This Part of BS 5400 has been prepared under the direction of the Civil Engineering and Building Structures Standards Committee. It supersedes BS 5400-4:1984 which is withdrawn.
This edition introduces technical changes but does not constitute a full review or revision of the standard, which will be undertaken in due course. Changes from the 1984 edition are indicated by a sideline in the margin.
BS 5400 is a document combining codes of practice to cover the design and construction of steel, concrete and composite bridges and specifications for loads, materials and workmanship. It comprises the following Parts and Sections:
— Part 1: General statement;
— Part 2: Specification for loads;
— Part 3: Code of practice for design of steel bridges;
— Part 4: Code of practice for design of concrete bridges;
— Part 5: Code of practice for design of composite bridges;
— Part 6: Specification for materials and workmanship, steel;
— Part 7: Specification for materials and workmanship, concrete, reinforcement and prestressing tendons;
— Part 8: Recommendations for materials and workmanship, concrete reinforcement and prestressing tendons;
— Part 9: Bridge bearings;
— Section 9.1: Code of practice for design of bridge bearings;
— Section 9.2: Specification for materials, manufacture and installation of bridge bearings;
— Part 10: Code of practice for fatigue.
This Part of BS 5400 gives recommendations for the design of concrete bridges. It contains much in common with BS 8110 which deals with the structural use of concrete.
After stating the objectives and requirements of design, particular recommendations are given for reinforced concrete, prestressed concrete and composite concrete construction.
Structural elements included are beams, slabs, columns and walls, bases, tension members and connections between precast concrete members.
