BD 21/01

THE ASSESSMENT OF HIGHWAY BRIDGE STRUCTURES


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INDEX


CLAUSE No

SUBJECT

Type HA Loading UDL and KEL

Example of Assessment Loading applied to a reinforced concrete deck

Use of MEXE when fill depth > d

Intermediate Piers in Multispan Masonry Arches

Annex D

Comparison of Annex D load effects using BD 21/97 and BD 21/01


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Clause 5.18


Problem:

What is the loaded length when the carriageway is skew to the deck beams?


Solution:

It's the distance travelled by a point on a vehicle as it crosses the deck along one notional lane; the start and end of the loaded length are the points at which the beam (or part of the deck) you are considering starts and stops feeling the positive effects of the vehicle (ignoring the length of the vehicle).
If deck beams are particularly skewed to the carriageway then they could be considered as transverse members and should be loaded with vehicles from Appendices D & E instead of HA loading (see clause 5.2)


 

Assessment Live Loading


Problem:

What is the live load rating of a reinforced concrete bridge deck ?


Example:

Carriageway = 6m wide
Deck span = 12m (centre to centre of bearings for a simply supported single span)
Depth of concrete deck = 800mm
Depth of road construction = 250mm
Main longitudinal steel reinforcement = 32mm dia mild steel bars at 125mm centres.
Cover to reinforcement = 35mm

Assess for a metre width of deck :


BD 21/01
Clause 5.6
Table 5.1		 Number of notional lanes = 2
Notional lane width (bL) = 6.0 / 2 = 3.0m
Clause 5.18. From Table 5.2 with 12m loaded length :
W = 63.6 kN/m (per notional lane)
Knife Edge Load = 120 kN (per notional lane)
Clause 5.23. AF = 3.65 / 2.5 = 1.46
Clause 5.26. For a metre width of deck :
Adjusted HA UDL : W = 63.6 / (1.46 x 2.5) = 17.42 kN/m
KEL = 120 / (1.46 x 2.5) = 32.88 kN

Live Load Moment:
Clause 3.7.
Table 3.1		 gfL = 1.50 (Ultimate limit state)

Assessment HA loading for a metre width of deck :
W = 1.5 x 17.42 = 26.13 kN/m
KEL = 1.5 x 32.88 = 49.32 kN
Clause 3.10. gf3 = 1.1
Maximum mid span Bending Moment with KEL at mid span = Mult
Mult = 1.1 [ (26.13 x 122)/8 + (49.32 x 12)/4 ]
Live Load Mult = 1.1 (470 + 148) = 680 kNm
Note: Use of gf3
BD 56 & BD 61 - gf3 is used with the design strength so Mult would be (470 + 148) = 618 kNm.
BD 44 - gf3 is used with the load effect so Mult = 1.1 x 618 = 680 kNm.


Clause 4.1.
Table 4.1		 Dead Load Moment:
For a metre width of deck :
Concrete UDL : w = 0.8 x 2400 x 9.81 / 1000 = 18.84 kN/m
Depth of Road construction = 250mm
From Note to Table 3.1: surfacing = 100mm
Surfacing UDL : w = 0.1 x 2300(Asphalt) x 9.81 / 1000 = 2.26 kN/m
Therefore fill depth = 250 - 100 = 150mm
Fill UDL : w = 0.15 x 2200(Miscellaneous) x 9.81 / 1000 = 3.24 kN/m
Clause 3.7.
Table 3.1		 Concrete gfL = 1.15
Surfacing gfL = 1.75
Fill gfL = 1.20
Assessment Dead Load w = (1.15 x 18.84) + (1.75 x 2.26) + (1.2 x 3.24)
---------------------------------------= 29.51 kN/m
Clause 3.10. gf3 = 1.1
Maximum Dead Load mid span Bending Moment = Mult
Mult = 1.1 (29.51 x 122)/8)
Dead Load Mult = 1.1 (531) = 584 kNm

Total Mid Span Bending Moment = (Dead + Live) Moment
-----------------------------------------------------= (584 + 680) = 1264 kNm
BD 44/95
Capacity of Reinforced Concrete Slab:
Clause 5.4.2.
(Cl. 5.3.2)		 Effective depth d = 800 - 35 - 32/2 = 749mm
fy = 230 N/mm2 (see BD 21/97 cl. 4.4)
fcu = 15 N/mm2 (see BD 21/97 cl. 4.7)
From Table 4A : gms = 1.15, gmc = 1.50
As = 6434 mm2/m (32mm bars at 125mm c/c)

z = [1-(0.84 x fy x As x gmc ) / ( fcu x b x d x gms )] x d
z = [1-(0.84 x 230 x 6434 x 1.5) / (15 x 1000 x 749 x 1.15)] x d
z = 0.856 d (less than 0.95d)
Mu = (fy / gms) x As x z
Mu = (230 / 1.15) x 6434 x 0.856 x 749 x 10-6 = 825 kNm/m
BD 21/01
Live Load Rating:
Clause 5.20.
 Bending Capacity of Concrete Slab = 825 kNm (per metre width)
Assessment Load Mid Span Moment = 1264 kNm (584 dead + 680 live)
Live Load Capacity of Concrete Slab = 825 - 584 = 241 kNm
Hence Max Allowable K = 241 / 680 = 0.35
Clause 5.22.
Fig 5/2		 Assuming worst condition using Hp category
Loaded length = 12m hence:

Allowable Reduced Vehicle Load = 3 tonnes
(Group 2 Fire Engines will be allowed)
Note : The shear effects have to be checked in a similar manner to determine whether shear is more critical than bending.

 

Clause 6.17


Problem:

Can MEXE be used when the depth of the fill at the crown is greater than the thickness of the arch barrel?


Solution:

Many Authorities accept the MEXE analysis if the depth of fill(h) is made equal to the arch barrel thickness(d), i.e. h+d=2d


 

Clause 6.29


Problem:

When is a pier considered to be short and stocky?


Solution:

A number of Authorities have adopted a height to width ratio of 2:1 for the upper limit of a stocky pier; the height of the pier being measured between the top of foundations and the arch springing level.


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