1.

Data and Specification

Clear Span =
Clear width =
Live loading =
Wearing Surface =
Concrete Strength, f'c =
Grade 40 reinforcement, fy =

6.25
8
HS20
1.44
21
276

m
m
kPa
MPa
MPa

By AASHTO Specifications, an allowable concrete stress of

fc = 0.4 f'c =

8.400

MPa

138.000

MPa

and the allowable steel stress is

fs = 0.5 fy =

2. Slab Design
Consider a 1 meter strip of slab parallel to traffic:

0.6

0.6

1 m strip
Cross section of slab Bridge

Effective span = 6.55

m
Plan

m strip

23.5

Unit Wt of Concrete =

Effective span of slab, S =

Minimum Slab Thickness =
Trial Slab Thickness, t =
Weight of slab =
Weight of wearing surface =
Total deadload/m of Span =
Deadload Moment is =

6.55
m
1.259
ft
0.4
m
9.400
kN/m
1.440
kN/m
10.840 kN/m
58.133 kN-m
1.613
m
Width of slab over which load is distributed=
E = 4 + 0.06 S where E and S in feet
E = 1.22 + 0.06 S where E and S in m

0.384

kN/m3

The load on each rear wheel is (16.00 lb) 71.168 kN and the load on a width of slab is therefore
Rear wheel = 71.168 kN
PRear = 44.122 kN
Position of live load for maximum moment:
and that in the front wheel is
Rear wheel = 26.51 kN
PFront = 16.435 kN
R=
16.435 kN

88.243

kN

44.122 kN
4.268 m

44.122 kN

1.067 1.067

2.134 m

3.275 m

3.275 m

29.747 kN

58.496 kN
CASE 1

and the liveload moment is (with one wheel on the load span)
ML =

72.249

kN-m

The impact coefficient is:

50
I=
0.30
L +125
I=
The impact moment is therefore:
MI =

L in feet
0.341

>

21.675

kN-m

0.3

use I =

The total moment due to dead, live and impact effects is

MT = 152.057 kN-m
Consistent with the AASHTO specification, the elastic design equations will be used.
EC = 21538.106 MPa
n=
k=

9.286
0.354

say

0.3

j=
R=
dreq'd =

0.882
1.311
340.548

mm

dfurn =

362.500

mm

MPa
400

mm

Comment: OK
The actual effect depth is sufficiently close to the computed requirement and a 300 mm thick slab will

be used. The required main reinforcement is

As = 3446.184 mm2
mm bars
using
25
Ab = 490.874 mm2
Required Spacing, s =
142
mm
Therfore use

25

mm bars

120

mm

o.c main bars.

The amount of transverse reinforcement required for proper distribution of concentrated loads
(also provide for shrinkage) is
100/S = 21.575
<
50%
Atr = 743.500 mm2
(controls)
Ast =
using

16
Ab =

Required Spacing, s =
Therfore use

16

mm bars

800.000 mm2
mm bars
201.062
251
@

Use A = 800.000 mm2

mm2
mm
250

mm o.c

transverse bars.

To facilitate screeding off the slab, the required curbs will not be monolithic. Required edge beams will

consist of an edge slab section additionally reinforced.

Thickness of the curb =
Width of the curb =
Dead load carried by edge beam =

0.25
0.6
9.165

m
m
kN/m

49.150

kN-m

46.615

kN-m

13.985

kN-m

The dead load moment is

MD =
The specified live-load moment is

ML = 0.10 P20 S =
The impact load moment is
MI =

The total moment due to dead, live and impact effects is

MT =

109.750

The resisting moment of the given section is

kN-m

Comment:
MR = Rbd =
2

103.364

kN-m

NOT OK

Comment: Since the curb is connected to the concrete slab by dowel bars, this will create a
composite action between the slab and the curb. (It is left for the student to verify the adequacy of
the trial design taking advantage of composite action).

The steel required is

As =
using

Using

2487.349 mm2

25
mm bars
Ab = 490.874 mm2
n=
5.067
say
6

25

mm bars

Case 1

Case 2

3.201

Two Wheels Right

One Wheel

4.268

One Wheel

One Wheel

Left

16.435 kN

44.122 kN

44.122

4.268 m

4.268 m

3.275 m

3.275 m

CASE 2

From Case 1:
MMax =

65.681

From Case 2:
kN-m

MMax =

72.249

kN-m

kN

say

1 m strip

Therfore use

#REF!

#REF!

#REF!

#REF!

250

mm o.c

transverse bars.