Substructure Calculations Example
Substructure Calculations Example
Substructure Calculations Example
Data for loading is taken as per the standard superstructure drawing for road bridges
A Design of Abutment
1 Design Data
a. Materials and Properties
Concrete = M30
Reinforcement = Fe 500
b Design Data
Modular Ratio, m = 10.00
Neutral Axis Depth factor, k=(mσc)/(mσc+σst) = 0.29
Lever Arm Factor, j= (1-k/3) = 0.902
Moment of resistance coefficient, R= 0.5*k*j*σc = 1.326
2 Geometrical Properties
Effective Span of Bridge deck = 25 m
High Flood Level, HFL = 1685.620 m
Maximum Scour Level = 1680.074 m
Lowest River Bed Level = 1682.123 m
Top Level of Foundation = 1,679.574 m
Bottom Level of Foundation = 1677.574 m
Final RL of the road = 1689.974 m
Final Level of Bearing (Bottom of pedestal) = 1687.624 m
Clearnace above HFL = 2.004 m
Check for the scour level = 2.500 m OK
a Geometry of Abutment
Height of abutment, H = 10.40 m
Minimum Seating Width= 305+2.5*span+10*Ht of abutment = 471.50 mm
Expansion Joint
Width of expansion joint >= le x 10^3 * 0.000011/°Cx50° x 1/2 = 6.88 mm
>= 5 x 10-4 x le x 103 x 1/2 = 6.25 mm
>= 20mm 20.00
Adopt Width of expansion joint = 50.00 mm
Distance between dirt wall and center of bearing (from superstructure) = 650.00
mm
Height of dirt wall,h2 = 2.35 m
b5
b3 b4
P5
P4
h2
h6
h3
P3
h1
h4
P1 P2
b6 b1 b2 b7
h5
Heel b8 Toe b9
ii) Weight of approach slab [Take half of total weight of approach slab] = 98.44 kN
Load on an abutment per unit length (DL Ap.S) = 11.72 kN/m
Distance of point of application from base of abutment = 2.54 m
1.2 1200
4.3 4300
3 3000
3 3000
3 3000
10.5 15980
W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6
RA RB
Position from right
Loads Values (KN)
support (m)
W1 114 25
W2 114 23.8
W3 68 19.5
W4 68 16.5
W5 68 13.5
W6 68 10.5
LL on abutment at left support considering 1 train = 385.73 kN
LL on abutment at left support considering 2 trains = 771.46 kN
Impact Factor = 1.50
LL on abutment per unit length at left support including impact = 137.76 kN/m
25
30480
3.60 3600
RA RB
25
30480
1.20
4871
W1 W2
RA RB
4.57 3600
RA RB
Load of 1 track = 350.00 kN
Track length in longitudinal direction = 4.57 m
LL on abutment at left support = 636.02 kN
Impact Factor = 1.25
LL on abutment per unit length at left support including impact = 94.65 kN/m
W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7
RA RB
At fixed bearing
Fh = 200.00 kN
Rg = 1857.00 kN
Rq = 1157.18 kN
At free bearing
Horizontal Force=0.05*(Rg+Rq) = 150.71 kN
Lever
Description Total Load (kN) Seismic Load (kN) Moment (kNm)
arm(m)
Superstructure DL 1857.00 278.55 8.200 2284.11
Abutment shaft P1 2315.25 347.29 3.68 1276.28
Abutment shaft P2 385.875 57.88 2.45 141.81
Abutment shaft P3 308.7 46.31 7.7 356.55
Abutment shaft P4 197.4 29.61 9.225 273.15
Approach slab 98.44 14.77 10.25 151.35
Total 5162.66 774.40 4483.25
KA
dyn
= 𝑐𝑜𝑠 2 (ф−α−ψ) 1
(1±α𝑣)x x 1
𝑐𝑜𝑠ψ∗𝑐𝑜𝑠 2 α∗cos(δ+α+ψ) sin ф+δ ∗sin ф−𝑖−ψ 2 2
[1+ ]
cos α−𝑖 ∗cos 𝛼+𝛿+ψ
where,
angle of internal friction (ф) = 33 °
i = 0 °
δ=(2/3)xф = 22.00 °
α = 0 °
αh=(Z/2)x(I/R)x(Sa/g) = 0.15
αv=(2/3)αh = 0.1
ψ= −1
αℎ = 9.46 °
𝑡𝑎𝑛 ( )
1 ± α𝑣
KAdyn = 0.42
PA = 407.96 kN/m
Horizontal component of load per unit length, PEPH(D)= PAcosδ = 378.26 kN/m
Vertical component of load per unit length, PEPV(D)= PAsinδ = 152.83 kN/m
xii) Surcharge Load
Height of earth fill taken as surcharge load,h = 1.2 m
Psur= KAxγsoilxhxH = 59.41 kN/m
Horizontal component of load per unit length, PsurH=Psurcos(δ) = 55.08 kN/m
Vertical component of load per unit length, PsurV=Psursin(δ) = 22.26 kN/m
H(S)
Horizontal load due to earth pressure PEP 0 238.70 4.37 1042.637
V
vertical load due to surcharge Psur 22.26 0 3.67 81.629
H
horizontal load due to surcharge Psur 0 55.08 5.20 286.439
Total 871.06 0.00 347.44 516.169 1851.79
Net Moment 2,367.96
The seismic load will be lesser than that for N+T case due to submerged part of the substructure which will be under
buoyancy.
