MANUAL OF THE STRUCTURE AND BRIDGE DIVISION

MANUAL OF THE STRUCTURE AND

BRIDGE DIVISION

PART 2

DESIGN AIDS AND TYPICAL DETAILS

VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF

TRANSPORTATION

VDOT GOVERNANCE DOCUMENT

VDOT Manual of the Structure and Bridge Division: Part 02: Design Aids and Typical Details

OWNING DIVISION: Structure and Bridge

DATE OF ISSUANCE: 04/30/2021

COMMONWEALTH of VIRGINIA

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 1401 EAST BROAD STREET

RICHMOND, 23219-2000

Stephen Brich COMMISSIONER

April 30, 2021

SUBJECT: Manual of the Structure and Bridge Division – Part 2

Design Aids – Typical Details

MEMORANDUM

TO: Holders of Manual

VOIDED: None

NEW ISSUES: Chapter 31: Bridge Mounted Ancillary Structures

REVISIONS:

CHAPTER 1:

File Number Description of change(s)

01.02-4 Deleted “MSE” and “only if in bridge contract” from retaining

wall item. Deleted Road and Bridge Standards; added

Environmental commitment sheet.

CHAPTER 2:


02.03-4 Revised general note for use with weathering steel and deck joints.

CHAPTER 6:


06.01-5 and 06.02-15 Updated title of AASHTO geometric design reference (deleted

“Very”)

06.01-5 and 06.02-5 Revised shoulder width for Rural Local Roads from 8ft to 6ft to

match AASHTO Green Book.

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REVISIONS: (cont’d) April 30, 2021

06.02-1 thru -6, -8, -10, Revised vertical clearance note for design waiver/exception.

-12 and -13

06.04-6 and -7 Revised vertical clearance note for design waiver/exception.

CHAPTER 8:


08.03-7 Revised Slope Protection and Scour Countermeasure algorithm.

08.03-8 Deleted abutment details unrelated to riprap from Section A-A.

08.03-10 Added piles to abutment footing; deleted abutment details

unrelated to riprap from Section A-A.

08.03-12 thru -14 Added design considerations for wildlife crossing.

CHAPTER 11:


11.01-1 and -2 Revised section on Materials.

11.01-2 Added section on Painting.

11.01-4 Added note prohibiting shored construction.

CHAPTER 12:


12.02-3 Deducted V.C. ordinate from hump vertical curve bolster

calculation.

CHAPTER 17:


17.01-1 Deleted note about coping alignment from detail for full integral

adjacent to retaining wall.

17.01-4 Added “Face of integral backwall” to Virginia Abutment detail.

17.10-5 In Section B, changed label to “Integral backwall” instead of

“Concrete end diaphragm”.

CHAPTER 18:


18.03-3 Added note 23 and sketches for retaining wall limits for inclusion

in bridge plans.

18.06-1 Updated wall system name and vendor information for EarthTrac.

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CHAPTER 19:


19.01-1 thru -3 Replaced entire contents of chapter.

CHAPTER 23:


23.05-1 thru -4 Revised section on use of steel piles in corrosive environment.

CHAPTER 25:


25.01-1 and -7 Revised “Standard Designation” for 42” F-shape parapet.

25.01-3 Added BPR-1.

25.01-9 Added 42” Pedestrian Railing (BPR-1).

25.03-3 Revised bar size in note 1 from #3 to #4.

CHAPTER 30:


30.02-1 Added sketch for BPF-6.

CHAPTER 32:


32.00-1 Revised list of major changes.

32.00-2 thru -4 Miscellaneous changes to section on Performance Measures and

Targets.

32.02-1 Added languages for the 65% rule for widening to be applied the

entire project rather than only the widened portion.

32.02-2 Added notes on the 65% rule.

32.09-1 Added language related to sizing the joint seal in the Virginia

Micro-Abutment or the Virginia Alternate Micro-Abutment.

32.11-6 Changed the coefficient to 0.014 from 0.010 for HDPE pipe.

32.11-8 Added sentence regarding precast energy dissipators for culvert

rehabilitation projects.

32.12 Added section for bridge widening.

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CHAPTER 33:


33.01-5 Deleted requirement for a design waiver.

33.01-9 Clarified column headings in table. Changed requirement for not

meeting to a design approval instead of a design waiver.

RETAIN THIS MEMO IN FRONT OF INDEX TO PART 2

/original signed/

Junyi Meng, P.E.

Assistant State Structure and Bridge Engineer

For: Kendal R. Walus, P.E.

State Structure and Bridge Engineer

COMMONWEALTH of VIRGINIA

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 1401 EAST BROAD STREET

RICHMOND, 23219-2000

Stephen Brich COMMISSIONER

October 30, 2020

SUBJECT: Manual of the Structure and Bridge Division – Part 2

Design Aids – Typical Details

MEMORANDUM

TO: Holders of Manual

VOIDED: None

NEW ISSUES: Chapter 13: Bearings

REVISIONS:

CHAPTER 2:


02.03-6 Deleted note in double parenthesis at top, which was a reference to

other file numbers that have changed.

02.04-3 Update to note 6, plan number instructions.

CHAPTER 6:


06.02-1 thru -16 Updated hyperlinks for file numbers. Dates remain unchanged.

CHAPTER 7:


07.02-1 thru -14 Section for laps and development lengths re-organized and number

of tables reduced and replaced.

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REVISIONS: (cont’d) October 30, 2020

CHAPTER 12:


12.01-10 thru -12 Added section on Debonding.

12.07-1 Revised limitations for use of Inverted T-beams.

