COMMENTARY OF IRC: 6-2017

ILLUSTRATIVE WORKED EXAMPLES

CLAUSE NO. & TITLE:
205 - REDUCTION IN THE LONGITUDINAL EFFECT ON
BRIDGES ACCOMODATING MORE THAN TWO TRAFFIC
DESIGN CALCULATIONS LANES
WORKED EXAMPLE NO. TITLE OF WORKED EXAMPLE:
LIVE LOAD BENDING MOMENT, SHEAR FORCE AND SUPPORT REACTION FOR 2X3-LANE
205-3 BRIDGE.

PROBLEM STATEMENT 205-3 : TO FIND OUT MID-SPAN BENDING MOMENT, MID SPAN SHEAR FORCE &
SUPPORT REACTION FOR THE FOLLOWING CARRIAGEWAY LIVE LOADS, FOR 2 X 3-LANE SIMPLY
SUPPPORTED BOX GIRDER BRIDGE HAVING COMMON SUPER STRUCTURE, SUB-STRUCTURE &
FOUNDATION OF CARRIAGEWAY WIDTH 10.5 M EACH WITH 30 M EFFECTIVE SPAN.
a) 3-LANES OF CLASS-A
b) CLASS 70R(WHEEL OR TRACKED) WITH 1-LANE OF CLASS-A
C) SPECIAL VEHICLE

SOLUTION :

MAX. MID-SPAN MAX MID-SPAN MAX. SUPPT.

LOAD DESCRIPTION REMARKS
BENDING MOMENT SHEAR FORCE REACTION
1-Lane of Class-A 3101 KNm 151 KN 469 KN
Refer Worked
1-Lane of Class-70R(W) 6613 KNm 370 KN 961 KN
Example No. 204-1
1-Lane of Class-70R(T) 5335 KNm 326 KN 730 KN
for Details.
Special Vehicle 13500 KNm 495 KN 1980 KN
Note : These are unfactored Forces. The partial factor is to be applied to get Design Forces for ULS & SLS
criteria.

Reduction factor for 2x3-Lane Common Super-Structure = 0.8

(As per Table 8 of
Reduction factor for 2x3-Lane Common Super-Structure IRC-6)
= 0.9
with one CW loaded with Normal Live Load and Another
No reduction factor is applied on Special Vehicle loading.
 COMMENTARY OF IRC: 6-2017
ILLUSTRATIVE WORKED EXAMPLES
CLAUSE NO. & TITLE:
205 - REDUCTION IN THE LONGITUDINAL EFFECT ON
BRIDGES ACCOMODATING MORE THAN TWO TRAFFIC
DESIGN CALCULATIONS LANES
WORKED EXAMPLE NO. TITLE OF WORKED EXAMPLE:
LIVE LOAD BENDING MOMENT, SHEAR FORCE AND SUPPORT REACTION FOR 2X3-LANE
205-3 BRIDGE.

LIVE LOAD COMBINATIONS FOR COMMON SUPER-STRUCTURE(INCLUDING REDUCTION FACTOR) :

MID-SPAN BENDING MID-SPAN SHEAR

LOAD DESCRIPTION SUPPORT REACTION
MOMENT FORCE
a) 3-Lanes of Class-A (2 x 3 x 3101) x 0.8 = (2 x 3 x 151) x 0.8 = (2 x 3 x 469) x 0.8 =
+
3-Lanes of Class-A 14882 KNm 725 KN 2251 KN
b) 3-Lanes of Class-A (+) [(3 x 3101) + [(3 x 151) + [(3 x 469) +
1-Lanes of Class-A with (3101 + 6613)] x 0.8 = (151 + 370)] x 0.8 = (469 + 961)] x 0.8 =
Class-70R(W) 15212 KNm 779 KN 2270 KN
c) 3-Lanes of Class-A (+) [(3 x 3101) + [(3 x 151) + [(3 x 469) +
1-Lanes of Class-A with (3101 + 5335)] x 0.8 = (151 + 326)] x 0.8 = (469 + 730)] x 0.8 =
Class-70R(T) 14190 KNm 744 KN 2085 KN
d) 3-Lanes of Class-A [(3 x 3101) x 0.9 + [(3 x 151) x 0.9 + [(3 x 469) x 0.9 +
+ (13500)] = (495)] = (1980)] =
Special Vehicle 21871 KNm 903 KN 3246 KN
e) 1-Lanes of Class-A [(3101 + 6613) x 0.9 + [(151 + 370 ) x 0.9 + [(469 + 961) x 0.9 +
with Class-70R(W) (+) (13500)] = (495)] = (1980)] =
Special Vehicle 22242 KNm 964 KN 3267 KN
f) 1-Lanes of Class-A [(3101 + 5335) x 0.9 + [(151 + 326 ) x 0.9 + [(469 + 730) x 0.9 +
with Class-70R(T) (+) (13500)] = (495)] = (1980)] =
Special Vehicle 21092 KNm 924 KN 3059 KN