Concrete Bridges

• National Concrete Bridge Council (NCBC)
• Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI)
• PCI Northeast (Bridge Resources)

Steel Bridges

• National Steel Bridge Alliance (NSBA)
  • 2020 Basics of Steel Bridge Design Workshop
    The four-part workshop took attendees through the complete design of a three-span continuous plate girder bridge, from calculating loads to best practices for detailing. Click above link for video recordings and handouts from each of the sessions for free viewing.
  • ABC Projects in January 2017 Modern Steel Construction
    • “Fast Finish” – This article highlights a design-build project in Connecticut that utilized prefabricated bridge units to replace 4 bridges in under 15 months.
    • “High Volume, Low Impact” – This article follows a project in Utah that utilized a bridge superstructure slide to reduce costs and speed up the construction schedule.
    • “A New Take on Plate Girders” – This article looks at the use of folded steel plate girders on Pennsylvania’s Rapid Bridge Replacement Project.
• Short Span Steel Bridge Alliance (SSSBA)

Composite Bridges

• American Composites Manufacturers Association (ACMA)
• Composites Product Suppliers
• DiscoverComposites applications for infrastructure
• FRP Composites Bridges in West Virginia
• FDOT Case Studies of FRP Installations
• FRP Project Awards – Concrete Strengthening
• FHWA Report on Techniques for Bridge Strengthening
• FRP Composites Standards, Specifications, and Codes for Construction and Infrastructure
• American Concrete Institute (ACI) – Committee 440 – Recent activity
  • NEW Fire Tech Note – Fire Resistance FRP Strengthened Members – available from ACI web site (PRC-440.10-21)
  • NEW Building Code – GFRP Bar Reinforced Concrete Structures was balloted by committee in Fall 2021, now being reviewed by ACI TAC. Expected publication date: 2023
  • NEW FRP Bar Construction Specification – Currently providing response to TAC regarding public comment. Expected publication date: 2022
  • NEW Construction Specification Externally Bonded FRP – Balloted responses to public comments in 2021. Expected Publication date: 2022
  • 440.2R-17 Guide for Design and Construction Externally Bonded FRP – This document was updated. New information: Fiber anchors, Basalt fibers, updates to Seismic Provisions. Will be balloted in Spring 2022 with expected publication date: 2023
• ASTM D7957 / D7957M – 17 – Standard Specification for Solid Round Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer Bars for Concrete Reinforcement, developed by Subcommittee: D30.10 and is in the Book of Standards Volume: 15.03. More information: https://www.astm.org/Standards/D7957.htm?A&utm_source=tracker&utm_campaign=20170928&utm_medium=email&utm_content=standards