatives from throughout the United States. The specifications are compreh1~nsive in nature and embody new concepts which have not been included in previous design provisions. They are based on both the observed performance of bridges during past vessel collisions and on recent research conducted in the United States and abroad. A commentary documenting the basis for the specifications and examples illustrating their use are included.