Abutment Type 3 Design
Abutment Type 3 Design
SHEET C3-1 OF
VERIFICATION PROBLEM NO 3
CONFIGURATION
VARIABLE VALUE
Hw 27.82 ft
Ht 2 ft
Lw 48.5 ft
Tw 5.076 ft
Bat 2.386 degrees
Hb 7.83 ft
Tb 1.5 ft
Ts 3.25 ft
Db 1.5 ft
Dt 5.0 ft
Wf 19.5 ft
Lf 48.5 ft
Tf 5.0 ft
DESCRIPTION VALUE
PROPERTIES
REINFORCED CONCRETE:
PILE RESISTANCE:
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LOAD RESISTANCE (kip)
SLS
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Compression: 200.0
Tension: 100.0
Shear: 16.0
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FOOTING RESISTANCE:
Passive resistance = 0.
LOADS
BRIDGE LOADS:
EARTH LOADS:
REINFORCING
VARIABLE DESCRIPTION
REINFORCING AREA:
REINFORCING COVER:
BACKWALL CALCULATIONS
Surcharge pressure: Effective width for shear = 8.5 + 6.2 - 0.5 = 14.2 ft
Q = 2 x 1.882 x 0.3 x 8.5 / 14.2 = 0.676 ksf
V = 0.676 (6.20) = 4.19 kip/ft
Effective width for moment = 8.5 + 7.83 - 0.5 = 15.83 use 15.0 ft
Q = 2 x 1.882 x 0.3 x 8.5 / 15 = 0.640 ksf
M = 0.64(7.83)2 / 2 = 19.62 k-ft/ft
Verify required flexural reinforcement area for the servicability limit state at 10 sections using a
spreadsheet (not shown).
STABILITY CALCULATIONS
3. Surcharge pressure
Combination 1:
Combination 2:
Combination 3:
Combination 4:
Combination 5:
Combination 6:
X = (Mrt - Mot) / Pv
Locate = Fractional portion of footing = (Wf - 2X) / Wf
Combination 1:
CASE X LOCATE
SLS 7.881 0.192
Combination 2:
CASE X LOCATE
SLS 8.251 0.154
Combination 3:
CASE X LOCATE
SLS 7.149 0.267
Combination 4:
CASE X LOCATE
SLS 7.048 0.277
Combination 5:
CASE X LOCATE
SLS 5.727 0.413
Combination 6:
CASE X LOCATE
SLS 5.848 0.400
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SHEET C3-12 OF
n = 49
Xcg = (13 x 1.5 + 14 x 5 + 14 x 8.5 + 8 x 18) / 49 = 7.19 feet
Ipiles = 13(7.19 - 1.5)2 + 14(7.19 - 5)2 + 14(8.5 - 7.19)2 + 8(18 - 7.19)2 = 1446.9 ft2
Vertical load = Pv
Horizontal load = Ph
Resultant distance = X
Distance from pile to CG = c
SLS increase factor = Fsls
Number of batter piles = nbat
Distance to pile from toe = x
Load combination 1:
Vpile = 16 Pv = 2572
Vpas = 0 Ph = 0
Fsls = 1.5 X = 7.881
Row x n nbat P Vb
1 1.5 13 11 45.5 166.8
2 5 14 11 49.8 182.6
3 8.5 14 11 54.1 198.3
4 18 8 0 65.8 0.0
V = 0.0
Vr = 1723.7
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SHEET C3-13 OF
Load combination 2:
Vpile = 16 Pv = 3146
Vpas = 0 Ph = 940
Fsls = 1.5 X = 8.251
Row x n nbat P Vb
1 1.5 13 11 51.1 187.3
2 5 14 11 59.2 216.9
3 8.5 14 11 67.2 246.5
4 18 8 0 89.1 0.0
V = 5.9
Vr = 1826.6
Load combination 3:
Vpile = 16 Pv = 4427
Vpas = 0 Ph = 1255
Fsls = 1.25 X = 7.149
Row x n nbat P Vb
1 1.5 13 11 91.1 333.9
2 5 14 11 90.6 332.2
3 8.5 14 11 90.2 330.6
4 18 8 0 89.0 0.0
V = 5.3
Vr = 1976.7
Load combination 4:
Vpile = 16 Pv = 5246
Vpas = 0 Ph = 1255
Fsls = 1 X = 7.048
Row x n nbat P Vb
1 1.5 13 11 110.0 403.3
2 5 14 11 108.2 396.7
3 8.5 14 11 106.4 390.0
4 18 8 0 101.5 0.0
V = 1.3
Vr = 1974.0
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SHEET C3-14 OF
Load combination 5:
Vpile = 16 Pv = 4427
Vpas = 0 Ph = 1507
Fsls = 1.4 X = 5.727
Row x n nbat P Vb
1 1.5 13 11 115.8 424.6
2 5 14 11 100.1 367.2
3 8.5 14 11 84.5 309.7
4 18 8 0 42.0 0.0
V = 8.3
Vr = 2199.1
Load combination 6:
Vpile = 16 Pv = 5246
Vpas = 0 Ph = 1507
Fsls = 1.25 X = 5.848
Row x n nbat P Vb
1 1.5 13 11 134.7 494.0
2 5 14 11 117.7 431.6
3 8.5 14 11 100.7 369.1
4 18 8 0 54.5 0.0
V = 4.3
Vr = 2274.8
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SHEET C3-15 OF
Footing loads:
The footing load calculations for the toe and heel will be verified by checking one critical load
combination.
