Technical Note CBG - GEN - 004 Changes To Highway Structures and Bridges DMRB Documents PDF
Technical Note CBG - GEN - 004 Changes To Highway Structures and Bridges DMRB Documents PDF
Technical note
Technical Sector
Civil Bridge and Ground - General
and Discipline
Summary
The DMRB has undergone a transformation into a new and consistent format. This briefing note outlines the
headline changes that have been introduced, with a particular focus on the structures and bridges documents.
This document has been prepared to outline the use of Autodesk Cloud Services for working on CAD/BIM files. It
includes:
- Finding the new documents
- Organisation of the new DMRB (matrix structure)
- Overview of key updates
- Implementation of the updated standards on projects
Keywords
DMRB updates, structures and bridges
Important Notice
Technical Notes are not to be distributed outside WSP without the permission of the Technical Discipline Lead. It
is the responsibility of the reader to ensure that any use to which the contents of this Technical Note are applied
are consistent with and appropriate to the use for which they were intended. If in any doubt the reader should
contact the author and Technical Discipline Lead for further guidance.
Foreword
The DMRB has undergone a transformation into a new and consistent format. This briefing note outlines
the headline changes that have been introduced to the structures and bridges documents.
WSP was involved in the authoring of many of the documents in this part of the DMRB, and so for more
detail on specific documents, please look at the other technical notes and webinars in this series or contact
me at [email protected] as I may be able to help clarify anything that is unclear or pass queries on to
the author in some cases. I also have access to Highway’s England’s database of background information
on each clause – which is not public.
For reporting typographic errors or other feedback refer to the section at the end of this Technical Note.
Finding the new documents
All DMRB documents are obtained from the new website at www.standardsforhighways.co.uk/dmrb.
The index of what has changed in the latest round of revisions is obtained at
www.standardsforhighways.co.uk/dmrb/updates, or a full list is available in GG 000, which can be found by
searching for “GG 000”.
At the time of writing, the Generic Technical Approval Schedule (TAS) to accompany CG 300 has not been
added to the website. Once added, this will be obtainable by searching for “CG 300” and as well as
returning the CG 300 document the Generic TAS should be available. In the meantime the Generic TAS for
April 2020 has been appended to this Technical Note.
Organisation of the structures and bridges documents
All of the old-style DMRB document codes have been replaced with new document codes, comprising 2
letters followed by a 3 digit number. All new-style civil engineering documents (including structures and
bridges) have a document code that begins with a C. Refer to Table 1 for the other parts of the DMRB.
Table 1 – Parts of the DMRB
The second letter in the new document code is determined by the life-cycle stage. Table 2 shows how the
structures and bridges documents are organised, with some examples. By the end of March 2020, there
were 60 structures and bridges documents.
Table 2- Organisation of structures and bridges documents
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Table 3- Some examples of key technical changes in structures and bridges documents
The editorial updates have also moved content to the most appropriate location, including transferring all
requirements for construction into the MCHW. Some documents have been split into two documents to
align the with the relevant life-cycle stages, for example BA 88 has been converted into CM 432
“Maintenance of buried concrete box structures” and CS 432 “Inspection of buried concrete box structures”.
In some documents it has been appropriate to extensively reference or implement third-party documents –
examples include CD 371 “Strengthening highway structures using fibre-reinforced polymers and externally
bonded steel plates”, which extensively references The Concrete Society Technical Report 55, and CD 350
“The use of Eurocodes for design”, which implements the Eurocodes and the associated BSI published
documents. References to withdrawn third-party documents have been avoided where possible, however
there are exceptions, including CS 456 “The assessment of steel bridges and highway structures”, where it
has been necessary to continue to implement the withdrawn BS 5400:3, for the time being.
Implementation
The requirements regarding implementation of the new documents, including whether the new documents
apply to existing contracts, are given in GG 101. The default position stated in GG 101 is to use the new
documents as soon as they are published, although some exceptions can be proposed in accordance with
GG 101, for example, where the contract has reached a stage that the implementation of the new
documents would result in significant additional expense or delay. For live WSP projects, seek instruction
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from the Project Manager about whether to implement new documents, since this may require a contract
variation.
