CES 5325 Design of Highway Bridges

Homework #1

1. The Fatigue‐II load combination is for a finite number of fatigue cycles? T or F

(Hint: Search AASHTO Section 3)

2. How many LIVE LOAD design lanes are there in the bridge cross‐section below?
 3. Using the number of design lanes from problem #2, calculate the maximum Strength – I
longitudinal bending moment from the following component forces.

DC = 22,520 kip – ft

DW = 3,570 kip – ft

LL = 6,250 kip – ft (One lane of Live Load)

PL = 1,450 kip – ft (Pedestrian Live Load)

WS = 11,890 kip – ft

IM = 665 kip – ft (One lane of live load)

EL = 4,760 kip – ft

4. What is the design unit weight for 10,000 psi concrete?

5. The IM factor applies to both the design truck and lane load? T or F

6. Check the attached two sheets of calculations and circle the errors in the load combinations for
the interior(int) and exterior(ext) reactions used in the strut and tie model. In addition, the
Strength II load combination was not calculated. Compute the Strength II design force for the
exterior(ext) reaction ONLY and determine whether the STR – II load combination would control
the design.
As = 19.0 sq. in.