PROJECT :

CLIENT :
JOB NO. :
DATE :
Steel Road Plate Design Based on AASHTO 17th Edition & AISC 360-10 using Finite Element Method
INPUT DATA & DESIGN SUMMARY
MAXIMUM TRENCH WIDTH
(A or B zero for one way trench.)

A=
B=

STEEL PLATE THICKNESS

t=

1.625

4
6

ft
ft

W=
L=

in

(Weight =

TRUCK CONCENTRATED LOAD

P=
(26 kips for H20-44, 19.5 kips for H15-44)

26

kips, (AASHTO Fig. 3.7.6B)

Fy =

50

ksi

STEEL YIELD STRESS

PAGE :
DESIGN BY :
REVIEW BY :

3185

6
8

ft
ft

lbs)

THE DESIGN IS ADEQUATE.

(The Minimum Plate Size: 6 ft x 8 ft x 1.625 in., Wt: 3185 lbs.)

ANALYSIS
IMPACT FACTOR (AASHTO 3.8.2)
I = 1+ Min[ 0.3 , 50/(L + 125) ] =
Where
L = Max(A , B) =

1.30
6.0

ft

JOINT DEFLECTIONS, REACTIONS, & PLATE SECTION FORCES

PI=
33.8
kips,( Truck point load at Joint 9.)

in
0
0.60
0.85
0.19
0.69
0.92
0.26
0.74
0.99

Joint
Number
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

R
kips
-9.246

d=

1.67
12.0

Z = d t2/ 4 =
My = Fy d t2/ 6 =
CHECK SHEAR CAPACITY (AISC 360-10, G2)
Vn / v =
2101.8
Where

ft-k/ft

Mn = Min( Fy Z , 1.6 My ) =

b =

Vn =0.6 Fy Aw Cv =

b =

M
ft-k/ft
8.63
10.54
16.55
18.26

Minimum W =
Minimum L =
E=
29000

CHECK BENDING CAPACITY (AISC 360-10, F11)

Mn / b =
19.8
Where

Bending
Section
7-8
8-9
3-6
6-9

1.67

>
M=
[Satisfactory]
33.0

ft, for FEM calculation

ft, for FEM calculation

ksi

17.4

ft-k/ft, (Max section average moment.)

ft-kips

, (AISC 360-10, F1)

in
7.9

in3

22.0

ft-kips

>

kips
3510.0

V=

kips

, (AISC 360-10, G1)

Cv =

1.00
Aw =Min (A + 2 , B +2, 8 ft) t =

6
8

117.0

in2

33.8

kips

[Satisfactory]