Design Report of Substructure and Foundation Major Bridge at CH.

2+200Fixed Abutment

Annexure - G
Calculation of earth pressure coefficients

Calculation of earth pressure coefficients in normal and seismic condition

Ka horizontal static active earth pressure coefficient = 1/2 𝑊ℎ^2 𝐾_

Kp horizontal static passive earth pressure coefficient

Ca horizontal dynamic active earth pressure coefficient

((1±Av)
1+{(Sin(

Cp horizontal dynamic passive earth pressure coefficient

((1±Av)Cos
1−{(Sin(φ

where

φ angle of internal friction of soil

α angle which earth face of the wall makes with the vertical
β Slope of earth fill
δ angle of friction between the wall and earthfill
Ah horizontal seismic coefficient
Av vertical seismic coefficient

Ah
  tan 1
1  Av

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Where;
Ah 0.0400
Av 0.0267
φ 0.5236 rad 30 degree
α 0.2793 rad 16 degree for Abutment shaft
α 0.0000 rad 0 degree for pile/foundation
i 0.0000 rad 0 degree
i 0.0000 rad 0 degree
δDry 0.1745 rad 10.0 degree 0.33 for masonry structure
δSubmerged 0.0873 rad 5.0 degree
λ (-) 0.0411 rad 2 degree
λ (+) 0.0389 rad 2 degree

Solving
Static
Design dynamic Dynamic Static coefficient
Coefficient (-) (+) coefficient
coefficient change (Submerged)
(Dry)
Ca/ Ka 0.452 0.476 0.476 0.437 0.038 0.445
Abutment Cp/ Kp 2.826 2.985 2.826 0.210 2.616 0.221
Ca/ Ka 0.452 0.476 0.476 0.308 0.167 0.445
Pile Cp/ Kp 2.826 2.985 2.826 0.308 2.518 0.221

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