TOWARDS 32800 (C/C. OF EXP.

JOINT) TOWARDS
SARUBUJJILI KOMMANAPALLI

FRL
CL OF BEARING CL OF BEARING CL OF BEARING C
L OF BEARING

2000
PSC GIRDER

PIER

G.L.

SECTIONAL ELEVATION

32800
(C/C. OF EXP. JOINT)
585 31630 585
(C/C. OF BEARING)
.OF BEARING B
5640 3165 1430 3000 3165 1430 3000 1430 3165

HAND RAIL
1475

D4

4060
D1 D7
L1 L1 L1 G1
(OVER ALL WIDTH)
2750

L2 L3 L2 L3 L3 L2 NOTES:-
2500

2135
1964

1500

1964

TEST VECHICLE -1 TEST VECHICLE -2 TEST VECHICLE -3 1. ALL DIMENSIONS ARE IN MM AND ALL LEVELS ARE IN METERS.
D2 L2 L3 L2 L3 L3 L2 D8 UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED.
L1 L1 L1
8450

2. DO NOT SCALE THE DRAWING. FOLLOW WRITTEN DIMENSIONS ONLY.

3. THE LOADING PLATES SHALL BE PROPERLY FIXED TO THE SURFACE OF THE DECK WITH
6950 D5 EPOXY BASED ARALDATE.
G2
2750

4. LOAD APPLICATION &TESTING:-

G3 STAGE I II III IV V A.) PRIOR TO THE START OF LOAD TEST THE CONSTRUCTION OF HAND RAIL, APPLICATION OF
D3 - DIAL GAUGE D6 D9 WEARING COAT ETC., SHALL BE COMPLETED.
LOAD SEQ. 50% 70% 80% 90% 100%
B.) PRIOR TO TESTING, WHITE PAINT SHOULD BE APPLIED AT THE CRITAICAL SECTIONS
1475

L1 1.65 2.32 2.65 2.98 3.31 FOR EASE OF OBESERVATION OF BEHAVIOR OF CRACKS. IF ANY NEW SINGNIFICANT
L2 3.31 4.63 5.30 5.96 6.62 CRACK APPEARS DURING TEST, THESE MUST BE REFERED TO THE DESIGN ENGINEER
HAND RAIL FOR APPROPRIATE FURTHER ACTION.
L3 3.31 4.63 5.30 5.96 6.62
.OF SPAN C.) FIX THE DEFLECTION GUAGES (SUPPORTED ON UNYIELDING SUPPORTS) UNDER THE STRUCTURE,
B TOTAL LOAD TRANSFER FROM EACH VEHICLE INCLUSIVE OF SELF WEIGHT = 33.1 MT JUST TOUCHING ITS SOFFIT, AT THE CRITICAL POINTS AS SHOWNIN THE DRAWING.
PLAN SHOWING DIAL GAUGE LOCATIONS & TEST LOAD ON DECK TOTAL NUMBER OF TEST VEHICLES = 3 NO.S D.) EACH DIAL GAUGE SHALL BE FIXED OVER AN INDIVIDUAL STEEL TRESTLES, AND ALL STEEL
TRESTILES SHALL BE WELL PROTECTED BY CORDONING OFF THE AREA TO AVOID ANY VARYING
ALL THE LOAD VALUES ARE IN TONNES IN DEFLECTIONS READING DUE TO THE GROUND DISTURBANCE CAUSED BY MOVEMENT AROUND
THE STEEL TRESTLES. THE STEEL TRESTLE SHALL BE SUPPORTED ON WELL COMPACTED AND
UNYIELDING BED.
E.) THE DIAL GAUGE AXIS MUST BE KEPT PERFECTLY VERTICAL
F.) THE DEFLECTION GUAGES HAVING A LEAST COUNT OF 0.01MM SHALL BE USED.
G.) THE SURFACE AT THE POINT OF CONTACT BETWEEN SOFFIT OF BEAM AND THE DIAL GAUGE
IS TO BE CLEANED AND RUBBED SMOOTH WITH A CORBORUNDUM STONE.
C.
L OF BRIDGE H.) SHEET GLASS PLATES OF 50mmX50mm TO BE FIXED WITH ARALDATE AT THE SOFFIT OF
THE BEAM WHERE LECTIONS ARE TO BE OBSERVED.
8450 J.) THE TEST LOAD SHALL APPLIED BE IN FIVE EQUAL INCREMENTS (INCLUDING THE WEIGHT OF
(OVER ALL WIDTH) TEST VEHICLE IN THE FIRST INCREMENT AS PER THE TABLE GIVEN IN THE DRAWING)
SUPPORT MID SUPPORT
450 7550 450 K.) ALLOW TWO HOURS IN BETWEEN COMPLETION OF ONE LOAD INCREMENT AND COMMENCEMENT
(CARRIAGEWAY) OF THE NEXT.
4060 L.) THE DEFLECTIONS AND CRACK PATTERNS TOGEATHER WITH MAXIMUM CRACK WIDTH SHALL BE
NOTED ABOUT AN HOUR AFTER COMPLETING A LOAD INCRIMENT
M.) AFTER MEASURING THE DEFLECTIONS ETC., ONE HOUR AFTER APPLYING THE FIFTH ,I.E.,
THE FINAL LOAD INCRIMENT, KEEP THE TEST LOAD MAINTAINED FOR ABOUT 24 HOURS,
AND AGAIN MEASURE THE DEFLECTION.
VEH-1/2/3 DEFLECTION DIAGRAM FOR LOAD TESTING
N.) REMOVE THE TEST LOADS IN SIX DECREMENTS, ALLOWING TWO HOURS IN BETWEEN
COMPLETION OF ONE LOAD DECREMENT AND COMMENCEMENT OF THE NEXT.
O.) THE DELECTIONS AND CRACK WIDTHS SHALL BE NOTED ABOUT ONE HOUR AFTER THE END OF
EACH LOAD DECREMENT.
P.) 24HOURS AFTER THE REMOVAL OF THE TEST LOAD, NOTE THE FINAL DEFLECTIONS AND
225

