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PLM

09-28-07

Adhesive Anchors

 

CPB

08-07-06

Sidewalks on Bridges

 

CPB

12-01-05

Elastomeric Bearing Design Guidelines & Analysis Program

 

PLM

11-29-05

State of Arkansas Insert on Bridges

 

CPB

11-16-05

Clip Detail to Accommodate Deck Form Support

 

RLW

08-23-05

Bicycle and Pedestrian Facility Accommodation Policy

 

PLM

03-23-05

Median Rail at Overhead Sign Support

 

PLM

03-21-05

Geometric Design Criteria

 

PLM

10-28-04

Design Exception Policy

 

CPB

07-23-04

Naming of Design Files

 

JGT

10-09-03

Revising Contract Drawings

 

CPB

09-05-03

Slab Joint Detail

 

CPB

07-22-03

Bridge End Terminals

 

CPB

05-22-03

Bridge Closure Procedure

 

CPB

04-02-03

Base Plates for Safety Cable System - Steel and Prestressed Precast Beams

 

ETF

04-18-02

Detail Z - Hand Packing of Concrete Under Joint Armor

 

ETF

04-18-02

Detail B - Hand Packing of Concrete Under Joint Armor

 

ETF

02-15-02

Type "D" Bridge Name Plate On Bridge Parapet

 

ETF

12-17-01

Bolted Field Splice Note

 

ETF

09-19-01

Charpy V-Notch Test of Curved Girder Diaphragms/Crossframes

 

ETF

09-17-01

Use of Type D Bridge Name Plate

 

FHWA

06-28-01

A Policy on Geometric Design of Highways and Streets (Green Book), 2001 Edition

 

MEC

06-21-01

1-1/4" Diameter A307 Bolts for Precast Units

 

MEC

05-21-01

Revised Sliding Plate Adjusting Bolts Note

Image 1

ETF

04-27-01

Minimum Cap Width for Trestle Pile Bents

 

ETF

02-28-01

Joint Armor Venting and Installation

Image 1; 2

ETF

02-14-01

Furnishing Bridge Information to Environmental Division

 

JGT

02-13-01

Bearing Stiffener Weld Designation

 

ETF

02-13-01

Information about Pipe Piles

 

ETF

06-26-00

Cracked Pile Repair - Example

 

ETF

06-13-00

Creating and Revising Standard Drawings

 

ETF

06-13-00

Skewed End Bents with Parapet Rail Transitions on Bridge

 

ETF

02-04-00

Diaphragm and Cross-Frame Connection Plates for Steel Beams and Girders

 

ETF

11-01-99

Deck Pouring Sequence; 3 or More Spans - Example

 

RLW

11-01-99

Reports Containing Geologic Interpretation and Analysis

 

RLW

02-12-99

Ice/Snow/Sleet Removal; Railroad Overpass Structures

 

ETF

01-19-99

Stopping Sight Distance

Image 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; 9

ETF

12-03-98

Elastomeric Shop Drawing Review

Image 1

DFL

06-26-98

Painted Median Width; 11-Foot Turn Lane

 

ETF

04-13-98

Deck Pouring Sequence; 2 Spans - Example

 

RLW

10-30-97

Vertical Clearance on Interstate Routes

Image 1; 2; 3; 4; 5

ETF

10-31-97

Concrete Deck Longitudinal Rebar Requirements by LRFD

 

BB

10-15-97

SP for Construction in Special Flood Hazard Areas (SFHA)

 

DFL

08-06-97

Request for Bridge Drawings - Revised

 

RLW

07-31-97

Geometric Design Criteria (AASHTO Specs)

 

PLM

06-27-97

Note for Stream Classif & Bank Elevs; Tempo Work Ramps or Haul Roads

 

DFL

10-17-96

Detailing & Designing for Permanent Steel Deck Forms

Image 1; 2; 3; 4

ETF

09-27-96

Dead Load Deflections; Beams at Variable Dist from Profile Grade Line

 

ETF

08-23-96

Curved Beam; Dead Load Deflection Spot Note

 

MEC

08-20-96

Sliding Plate Joint Detailing

Image 1

DFL

08-09-96

AHTD 1996 STD Specs; Sect 800

 

DFL

07-22-96

Width of Slab Joint and Construction Joint

 

RLW

04-26-96

Construction Problem Resolution Process for Consultant Designed Jobs

 

