Incremental Launched Bridge

Main Span

40 m
F = a+2d

Depth
Top Flange Width
Top Flange thickness
Bot Flange Width (44% of F)
Web thickness
No of Webs

B
H
tt
B
tb
tw
N

Efficiency pf = I/(yu.yl.A)

A
I
Yup
Ylow
pf

Span
Min axial prestressing

Fmin = kg.A.L2/(pf.H)
k
(specific weight of concrete) g =
Fmin
Check H = 0.94 + L/22.7
Top slab tt = a /(25 to 30)
(min 220 to 260)

H
Span to Depth
a
tt

Web thickness tw = B (L/2100+0.02), tw =

2700
14000
300
6160
340
240
2
7283200
8.45E+12
994.6
1705.4
0.684

mm
mm
mm
mm
mm
mm

Theoretical value
2702 mm
288 mm
336 mm
241 mm

mm2
mm4
mm
mm

40000 mm
(0.16 to 0.22 for deck
0.22
front zone
25 kN/m3
34720 kN
2702 mm
14.8
7500 mm
288 mm

(value)

241 mm

bott slab tb = (b-tw)(0.07-L/3700) with min value of 180mm or 240mm with long
prestresssing tendons
b=B-tw
5920 mm
tb
336 mm

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Major Axis Moment of Inertia

Section

Width
1
2
3
4
5
6

Sum

14000
480
6160
0
0

Depth
300
2060
340
0
0
2700

Existing
Area
Dist to centroid
A
y
4200000
150
988800
1330
2094400
2530
0
2700
0
2700
7283200

9410

xcentroid = SumAy/Sum A
xcenttop =
Ixx= Sum(Ay2)+Sum(Ixxlocal)-xcent2*Sum(Area)

Ay
6.3E+08
1.32E+09
5.3E+09
0
0
0
7.24E+09
994.6 mm

Ixx section =

4
8.45E+12 mm

Ztop
Zbot

3
8.49E+09 mm
3
4.95E+09 mm

Ay2
9.45E+10
1.75E+12
1.34E+13
0
0
0
1.52E+13
xcentbot
rxx (mm) =

Ixxlocal
3.15E+10
3.50E+11
2.02E+10
0.00E+00
0.00E+00
4.01E+11
1705.4
1077