12.08-4 Corrected typo for 18” pile section modulus.

12.08-8 thru -9 Added section for Prestressed Concrete Piles with Full Integral

Abutments.

CHAPTER 14:


14.01-2 Revised language. Added section on Deck Joints at Ramps Tying

into a Mainline Bridge span.

14.03-3 Corrected typo in calculations.

14.04-1 Added language in paragraph 2 to remind users that a design

waiver is required. Added paragraph 3.

14.04-2 Added angle β to Layout With Skew.

14.04-3 and -4 Added angle β.

14.04-3 and -4 Added angle β.

14.04-5 Revised formulas for TL and CLR to include angle β.

CHAPTER 15:


15.01-2 Revised language in section on Pile Bents.

15.01-4 Added requirements for what to include in a Va Pier DW request.

15.01-6 Revised flowchart for pier type selection.

15.01-7 Moved geotechnical design data tables to Chapters 17 and 23, and

added reference to those files.

15.02-13 Moved sections on Pile Types and Pile Requirements to Ch 23.

Added sentence about vertical rebar projecting from drilled shafts.

15.02-15 Drilled shaft edge distance info moved here from Ch 17.

15.04-1 Information on bearings moved from this page to Ch 13.

15.06-1 thru -19 Terminal wall lengths and references to standards updated to agree

with the updates to the BPPS standards.

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CHAPTER 17:


17.01-16 Abutment Selection Algorithm revised.

17.02-3 Added a reference to Ch 23 for geotechnical data table to be used

with pile foundations. Added note about drilled shaft tip

elevations to the nearest foot.

17.02-4 Moved geotechnical data tables for pile foundations to Ch 23.

17.03-13 Added references to Ch 15 and Ch 23 for drilled shaft and pile

footing types.

17.03-15 Pile information on previously on the page was moved to Ch 23.

References in boxes of sketches changed to Ch 23.

17.04-1 Added information about pile types.

17.04-54 thru -61 Added sample calcs for prestressed piles in full integral abutments.

17.05-3 and -7 Checklist note numbers changed.

17.05-4 and -8 Added checklist note reference for pile embedment.

17.05-6 and -10 Added note for pile embedment.

17.10-1 Added sentence about tooth joints when used on curved structures.

CHAPTER 23:


23.01-1 Merged pile content from Ch 15. Added requirement that cylinder

piles require DBE approval.

23.01-8 Merged content from Ch 15. Deleted pile data table that did not

have minimum tip elevation.

23.01-10 Added driving test information from Ch 15.

23.01-14 Consolidated pile information that was in both Chapters 15 and 17.

CHAPTER 26:


26.03-2 In note 5, “ordinary high water” changed to “base flow”.

CHAPTER 28:


28.01-2 Add paragraph about jacking height limit.

28.01-3 Added lift force in the table and note below table.




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CHAPTER 32:


32.00 Changed name of chapter.

32.00-5 Revised bullets pertaining to performance maintenance activities.

32.09-4 Size of hole for SL0601 bars. Corrected location of note reference

next to SL0601.

RETAIN THIS MEMO IN FRONT OF INDEX TO PART 2

/original signed/

Junyi Meng, P.E.

Assistant State Structure and Bridge Engineer

For: Kendal R. Walus, P.E.

State Structure and Bridge Engineer

RELEASE LETTERS

PART 2 DESIGN AIDS AND TYPICAL DETAILS

A complete set of all release (revision) letters is located at the following link: http://www.virginiadot.org/business/bridge_manual_archives_part_2.asp


TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART 2

DATE: 30Apr2020

SHEET i of ii

FILE NO. TOC-i

TABLE OF CONTENTS


FILE NO. TITLE

01.TOC Chapter 1 – General Drafting Procedures

02.TOC Chapter 2 – Title Sheet

03.TOC Chapter 3 – Estimated Quantities Sheet

04.TOC Chapter 4 – Interior Sheet

05.TOC Chapter 5 – Architectural Treatment

06.TOC Chapter 6 – Geometrics

07.TOC Chapter 7 – Reinforcing Steel

08.TOC Chapter 8 – Bridge Layout

09.TOC Chapter 9 – Transverse Section

10.TOC Chapter 10 – Concrete Deck Slab

11.TOC Chapter 11 – Steel

12.TOC Chapter 12 – Prestressed and Post-Tensioned Concrete

13.TOC Chapter 13 – Bearings

14.TOC Chapter 14 – Joints

15.TOC Chapter 15 – Pier Details

16.TOC Chapter 16 – Intentionally Left Blank

17.TOC Chapter 17 – Abutments (includes jointless philosophy)

18.TOC Chapter 18 – Earth Retaining Walls

19.TOC Chapter 19 – Approach Slabs


21.TOC Chapter 21 – Substructure Investigation Guidelines

22.TOC Chapter 22 – Drainage

23.TOC Chapter 23 – Piles

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24.TOC Chapter 24 – Seismic Considerations

25.TOC Chapter 25 – Parapets / Rails / Medians / Sidewalks

26.TOC Chapter 26 – Environmental Permit Sketches


28.TOC Chapter 28 – Bridge Jacking and Blocking

29.TOC Chapter 29 – Utilities Attached to Bridge Structures

30.TOC Chapter 30 – Fencing (Pedestrian)

31.TOC Chapter 31 – Bridge Mounted Ancillary Structures

32.TOC Chapter 32 – Preservation, Maintenance, Repair, Widening and Rehabilitation

33.TOC Chapter 33 – Considerations of Climate Change and Coastal Storms










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