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Bearingsinbridges 180428053020
Bearingsinbridges 180428053020
Traffic loads
Wind loads
Earthquake loads
Translations ( both transverse and
longitudinal directions ) caused by
Creep, shrinkage and temperature
effects
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It consist of a laminated elastomeric bearing equipped
with a lead cylinder at the center of the bearing.
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A curved bearing consists of two matching
curved plates with one sliding against the
other to accommodate rotations.
The curved surface can be either cylindrical
which allows the rotation about only one axis
or spherical which allows the bearing to
rotate about any axis.
Lateral movements are restrained in a pure
curved bearing and a limited lateral resistance
may be developed through a combination of
the curved geometry and the gravity loads.
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To accommodate lateral movements, a PTFE slider must be attached to the
bearings.
The lower convex steel plate that has a stainless steel mating surface is recessed in
the masonry plate.
The upper concave plate with a matching PTFE sliding surface sits on top of the
lower convex plate for rotations.
Between the sole plate and the upper concave plate there is a flat PTFE sliding
surface that will accommodate lateral movements.
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A pot bearing comprises a plain elastomeric
disk that is confined in a shallow steel ring, or
pot. Vertical loads are transmitted through a
steel piston that fits closely to the steel ring
(pot wall).
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A disk bearing utilizes a hard elastomeric
(polyether urethane) disk to support the vertical
loads and a metal key in the center of the bearing
to resist horizontal loads.
The rotational movements are accommodated
through the deformation of the elastomer. To
accommodate translational movements, however,
a PTFE slider is required.
In this kind of bearings, the polyether urethane
disk must be hard enough to resist large vertical
load without excessive deformation and yet
flexible enough to accommodate rotations easily.
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Loads acting on bearings are calculated and suitable types are decided
For the various qualified bearing alternatives, preliminary designs are performed to
determine the approximate geometry and material properties in accordance with
design specifications.
It is likely that one or more alternatives will be eliminated now because of an
undesirable attribute such as excessive height, oversize footprint, resistance at low
temperature, sensitivity to installation tolerances, etc.
At the end of this step, one or more bearing types may still be feasible and they will
be included in the bid package as the final choices of the bearing types.
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Where a simple span deck is supported over rigid supports and the span is less than
7.5m, no special bearing devices are necessary. Only tar paper or a felt layer is
adequate.
For spans betweens 7.5m to about 15m, mild steel plate bearings, sliding type over
free supports and rocking type over the fixed support, may be used.
For spans in excess of 15m, metallic rocker type bearing is provided over the fixed
support and a roller cum rocker type bearing is provided over the free supports.
Alternatively suitably designed laminated neoprene bearings may be provided.
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Power-wash steel sliding plates and steel rocker bearings (especially at
abutments) annually when washing decks. Make sure to concentrate efforts
between rocker surfaces and base plates to remove dirt that could accumulate
and impede movement.
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1) Raina VK (1994) , ‘ Concrete Bridge Practice – Analysis, Design and Economics’,
Second edition, Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Company Limited, New Delhi
2) Standard Specifications and Code of Practice for Road Bridges, Section-1 General
Features of Design (Eighth Revision), IRC-5:2015, Indian Road Congress, New Delhi
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