Dt = 5.0 ft
Lheel = 19.5 - 5 - 5.076 - 19.99 x tan(2.386) = 8.591 ft
dtop = 60 - 3 - (1.27 / 3.1416)1/2 = 56.36 in
dbot (toe) = 60 - 6 - (1.27 / 3.1416)1/2 = 53.36 in
dbot (heel) = 60 - 6 - (0.79 / 3.1416)1/2 = 53.50 in
SLS combination 6:
Lv = 5 - 53.36 / 12 = 0.553 ft
The footing reinforcement calculations use the same subroutines which were previously
validated for the backwall and stemwall calculations. Therefore, only the critical calculations
at the footing will be validated.
The longitudinal reinforcement calculations will be verified for the footing toe and heel.
Footing toe
Footing heel
Uniform load W = 5 x .15 + 27.82 x .12 + 1.882 x 2 x 8.5 / 48.5 = 4.75 ksf
Pile spacing S = 6.5 ft
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O P T I O N S
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Units = English
Design Criteria = AREMA (2002)
Concrete Design = Service Load Design (SLD)
Wall Type = No Haunch
Footing Type = Pile
P R O P E R T I E S
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REINFORCED CONCRETE:
MATERIAL PROPERTIES:
PILE RESISTANCE:
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LOAD RESISTANCE (kip)
SLS ULS EQ
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Compression: 200.0 0.0 0.0
Tension: 100.0 0.0 0.0
Shear: 16.0 0.0 0.0
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FOOTING RESISTANCE:
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PARAMETER SLS ULS EQ
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Passive coefficient: 0.000 0.000 0.000
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SHEET C3-18 OF
C O N F I G U R A T I O N
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WALL:
FOOTING:
PILES:
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ROW TOE DIST NO OF NO OF BATTER SPACING
(ft) PILES BATTER (deg) (ft)
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1 1.500 13 11 18.435 3.500
2 5.000 14 11 18.435 3.500
3 8.500 14 11 18.435 3.500
4 18.000 8 0 0 6.500
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L O A D S
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BRIDGE LOADS:
EARTH LOADS:
LOAD COMBINATIONS:
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NO LOAD CONDITION MAXIMUM MINIMUM SERVICE
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R E I N F O R C I N G
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LOCATION AREA SPACING COVER
(in^2) (in) (in)
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Wall stem 1.27 6.00 2.00
Backwall 0.31 6.00
Footing top 1.27 6.00 3.00
Footing bottom at toe 1.27 6.00 6.00
Footing bottom at heel 0.79 12.00
Footing long w/piles 0.79 12.00
T&S in wall stem 0.79 12.00
T&S in backwall 0.44 12.00
T&S in footing 0.79 12.00
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B A C K W A L L
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UNFACTORED LOADS:
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LOAD CONDITION SHEAR MOMENT
(kip/ft) (k-ft/ft)
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Lateral earth pressure 0.691 2.880
Surcharge pressure 4.190 19.615
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S T E M W A L L
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UNFACTORED LOADS:
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LOAD CONDITION SHEAR MOMENT
(kip/ft) (k-ft/ft)
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Dead load constant 29.059
Live load standard 24.561
FR longitudinal force 5.196 103.866
Lateral earth pressure 8.816 129.187
Surcharge pressure 7.080 123.809
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HEIGHT THICK deff MOMENT AREA LOAD
