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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:
File Number Description of change(s)
02.03-4 Revised general note for use with weathering steel and deck joints.
CHAPTER 6:
File Number Description of change(s)
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:
File Number Description of change(s)
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:
File Number Description of change(s)
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:
File Number Description of change(s)
12.02-3 Deducted V.C. ordinate from hump vertical curve bolster
calculation.
CHAPTER 17:
File Number Description of change(s)
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:
File Number Description of change(s)
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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REVISIONS: (cont’d) April 30, 2021
CHAPTER 19:
File Number Description of change(s)
19.01-1 thru -3 Replaced entire contents of chapter.
CHAPTER 23:
File Number Description of change(s)
23.05-1 thru -4 Revised section on use of steel piles in corrosive environment.
CHAPTER 25:
File Number Description of change(s)
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:
File Number Description of change(s)
30.02-1 Added sketch for BPF-6.
CHAPTER 32:
File Number Description of change(s)
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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REVISIONS: (cont’d) April 30, 2021
CHAPTER 33:
File Number Description of change(s)
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:
File Number Description of change(s)
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:
File Number Description of change(s)
06.02-1 thru -16 Updated hyperlinks for file numbers. Dates remain unchanged.
CHAPTER 7:
File Number Description of change(s)
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:
File Number Description of change(s)
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:
File Number Description of change(s)
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:
File Number Description of change(s)
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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REVISIONS: (cont’d) October 30, 2020
CHAPTER 17:
File Number Description of change(s)
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:
File Number Description of change(s)
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:
File Number Description of change(s)
26.03-2 In note 5, “ordinary high water” changed to “base flow”.
CHAPTER 28:
File Number Description of change(s)
28.01-2 Add paragraph about jacking height limit.
28.01-3 Added lift force in the table and note below table.
28.02-8 Added lift force in the table and note below table.
28.02-10 Added lift force in the table and note below table.
28.02-11 Added lift force in the table and note below table.
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REVISIONS: (cont’d) October 30, 2020
CHAPTER 32:
File Number Description of change(s)
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
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PART 2 DESIGN AIDS AND TYPICAL DETAILS
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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
20.TOC Chapter 20 – Intentionally Left Blank
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
27.TOC Chapter 27 – Intentionally Left Blank
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