Professional Documents
Culture Documents
I.
II.
engineering
properties
Rock Strata
- Depth of rock
- Identification and classification
- Quality (i.e., soundness, hardness,
jointing,
resistance to weathering if exposed,
and
solutioning)
- Compressive
strength ( e.g.,
uniaxial
compression, point load index )
Ground
water elevation
- Expansion
potential
Ground surface topography
BRIDGE DESIGN
IA - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Vertical Clearances
1. Navigable river
At least 3.75 meters from the design
flood level (DFL)
2. Hydraulic
At least 1.50 meters for streams
carrying debris
At least 1.00 meters for others
3. Highway/Underpass/Tunnel
At least 4.88 meters
GEOMETRICS
A. Bridge Alignment
B. Span of Bridges
Odd number of spans shall be preferably
used to avoid a pier at the center of river or
creek.
NUMBER OF GIRDERS IN RELATION TO NUMBER
OF LANES
No. of Lanes
1 Lane
2 Lanes
2 Lanes
More than 2
lanes
Min. Roadway
Width
4.00 meters
6.70 meters
7.30 meters
variable
Min. No. of
Girders
3 girders
4 girder (rural)
4 girders
(urban)
Not less than 6
girders
C. Determination of Length of
Bridge
1. Sketch the proposed slopes of the
grouted riprap following the slope of
the banks as close as possible (1:1 for
cut, 1-1/2:1 for fill).
2. Determine
the
top
of
roadway
elevation based on the maximum flood
water level, freeboard and depth of
girders.
3. The intersections of the slopes of
grouted riprap and the top of the
roadway
elevation
represent
the
length
of
bridge
D. Types/Classification of
Superstructure
According to Usage
1. Temporary a bridge designed for a
short life span
2. Permanent a bridge with a designed
life span of at least fifty (50) years before
it is completely replaced
Simple Spans
Continuous Spans
Cantilever Span
Suspension Bridge
Cabled Stayed
3. Steel Bridges
a) Steel I-Beam span from 15.00 to
30.00m.
b) Steel Plate Girder span from
20.00m to
50.00m.
c) Steel Box Girder span from 30.0m
to 100m.
d) Bailey Bridge span from 9.00m. to
30.00m.
e) Steel Truss span from 40.00m
to130.00m.
SUBSTRUCTURE
A. Factors in Selecting the Type of
Substructure
1.
Abutment
a) Height
of
fill
at
the
approaches.
b) Kinds of superstructure to
be used.
c)
Scouring character of river
bank.
d) Soil encountered at the
abutment foundation.
2.
Pier
B. Substructure Elements
1.
Abutment
Two Basic Categories:
a. Open End Abutments
Diaphragm or
integral type
Seat type
Spill through type
b.
Cantilever type
Restrained type.
2.
Piers
C. Foundation
Factors in Selecting the Type of
Foundation
a. The height of the substructure
b. Characteristics of the foundation
soil at
bridge site.
Type of Piles
B. LOADING SPECIFICATIONS
1)
DEAD LOAD
M 18
44
equivalent to H 20-
M 22.5
MS 13.5
MS 18
MS 22.5
equivalent to H 25
equivalent to HS 15-44
equivalent to HS 20-44
equivalent to HS 25
STANDARD
TRUCK LOADING
4.27
m
M
M
M
13.5
18
22.5
27 kN
36 kN
45 kN
108 kN
144 kN
180 kN
STANDARD
TRUCK LOADING
4.27 m
9.14 m
MS
MS
MS
4.27 to
LANE LOADING
M 13.5 and MS 13.5
Loading
Concentrated Load = 60 kN for
Moment
= kN
87per
kN for
Uniform Load = 7.10
Shear
meter of load lane
LANE LOADING
M 18 and MS 18
Loading
Concentrated Load = 80 kN for
Moment
= kN
116per
kN for
Uniform Load = 9.40
Shear
meter of load lane
M 22.5 and MS 22.5
Loading
Concentrated Load = 100 kN for
Moment
= 145
for
Uniform Load = 11.75
kNkN
per
Shear
meter of load lane
3)
IMPACT
SIDEWALK LOADING
For spans up to 7.92m .4070
For spans 7.92 to 30.5m...2870
5) WIND LOAD
Superstructure Design
For trusses and arches :
3.59 kPa
For girders and beams :
2.39 kPa
Based on 100 miles per hour wind
velocity.