For the structures and bridges documents, most of the documents are expected to be implemented when
they are needed, for example when triggered by a specific contract or event.
There are a few special cases where the documents shall be used immediately. These are the documents
relating to the risk management of existing structures, for example:
CS 465 – Management of post-tensioned concrete bridges,
CS 466 – Risk management and structural assessment of reinforced concrete half-joints,
CS 467– Risk management and structural assessment of deck hinges, and
CS 470 – Management of sub-standard highway structures.
Feedback
Comments, suggestions and queries on the new documents may be addressed to
[email protected].
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APPENDIX A
Additional standards needed for a particular design should be added to the section at the bottom
of the TAS.
The Designer is responsible for ensuring that the standards and references given in the schedule
are correct and up to date.
BS EN 1990:2002 +A1:2005 Eurocode 0: Basis of structural design +A1:2005 See BD100 Annex
Incorporating A for additional
corrigenda guidance.
December 2008
and April 2010
NA to BS EN 1990:2002 + UK National Annex to Eurocode 0 National See BD100 Annex
A1:2005 Basis of structural design Amendment No.1 A for additional
guidance.
Eurocode 1 Actions on structures
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For guidance only unless clauses are otherwise specified in BD 100/16 Annex B.
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British Standards
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British Standards
Superseded by CD 350
BD 62/07 As built, operational and maintenance See IAN 124/11 Annex C for
records for highway structures additional guidance.
Superseded by CG 302
BD 65/14 Design criteria for collision protection Superseded by CD 366
beams
BD 67/96 Enclosure of bridges Replaced by CD 362
BD 68/97 Crib retaining walls Withdrawn
BD 78/99 Design of road tunnels See IAN 124/11 Annex C for
additional guidance.
Superseded by CD 352
BD 82/00 Design of buried rigid pipes Withdrawn
BD 90/05 Design of FRP bridges and highway Superseded by CD 368
structures
BD 94/17 Design of minor structures Superseded by CD 354
BD 100/16 The use of Eurocodes for the design Superseded by CD 350
of highway structures
BA 26/94 Expansion joints for use in highway Replaced by CD 357
bridge decks
BA 28/92 Evaluation of maintenance costs in Replaced by CD 355
comparing alternative designs for
highway structures
BA 36/90 The use of permanent formwork Not to be used. See IAN 124/11
Annex C for additional guidance.
Superseded by CD 359
BA 41/98 The design and appearance of Superseded by CD 351
bridges
BA 42/96 The design of integral bridges Withdrawn
BA 47/99 Waterproofing and surfacing of concrete Replaced by CD 358
bridge decks
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Superseded by CD 350
BA 59/94 Design of highway bridges for hydraulic Replaced by CD 356
action.
BA 67/96 Enclosure of bridges Replaced by CD 362
BA 68/97 Crib retaining walls Withdrawn
BA 82/00 Formation of continuity joints in Superseded by CD 364
bridge decks
BA 85/04 Coatings for concrete highway Superseded by CD 369
structures & ancillary structures
BA 92/07 Use of recycled concrete aggregates Superseded by CD 374
in structural concrete
TD 19/06 Requirement for road restraint See IAN 124/11 Annex C for
systems additional guidance.
Superseded by CD 377
TD 27/05 Cross-sections and headrooms Replaced by CD 127
HD 22/08 Managing geotechnical risk Replaced by CD 622
HA 66/95 Environmental barriers Replaced by LA 119
Miscellaneous
CHE Memorandum 227/08 The Impregnation of Reinforced and CHE memoranda are internal
Prestressed Concrete Highway Highways England documents and not
Structures using Hydrophobic Pore Lining available to external organisations.
Impregnants
This CHE memorandum is included as
a useful reference for the Technical
Approval Authority.
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Additional Standards
Additional standards needed for a particular design should be listed here.
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