Ray A. Mumphrey, P.E.

Assistant Bridge Engineer

801 General Requirements

802 Structural Excavation, Backfill and Earth

Retaining Systems

803 Drilled Shafts

804 Piles

805 Structural Concrete

806 Deformed Reinforcing Steel

807 Structural Metals

808 Steel Grid Flooring

809 Welding

810 Bridge Railings and Permanent Roadway

Barriers

811 Painting and Protective Coatings

812 Treated Timber

813 Concrete Approach Slabs

814 Bearings

815 Joints

816 Drainage Systems

817 Temporary Works

820 Movable Bridge

821 Mechanical Systems

822 Electrical systems

823 Facilities

829 Instrumentation and Evaluation

830 Repair and Rehabilitation

801 General Requirements for Structures

802 Structural Excavation and Backfill

803 Sheet Piles

804 Driven Piles

805 Structural Concrete

806 Reinforcement

807 Structural Metals

808 Steel Grid Flooring

809 Movable Bridges

810 Bridge Railings and Barriers

811 Painting and Protective Coatings

812 Treated Timber

813 Concrete Approach Slabs

814 Drilled Shaft Foundations

815 Welding

1. Special Provisions

2. Plans

3. Supplemental Specifications

4. Standard Specifications

5. Standard Plans

1. Special Provisions

2. Plans

3. Supplemental Specifications

4. NS Items - Non Standard Items

5. Standard Specifications

6. Standard Plans

Major Revisions

Reorganized in Construction Sequence

Consolidated Submittals when Possible

Combined 803 Sheet Piles with 802 Structural

Excavation and Backfill

814 Drilled Shaft Foundation => 803 Drilled Shaft

815 Welding => 809 Welding following 807 Structural

Metalwork

New 814 Bearings

New 815 Joints

New 816 Drainage Systems

New 817 Temporary Works

New 829 Instrumentation and Evaluation

New 830 Repair and Rehab

809 Movable Bridges => 820 Movable Bridge

New 821 Mechanical Systems

Moved 730 Electrical Systems to 822 Electrical

Systems

New 823 Facilities

Separated Metric and English Tables for clarity

Consolidated Existing NS Items when Possible

Established Format for Submittals

Modernized Shop Drawing Review Process

Established New Procedures for Project Documentation

Section 809 Movable Bridges moved to Section 820

Movable Bridges for Mechanical, Electrical and

Facilities to follow

Combined 803 Sheet Piles with 802 Structural

Excavation and Backfill

Clearly Defined Sheet Piles (Correcting Current Spec)

Permanent

Construction

Temporary

Renamed section “Drilled Shafts”

Reorganized section in order of construction

Adopted and modified Dan Brown Specification from

NHI Drilled Shaft Course

Aligned with AASHTO LRFD Bridge Construction

Specification and AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design

Specification

Opened up testing methods

Standard items for Static Load Test

High-Strain Dynamic and Force Pulse (Rapid) Load

Test

Bi-Directional Load Cell Test (O-Cell)

NDT (Future Technologies)

(CSL) Cross Hole Sonic Log Testing will be performed

by DOTD

Technique Shaft replaces Trial Shaft

Contractor required to perform Drivability Analysis

(WEAP) to assist in sizing pile hammers and develop

pile driving criteria

Static Load Test – ASTM-1143, Procedure A: Quick Test

Dynamic Monitoring renamed “Dynamic Monitoring

Assistance”

Standard Item “Dynamic Monitoring Instrumentation”

Pile Penetration Requirements – Practical Refusal

broadly defined as a rate of 20 blows per inch at

maximum stroke, for 3 consecutive inches

Updated Curing and Curing Methods

Updated Form and Falsework Removal Tables

Defined Concrete Surface Finishes

Class 2A Special Surface => Class 3 Special

Pay Items for Class 2 Rubbed and Class 3 Special

Finishes (SqFt)

Bearings => 814 Bearings (all types of Bridges)

Bearing pads will be paid for separate from Beam

Expansion joints => 815 Joints

Changed Prestressed Concrete to Precast Concrete

and reorganized

Moved Anchor Bolts to 807 Structural Metals (Payment)

Reorganized to Sequence of Construction

Added a table for Concrete Tolerances

Required measuring girder camber before

constructing risers

Minimum 7 day cure to reduce cracking

Considering applying smoothness requirements for

Bridge Decks

Deleted Epoxy Reinforcing Steel. No longer used in

new bridge structures in Louisiana.