CRACKWIDTHS (IF ANY).

5. PRECAUTIONS TO BE TAKEN DURING TESTING:-
1025

MID SPAN ROTATION AT SUPPORT

A.) THERE SHALL BE SUFFICIENT INSTRUMENTS FOR ACCURATELY MEASURING SMALL ORDER
2000

G1 12.1 MM 0.0012 Rad. DEFLECTIONS OF THE SUPER STRUCTURE .

G2 8.26 MM 0.0008 Rad. B.) STRONG SCAFFOLDING, CAPABLE OF SUPPORTING BOTH THE SUPER STRUCTURE WEIGHT
G3 4.24 MM 0.0004 Rad. AS WELL AS THE TEST LOAD, MUST BE ERECTED AND PLACED IN POSITION PRIOR TO TESTING,
LEAVING A GAP UNDER THE DECK-SOFFIT WHICH IS SUFFICIENT FOR THE DECK DEFLECTIONS.
C.) ADEQUATE PRECAUTIONS SHALL BE TAKEN TO SAFEGUARD THE PERSONNEL AT AND IN THE
G1 G2 G3 VICINITY OF THE TEST AREA.
D.) IF ANY SEVERE CRACKING / SPALLING, ETC., APPEARS AT ANY STAGE OF THE TEST,
SECTION:B-B THE TEST SHALL BE DISCONTINUED, LOAD REMOVED AND MATTER IMMEDIATELY REPORTED
TO THE DESIGNER, IN DETAIL.
(AT MIDDLE)
6.) ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA.
THE ACCEPTANCE CRITERION FOR THE BEHAVIOUR THE STRUCTURE SHALL BE AS PER
IRC-SP:51 & IRC-SP:37.

GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH

ROADS & BUILDINGS DEPARTMENT

LOAD TESTING OF SUPER STRUCTURE

NOV'2021 VAMSADHARA/MJB/LOADTEST/001 R0