10m clear span and 7.

32m clear Bridge width Reinforced concrete slab design by LRFD

method

Geometry/Dimensions of the superstructure Material Data

 Clear span =10m Concrete
 c/c distance between abutments  Specified compressive strength
=10.43m
 Total length of superstructure =10.86m  Unit weight of concrete
 Width of abutment = 0.43m ⁄
 Skew angle = 0 degree  Modulus of Elasticity of concrete,
 Curb width top =0.8m
 Curb width bottom =0.8m √
√
 Additional curb depth = 0.25m
 Clear width of the bridge =7.32m Reinforcing Steel
 Total width of the bridge =8.92m  Specified yield strength of rebar,
 Number of lane =2
 Cross fall = 2%  Modulus of Elasticity of rebar,
Barrier
 Railing (RC) depth = 0.3m
 Modular ratio, 7
 Railing (RC) width ( = 0.15m
Wearing surface
 Post (RC) depth = 0.2m
 Thickness of wearing surface =75mm
 Post width in between =0.3m
 Unit weight of wearing surface
 Post width at the edge = 0.5m
⁄
 Post height =0.8m
 Post spacing =2.05m
 Design the slab bridg for HL-93 loading. Take 1kN/m as barrier load.

1. Depth determination
( ) ( )

A2.5.2.6.3
Where S=

Use D =540mm

A4.6.2.3
2. Live load strip width per lane
a. Interior Strip Where:
i. One lane loaded: multiple presence factor included
E= equivalent width (mm)
√
𝐿 modified span length
√
𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑢𝑎𝑙 𝑠𝑝𝑎𝑛(𝑚𝑚) 𝑚𝑚
𝐿 𝑚𝑖𝑛
ii. Multiple lane loaded: 𝑚𝑚
(multiple presence factor included) 𝑊 modified edge to edge width of the bridge
√ 𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑢𝑎𝑙 𝑤𝑖𝑑𝑡ℎ(𝑊) 𝑚𝑚
𝑊 𝑚𝑚 𝑚𝑢𝑙𝑡𝑖𝑙𝑎𝑛𝑒𝑛𝑒
√ 𝑚𝑚 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑙𝑒 𝑙𝑎𝑛𝑒

𝑊 𝑒𝑑𝑔𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑒𝑑𝑔𝑒 𝑤𝑖𝑑𝑡ℎ(𝑚𝑚) 𝑚𝑚

𝑁𝐿 𝑛𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑑𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑔𝑛 𝑙𝑎𝑛𝑒𝑠

𝑐𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑟 𝑟𝑜𝑎𝑑𝑤𝑎𝑦 𝑤𝑖𝑑𝑡ℎ

𝑁𝐿 𝑖𝑛𝑡( 𝑖𝑛𝑡