Abstract
There are different highway bridge design concepts and standards used in different countries. In the highways of India, different bridges are found designed based on different standards. Many of the bridges have been designed based on IRC and AASHTO standards. Indian Road Congress codehas adopted these two standards for highway and feeder roads. In this thesis some well-known codes are reviewed in detail for a survey of current code requirements and common practices under bridge design in several countries including India, United States and European Countries. By comparing code philosophy and detailed codified design procedures in these countries, similarities and differences in various parameters become apparent. This thesis discusses the seismic design and analysis of bridge structure subjected to load with three codes namely: Indian Road Congress code, AASHTO LRFD code, and Euro Code with observations in Highway loadings of Indian for the typical bridge. The study is focused on the