STRUCTURAL NOTES

PROJECT 3. WIND LOAD

DEEP FOUNDATION
MIDDLE RING-ROAD '' HELWAN BRIDGE '' WIND PRESSURE T/m2 PRESTRESSING DESIGN STRESSES:
1. FOUNDATIONS ARE DESIGNED UTILIZING CAST-IN-PLACE PILED FOOTINGS, THE BORED PILES
GENERAL HEIGHT ABOVE GROUND WITHOUT LIVE LOAD 1. ALLOWABLE PRESTRESSING STEEL AND CONCRETE STRESSES ARE IN ACCORDANCE TO AASHTO-LRFD. 2012.
WITH LIVE IS OF 1.5 m DIAMETER WITH 750 TONS WORKING CAPACITY AND OF 2.0 m WITH 1200 TONS WORKING CAPACITY
LEVEL OR TOP WATER
1. REFER TO THE RESPECTIVE CONTRACT DRAWING FOR STRUCTURAL NOTES WHICH WITHOUT SOUND WITH SOUND BARRIER LOAD AND, OF 1.5 m WITH 700 TONS WORKING CAPACITY. 2. SUPER STRUCTURES IS DESIGNED AS NO TENSILE STRESS PERMITTED FOR SERVICE LOAD
LEVEL
APPLY TO HELWAN BRIDGE STRUCTURES, PILES, FOUNDATIONS AND WALLS. BARRIER COMBINATIONS 1 WITH LIVE LOADING CONSIST OF 0.5 TIMES LOAD MODEL 1. FOR ALL OTHER SERVICE
2. PILE LENGTH SHOULD BE DEFINED BASED ON ACTUAL SUBSURFACE STRATIFICATION AND SCOUR DEPTH.
2. DO NOT SCALE FROM DRAWINGS, FOLLOW SHOWN DIMENSIONS AND ELEVATIONS. 0-20 0.2 0.15 0.1 COMBINATIONS, SUPER STRUCTURES SHALL NOT BE DESIGNED AS PARTIALLY PRESTRESSED UNLESS
3. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR OBTAINING THE REQUIRED DATA AND CONDUCTING
3. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL VERIFY ALL STATIONS, LEVELS, COORDINATES AND DIMENSIONS 0.225 0.175 0.125 OTHERWISE NOTED ON THE DRAWINGS.
20-50
AGAINST THE CIVIL DRAWINGS BEFORE COMMENCEMENT OF THE WORKS. NECESSARY PILE LOAD TESTS TO VERIFY THAT THE PILE CAPACITY AND INTEGRITY ARE MET
50-100 0.25 0.2 0.15
4. PILE CAPS AND ABUTMENTS IN CONTACT WITH SOIL FILL SHALL BE WATERPROOFED WITH 2 COATS IN ACCORDANCE TO STANDARDS OR AS DIRECTED BY THE ENGINEER.
OF BITUMINOUS COATING SPECIFIED IN OF THE CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATION >100 0.275 0.225 0.175
TYPE OF REINFORCEMENT GROUTING
5. NO FORM WORK OR OTHER TEMPORARY WORKS SHALL BE LEFT INSIDE BOX GIRDER CELLS .
1. ALL REINFORCEMENT BARS ARE TO BE DEFORMED ROUND STEEL BARS OF GRADE 40 / 60 GROUT USED SHALL BE NON-SHRINKAGE STRUCTURAL GROUT WITH A MINIMUM
Design Life 4. TEMPERATURE LOADS COMPLYING WITH THE REQUIREMENT OF BS 4449:1988 SPECIFICATION .
CYLINDER COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH OF 21MPa AT 7 DAYS AND 55MPa AT 28 DAYS.