(ft) (in) (in) (k-ft/ft) (in^2) COMB
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25.82 69.91 67.27 355.51 1.20 6
23.82 68.91 66.27 305.53 1.04 6
21.82 67.91 65.27 260.26 0.90 6
19.82 66.91 64.27 219.41 0.77 6
17.83 65.91 63.27 182.68 0.65 6
15.83 64.91 62.27 149.80 0.54 6
13.83 63.91 61.27 120.48 0.44 6
11.83 62.91 60.28 94.42 0.35 6
9.83 61.91 59.28 60.95 0.29 4
7.83 60.91 58.28 50.95 0.25 4
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S T A B I L I T Y
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LOAD CONDITION WEIGHT MOMENT AT TOE
(kip) (k-ft)
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Dead load abutment 1602.8 13967.8
Dead load constant 969.0 6298.5
Dead load earth 1543.0 22282.2
Live load standard 819.0 5323.5
Live load surcharge 311.9 4562.1
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LOAD CONDITION FORCE MOMENT AT TOE
(kip) (k-ft)
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FR longitudinal force 252.0 6297.5
Lateral earth pressure 940.3 10277.1
Surcharge pressure 315.0 5169.4
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STRUCTWARE
SHEET C3-24 OF
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COMB LIMIT VERTICAL RIGHTING LATERAL OVERTURNING
NO STATE LOAD MOMENT LOAD MOMENT
(kip) (k-ft) (kip) (k-ft)
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VERTICAL RESULTANT:
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COMB LIMIT CASE VERTICAL TOE RESULTANT
NO STATE NO LOAD DISTANCE LOCATION
(kip) (ft)
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SHEET C3-25 OF
P I L E F O O T I N G
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Number of piles = 49
Pile CG distance = 7.194 ft
Pile group inertia = 1.447E+03 ft^2
PILE LOADS:
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COMB LIMIT PILE VERTICAL SHEAR BENDING
NO STATE ROW LOAD LOAD MOMENT
(kip) (kip) (k-ft)
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LATERAL STABILITY:
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COMB LIMIT FORCE RESISTANCE
NO STATE (kip) (kip)
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FOOTING LOADS:
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COMB LIMIT CASE TOE TOE HEEL HEEL
NO STATE NO SHEAR MOMENT SHEAR MOMENT
(kip/ft) (k-ft/ft) (kip/ft) (k-ft/ft)
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SIGN CONVENTION:
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F O O T I N G T O E
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F O O T I N G H E E L
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L O N G I T U D I N A L R E I N F O R C E M E N T
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Q U A N T I T I E S
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CONCRETE:
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ITEM VOLUME
(yd^3)
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Abutment 220.6
Footing 175.1
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STRUCTWARE
SHEET C3-29 OF
REINFORCING:
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BAR AREA LENGTH NO WEIGHT DESCRIPTION
(in^2) (in) (lb)
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Asb 0.31 124.6 98 1071.5
AsTSb 0.44 121.9 49 743.8 Vertical
AsTSb 0.44 578.0 18 1295.5 Longitudinal
Asw 1.27 419.0 98 14757.8
AsTSw 0.79 291.9 49 3197.5 Vertical
AsTSw 0.79 578.0 42 5427.4 Longitudinal
Asft 1.27 228.0 98 8030.7
Asfbt 1.27 0.0 0 0.0
Asfbh 0.79 171.0 49 1873.3
AsTSf 0.79 576.0 42 5408.6
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Total = 543 41806.1
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