VEHICLE COLLISON LOAD (Clause 222 of IRC 6 :2017)

222- VEHICLE COLLISION LOADS ON SUPPORTS OF BRIDGES

PROBLEM STATEMENT 222-1 : FINDOUT VEHICLE COLLISION LOAD ON WALL TYPE BRIDGE
PIER.(Clause 222.3)

a)Vehicle Collison Laod on Wall type Pier of Dimension (H=10 m, W=6 m,

T=2m), when Speed of the Vehicle is more than 60 km/hr.

SOLUTION :

10 m 10 m

100 t 1.5 m 50 t 1.5 m

0.75 m 0.75 m

2m 6m

PARALLEL TO THE NORMAL TO THE

CARRIAGEWAY BELOW CARRIAGEWAY BELOW

MAIN LOAD COMPONENT

10 m 10 m

50 t 3m 25 t 3m

1m 1m

2m 6m

PARALLEL TO THE NORMAL TO THE

CARRIAGEWAY BELOW CARRIAGEWAY BELOW

RESIDUAL LOAD COMPONENT

Note : Main and Residual Components acting simultaneously.

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 VEHICLE COLLISON LOAD (Clause 222 of IRC 6 :2017)

b)Vehicle Collison Laod on Wall type Pier of Dimension (H=10 m, W=6 m,

T=2m), when Speed of the Vehicle is less than 60 km/hr(i.e 40km/hr)

SOLUTION :

All load are to be Reduced in proportion to the square of the velocity but
not less than 50 percent.

Reduction factor for loads (402/602) = 0.44

10 m 10 m

44 t 1.5 m 22 t 1.5 m

0.75 m 0.75 m

2m 6m

PARALLEL TO THE NORMAL TO THE

CARRIAGEWAY BELOW CARRIAGEWAY BELOW

MAIN LOAD COMPONENT

10 m 10 m

22 t 3m 11 t 3m

1m 1m

2m 6m

PARALLEL TO THE NORMAL TO THE

CARRIAGEWAY BELOW CARRIAGEWAY BELOW

RESIDUAL LOAD COMPONENT

Note : Main and Residual Components acting simultaneously.