Depth of abutment shaft below HFL = 6.046 m
Abutment width at HFL = 1.589 m
Total Load(kN)
Lever
Description Moment
Vertical Hx Arm
Horizontal Reinforcement
2
25% of Main reinforcement area 1,676.19 mm
Area of steel required, Ast
Take 0.12% of gross cross sectional
Max of
area of abutment stem as outer vertical = 16,837.38 mm2
reinforcement.
Provide Diameter of bars = 16.00 mm
Number of bars = 83.71 no.s
Spacing of bar required = 175.61 mm
Spacing of bar Provided 150.00 mm
Area of steel provided = 19,712.00 mm2
> Required.Ok
Provide 16mm bar @ 150 mm c/c as horizontal reinforcement on both side.
<permissible.Ok.
Check for stress
Section modulus, Z = 1.49E+10 mm3
Gross area of concrete, Ag = 1.29E+07 mm2
Net area of concrete,Ac = 1.29E+07 mm2
Cross sectional area of steel, Ast = 6,704.76 mm2
Cross sectional area of steel, Asc = 4,092.26 mm2
Height of Rectangular Section ,D(m) = 2,000.00 mm
Width of rectangular section,B (m) = 1,000.00 mm
Clear cover d' = 50.00 mm
Eff section for the abutmnet,d = 1,950.00 mm
Design modulus,m 10.00
As per IRC: 78-2000 , Clause 710.10.04 the two layer of mesh reinforcement, one at 200mm from the other at 100mm
from top of abutment cap each is provided
b2"
h1"
h2"
b1"
b1'
h1' 3.55 m
h2' 1.50 m
h2'
h2 2.350 m
h2
h3 0.70 m
h1'
b1' 3.000 m
b1 1.500
h3
b1
2
i) Horizontal force due to earth pressure,PA=0.5xγsoilxH xKA
where,
γsoil = 18 kN/m3
H = 3.55 m
Horizontal force due to earth pressure = 30.00 kN/m
Distance of point of application from return wall bottom = 1.49 m
Moment due to earth pressure = 37.80 kN/m-m
1 Design Data
a. Materials and Properties
Concrete = M30
Reinforcement = Fe 500
b Design Data
Modular Ratio, m = 10.00
Neutral Axis Depth factor, k=(mσc)/(mσc+σst) = 0.29
Lever Arm Factor, j= (1-k/3) = 0.902
Moment of resistance coefficient, R= 0.5*k*j*σc = 1.326
2 Geometrical Properties
Effective Span of Bridge deck = 25 m
High Flood Level, HFL = 1685.62 m
Maximum Scour Depth = 1680.074 m
Lowest River Bed Level = 1682.123 m
Top Level of Foundation 1679.574 m
Bottom Level of Foundation = 1677.574 m
Clearance above HFL = 2.00 m
Level of Bearing = 1687.62 m
Rl of road = 1689.974 m
b5
b3 b4
P5
P4
h2
h6
h3
P3
h1
h4
P1 P2
b6 b1 b2 b7
h5
Heel b8 Toe b9
Vertical Loads
Case I Case II Case III
Description
Max Load Buoyancy +No LL Case I + Seismicity
DL
sup.+abutment+soil+ 13610.22 10,002.42 13610.22
approach
DL of foundation base 5250 3150 5250
Live Load 1157.184 0 1157.184
Total 20017.40 13152.42 20017.40
Horizontal Loads
Case I Case II Case III
Description
Max Load Buoyancy +No LL Case I + Seismicity
Earth Pressure due to
backfill 2005.070 2005.070 3177.360
Longitudinal Forces 450.71 0 450.7092
Seismic Force 0 0.000 1576.665
Total 2455.780 2005.070 5204.734
Resisting Moments
Case I Case II Case III
Description
Max Load Buoyancy +No LL Case I + Seismicity
Superstructure DL+LL 16246.452 10,009.23 16246.452
Abutment + Soil filling
DL+approach Slab 87506.280 60423.830 87506.280
Foundation Base DL 27562.500 16537.500 27562.500
Total 131315.232 86970.560 131315.232
Overturning Moments
Case I Case II Case III
Description
Max Load Buoyancy +No LL Case I + Seismicity
Earth Pressure due to
19272.836 19272.836 30416.739
backfill
Breaking 2320.000 2320.000
Temperature 2,519.63 2519.62746
Seismic force 0 6271.989
Total 24112.464 19272.836 41528.355
Loads and moments per meter width of the foundation base will be as follows:
Case I Case II Case III
Description
Max Load Buoyancy +No LL Case I + Seismicity