Slab Bridge Design

A slab is a structural element,

What is made of concrete, that is used to
the create flat horizontal surfaces
such as floors, roof decks and
purpose of
ceilings.
a slab?

It is generally several inches

thick and supported by beams,
columns, walls, or the ground.
 Slab bridges are defined as structures
where the deck slab also serves as the
What is a main load carrying component. This
design guide provides a basic
Slab procedural outline for the design of
Bridge? slab bridges.

Main reinforcement in slab bridges is

designed for Flexural Resistance,
Fatigue, Control of Cracking , and
Minimum Reinforcement. All
reinforcement shall be fully developed
at the point of necessity.
  Solid Slab Bridge

Cross
Solid Slab
Sections Bridge with
of a Cantilever
Footpath
Slab
Voided Slab
Bridge With
Cantilever
Footpath
 Loads concerned with Slab Bridges

Live
Truck Loading 2 types of Truck Loading : H & HS Loading
Loads

Bridges may be required to carry

Other Roadway electric railways, railroad
freight cars, military vehicles,
Loading or other extra ordinary
vehicles.
 Loads concerned with Slab Bridges

Live Sidewalk floors, Stringers, and

their immediate supports are
Sidewalk
Loads Loading
designed for a live of at least
85 psf of sidewalk area.

Live load stresses due to truck

loading are increased by vibration
sudden application of the load.

Impact Load = Live Load(Impact

Fraction)
Impact Load 𝟓𝟎
Where:Impact fraction,I= ≤
𝒍+𝟏𝟐𝟓
0.30

Where : 𝒍 = loaded length

 Components of a slab bridge
 Sub- Structures  Super Structures

Footing – Distributes super structures Slab – Support all kinds of live load and
load on soil dead load and transfer them on abutment

Abutment – Acts as a load bearing all Edge Beam – Prevent cracking of slab edge
which transfers super structure load and support stringer load
on footing