PRECAST CONCRETE STRUCTURE DESIGN

Presented by:
Ronald E. Thornton, PE

We are a seamless extension of our clients organization

DELTA OVERVIEW

About Delta:
Offices
Offi
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Binghamton,
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NY and
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Delhi,
lhi NY
Company
p y Established in 1976
96 Total Employees
ISO 9001 Certified
Services:
Ser ices
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Transportation, Facilities, Bridge and Precast

Concrete Design Services

About Delta:
Transportation
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Design:
D i
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Bridge and Highway Design Services for State DOTs and

Municipalities
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Building Facility Design:

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Mechanical, Electrical
Mechanical
Electrical, Plumbing
Plumbing, Site/Civil
Site/Civil, Environmental
Environmental,
Architectural, Building Structural, Construction
Administration, and Land Surveying

Precast Design:
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Specialty Design Services for Precast Concrete Industry

Precast Concrete Specialty Services

Over
O
800 P
Projects
j t per Y
Year
Over 100 Active Precast Clients
Licensed in 44 States

Precast Concrete Engineering Team

Joe Mieczkowski,
Mieczkowski PE
Director of Precast Concrete Services

Daryl Burns, PE
Project Manager
Sallie Valentine, PE
Senior Engineer
Greg Shirhall
Senior Engineer
Kim Kvassay, EIT
Assistant Engineer

Ronald Thornton, PE
Project Manager
Business Development
Justin Marshall, PE
Project Engineer
Kris Brown
Assistant Engineer

Stuart Gorka, PE
Project Manager
Nathan Clark, EIT
Engineer
Larry Donahue
Technician
Gerald Paglia
Technician
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Typical Precast Projects

Vaults
Manholes
PCC Frame Units (3-sided bridges)
Cantilever and Gravityy Style
y Retaining
g Walls
Mechanically Stabilized Retaining Walls
Arch Bridges
Special Precast Sections
Light Pole Foundations

Typical Precast Projects contd

Utility
Utilit T
Tunnels
l
Septic Tanks
Prestressed Beams
Conventionally Reinforced Beams
Modular Buildings
Box Culverts
C
Noise Walls
Detention Systems

STANDARD DESIGN OVERVIEW

Traffic Loads
H20
HS20
HS20-44 AASHTO Standard Specification
A-16 ASTM C890, C857
HL-93
HL 93 AASHTO LRFD Specification
Legal
g or Permit Loads

Live Loads
HS-20
HS 20 (36 Ton Tr
Truck,
ck 16kip wheel)
heel)
HS-25 (45 Ton Truck, 20kip wheel)
HL-93
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Standard truck with a uniform lane load of 640 lbs/ft

Dual tandem axles 4 apart weighing 25,000 lbs each
plus a uniform lane load of 640 lbs/ft

Pedestrian
P d ti
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AASHTO 85psf

ASTM 300psf
300 f

Special Loads
Aircraft
Ai
ft FAA Circular
Ci l 150-5320-6
150 5320 6
Railroad AREMA Cooper
p Series
Heavy Equipment

Design Methods:
ASD/WSD:
ASD/WSD All
Allowable
bl St
Stress D
Design
i M
Method
th d
AKA Working Stress Design
oWidely
Wid l used
d until
til early
l 1970
1970s
oAASHTO method Similar to ACI 318-63
o

Design Methods:
LFD:
LFD Load
L d Factor
F t Design
D i Method
M th d
Introduced into AAHSTO Std. around 1970
oUses
U
various
i
lload
d combinations
bi ti
ffor d
dead,
d lilive,
wind, ice, etc.
oBoth WSD and LFD are included in the Standard
code.
oSimilar to strength
g method of ACI 318 until 2005
Code
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Design Methods:
LRFD:
LRFD L
Load
d and
dR
Resistance
i t
F
Factor
t D
Design
i
Incorporated by AASHTO in 1993 based on TRB
research started in 1986
oIntended to provide a more uniform and consistent
level for bridge safety under a wide variety of load
and resistance models.
oBased on statistical reliability of any structural
element exceeding a given limit state.
oMany differences in methodology from both
AASHTO Standard
St d d and
d currentt ACI 318
o

Differences:
AASHTO St
Standard
d d
16 kip Wheel
oe = 4+.06S
4+ 06S
oLL Surcharge .5% of
wheel load
oSL Cracking Z
Value
o2 Limit States
o

Factored
Service

AASHTO LRFD
32 kip Axle with lane
load or tandem axle
oe = 96+1.44S
oLL Surcharge
Surcharge, 2
Tables of values
oSpacing
p
g limitation
oAt least 4 Limit
States
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Typical Loading

Lateral Soil Loads

Live Load Surcharge - LRFD

Items that Impact Lateral Soil Load:

Earth
E th Cover
C
Water Table Location
Structure Composition (Layout)
Magnitude and Proximity of Surface Live Load

Traffic Rated Hatches

Traffic Rated Hatches

Questions ?

Contact Information
Delta Engineers
184 Court St
Binghamton, NY 13901
607 231 6600
607-231-6600
Fax 607-231-6650
www.deltaengineers.com
rthornton@deltaengineers.com