ALH

04-08-96

Bridge Deck Pouring Sequences

 

DKC

04-05-96

Control Detail Sheets; Baselines &Survey Control Points

 

RLW

04-04-96

Criteria for Metric/English Unit Jobs

 

DFL

03-22-96

Design of Elastomeric Expansion Bearings

 

MES

03-04-96

Plate Girder Splice Elimination by Fabricators

 

DFL

02-21-96

Design Drawings and General Notes

 

DFL

02-12-96

Standard Drawings on CADD/OPT

 

DFL

02-09-96

Concrete Pours for Continuous Superstructure Units

 

DFL

02-09-96

Requests for Bridge Drawings

 

JAS

02-08-96

Drawing Changes Due To Value Engineering

 

DFL

12-20-95

Construction in Special Flood Hazard Areas (SFHA)

Image 1; 2; 3; 4

JB

11-17-95

Rapid Set Cement

Image 1; 2

JG

09-06-95

Safety Handrail - A513 Splice Coupler

Image 1

GVL

07-26-95

Sealing Concrete Deck Cracks

 

DFL

05-02-95

Vertical Clearance for Bridges Over Highways

 

RLW

05-01-95

Designation of Metric Plans

Image 1

PCA

04-17-95

Review of Prestressed Bridges Details

Image 1; 2; 3

DFL

04-05-95

Metric Process Update

 

DFL

04-04-95

Bridge Numbers

 

ETF

02-16-95

Shop Drawings For Elastomeric Bearings (Method B)

 

DFL

012-09-94

Horizontal Clearance For Underpasses Without Pier Protection Devices

 

DFL

011-23-94

Design of Elastomeric Bearings

 

CPB

08-25-94

Type H Railing Splice Tube

Image 1; 2

DFL

06-13-94

Guidelines for Founding Footings In Rock

Image 1; 2

RLW

06-08-94

Bridge Railing; Plate Guard Rail on Existing Bridges

 

ALH

05-10-94

Elastomeric Bridge Bearings

 

DFL

04-13-94

Bridge Deck Pouring Sequences for Continuous Units

Image 1

DFL

04-12-94

Piling for Temporary Bridge Structures

 

DFL

03-04-94

Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan - Division Involvement

Image 1

CPB

01-18-94

Preliminary Seal on Bridge Drawings

Image 1

ETF

10-20-93

Dead Load Deflection Note on Plans

Image 1

ALH

09-24-93

Fast Setting Cement

 

DFL

07-16-93

Anchor System for U2 Joint Armor in Backwalls

Image 1

XXX

07-08-93

Strutting System for Transverse Finishing Machine

Image 1

RLW

05-03-93

Pavement Markings; High/Low Volume Road

 

VP

04-28-93

Transitional Approach Railing; Sidewalks in Urban Areas

Image 1

VP

03-16-93

Detour Bridges; Timber Decks

 

DFL

01-05-93

Pile Design Capacity; ENR/WEAP/Dynamic Method

Image 1

VP

12-23-92

Concrete Parapet Bridge Rail; Post/Slot Width

 

WET

11-25-92

Bridge Cap Construction; Drip Groove

Image 1

ALH

10-22-92

Bridge Deck Pouring Sequences

 

VP

09-30-92

Policy on Pouring Continuous Units

 

VP

09-02-92

Backfill on Piers in Stream Bed

 

FMH

08-27-92

Vent Holes in Roadway Channels

Image 1; 2

FMH

08-26-92

Use of Precast Concrete Spans in Seismic Zones

 

MEC

06-10-92

Preformed Joint Seals; Bumper Blocks

Image 1; 2

ALH

05-28-92

Closed Cell Joint Filler

 

VP

04-27-92

Dead Load Deflections for Reinforced Slab Concrete Spans

 

XXX

04-13-92

Closed Cell Joints; Epoxy Adhesive

 

MEC

04-07-92

Structure Inventory and Appraisal Item 113: Scour Critical

Image 1

FMH

03-25-92

RCDG Spans - Forming Standardization

Image 1; 2; 3

XXX

03-23-92

Painting Plates Above Drainage Slots

Image 1

VP

03-20-92

Design of Bolted Splices on Continuous Steel Girders

 

VP

03-04-92

RCD Girders Versus Slabs

 