Added pay items for:

Stainless Steel

Galvanized Steel

Mechanical Splices

Removed information on Metric Bolts

Renamed 807.04 Fabrication Requirements and moved

certification of shops to beginning

Eliminated pay unit of “Pounds”

Moved Anchor Bolts from 805 to 807, (Payment and

Installation Methods)

Made DTI installation method first to indicate

preference and added Installation Requirements

Eliminated “Lock Pin-Collar Fasteners”

Eliminated punching holes full size

Cleaned up Rotational Capacity Testing

Eliminated welding on Eyebars

General Revision

Moved Section 815 Welding to 809 Welding to be close

to Section 807 Structural Metals

Consolidated Sections

Updated to include current shop practices

Welder IDs

Edge Blocks – removed and rely on AWS Bridge

Welding Code.

Changed number of reports from 7 to 2.

Specified non-destructive testing for aluminum.

Moved steel pipe and tubular section testing to comply

with AWS D 1.5.

Consolidated Bridge Railing, Hand Railing and

Permanent Roadway Barriers

Moved Section 733 Roadway Barriers to Section 810

Incorporated NS-800-0026 Hand Railing

Under Development

Incorporate existing Cleaning and Painting NS Items

and Improve the Specification

Defined Levels of Surface Preparation

List Zinc Paint System first to show Preference as

Primary Paint System

Eliminated Water Borne Paint System

Add more Enforcement

General Revision

Reorganized the Section

Changed the unit of payment to SqFt

New Section

Elastomeric Bearing Pads (Pay Item)

Disc Bearings

Other Bearing Types

Moved Joints from Section 805 to New 815

Allows for Future Expansion

Joint Seals

Strip Seals

Preformed Joint Seals

Future Joints

New Section Future Development

NS-800-0060 Deck Drainage System

Describe Temporary Works

Contractors Means and Methods

Establish Reviews and Responsibilities

Detour Bridges, Construction Bridges, Falsework,

Formwork, etc.

New Section Number (820)

Added Definitions

New construction sequence information

New field testing information

New requirements for mechanical inspections during

construction

New Section (Movable Bridges and Facilities)

New submittal process

Greatly expanded mechanical specifications

New shop testing information

New requirements for mechanical shop inspections

FACILITIES:

Added Definitions

General Information concerning Mechanical Systems

Code Requirements

Outdoor Mechanical Equipment Requirements

Plumbing Systems for Buildings including:

Material Specifications

Plumbing Specialties

Pressure Testing and Sterilization of Piping Systems

Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning (HVAC)

Systems for Buildings including:

Material Specifications

Testing, Adjusting and Balancing Information

Moved from Section 730 Electrical Systems => 822

Electrical Systems

Primary Use is Movable Bridges, Roadway Lighting

(Bridge Design Section)

Added Definitions

Better Defined Responsibilities / Expectations

Format has better Organization

More Comprehensive

New Section

Consist mainly of exterior items of the Bridge

Operating Houses.

The specifications shall be used in other building

projects throughout the state.

This Section will consist of the following:

General Information concerning Facilities

Code Requirements

Requirements for building architectural components

Foundations

Roofing Systems

Storefront Systems

Doors, Louvers, etc.

New Section under Development

Performing more Bridge Evaluation through

Instrumentation and Proof Loading

Home for Non Standard Items during Development of

New Technologies

New Section

Rolled up Non Standard Items

Home for Non Standard Items during Development