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LRFD Training Courses
Adoption of the AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications

LRFD Training Courses

ODOT LRFD training courses were developed at the University of Cincinnati, Ohio University, and the University of Akron.  Each training course provided an overview of the AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications and offered design examples customized to ODOT standard practices.

A brief description of each course and a downloadable course manual is provided below.

Course Descriptions
• LRFD Loads & General Overview
  • Loads & general Information
    This course provided a general overview of the AASHTO LRFD design philosophy with specific focus on LRFD loadings, load combinations, and load distribution. This course was designed as the first of five LRFD training modules (LRFD Loads & General Overview, Reinforced Concrete Design, Prestressed Concrete Design, Steel Design, and Foundations).
• Reinforced Concrete Design
  • Reinforced Concrete
    This course provided an overview of the AASHTO LRFD reinforce concrete design philosophy with design examples customized to ODOT standard practice. Specific topics include: general flexure and shear design; fatigue; column design; deck, footing and retaining wall design; and the strut & tie analysis method.
• Prestressed Concrete Design
  • Prestressed Concrete
    This course provided an overview of the AASHTO LRFD prestressed concrete design philosophy with design examples customized to ODOT standard practice. Specific topics include: live load distribution; moment, shear and torsion in prestressed concrete beams; prestressed losses; and simple spans made continuous.
• Steel Design
  • Example Problems
    This course provided an overview of the AASHTO LRFD steel design philosophy with design examples customized to ODOT standard practice. Specific topics include: fatigue and fracture; design of tension, compression and flexural members; shear design; design of connections; and plastic moment design.
  • Slide Shows
• Foundation Design
  • Foundation & Earth Retaining Structures
    This course provided an overview of the AASHTO LRFD foundation design philosophy with design examples customized to ODOT standard practice. Specific topics include: spread footing, driven pile, and drilled shaft design; and MSE walls and retaining walls.
  • In-class Exercises

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