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Lecture 8 - DR Bhupinder Singh
Lecture 8 - DR Bhupinder Singh
Bridge Sub-structures?
Parapet Footpath Deck slab
Seismic restrainer
Longitudinal girder
Pier cap
Bearing Pier
Bearing pedestal
Pier shaft
All the components below
this level form parts of the
sub-structure
Well
Foundation Pile
Open
This depth of soil is
liable to be washed
away (scoured)
Investigation of river characteristics (discharge, velocity)
In sounding, both position of boat and depth of flow has to be measured
Catchment area
Tributary of river
HV Transmission line
Maximum scour depth
Computed (normal) scour depth
Grip length of well
= 14.43 m
This steel shall be equally
distributed on the top and
the bottom face of the well
cap as an orthogonal mesh
Steining
75
Well curb
Cutting edge
Hoop bars
Closed ties
Well curb detailing
• Cutting edge section shall not be less than
40 kg/m
Passive state on this side
Qh
Qsafe
Take submerged unit weight
= 10 kN/m3
(this is a function of φ)
These are the loads per leg
of the 4-legged tower
24 m
24 m
Transmission line
HFL 149.40 m
18.8 m
MSL
9m
FL
MSL 140.20 M
Considering only the submerged
weight of the well steining
FL 131.20 M
MSL
Max. velocity of flow
9m
71.2 kN h=18.34 m
126 kN/m2
3m
2m
Clear cover
150 mm
This is the load for each
leg of the tower.
Provide 4 wells for the
4 tower legs.
Top of well cap: HFL + 600 mm
HFL
12.49 m
MSL
Grip length
=9m Founding Level
( 1m thickness was preferable)
(Under HFL conditions)
(Well cap is above HFL))
DL of tower leg
Dead weight of well
B
H1
=D
Analysis and Design of Pile Foundations
Pile cap
5929
Analysis of pile groups for lateral loads
Plan Plan
Section
Free-standing pile group
Lf
10 m
3.6 m
(Normally, limiting lateral deflection = 1% of pile diameter)
(This is the unfactored lateral load
capacity. Apply a factor of safety
of 2)