ABUTMENT DESIGN

FOUNDATION

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 Abutment Foundation Design
Given Data:
Bridge deck placed above normal flow level: 4.5m

Centerline Span of the bridge:69m

Width of bridge deck:3m

Permanent Load (Full area of deck):4.0kpa

Imposed loading:3.4Kpa

For Free end:

Dimension of the Abutment:

Thickness:2000mm (2m)

Height:5200mm(5.2m)

base: 7.2m (Vise versa for fixed end)

ASSUMPTIONS:

Angle of shearing resistance (φ) = 30o

safe bearing capacity of 400kN/m2.

density (γ) = 19kN/m3.

FREE AND FIXED END ABUTMENT DESIGN AND CHECK

Loading from the Deck and dead and live load

Concrete deck Nominal reaction: 4KN orKPA

Total reaction on each abutment:4*2:8KN

Surfacing :320KN

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HA udl+kel: 1140KN

45 units HB:1940KN

Nominal loading on 1.5m length of abutment:

Deck Dead Load = ( 8+ 320) / 11.6 = 28.27kN/m
HA live Load on Deck = 1140 / 11.6 = 98kN/m
HB live Load on Deck = 1940 / 11.6 = 167kN/m

Horizontal load at bearing for 10mm contraction = 12.14 × 10 = 121kN.

This is an ultimate load hence the nominal horizontal load = 121 / 1.1 / 1.3 = 85kN at
each bearing.
Total horizontal load on each abutment = 11 × 85 = 935 kN ≡ 935 / 11.6 = 81kN/m.

Maximum Load = 1053kN

Area = 610 × 420 = 256200mm2

Bearing Thickness = 19mm

Shear modulus G = 0.9N/mm2 (Assumed according to standard)

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H = 256200 × 0.9 × 10 × 10 / 19 = 121KN

Sliding Bearing:

Maximum Load = 800kN

A dimension = 210mm

Base Plate B dimension = 365mm

Movement ± X = 12.5mm

BearingPressure:
Check bearing pressure at toe and heel of base slab = (P / A) ± (P × e / Z) where P × e is
the moment about the center of the base.
P=906kN/m
A=6.4m2/m
Z=6.42 /6=6.827m3/m
Net-moment=3251-452=2799kNm/m
Eccentricity (e) of P about center-line of base = 3.2 - (2799 / 906) = 0.111m

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Pressure under base = (906 / 6.4) ± (906 × 0.111 / 6.827)
Pressure under toe = 142 + 15 = 157kN/m 2 < 400kN/m2 ∴ OK.
Pressure under heel = 142 - 15 = 127kN/m2

Design check summary (From abutment software calculation):

Design flexural capacity: MU < φ MN: 24.78 ok

Reinforcement ratio: ρ < 0.75 ρb :0.0018 ok

Design shear strength:3.14kip ok

Values and checks for bridge abutment Foundation (Selected Pile foundation)
(Calculation based on the Abutment Software)

1. General Evaluation and Assumptions:

Number of piles: 8
Back wall height: 6.00 ft.
Estimated scour depth :2.00 ft.
Concrete compressive strength:30ksi
Yield strength of reinforcing steel:60ksi
Estimated dead load abutment reaction: 210.7 kip per abutment (default value)
Dead load abutment reaction for this analysis: 210.7 kip per abutment
Estimated live load abutment reaction :121.5 kip per abutment (default value)
Live load abutment reaction for this analysis :121.5 kip per abutment
2. Foundation Material input (Base on SPT Suggested)
Soil SPT blow count (N): 20
Correlated soil un-drained shear strength (Cu): 1,397 psf
Soil undrained shear strength for this analysis 1,397 psf
Type of vertical pile bearing resistance: Friction and end bearing
Estimated friction bearing value for depths < 30 ft. :0.7 tons per ft.
Estimated friction bearing value for depths > 30 ft. 0.8 tons per ft.
3. Pile Input

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 Pile steel yield stress: 36 ksi

Pile depth :9.70 in.

4. Foundation summary:

Backwall height: 6ft

Dead load abutment reaction:28.27KN/m2
Live load abutment:121.5 Kip per abutment
No of Piles assumed:8
Total load: 27.9tons
Steel yield stress: 36ksi
Executed Minimum total length :42ft

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