Location
STEW 218CD
Session Number
56
Session Title
Load Resistance Factor Rating (LRFR) of Highway Bridges
Track Title
Bridges
Event Description/Abstract
Section 650.313 of the National Bridge Inspection Standards stipulates that each bridge is to be load rated in accordance with the AASHTO Manual for Bridge Evaluation (MBE). In accordance with the FHWA’s policies, new bridges and totally replaced bridges engineered after October 1, 2007, should be load rated with the Load and Resistance Factor Rating (LRFR) method. To further support the state’s efforts in meeting the NBIS’s requirements in load rating and FHWA’s initiative of implementing the LRFR method, this workshop will provide an introduction to LRFR and illustrate the differences and benefits of using LRFR in place of the Load Factor Rating method.
Introduction to LRFR
STEW 218CD
Section 650.313 of the National Bridge Inspection Standards stipulates that each bridge is to be load rated in accordance with the AASHTO Manual for Bridge Evaluation (MBE). In accordance with the FHWA’s policies, new bridges and totally replaced bridges engineered after October 1, 2007, should be load rated with the Load and Resistance Factor Rating (LRFR) method. To further support the state’s efforts in meeting the NBIS’s requirements in load rating and FHWA’s initiative of implementing the LRFR method, this workshop will provide an introduction to LRFR and illustrate the differences and benefits of using LRFR in place of the Load Factor Rating method.