1. THE BRIDGE DESIGN LIFE IS 120 YEARS.

1. CONCRETE DECKS : 2. SPIRAL REINFORCEMENT PLAIN ROUND STEEL BARS GRADE 250 COMPLYING WITH
2. ADEQUATE WORKING SPACE FOR INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE SHALL BE PROVIDED AROUND
TEMPERATURE RANGE THE REQUIREMENT OF BS 4449:1988.
PARTS SUCH AS BEARINGS, EXPANSION JOINTS AND, PRESTRESSING ANCHORAGES.
UNIFORM TEMPERATURE RISE CONCRETE COVER
3. WIRE MESH TO BE WELDED WIRE FABRIC REINFORCEMENT SMOOTH ROUND BARS COMPLYING
UNIFORM TEMPERATURE FALL
WITH THE REQUIREMENT OF BS 4483 SPECIFICATION. MINIMUM COVER TO ENDS AND SIDES OF REINFORCEMENT UNLESS OTHERWISE
DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS AND REFERENCE TEMPERATURE GRADIENT
INDICATED ON DRAWINGS SHALL BE AS FOLLOWS:
1. THE DESIGN OF THE BRIDGEWORKS IS IN ACCORDANCE TO AASHTO - LFRD BRIDGE DESIGN 4. WHERE REINFORCING BARS ARE TO BE SPLICED-ALL BAR LAP LENGTH SHALL CONFORM TO THE
SPECIFICATIONS, 2010. 2. COLUMNS AND ABUTMENTS: REQUIREMENT OF THE DESIGN SPECIFICATION SPLICE SHALL BE STAGGERED AT POINTS
TEMPERATURE GRADIENT OF MAXIMUM STRESS AND SPLICED BARS SHALL BE STAGGERED.
2. BRITISH STANDARD 5400 IS APPLIED WHEN NECESSARY FOR RELEVANT CONFORMANCE.
SUPERSTRUCTURE
3. THE LOADS ON THE BRIDGES IS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE EGYPTIAN CODE FOR LOADS, 2012. 3. BEARINGS AND EXPANSION JOINTS DESIGN:
REINFORCEMENT DETAILS = 40 mm
CONCRETE DECKS : CAST IN PLACE OR PRECAST (ONSITE) CONCRETE EXPOSED TO WEATHER
DESIGN LOADS REINFORCING STEEL CALLOUTS SHALL BE READ AS SHOWN BELOW:
UNIFORM TEMPERATURE RISE EX FACTORY PRECAST ELEMENT = 30 mm
T - TOP
1. DEAD LOAD AND MATERIAL OWN WEIGHT UNIFORM TEMPERATURE FALL
NUMBER OF BARS SLAB & BEAM FACES DIRECTLY EXPOSED TO LANDSCAPING EARTH FILL = 60 mm
B - BOTTOM
3
EF - EXTERNAL FACE SURFACES NOT EXPOSED TO EARTH OR WATER = 30 mm
CONCRETE OWN WEIGHT (REINFORCED AND PRESTRESSED) 25 kN/m
WEARING SURFACE 23 kN/m3 NF - NEAR FACE UNPROTECTED COLUMN LOCATES WITHIN TRAFFIC WAY = 100 mm
BLINDING AND MASS CONCRETE 24 kN/m 3 5. DIFFERENTIAL SETTLEMENT BAR DIAMETER(MM) FF - FAR FACE
STRUCTURAL STEEL WORK AND STAY CABLES 78.5 kN/m
3 COLUMN LOCATES OUT OF TRAFFIC WAY = 50 mm
A DIFFERENTIAL SETTLEMENT OF 10mm IS ASSUMED BETWEEN TWO ADJACENT ALT - ALTERNATE
SOIL ABOVE GROUND WATER TABLE 19 kN/m3 BAR CENTER SPACING (MM)
SUPPORTS OF DECK. STAG - STAGGERED
SOIL BELOW GROUND WATER TABLE 9 kN/m 3
LAYOUT/LOCATION B.F - BOTH FACE
WEIGHT OF BARRIER 10.5 kN/m
UTILITIES AND SERVICES I.F - INNER FACE SUBSTRUCTURE AND FOUNDATION
0.75 kN/m 3 6. EARTHQUAKE LOADING
THE BRIDGE LOCATION SHALL BE CLASSIFIED ACCORDING TO SEISMIC HAZARD FOUNDATIONS AND PILECAPS = 75 mm
2. LIVE LOAD
MAP SHOWN IN EGYPTIAN CODE OF LOADS. ZONE 3 WAS SELECTED FOR BRIDGE
THE DESIGN VEHICULAR LIVE LOAD ARE AS FOLLOW: CONCRETE BAR DIA(MM) 12 16 18 22 25 32 ABUTMENTS, WALLS AND PIERS UP TO 300mm ABOVE GROUND = 75 mm
LOCATION WITH DESIGN GROUND ACCELERATION 0.15 g-IMPORTANCE FACTOR 1.3.
1. LOAD MODEL 1 (LM1): (MAIN TRAFFIC LOAD): GRADE
113 201 254 380 491 804 ABUTMENTS, WALLS AND PIERS AFTER 300mm ABOVE GROUND = 50 mm
(N/mm2) BAR AREA(mm2)
1.1: TRAFFIC LANE NUMBER 1: A TRUCK WEIGHTED 60 TON DISTRIBUTED ON FOUR POINTS (15 TON EACH) PILES = 80 mm
IN ADDITION TO UNIFORMLY DISTRIBUTED LOAD 0.9 T/M2 APPLIED OVER THE LANE AREA. 7. SHRINKAGE Fcu BAR WEIGHT(KGM) 0.89 1.58 2.00 2.99 3.85 6.31
AS PER AASHTO LRFD BRIDGE DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS, SHRINKAGE COEFFICIENT CONCRETE EXPOSED TO SALT WATER AND SPLASH ZONE = 100 mm
1.2: TRAFFIC LANE NUMBER 2: A TRUCK WEIGHTED 40 TON DISTRIBUTED ON FOUR POINTS (10 TON EACH) 50 600 800 900 1100 1250 1600
TO BE 0.0002 AFTER 28 DAYS AND 0.0005 AFTER ONE YEAR OF DRYING.
IN ADDITION TO UNIFORMLY DISTRIBUTED LOAD 0.25 T/M2 APPLIED OVER THE LANE AREA.
45 TENSION LAP * 650 850 950 1200 1350 1700
1.3: TRAFFIC LANE NUMBER 3: A TRUCK WEIGHTED 20 TON DISTRIBUTED ON FOUR POINTS (5 EACH) 8. BRAKING FORCE COVER TO PRESTRESSING DUCTS:
IN ADDITION TO UNIFORMLY DISTRIBUTED LOAD 0.25 T/M2 APPLIED OVER THE LANE AREA. SPLICES(MM) 700 900 1050 1250 1400 1800
BRAKING FORCE CALCULATED BY THE FOLLOWING EQUATION : 40
MINIMUM COVER TO PRESTRESSING DUCTS SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE TO BS-5400-4-1990, APPENDIX "D".
1.4: UNIFORMLY DISTRIBUTED LOAD 0.25 T/M2 APPLIED OVER THE REMINDER TRAFFIC BRIDGE AREA.
Q = 360 + 2.7 x ( L ) KN
30 800 1050 1200 1450 1650 2100
1.5: UNIFORMLY DISTRIBUTED LOAD 0.5T/M2 APPLIED OVER THE PEDESTRIAN AREA. WHERE ( L) IS THE SPAN , ( Q ) NOT MORE THAN 900 KN .

