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Steel Road Plate Design Based on AASHTO 17th Edition & AISC 360-10 using Finite Element Method

INPUT DATA & DESIGN SUMMARY

MAXIMUM TRENCH WIDTH A= 4 ft W= 6 ft
(A or B zero for one way trench.) B= 6 ft L= 8 ft `

STEEL PLATE THICKNESS t = 1.625 in (Weight = 3185 lbs)

TRUCK CONCENTRATED LO P= 26 kips, (AASHTO Fig. 3.7.6B)

(26 kips for H20-44, 19.5 kips for H15-44)

STEEL YIELD STRESS Fy = 50 ksi

THE DESIGN IS ADEQUATE.

(The Minimum Plate Size: 6 ft x 8 ft x 1.625 in., Wt: 3185 lbs.)

ANALYSIS
IMPACT FACTOR (AASHTO 3.8.2)
I = 1+ Min[ 0.3 , 50/(L + 125) ] = 1.30
Where L = Max(A , B) = 6.0 ft

JOINT DEFLECTIONS, REACTIONS, & PLATE SECTION FORCES

PI= 33.8 kips,( Truck point load at Joint 9.)

Joint D R Bending M
Number in kips Section ft-k/ft
1 0 -9.246 7-8 8.63
2 0.60 8-9 10.54
3 0.85 3-6 16.55
4 0.19 6-9 18.26
5 0.69
6 0.92 Minimum W = 6 ft, for FEM calculation
7 0.26 Minimum L = 8 ft, for FEM calculation
8 0.74 E= 29000 ksi
9 0.99

CHECK BENDING CAPACITY (AISC 360-10, F11)

Mn / Wb = 19.8 ft-k/ft > M= 17.4 ft-k/ft, (Max section average moment.)
[Satisfactory]
Where Mn = Min( Fy Z , 1.6 My ) = 33.0 ft-kips
Wb = 1.67 , (AISC 360-10, F1)
d= 12.0 in
Z = d t2/ 4 = 7.9 in3
My = Fy d t2/ 6 = 22.0 ft-kips

CHECK SHEAR CAPACITY (AISC 360-10, G2)

Vn / Wv = 2101.8 kips > V= 33.8 kips [Satisfactory]
Where Vn =0.6 Fy Aw Cv = 3510.0 kips
Wb = 1.67 , (AISC 360-10, G1)
Cv = 1.00
Aw =Min (A + 2 , B +2, 8 ft) t = 117.0 in2