VP

01-30-92

Steel H-Pile Driving Points:QPL

Image 1

RR

11-18-91

Union Pacific Railroad Clearance Criteria

Image 1; 2; 3; 4; 5

CPB

09-05-91

Exterior Diaphragm Connections for Continuous W-Beams

Image 1; 2; 3; 4

JAS

08-23-91

Crack Control Joints; Tension Rebar Over Supports

Image 1

ALH

08-12-91

Concrete Pile Splice

 

VP

07-30-91

Slab Reinforcing Steel

Image 1

VP

07-24-91

Approach Slab and Gutter Standards

 

RLW

06-20-91

Use of Approach Slabs In Seismic Design

 

VP

06-03-91

Painting Structural Steel; Paint System Type

 

VP

05-02-91

Major Overloads on Continuous Spans

 

VP

05-01-91

Lateral Bracing For Plate Girders

 

VP

04-16-91

Design Specification Changes; Comparative Design

 

VP

02-13-91

Seismic Performance Category

 

MEC

02-07-91

Prestressing Strand Supports

Image 1; 2; 3

VP

01-29-91

Concrete Parapet Rail; Slip Forming Details

 

VP

01-17-91

Seismic Design Implementation; Deactivate Task Force

 

JGT

11-13-90

Field Trip to F-S Prestress Plant; Hampton, Ark.

 

FHA

10-16-90

AASHTO Roadside Design Guide/W-Beam Guardrail End Terminals

 

VP

10-05-90

Bridge Replacement Funded Projects; Eligibility Exceptions

 

MEC

09-28-90

Remodeling Bridge: Epoxy Rebar; Expansion Device

Image 1; 2; 3

MS

09-11-90

Public Access Provisions at Bridge Projects; Game & Fish Commission

 

CEV

07-16-90

Verification of Survey/Plan Data

 

VP

07-11-90

Epoxy Coated Reinforcing Steel

Image 1

ALH

06-14-90

Safety Platform Special Provision

 

RLW

05-01-90

Detour Bridge Widths

 

VP

04-04-90

Bridge Layout for FHWA Submittal

 

VP

02-14-90

Intermediate Stiffeners

 

VP

01-03-90

Updating Sets of Bridge Layout Drawings

 

XXX

12-22-89

Anchor Bolt/Diaphragm Connection Plate Interference

 

VP

10-05-89

Bridge Replacement Funded Projects; Change in Eligibility

 

VP

06-14-89

Environmental "Project Design Request"; Form Submittal

 

VP

04-27-89

AWS Structural Welding Code; Acceptable Welds

Image 1

VP

04-10-89

Reinforcing Steel; Trussed Rebars;Epoxy Coated Bars

Image 1; 2

DAL

04-04-89

Rehabilitation of Bridges with Pin and Hangar Assemblies

 

VP

01-26-89

Sidewalk Curb; Type C Curb

Image 1

CEV

01-10-89

Bridge Painting - Protection of the Environment; Notification for Cleaning/Repainting or Field Painting

 

FHA

12-07-88

Railroad Clearances; FHPM 6.6.2.1

Image 1; 2; 3

FHA

12-07-88

Prestressing Strands - Development Length Revisited

 

VP

11-08-88

Steel Changes; Notification of Changes in Plan Quantities

 

VP

09-26-88

Concrete Quantity Calculations; Embedded Structural Steel

Image 1; 2; 3

VP

07-26-88

Cleaning and Painting Existing Structural Steel; Notification to Environmental Division

 

VP

07-14-88

Prestressed Concrete Girders; Alternate Design

 

FHA

07-08-88

Prestressing Strand - Development Length

Image 1

FMH

05-05-88

Shop Prints for Compression Seal Expansion Joints; Bumper Plate/Seal Stop

 

VP

03-17-88

Seals for Construction and Crack Control Joints

Image 1

JAS

03-04-88

Hydraulic Criteria; Bridge Deck Elevation; Roadway Elevation

Image 1

VP

12-01-87

Removal of Existing Bridges; Quantity Sheet

Image 1

MCP

10-23-87

Overhang Forming; Resident Engineer Review

 

XX

10-05-87

Rolled Beams and Plate Girders; Charpy V-Notch;QC

 

VP

09-25-87

Epoxy Coated Reinforcing Steel; Bridge Decks

 

VP

09-14-87

Approval of Structural Steel Shop Drawings; Transmittal Form

 