*LAP SIZE IS FOR CLASS B SPLICE,IF SPLICE DOES NOT MEET CLASS B REQUIREMENT,SPLICE
2. LOAD MODEL 2 (LM2): (FOR DESIGN OF FOR DESIGN DECK SLAB): GRADE OF CONCRETE CHAMFERS:
LENGTH SHALL BE RECOMPUTED BASED ON AASHTO -LRFD CLAUSE 5.11.5.3
40 TON TRUCK IN ONE AXLE CONSISTS OF TWO CONCENTRATED LOADS, EACH OF 20 TONS, ALL EXPOSED CONCRETE CORNERS SHALL BE CHAMFERED 20 MILLIMETERS UNLESS
AND ADJACENT DISTANCE IS 2.0 METERS. THE GRADE OF CONCRETE FOR THIS WORK ARE BASED ON 28 DAYS OTHERWISE NOTED ON THE DRAWINGS
COMPRESSIVE CUBIC STRENGTH AND AS PER ASTM C31/39 ARE AS FOLLOWS:
3. LOAD MODEL 3 (LM3): (FOR DESIGN OF PEDESTRIAN AREAS):
UNIFORMLY DISTRIBUTED LOAD OF TO 0.5 T/M2. ( COMPRESSIVE CUBE STRENGTH IS ASSUMED TO BE 1.25 TIMES THE
COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH OF 150 MM X 300 MM CYLINDERS.) PRE STRESSING REINFORCEMENT
CONSTRUCTION AND EXPANSION JOINT:
(MAX. SIZE AGGREGATE SHALL BE 20mm). 1. UNCOATED SEVEN WIRE HIGH TENSILE COLD DRAWN LOW RELAXATION STRAND,COMPLYING WITH
2 ALL CONSTRUCTION AND EXPANSION JOINTS SHALL BE PLACED AS SHOWN IN THE DRAWINGS
the rest part to shoulder 0.25 t/m
REINFORCED AND/OR PRESTRESSED CONCRETE DECK (PRECAST) 55 MPa THE REQUIREMENT OF ( ASTM A416 GRADE 270) SPECIFICATION WITH ULTIMATE STRENGTH OF 1770 MPa. AND AS PROVIDED IN THE SPECIFICATIONS AND AS DIRECTED BY THE ENGINEER.
(15t)
(15t) SUBSTRUCTURE (COLUMNS & FRAMES) 45 MPa
1.2 m
2
2.0 m

