AASHTO Releases Interim Revisions to LRFD Bridge Design Specifications

AASHTO Journal, 26 April 2013

The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials has released interim revisions to the AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications, 6th Edition.The new interim includes revisions to five of the 15 sections of the current LRFD Bridge Design Specifications: Concrete Structures, Steel Structures, Aluminum Structures, Buried Structures and Tunnel Liners, and Railings.

The 184-page interim is available both in print (Print Item Code: LRFDUS-6-I1) and as an online downloadable PDF (Online Download Item Code: LRFDUS-6-I1-UL). The cost of the publication is $144, or $120 for AASHTO member organizations.

To order a copy, contact the AASHTO Bookstore by phone at 800-231-3475 or visit the bookstore online at bookstore.transportation.org, and search by the publication code LRFDUS-6-I1.

LRFDUS-6-I1 - Video Icon.jpgIn conjunction with the release of this publication, AASHTO  has also released a video that describes the revisions in detail. The video is available online here.

Questions about the new interim revisions to the AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications, 6th edition, should be directed to Kelley Rehm, staff liaison to the AASHTO Highway Subcommittee on Bridges and Structures, at krehm AT aashto.org, or Carolyn Toye, publications marketing and production specialist, at ctoye AT aashto.org.

For more information about AASHTO publications, download a free copy of the current AASHTO Publications Catalog.