MEC

09-04-87

Minimum Angle for Preformed Joint Seal

Image 1; 2; 3

VP

09-02-87

Temporary Bridge Structure; Required Length

 

VP

09-02-87

Remodeling Existing Bridge Structures; Sawed Cut Lines

 

JAS

08-24-87

Slab Joints; Poured Synthetic Polymer Joint Width

Image 1

VP

008-20-87

Concrete Pour

Image 1

BKC

08-10-87

AHTD Detour Design Criteria

 

VP

06-26-87

Spray Painting of Concrete Surfaces

 

FHA

06-04-87

Contracting for Engineering and Design Services; Brooks Act

Image 1; 2

VP

04-30-87

Removal of Existing Bridge and Remodeling of Existing Bridge

Image 1

BN

04-29-87

Design of Urban Roadway and Bridge Sections; Curbs, Sidewalks, Gutters Width

 

VP

04-13-87

Precast Concrete Bridges; Nomenclature

 

FHA

03-02-87

Bridge Width in Urban Areas; Curbed Sections; Sidewalks

 

FMH

02-05-87

Preliminary and Construction Engineering; 15% Rate

 

VP

02-02-87

Stiffeners at Cross Frame Locations

Image 1

RH

01-14-87

Structural Steel Shop Drawings; Half-Size Prints

 

VP

09-24-86

Cracked Concrete; Pressure Grouting

 

VP

09-10-86

Paint Colors; Aluminum Color

 

CV

09-09-86

Bridge Replacement Preliminary Engineering

 

VP

08-26-86

U2 Joints; Slots for Joints

 

VP

08-26-86

Easements for Channel Work and Detour Bridges

 

BN

03-31-86

Sidewalks; Appropriate Use

 

BN

03-27-86

Design Speed on Federal Aid Projects; Design Data Form

 

BN

02-05-86

Temporary Construction Easements

 

VP

01-13-86

Anchor Bolt and Bearing Pad Remodeling Policy

 

VP

12-31-85

Remodeling of Anchor Bolts and Bearings

 

XXX

12-20-85

Steel Beam Haunch Detail

Image 1

VP

12-13-85

Slab Camber; RC Slabs

 

DF

12-09-85

Salvage Credit for Materials Obtained on Federal-aid Projects

 

VP

12-02-85

Railroad Agreements

Image 1

VP

11-08-85

Slab Span Bridge; Corner Rounding; Creep

Image 1

RW

10-18-85

Design Flows for Detour Roads; 2-Year Frequency

 

VP

09-25-85

Temporary Bridges; Timber Decks

Image 1

VP

08-27-85

Open Parapet Rails

 

VP

08-26-85

Navigation Lights

 

FH

07-24-85

Steel H-Pile Points

Image 1

VP

07-03-85

Temporary Bridge Structures - Ends of Railing

Image 1

VP

06-06-85

Deck Thickness Tolerances

Image 1

VP

05-22-85

Detailing for Overhand Loading; Design Drawings

 

BN

03-25-85

Bridge Deck Rehabilitation

 

VP

03-07-85

Standard Policy Regarding Bridge Deck Overlay or Replacement

 

VP

01-17-85

Maintenance of Traffic; Approval from Traffic Division

 

BN

01-09-85

Detour Bridge Widths

 

VP

12-06-84

Overhang Brackets; Drawing Approval

 

VP

11-08-84

Detour Bridges; Superate Computer Program

 

VP

10-11-84

Test Pile Lengths; Concrete Piles

 

VP

10-08-84

Live Load for Bridges; HS20

 

VP

10-02-84

Checking Overhang Brackets

 

VP

06-26-84

Tine Finish of Bridge Decks

 

NP

04-17-84

Crowned Caps on Concrete Slab Bridges

Image 1

VP

03-05-84

Detour Bridge; Untreated Timber

Image 1; 2

JAS

10-28-83

Minimum Dimensions for Single Column Bents

Image 1

VP

09-22-83

Elevations on Bridge Plans

 

VP

07-13-83

Emergency Relief State Aid Projects; Design Exception

 

VP

07-05-83

Reinforcing Steel Cover on Slab Span Bridges

 

VP

06-30-83

Preformed Compression Seals

Image 1

VP

06-16-83

Butt-Welded Splices; Thickness Transition

 

