PTI DC45.1 PDF

These Recommendations pertain to the design, testing and installation of stay cables for cable-stayed bridges using prestressing wires, stand or bar as the main tension element.  Recommendations are presented only for stay cables used in redundant cable-stayed bridges.  These Recommendations are intended to be used in conjunction with the appropriate provisions of the "LRFD Bridge Design Specifications SI Edition," from the american Associatieon of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO LRFD).⁽¹⁾

This edition supersedes all previous editions.  Standards and specifications shall refer to the latest edition unless a specific date is given.

^*Number in raised paraenthesis refers to references listed in Section 8.0.