COMPUTATION OF REACTION FACTORS USING COURBON'S METHOD :

1.9

1.9

1.9

0.200
150

0.9

300
0.325
150

150

0.625
TYPICAL CROSS SECTION OF T-BEAM DECK FOR A THREE LANE BRIDGE.

Number of Beams
Spacing of Beams

n
s

4 m
1.9 m

CALCULATION OF REACTION FACTORS (R.F.) :

Load Position on deck

1 One Lane of Class-A

Eeccentricity
e(m)

R.F.(Outer Girder)

R. F. (Inner girder)

Max

Min

Max

Min

e
4.2

0.913

-0.413

0.471

0.029

Section

BM

Max BM

SF

Max SF
O

L/2
3L/8
L/4

122.50
116.80
98.70

111.86
106.66
90.13

57.70
55.02
46.49

25.30
26.30
27.30

23.10
24.02
24.93

11.92
12.39
12.86

At end of
widening

70.60

64.47

33.26

28.30

25.84

13.33

2 Two Lane of Class-A

3 Three Lane of Class-A

4 One lane of Class -70RW

5 One lane of Class -70RT

6 One lane of Class -70RT +One

Lane of Class-A

0.25

0.7

2.905

2.905

1.796

0.289

0.361

0.709

0.709

0.534

0.211

0.139

-0.209

-0.209

-0.034

0.263

0.287

0.403

0.403

0.345

0.237

0.213

0.097

0.097

0.155

L/2
3L/8
L/4

245.00
233.60
197.40

70.92
213.31
180.26

64.47
110.04
92.99

50.60
52.60
54.60

14.65
15.23
15.81

13.32
13.84
14.37

At end of
widening

141.20

128.94

66.51

56.60

16.38

14.89

L/2
3L/8
L/4

367.50
350.40
296.10

132.49
126.33
106.75

105.41
100.51
84.93

75.90
78.90
81.90

27.36
28.45
29.53

21.77
22.63
23.49

At end of
widening

211.80

76.36

60.75

84.90

30.61

24.35

L/2
3L/8
L/4

108.40
103.90
84.50

76.82
73.63
59.88

43.67
41.86
34.04

18.40
27.20
37.10

13.04
19.28
26.29

7.41
10.96
14.95

At end of
widening

62.80

44.51

25.30

44.90

31.82

18.09

L/2
3L/8
L/4

131.20
123.00
98.40

92.98
87.17
69.73

52.86
49.56
39.64

19.20
28.80
38.40

13.61
20.41
27.21

7.74
11.60
15.47

At end of
widening

68.30

48.40

27.52

45.80

32.46

18.45

L/2
3L/8
L/4

253.70
239.80
197.10

135.37
127.95
105.17

87.41
82.62
67.91

44.50
55.10
65.70

23.74
29.40
35.06

15.33
18.98
22.64

At end of
widening

138.90

74.11

47.85

74.10

39.54

25.53