What Specifications are used in the design and fabrication of Cosmec’s bearings?

Answer: 

The following are examples of the Specifications Cosmec uses in the design and fabrication of bearings:

  • AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications– Section 14, “Joints and Bearings”.
  • AASHTO LRFD Bridge Construction Specifications – Section 18, “Bearing Devices”.
  • AASHTO Standard Specifications for Highway Bridges – Division I – Section 14, “Bearings”.
  • AASHTO Standard Specifications for Highway Bridges – Division II – Section 18, “Bearings”.
  • AASHTO Standard Specifications for Transportation Materials and Methods of Sampling and Testing – Specification M 251, “Plain and Laminated Elastomeric Bridge Bearings”.
  • All State Departments of Transportation Applicable Standard Specifications.
  • All Job-Specific Special Provisions or Supplemental Specifications.
  • AWS D1.1 & D1.5 Structural Welding Codes.
  • ASTM D5977, “Standard Specification for High Load Rotational Spherical Bearings for Bridges and Structures”.
  • Other Specifications as Required.