Indian Roads Congress Special Publication 51 GUIDELINES FOR LOAD TESTING OF BRIDGES Published by ‘The Indian Roads Congress Copies can be had from The Secretary, Indian Roads Congress Jamnagar House, Shahjahan Road NEW DELHI 1999 Price RS. is, 60/> (plus packing and postage).IRC: SP: 51-1999 First Published: June, 1999 (Rights of Publication and of Translation are reserved) Printed at Sagar Printers & Publishers, 1880, Udaichand Marg, Kotla Mubarakpur, New Delhi-110003 (1000 copies) yeep e GUIDELINES FOR LOAD TESTING OF BRIDGES CONTENTS Composition of Bridge Specifications & Standards Committee Background Introduction ‘Type of Tests Scope ‘Test Procedures Acceptance Criteria Page @ 0 @ 1 2 3 4 4 13IRC:SP:51 - 1999 MEMBERS OF THE BRIDGE SPECIFICATIONS AND STANDARDS COMMITTEE, AD. Narain (Convenor) The Chief Engineer (B) SER (Member Secretary) SS. Chakraborty Prof. DN. Tekh Ninan Koei AG. Borkar NK. Sinha ‘A Chakrabarti MY.B. Reo CR. Alimhandant Dr SK. Thakkar MK. Bhagwagsr PD. Wasi SA. Reddi Vijay Kumar CY, Kand MK Mukrjoe Mahesh Tandon Dr TIN. Subba Rao The Director AK Has She Prafulla Kumar (As on 27.9.1997) DG(RD) & Addl, Secretary tothe Govt. of Inia, Ministry of Surface Transpor (Reeds Wing), New Deli Ministry of Surface Traspor (Roads Wing), New Delhi “Managing Director, Consulting Eng. Services () Pv, ‘Lad, 57, Nera Place, New Det-110019 Directo, Structural Engg Res. Cente, Secto-19, ‘Cental Govt. Enclave, Kamla Netra Nagar, PB No, 10, Ghaziabad 201002 DG(RD) & Adil, Secy.. MOST (Ret), ‘36, Nalanda Aparments, Vikaspr, New Dei ‘Ac, Susnei Pot No. 22, Aran Kuruat Vaidya Nagar, ‘Bandra Reclamation, Murabal-400030 (Chief Engincer (IC), Ministry of Surface Transport (Roads Wing), ‘Transpor Bhavan, New Deli-110001, Chief Eagiees, (Central Public Works Department, Nirman Bhavan, Room No424, New Dels-110011 Head, Bridge Division, (Central Road Resear Insitute, New Dethi-110020 (Chairman & Managing Director, STUP Consultants id, 1004-5 & 7, Raheja Chambers, 213, ‘Nariman Poet, Murbal-400021 Professor, Dept of Eathguake Enge., Univesity of Roorkee, Roorkee 247607 (Consulting Engines, Engg. Consultant (P) Lid E-14/15, Conaughe Place, New Delhi-110001 Secretary (R) tothe Govt of Maharastra, PAV. Manralaya, Mumbsi-400032 Dy. Managing Director, Garon India Li. Gammon House, Prabhadev, Mumbs- 400028 ‘General Manager, UP State Bridge Comp Lid, 486, Hawa Singh Block, Kiel Gaon, New Delhi-1 10068, Consulta, 2/136, Mahavir Nagar, Bhopal-062016 40/182, Chitranjan Bark, New Delhi 110019 ing Director, Tandon Consultant () Lid, 1D, Link Road, Jangpura Extn, New Delhi-1 10514 Consus Consultancy (P) Li, 2nd Flor, Pinky Plaza, Sth Road, Khar (W), Mumba #000S2 Highway Reseach Staion, Guindy, Madras-600025 [Executive Director (BAS), Reseach Designs & Standards Organisation, Licknow-226011 ‘Member, National Highway Authority of India Easter Avenue, Maharani Bagh, New Delhi-1]0065, @