LRFD

English Noun - en engineering en w:Limit state design load and resistance factor design. en Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) for Highway Bridge Superstructures https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/bridge/pubs/nhi15047.pdf 2015-07 16 w:FHWA The LRFD design philosophy accounts for variability in both resistance and loads, it achieves relatively uniform levels of safety within the superstructure and substructure (excluding foundations) and their various members, and it is based on risk assessment founded on reliability theory. https://web.archive.org/web/20240406043415/https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/bridge/pubs/nhi15047.pdf