DESIGN OF RCDG SUPERSTRUCTURE

(Created by A. C. Cañete based on AASHTO 2007)

Bridge Name: ABC Bridge

Bridge Location: Meycauayan, Bulacan
Date: June 2013

1.0 References:
1.1 National Structural Code of the Philippines (NSCP), Vol. 2, Bridges, 2011
1.2 Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures, Nilson
1.3 Sir Canete's Lecture Notes

2.0 Loads
2.1 Dead Loads
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2.1.1 Reinforced Concrete 24 kN/m
3
2.1.2 Steel 77 kN/m
2.1.3 Future wearing surface 1.05 kPa
2.1.4 Utilities 10% of dead loads (For design of girders only)

2.2 Live Loads - MS-18

Overload factor for slab design = 1.5 (For major roads subject to overloading.)
Overload factor for girder design = 1.25 (For major roads subject to overloading.)

3.0 Materials
3.1 Concrete, fc' = 28 MPa
3.2 Reinforcing Steel, fy
3.2.1 For 16mm diam. and smaller bars, 276 MPa (Gr. 40)
3.2.2 For 20mm diam. and bigger bars, 414 MPa (Gr. 60)

4.0 Geometric Dimensions

Span Length = 14 m
Roadway width = 7.3 m
Sidewalk Width = 0.75 m 0.45 1.2
Sidewalk Thickness = 0.25 m
Post Dimensions:: 0.25m x 0.25m x 1.0m
Post Spacing: 1.86 m
Railings: 2 - 0.25m x 0.25m

Number of Girders = 4
Girder Spacing = 2.4 m
Bridge Overall Width = 9.5 m

5.0 Design Constants

β1 = 0.85

m= 11.597 (For Gr 40 bars)

 m= 17.395 (For Gr 60 bars)

Note:
For different girder spacing, do the following adjustments in STAAD:
1) Move joints
2) Adjust sidewalk and FWS load extents
3) Change live load factors for Pos and Neg M.
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