Substructure Design
Force transmitted to the substructure
by the
superstructure plus the forces
applied
directly to the substructure by wind
load :
6)
THERMAL FORCE
Provisions shall be made for
stresses or
movements resulting from variation in
temp.
Under local condition the range of
temperature
7) UPLIFT
o
rise
and
fall
could
be
taken
as
:
+
10
C
100 % of the calculated uplift caused
by any
loading or combination of loading in
which the
live load plus impact load is increased
by 100
percent.
where :
a = Ka H
90o
H/3
Pa
+ 90o -
A = sin2 (
+
B = sin2 sin ( - )
C = sin ( + ) sin ( - )
D = sin ( - ) sin ( + )
Ka
Pa
=
B 1
+
C
D
/2 H2 Ka
IL
U
R
E
Kh w
(1 - kv ) w
EAE
SU
R
FA
CE
Kh w
(1 - kv ) w
GRAVITY WALL
i
kv ws
Active wedge
force diagram
CANTILEVER WALL
kh ws
ha
EAE
EAE
C = sin ( + ) sin ( - )
D = cos ( + + ) cos ( - )
A
KAE =
2
C
B 1
D
+
= 1/2 H2 (1 - kv) KAE
ha = 0.60
H
coefficient
= back fill slope angle
= slope of soil face
)
B = cos cos2 cos ( - + )
C = sin ( - ) sin ( - + )
D = cos ( -
A
KPE =
B 1
+
EPE = 1/2 H2
+ ) cos ( - )
2
C
D
(1 - kv) KPE
ANALYSIS PROCEDURES :
Procedure 1 : Single Mode Spectral
Method
(Equivalent Static Lateral
Force
Method)
damage
should
bridges due
to
earthquakes, and for the guidance of
engineering
professionals
and DPWH engineers
particularly those
undertaking the design of bridges, the DPWH
is issuing
this ADVISORY :
1. As a minimum requirement, the design of
bridges shall
conform with the current AASHTO Standard
Specifications for Highway Bridges, 14th Edition, and
2.
FIG. 2A
ILLUSTRATING
THE PROVISIONS OF DPWH
CONTINUIT
GENEROUS
MINIMUM
Y
D.O.
No.
75
MONOLITHIC
JOINTS
SEAT WIDTH
ABUTMENT
for SEISMIC DESIGN OF BRIDGES
RESTRAINERS
PLASTIC HINGES
Column Outside
Region
Column End
Region
H/6, D, or 18
Column End
Region
H/6, D, or 18
16mm @
300 o.c.
H
Column Section
Extended column spirals
into footing, min. = D/2
..............
.............
d
BOTTOM OF
GIRDER EL.
SLOPE
SLOPE
OWL
span lengths
height of substructures
size limitations
Foundations :
- depth of scour
- depth of hard strata
- liquefaction potential of
foundation
materials
- magnitude of loads from
superstructure
4. Design of superstructures
- Deck slab (interior & exterior slab)
Slab thickness
Steel reinforcement (main rebars,
distribution
rebars )
- Design of main girders & cross beams
(RCDG, prestressed I-girder, steel or
concrete box
girder, composite plate girder, etc.)
- Design of steel trusses
Main members (top & bottom chords, vert.
& diag.)
Floor system (stringers & floor beams)
- Miscellaneous designs
Bearings, railings, expansion dams,
5. Design of Substructures
- Check for depth of scour.
- Check for liquefaction potential.
- Create a stick model of the bridge for
structural
analyses (see Fig.5)
- Analyze for various combination of loads
(see AASHTO Table 3.22.1A for load
combinations)
- Design pier coping and columns.
- Design pier footings and foundations.
- Detailing
Thank You
and
God Bless !!!