Design Standards for Abutments

British Standards

  1. BS 5400: Part 2: Specification for Loads
  2. BS 5400: Part 4: Code of Practice for the Design of Concrete Bridges
  3. BS 8002: Code of Practice for Earth Retaining Structures
  4. BS 8006: Strengthened/Reinforced Soils and Other Fills

Design Manual for Roads and Bridges

  1. BD30: Backfilled Retaining Walls and Bridge Abutments
  2. BD37: Loads for Highway Bridges
  3. BA41: The Design and Appearance of Bridges
  4. BA42: The Design of Integral Bridges
  5. BD42: Design of Embedded Retaining Walls and Bridge Abutments
  6. BD57 and BA57: Design for Durability
  7. BD70: Strengthened/Reinforced Soils and Other Fills for Retaining Walls and Bridge Abutments