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| Title: | Bridge Manual |
|---|---|
| Manual Code: | SP/M/022 |
| Edition: | 2nd |
| ISBNNo: | 0-478-04132-2 |
| Issue Date: | June 2003 |
| Description: | This manual is to foster best practice and establish guidelines for the design and evaluation of bridges carrying road and/or pedestrian traffic. Bridge technology is an area of ongoing research and refinement and the manual is reviewed from time to time to incorporate important corrections and/or amendments.
The Bridge Manual was first issued in May 1994 was amended four times. The second edition was published in June 2003 and it incorporated the earlier manual and its amendments and included an updated Design Statement section and a new section: Requirements for Aesthetics. The second edition has been amended in June 2004, September 2004, December 2004 and July 2005. NOTE: The December 2004 Amendment is a 'Provisional' amendment and has been issued pending publication of NZS 1170.5 and NZS 3101 and a full review of the relevant parts of the manual. Practitioners are welcome to make comment on |
| Available From: | The manual is available in hardcopy and electronic format.
The current manual, which includes the June 2004, September 2004 and July 2005 amendments, can be downloaded in electronic format from the Manual Sections below. Covering letters, Provisional Amendments and Commentaries are only available in electronic format and can be downloaded from the Manual Amendments section below. |
| Purchase Price: | $90 (includes postage and handling within NZ) |
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Download Manual Sections
| Title | Date | Download |
|---|---|---|
| (a) Binder Cover and Title Page | July 2005 | PDF_(445KB) |
| (b) Forward, Record of Amendments and Registration Form | July 2005 | PDF_(39KB) |
| (c) Contents, Introduction and Acknowledgements | July 2005 | PDF_(156KB) |
| (d) Section 1: Design Statement | July 2005 | PDF_(39KB) |
| (e) Section 2: Design - General Requirements | July 2005 | PDF_(4.1MB) |
| (f) Section 3: Design Loading | July 2005 | PDF_(310KB) |
| (g) Section 4: Analysis and Design Criteria | July 2005 | PDF_(359KB) |
| (h) Section 5: Earthquake Resistant Design | July 2005 | PDF_(347KB) |
| (i) Section 6: Evaluation of Bridges and Culverts | July 2005 | PDF_(995KB) |
| (j) Section 7: Structural Strengthing | July 2005 | PDF_(100KB) |
| (k) Appendix A: Bridge Widths and Clearances | July 2005 | PDF_(270KB) |
| (l) Appendix B: Bridge Side Protection | July 2005 | PDF_(1.2MB) |
| (m) Appendix C: Toroidal Rubber Buffers | July 2005 | PDF_(120KB) |
| (n) Appendix D: Lightly Trafficked Rural Bridges | July 2005 | PDF_(152KB) |
| (o) Appendix E: Bridge Site Information Summary | July 2005 | PDF_(107KB) |
Download Manual Amendments
| Title | Date | Download |
|---|---|---|
| Covering Letter and Commentary, June 2004 Amendment | June 2004 | PDF_(1MB) |
| Covering Letter and Commentary, September 2004 Amendment | September 2004 | PDF_(1.2MB) |
| Covering Letter and Provisional, December 2004 Amendment | December 2004 | PDF_(2.5MB) |
| Covering Letter, July 2005 Amendment | July 2005 | PDF_(74KB) |