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    The document discusses specifications and standards for highway works in the UK, specifically regarding steel bridge construction. It notes that the key specification documents are the Manual of Contract Documents for Highway Works (MCDHW), which provides the basis for contract documentation. Specifically relevant are Sections 1800 of Volume 1, the Specification for Highway Works (SHW), and Volume 2, Notes for Guidance. The SHW implements and modifies BS 5400–6. Bridges over railways must also meet Railtrack requirements outlined in their standards and code of practice documents. Many British Standards have been replaced by European Standards developed by CEN, such as replacements for BS 4360 steel material standards. References to BS 5400 in the document refer to versions amended

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    The document discusses specifications and standards for highway works in the UK, specifically regarding steel bridge construction. It notes that the key specification documents are the Manual of Contract Documents for Highway Works (MCDHW), which provides the basis for contract documentation. Specifically relevant are Sections 1800 of Volume 1, the Specification for Highway Works (SHW), and Volume 2, Notes for Guidance. The SHW implements and modifies BS 5400–6. Bridges over railways must also meet Railtrack requirements outlined in their standards and code of practice documents. Many British Standards have been replaced by European Standards developed by CEN, such as replacements for BS 4360 steel material standards. References to BS 5400 in the document refer to versions amended

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    The document discusses specifications and standards for highway works in the UK, specifically regarding steel bridge construction. It notes that the key specification documents are the Manual of Contract Documents for Highway Works (MCDHW), which provides the basis for contract documentation. Specifically relevant are Sections 1800 of Volume 1, the Specification for Highway Works (SHW), and Volume 2, Notes for Guidance. The SHW implements and modifies BS 5400–6. Bridges over railways must also meet Railtrack requirements outlined in their standards and code of practice documents. Many British Standards have been replaced by European Standards developed by CEN, such as replacements for BS 4360 steel material standards. References to BS 5400 in the document refer to versions amended

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    HIGH WAYS

    Specification for Highway Works

    The four Overseeing Organisations also issue the Manual of Contract Documents for
    Highway Works (MCDHW), which comprises six separate Volumes. These documents
    provide the basis for documentation for individual contracts, and are supplemented, for each
    contract, by project-specific requirements. Of particular relevance to steel bridge construction
    are the sections known as ‘Series 1800’ of Volume 1, Specification for Highway Works
    (SHW), and Volume 2, Notes for Guidance on the Specification for Highway Works. The
    SHW implements BS 5400–6, modifies some of its clauses and provides the framework for
    additional project -specific requirements. For guidance on the latter, see SCI’s Model

    Appendix 18/1 document[6] .


    reference to thes e and other supporting standards for materials, workmanship, inspection and

    2.5 Requirements of Railtrack

    Highway bridges that cross over a railway line need to meet the requirements of Railtrack.
    Railtrack issues Railway Group Standards that set out its requirements for the design of
    structures. It also issues a Code of Practice document. Generally, the requirements follow
    those in the DMRB, but with a few detailed variations and with more extensiv e
    requirements for railway loading and for accidental loading (on both underline and overline
    bridges). The relevant documents are listed in Appendix B.
    Railtrack also issues model specification clauses that amplify the specifications in BS
    5400, in a similar way to the SHW.

    2.6 European Standards

    In recent years, many British Standards (issued by the British Standards Institution) have
    been replaced by European Standards. These European Standards have been developed by
    subcommittees of the European standards body, known as CEN. BSI is a member of CEN
    and now issues the CEN standards in the UK under the designation BS EN (followed by the
    reference number). Perhaps the most obvious BS EN documents for a steel bridge designer

    are those relating to the steel material itself; BS 4360[7] , which was referred to by BS 5400–

    3:1982, has been replaced by a series of BS EN documents[8][9][ 10]. Other standards,


    including
    those relating to matters such as welding, are in the process of being replaced by CEN
    standards.

    2.7 References to BS 5400 in this publication

    References are made in this publication to clauses in various Parts of BS 5400. For
    simplicity, these are expressed in the fashion 3/4.5, where the 3 refers to Part 3 and the 4.5
    refers to the clause number in that Part. A list of all the Parts and the dates of the versions
    current at the time of publication are given in Appendix B.
    However, two special cases must be noted. Part 2 (Specification for loading) has been
    reference to thes e and other supporting standards for materials, workmanship, inspection and
    revised by BD 37/88 (see the DMRB) and a completely new version is included in an
    Appendix to that document. Because the BD applies to most bridges in the UK, all
    subsequent references to Part 2 in this publication are to the BD 37/88 version, unless noted
    otherwise.
    Similarly, BD 16/82 made significant changes to Part 5 (Design of composite bridges) and a
    separate ‘combined’ document (Part 5 plus the BD revisions) was produced by the (then)
    Department of Transport. (The latter document is sometimes known as the ‘yello w
    document’, because it was issued with a yellow cover.) Again, all subsequent references to
    Part 5 in the present document are to the Part 5 as amended by BD 16/82, unless noted
    otherwise.

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