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Investigation of AASHTO Live Load Reduction in Reinforced Concrete Slab Bridges F. El Me sk i 1; M. Mabsout 2 ; and K. Tarhini3 Journal of Bridge Engineering.Submitted July 30,2010;accepted Februray 24,2011;posted ahead of print March 2,2011;doi:10.1061/(ASCE)BE.1943-5592.0000237 1PhD Candidate, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, American Univ. of Beirut; formerly, Project Engineer at Khatib and Alami, Beirut, Lebanon. Email: fme09@aub.edu.lb 2Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, American Univ. of Beirut, Lebanon. Email: mounir@aub.edu.lb 3Dept. of Civil Engineering, US Coast Guard Academy, New London, CT 06320 Email: Kassim.M.Tarhini@uscga.edu Abstract: This paper presents the results of a 3D finite element study that investigated the effect of multi-presence factor of load reduction factors used in the AASHTO Bridge Design Specifications. Typical one-span, two-equal-span continuous, simply supported, three- and four-lane reinforced concrete slab highway bridges were selected for this study. AASHTO HS20 design truck loads are first placed transversally in all lanes, positioned side-by-side and close to one edge of the bridge slab; this fully loaded condition served as a reference case. Reduced loading patterns are then investigated using 3D FEA, with design loads in two out of three lanes (Reduced 2/3), three out of four lanes (Reduced 3/4), and two out of four lanes (Reduced 2/4). The longitudinal bending moments and deflection results obtained for the FEA reduced and fully loaded bridges are directly compared. Furthermore, a correlation between the reduced load cases and AASHTO reduction factors or multiple presence factors is made for concrete slab bridges. For the three- and four-lane bridge cases, AASHTO Standard Specifications generally correlate well with or overestimate the FEA reduced maximum moments and edge beam moments by up to 15% and 30%, respectively. This over-estimation is more pronounced in short-span bridges. It is recommen