1 General Provisions 1
2 Terms and Symbols 3
2. 1 Terms 3
2. 2 Symbols 6
3 Design Requirements 8
3. 1 General 8
3. 2 Arrangement of bridges and culverts 9
3. 3 Spans of bridges and culverts 13
3. 4 Clearance of bridges and culverts 14
3. 5 Bridge alignment and approach roads 18
3. 6 Structural requirements 20
3. 7 Deck pavement, waterproofing and drainage 21
3. 8 Maintenance and other auxiliary facilities 22
4 Actions 24
4. 1 Classification of actions, representative values and
combination of actions 24
4. 2 Permanent actions 31
4. 3 Variable actions 37
4. 4 Accidental actions 51
4. 5 Seismic actions 53
Wording Explanation for the Specifications 54
Background to Provisions 55
1 General Provisions 57
3 Design Requirements 59
4 Actions 71