The language in this provision seems unclear. I want to see how others apply this. In my experience, I see erection engineers factor up the bridge dead load by a factor of 1.3 for qualifying anything under jacking conditions. Load factors for dead load for design per the AASHTO LRFD Bridge...
Thanks for the replies. Adding 2D seems like a practical method. I am not very familiar with non-american codes. Attached is an example of a temporary support scenario that I've run across for bearing replacement of bridge girders with the bridge deck removed. Adjacent girders are used to...
I work for a steel erector and I frequently see wide flange beams in the shop or yard sitting simply supported on timber blocking with no top flange bracing. I am wondering if there is a way to quantify the bending strength in this condition. In many cases, falsework designs or initially erected...
