BS 5400 was a

British Standard British Standards (BS) are the standards produced by the BSI Group which is incorporated under a royal charter and which is formally designated as the national standards body (NSB) for the UK. The BSI Group produces British Standards under the a ...

code of practice for the design and construction of steel,

concrete Concrete is a composite material composed of fine and coarse aggregate bonded together with a fluid cement (cement paste) that hardens (cures) over time. Concrete is the second-most-used substance in the world after water, and is the most wid ...

and composite

bridge A bridge is a structure built to span a physical obstacle (such as a body of water, valley, road, or rail) without blocking the way underneath. It is constructed for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle, which is usually somethi ...

s. It was applicable to highway, railway and pedestrian bridges. It has now been replaced by the European standard, BS EN 1991-2_2003 and other Eurocodes for the design of steel and concrete structures. The standard specifies the requirements and the code of practiceBS 5400-3:2000 Steel, concrete and composite bridges. Code of practice for design of steel bridges.BS 5400-4:1990 Steel, concrete and composite bridges. Code of practice for design of concrete bridges. on design of steel,

( reinforced, prestressed or composite) and composite

s that use steel sections (rolled or fabricated, cased or uncased)BS 5400-5:2005 Steel, concrete and composite bridges. Code of practice for design of composite bridges. as well as the materials and

workmanship Workmanship is a human attribute relating to knowledge and skill at performing a task. Workmanship is also a quality imparted to a product. The type of work may include the creation of handcrafts, art, writing, machinery and other products. Workma ...

erection. The standard also includes the specification and calculation of standard

loads, the application of the limit state principles,BS 5400-1:1988 Steel, concrete and composite bridges. General statement. analysis, and fatigue load calculationBS 5400-10:1980 Steel, concrete and composite bridges. Code of practice for fatigue. and the ''reservoir method'' for fatigue load cycle counting. The standard also covers the structural design of bridge foundations and design and requirements on bridge bearings for ordinary and moving bridges.BS 5400-9.1:1983 Steel, concrete and composite bridges. Bridge bearings. Code of practice for design of bridge bearings.BS 5400-9.2:1983 Steel, concrete and composite bridges. Bridge bearings. Specification for materials, manufacture and installation of bridge bearings. In 2010, BS 5400 was superseded by the Structural

Eurocodes The Eurocodes are the ten European standards (EN; harmonised technical rules) specifying how structural design should be conducted within the European Union (EU). These were developed by the European Committee for Standardization upon the reque ...

for the design of new bridges. However, BS 5400 still forms the basis of assessment standards for existing highway and railway structures. Some of the prescriptive clauses from the old code have been re-cast in a form consistent with the principles of the Eurocodes and presented as advisory material within British Standard Published Documents; these exist as non-contradictory complementary information (NCCI) to the Eurocodes and offer means of compliance with the requirements of the Eurocodes, typically using closed-form solutions familiar to the engineer experienced in the application of BS5400.

Different parts of BS 5400

BS 5400 consists of ten main parts:
BS 5400-1:1988
Steel, concrete and composite bridges. General statement.
BS 5400-2:2006
Steel, concrete and composite bridges. Specification for loads.
BS 5400-3:2000
Steel, concrete and composite bridges. Code of practice for design of steel bridges. ''(This part of standard is being partially replaced)''
BS 5400-4:1990
Steel, concrete and composite bridges. Code of practice for design of concrete bridges.
BS 5400-5:2005
Steel, concrete and composite bridges. Code of practice for design of composite bridges
BS 5400-6:1999
Steel, concrete and composite bridges. Specification for materials and workmanship, steel. ''(This part of standard is replaced b
BS EN 1090-2
(EN 1090-2) but remains current)''
BS 5400-7:1978
Steel, concrete and composite bridges. Specification for materials and workmanship, concrete, reinforcement and prestressing tendons.
BS 5400-8:1978
Steel, concrete and composite bridges. Recommendations for materials and workmanship, concrete, reinforcement and prestressing tendons.
BS 5400-9.1:1983
Steel, concrete and composite bridges. Bridge bearings. Code of practice for design of bridge bearings. ''(This part of standard is partially replaced b
BS EN 1337-2
( EN 1337-2)
BS EN 1337-3
( EN 1337-3)
BS EN 1337-5
( EN 1337-5) an
BS EN 1337-7
( EN 1337-7), and replaced b
BS EN 1337-4
( EN 1337-4) an
BS EN 1337-6
( EN 1337-6) but remains current)''
BS 5400-9.2:1983
Steel, concrete and composite bridges. Bridge bearings. Specification for materials, manufacture and installation of bridge bearings. ''(This part of standard is partially replaced b
BS EN 1337-2
( EN 1337-2)
BS EN 1337-3
( EN 1337-3)
BS EN 1337-5
( EN 1337-5) an
BS EN 1337-7
( EN 1337-7))''
BS 5400-10:1980
Steel, concrete and composite bridges. Code of practice for fatigue.
BS 5400-10C:1999
Steel, concrete and composite bridges. Charts for classification of details for fatigue.

References

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Different parts of BS 5400

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