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News Release from: BSI British Standards | Subject: Steel, concrete and composite bridges.
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 06 October 2006
Standard for steel, concrete and
composite bridges
British Standards Institution has published a revision to BS 5400-2:1978 Steel, concrete and composite bridges.
To make sure the standard is up-to-date with technical and social developments, the British Standards Institution (BSI) has published a revision to BS 5400-2:1978 Steel, concrete and composite bridges Specification for loads
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 9 Mar 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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This standard has been updated in the following areas:.
* The UK wind map.
* The effect of terrain roughness on the properties of the wind.
* The effect of fetch of particular terrains on the properties of the wind.
* The effects of topography on the properties of the wind.
* The treatment of pressure coefficients (drag and lift).
* The treatment of relieving areas.
* Highway/railway bridge loading.
* Clauses on thermal actions.
NEW EDITION - BS 5400-2:2006 Steel, concrete and composite bridges.
Specification for loads BS 5400-2:2006 supersedes BS 5400-2:1978 which is now withdrawn.
However this new edition does not reflect a full review or revision of the standard.
Its primary purpose is to keep it in line with revisions to other related standards and the Highways Agency standard BD 37/01, pending the introduction of the structural Eurocodes.
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