I'm working on an upcoming railroad bridge project and we have received a bid question from a contractor. The structure is a RR bridge with welded plate girder and a steel plate deck. The general notes for our plans states "Bolts connecting the deck plate to the girder shall be F3125 Grade 1852...
Haven't seen any posts of people studying for the upcoming SE exam. I'm taking the depth portion for lateral bridges and I feel like there isn't much study material out there for this part of the exam. I have the AEI SE lateral problems, but I'm looking for more beyond this. This is the first...
I'm currently reviewing a soldier pile design and I came across a section designation that I have not seen before. The piles are W sections with the letter J at the end. It seems this is being added to section with flanges that are greater than 1.5" thick. I looked in the steel manual and there...
