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These most common foundation systems utilize anchor bolts to transfer torsional and<br />

flexural moments from the monopole to the support structure. Figure 2-1 depicts how the<br />

torsional and flexural moments are transferred in the current anchor bolt design. American<br />

Association of State and Highway <strong>Transportation</strong> Officials(AASHTO) provides guidance in their<br />

Standard Specifications <strong>for</strong> Structural <strong>Support</strong>s <strong>for</strong> Highway Signs, Luminaires, and Traffic<br />

Signals (<strong>Support</strong>s Specifications) <strong>for</strong> the design of signal/sign supports (3). Many problems have<br />

been detected with the signal/sign support structures and the following will cover the history and<br />

problems associated with cantilever signal/signs and their support structures.<br />

Applied<br />

Torsion<br />

Torsion<br />

Resolved into<br />

Shear Parallel<br />

to the Edge<br />

Concrete<br />

Cracking<br />

Figure 2-1. How torsional and flexural moments are transferred using anchor bolts (1)<br />

In 1994, the <strong>National</strong> Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) initiated Project<br />

17-10 at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (4). The scope of Project 17-10 was to update<br />

all aspects, excluding vibration and fatigue, of the 1994 <strong>Support</strong>s Specifications (4). One element<br />

of the <strong>Support</strong>s Specifications that required immediate updating was the in<strong>for</strong>mation on<br />

anchorage systems. The 1994 <strong>Support</strong>s Specifications’ in<strong>for</strong>mation on anchor bolts was based on<br />

4<br />

Applied<br />

Flexure<br />

Flexure<br />

Resolved into<br />

Tension and<br />

Compression

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