0.9 t/m ABUTMENTS 40 MPa

WL

Truck 60 t ROAD DECK SURFACING

35 MPa POST-TENSIONING SYSTEM
(15t) (15t) 1. THE TOP CONCRETE DECK SURFACE SHALL BE WATERPROOFED WITH AN APPROVED WATER
PILECAP 40 MPa 1. THE POST-TENSIONING SYSTEM TO BE UTILIZED SHALL BE AS PROPOSED BY THE CONTRACTOR
(10t) PROOFING SYSTEM.
(10t) APPROACH SLAB 40 MPa AND APPROVED BY THE ENGINEER.
1.2 m 2 BLINDING AND MASS CONCRETE 30 MPa 2. THE PRESTRESSING DESIGN JACKING FORCE AND ELONGATION ARE BASED ON THE FOLLOWING PARAMETERS:
2.0 m

0.25 t/m
WL

Truck 40 t AREA OF STRAND 0.6`` 150mm2 BEARING REPLACEMENT

(10t) (10t) NILE BRIDGE
PRESTRESSING STEEL ULTIMATE STRENGTH 1770 MPa.
REINFORCED AND/OR PRESTRESSED CONCRETE DECK (CAST-IN-SITU) 55 MPa 1. TRAFFIC LOAD SHALL BE LIMITED TO 50% DURING BEARINGS AND/OR EXPANSION JOINTS REPLACEMENT.
(5t) (5t) WOBBLE COEFFICIENT K=0.0017/M
SUBSTRUCTURE ( PIERS, PIER CAPS, COLUMNS & FRAMES ) 50 MPa 2. UPWARD DECK MOVEMENT DURING BEARING REPLACEMENTS SHALL NOT EXCEED 10 MM PLUS VERTICAL
1.2 m FRICTION CURVATURE COEFFICIENT U=0.20
2.0 m

2 50 MPa
WL

Truck 20 t 0.25 t/m DRAW-IN WEDGE,(ANCHORAGE SET) 6MM DEFORMATION OF BEARING.

PILECAP AT NILE PART 50 MPa
(5t) MODULES OF ELASTICITY 195000MPA 3. ALL JACKS IN THE SAME BENT SHALL BE SIMULTANEOUSLY JACKED .
(5t)
2 ALL STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED OF ORDINARY PORTLAND
the rest part to shoulder 0.25 t/m CEMENT (OPC) WITH THE APPROPRIATE PROPORTIONS OF CEMENT REPLACEMENTS.

PRELIMINARY DESIGN

key plan Scale Drawing Size PROJET NO. Sheet No. Drawing Name
Draw By: Eng. A.E PROJECT
AS SHOWN A1 17049 - P STR. - 0A
El-Mansouriya Int.
Ring Road Int.
Shoubra Int.
Design By: Eng. A.E
MIDDLE RING ROAD
Abo Rawasha Int.
El-Maryotia Int.
DATE Review By: Eng. H.M Document Discipline Site Locateur Revision GENERAL NOTES
HELWAN NILE BRIDGE
Desert Road Int.
Date Modification Eng. No.
MAY - 2017 Approved By: Eng. A.B DWG CAIRO A