Transcription of SECTION 7 - SUBSTRUCTURES
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bridge DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS APRIL 2000 SECTION 7 - SUBSTRUCTURES + + + + + + Part A General Requirements and Materials GENERAL Definition A substructure is any structural, load supporting com-ponent generally referred to by the terms abutment, pier, retaining wall, foundation or other similar terminology. Loads Where appropriate, piers and abutments shall be de-signed to withstand dead load, erection loads, live loads on the roadway, wind loads on the superstructure, forces due to stream currents, floating ice and drift, temperature and shrinkage effects, lateral earth and water pressures, scour and collision and earthquake loadings. Settlement The anticipated settlement of piers and abutments should be estimated by appropriate analysis, and the effects of differential settlement shall be accounted for in the design of the superstructure.
BRIDGE DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS • APRIL 2000 . SECTION 7 - SUBSTRUCTURES + + + + + + Part A General Requirements and Materials. 7.1 GENERAL . 7.1.1 Definition . A substructure is any structural, load–supporting com
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