Sponsor: Arizona Department of Transportation
PI: Robin Tuchscherer
Co-PI: Benjamin Dymond
Given contemporary understandings and recent research, there is a need to update
the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) Bridge Design Guidelines to include the latest
state-of-practice and provide guidance to designers as to when and where the strut-and-tie
method (STM) is most advantageous. The objective of this project is to research, develop, and
implement criteria for updating and improving the Bridge Design Guidelines and corresponding
examples.