VP

04-22-83

Hydraulics Design - County Bridges

 

VP

04-13-83

Bridge Loadings Design; HS20

 

VP

02-15-83

Bridges on County Road System; Design Live Load

 

VP

01-12-83

Straight Versus Galloping Bars for Bridge Decks

Image 1

AFCO

11-30-82

Standard Washers

Image 1; 2

FMH

11-22-82

Coping Bearing Stiffeners

Image 1

VP

11-17-82

Blocking of Expansion Joint Devices

 

VP

10-25-82

Approval Stamps

Image 1

VP

09-22-82

Precast Concrete Bridges on State Highways

Image 1

FMH

06-24-82

Acceptable Butt Welds

Image 1

VP

05-13-82

Review of Shop Drawings

Image 1

DF

03-01-82

Linseed Oil Application

 

DF

07-21-81

Evaluation of Structural Concrete when Test Cylinders Break Low; Equitable Price Adjustment

 

FMHX

03-11-80

Maximum Practical Size of Elastomeric Bearings

Image 1

XXX

03-10-80

Web Stiffener Details

Image 1

XXX

02-07-80

Retaining Wall Joints

Image 1

VP

02-22-79

Design of Splices - Both Plates and Hi-Strength Bolts

Image 1

DFL

01-25-79

Vertical Rebar Requirements in Backwalls

Image 1; 2

VP

12-12-78

Fabrication of Members; Direction of Rolling

 

FMH

03-10-78

Minimum Numbers of Bolts in Field Splices

Image 1

VP

10-27-76

Procedure for Distribution of Revised Drawings for Jobs Under Contract

Image 1

VP

09-28-76

Live Load Deflection; Steel Beam Spans

 

VP

06-25-75

Use of Drop Hammers with Steel Piling

 

VP

01-24-75

Vertical Stream Clearances; Hydraulics Policy

Image 1

AC

11-27-74

Plate Guard Bridge Railing; Minute Order 74-644

 

VP

07-31-74

Concrete Design Policy; Rebars Splices; Column Slenderness; Column Ties

 

FH

08-23-73

Revision of Reinforcing Bar Bend Standards

Image 1

VP

08-08-73

Bridge Railing - 1973 AASHO Specs

Image 1; 2; 3

FH

02-08-73

Changes in AASHO Specs; Bolt Holes

Image 1

FH

12-19-72

Round Ties

 

FH

12-06-72

Standard 45' Precast Slab Span

 

VP

08-17-72

Sign-out Book in Reproduction

 

BN

02-22-72

Embankment Slopes at Bridge Ends

 

VP

12-02-71

Efficiency in Plan Preparation

 

VP

11-17-71

Excavation for Structures; SP

 

FH

11-05-71

Office Policy on Design Items: Cover Plate Sizes; Modular Ratio

 

VP

09-28-71

Changes in Detailing Practice; Reinforcing Steel in Pile Bent Caps

 

FH

09-17-71

Uniformity of Bridge Plans; Sequence of Plan Sheets

 

VP

09-01-71

Repetition of Design and Special Drawings

 

BN

08-09-71

Revision of Standard Guard Rail Drawings

 

VP

08-06-71

Hydraulics Information on Bridge Layouts

 

VP

08-04-71

Steel Pile Driving; General Note

 

BN

07-09-71

Guard Fence Anchor Posts

 

VP

06-25-71

Crack Control Joint

 

VP

05-26-71

Welded Plate Girder Spans; General Note

 

FH

04-21-71

Microfilm Cards for Bridge Drawings

 

FH

04-08-71

Changes In Design From 1971 AASHO Interim Specs; Fatigue; Continuous P/S Structures; Bolted Splices; Load Factor Design

 

FH

04-07-71

General Office Procedures Cross-Slope; Drain Slots

 

RS

03-19-71

Design Policy on Long Pile Bents

 

VP

01-27-71

Expansion Joint for RC Slab Spans

 

VP

01-26-71

Bridge Site Inspections; Sample Bridge Layout Memo

 

VP

01-26-71

Type Shoes; Beam Buildups; Plate Thickening

 

VP

04-03-69

Detailing of Reinforcing Steel; Bar Ends; Bar Designation

 

LPC

06-02-66

Structural Steel Costs

 

XX

No Date

Future Jobs

 

XX

No Date

Design Notes on Welded Girders

 

 

 

 


 

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