Collaboration Standards
The documents available here are standards developed by the AASHTO/NSBA Steel Bridge Collaboration. The primary goal of the Collaboration is to achieve steel bridges of the highest quality and value through standardization of the design, fabrication, and erection processes. Each standard represents the consensus of a diverse group of professionals and is approved under the Collaboration's protocol for the development and adoption of standards.
As consensus documents, the Collaboration standards represent the best approach to the processes they cover. It is intended that Owners adopt and implement Collaboration standards in their entirety to facilitate the achievement of standardization, but it is understood that local statutes or preferences may prevent full adoption for some. In such cases, Owners should adopt these standards with the exceptions they feel are necessary.
Those documents shown with an AASHTO Publication Code are also available as free downloads from the AASHTO website. Click on the AASHTO Publication Code to go to the AASHTO Bookstore.
G1.1-2000,
Shop Detail
Drawing Review/Approval Guidelines
AASHTO Publication Code
SDDRAG-1
G1.2-2003,
Design Drawing Presentation Guidelines
AASHTO Publication Code
DDPG-1
G1.3-2002, Shop Detail Drawing Presentation
Guidelines
AASHTO
Publication Code SDDP-1
S2.1-2002,
Steel
Bridge Fabrication Guide Specification
AASHTO
Publication Code SBF-1
S4.1-2002,
Steel
Bridge Fabrication QC/QA Guide Specification
AASHTO
Publication Code SBFQC-1
G8.1-2002,
Guide Specification for Coating Systems with Inorganic Zinc-Rich Primers
AASHTO Publication Code SBCS-1
G9.1-2004, Steel Bridge Bearing Design
and Detailing Guidelines
AASHTO Publication Code SBB-1
NEW S10.1, Steel Bridge Erection Guide Specification, Sample Erection Plans
G12.1-2003, Guidelines
for Design
for Constructability
AASHTO Publication Code
GDC-2
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