Bridge Engineering Review Notes
Bridge Engineering Review Notes
By WSD Method
Dist .
S=Clear Span+2( Abutment )
1
M CL= wCL S
4
S +3
30
t min=1.20
Dead Load:
w UL=
UL
2E
Wt . of Slab
=t min (1)(23.50)
m
Wt . of Wearing Surface
=Prov. ( 1 )
m
w d=Wt . of Slab+Wt . of WS
1
M d= w d S 2
8
Live Load:
A. Truck Load
M =M CL + M UL
Use M L =Greater v alue bet . M M TL
Impact Load:
I=
15.24
0.30
S+ 38
M I =I ( M L )
M T =M d + M L + M I
Check Slab Thickness
d=
B. Lane Load
B.1. Concentrated Load
w CL=
CL
2E
kN
m
1
M UL= wUL S2
8
1
M TL= wTL S
4
kN
m
2M
f c kjb
k=
n+
j=1
S=
fs
fc
k
3
f r=0.70 f c '
1
t actual=d d bcc
2
Design of Main Reinforcement
As=
M
f s jd
N=
As
Ab
S=
f r=
1
( 1000 ) ( t 3 )
12
M CR c
I CR
55
50
S
r
=3 IF NOT GIVEN
h
=
A s = Dist .(A s )
N=
I CR =
M n 1.20 M CR
1000
N
Dist .=
1000
N
As
bd
Solve for n
As
Ab
k = ( n) +2 nn
2
j=1
1000
S=
N
Temperature and Shrinkage Reinf.
f min=
k
3
M ( I+ L )
A s jd
A s (min.)=264 mm
N=
As
Ab
f max=
MT
A s jd
( hr )
f f >f RANGE
By USD Method
Same computations as in WSD up to
Checking of Slab Thickness
Dead Load:
Wt . of Slab=23.50(Total Height)( b)
M u= [ D D+ L ( L+ I ) ]
R u=
Mu
b d
0.85 f c '
2 Ru
=
1 1
fy
0.85 f c '
B =0.85 1
f c ' 600
fy 600+f y
max =0.75 B
1.4
min =
fy
A s =bd
1
M d= w d S 2
8
Live Load:
M L =0.10 RWS
M T =M d + M L
Same computations as in Design for Bridge
Deck Using WSD Method