Highways Agency Reports

The reason for this study is the increasing cost of bridge maintenance in the UK that has occured in recent years. The main pirpose of the study was to examine whether any changes could be made to the SLS criteria given in the loading and design parts of BS5400 including their assessment versions to reduce future maintenance costs. The work called for a fundamental review of the serviceability loading criteria applied in bridge design and assessment. Retaining walls are included in the study.