Seismic Mass

Seismic Acceleration
Abutment on spread footing

Tributary span
Friction Angle
Dead load
Damping factor
Seismic Shear
Passive resistance
Friction resistance
Total
Max resistance permitted (30% Vlong)
Remaining elastic shear to be carried by piers

100
2
Span 1
Span 2
Span 3
20
30
30
Abutment
Pier 1
Pier 2
10
25
30
38
1000
2500
3000
0.7
0.7
0.7
1400
3500
4200
5832
625
6457
4200
3058
3058

Alternatively use mu = 3 resisted by piers only

(no damping)
Abutment on spread footing

2222

Span 1

Span 2
20

Abutment
Tributary span
Friction Angle
Dead load
Damping factor
Seismic Shear
Passive resistance
Friction resistance
Total
Max resistance permitted (30% Vlong)
Remaining elastic shear to be carried by piers
Alternatively use mu = 3 resisted by piers only
(no damping)
Abutment on spread footing

30

Span 1

20
Pier 2

25

25

2500
0.7
3500

2500
0.7
3500

3117

3117

2333

2333

Span 2
20

Abutment
Tributary span
Friction Angle
Dead load
Damping factor
Seismic Shear
Passive resistance
Friction resistance
Total
Max resistance permitted (30% Vlong)

Span 3

Pier 1

10
38
1000
0.7
1400
5832
625
6457
2940

2222

10
38
1000
0.7
1400
5832
625
6457
1680

20
Pier 1

Abutment
10
38
2000
1000
0.7
0.7
2800
1400
20

625
625
625

Remaining elastic shear to be carried by piers

3295

Alternatively use mu = 3 resisted by piers only

(no damping)

2667

kN/m
g
Span 4

Total
20

Pier 3

100 m
Abutment

25
2500
0.7
3500

10
38
1000
0.7
1400

Total

14000 kN

625
625
625
3058

4825 kN
9175 kN

2222

6667 kN

Total
70 m
Abutment
10
38
1000
0.7
1400

Total

9800 kN

625
625
625

3565 kN
6235 kN
4667 kN

Total
40 m
Total

5600 kN

2305 kN

3295 kN
2667 kN

Abutment with piles

Tributary span
Friction Angle
Dead load
Damping factor
Seismic Shear
Passive resistance
Friction resistance
Total
Max resistance permitted (30% Vlong)
Remaining Elastic shear to be carried by piers & abutment
= 2 design for 2 & 3 span
Alternatively use = 3 resisted by abutment and piers
(no damping)

Span 1

Span 2

20
Abutment Pier
10
38
1000
0.9
1800
5832
0
5832
2940
2415
1208
1167

30
1
25
2500
0.9
4500

2415
1208
1167

Abutment with piles

Span 1

Span 2

Tributary span
Friction Angle
Dead load
Damping factor
Seismic Shear
Passive resistance
Friction resistance
Total
Max resistance permitted (30% Vlong)

20
20
Abutment Pier 1
10
20
38
1000
2000
0.9
0.9
1800
3600
5832
0
5832
1680

Remaining Elastic shear to be carried by piers & abutment

= 2 design for 2 & 3 span
Alternatively use = 3 resisted by abutment and piers
(no damping)

1840
920
889

1840
920
889

Span 3

Total
20

70 m

Pier 2

Abutment
25
10
38
2500
1000
0.9
0.9
4500
1800

2415
1208
1167

Total

12600 kN

0
0
0
2415
1208
1167

2940 kN
9660 kN
3623 kN
3500 kN

Total
40 m
Abutment
10
38
1000
0.9
1800
0
0
0

Total

7200 kN

1680 kN

1840
920
889

5520 kN
2760 kN
2667 kN

Seismic Mass
Seismic Acceleration
Abutment on spread footing

Tributary span
Friction Angle
Dead load
Damping factor
Elastic Seismic Shear
Passive resistance
Friction resistance
Total
Max resistance permitted (30% Vlong)
Remaining elastic shear to be carried by piers

100
2
Span 1
Span 2
Span 3
20
30
30
Abutment
Pier 1
Pier 2
10
25
30
38
1000
2500
3000
0.7
0.7
0.7
1400
3500
4200
0
625
625
625
4250
4250

Alternatively use mu = 3 resisted by piers only

(no damping)
Abutment on spread footing

2222

Span 1

Span 2
20

Abutment
Tributary span
Friction Angle
Dead load
Damping factor
Elastic Seismic Shear
Passive resistance
Friction resistance
Total
Max resistance permitted (30% Vlong)
Remaining elastic shear to be carried by piers
Alternatively use mu = 3 resisted by piers only
(no damping)
Abutment on spread footing

30

Span 1

20
Pier 2

25

25

2500
0.7
3500

2500
0.7
3500

4275

4275

2333

2333

Span 2
20

Abutment
Tributary span
Friction Angle
Dead load
Damping factor
Elastic Seismic Shear
Passive resistance
Friction resistance
Total
Max resistance permitted (30% Vlong)

Span 3

Pier 1

10
38
1000
0.7
1400
0
625
625
625

2222

10
38
1000
0.7
1400
0
625
625
625

20
Pier 1

Abutment
10
38
2000
1000
0.7
0.7
2800
1400
20

625
625
625

Remaining elastic shear to be carried by piers

4350

Alternatively use mu = 3 resisted by piers only

(no damping)

2667

kN/m
g
Span 4

Total
20

Pier 3

100 m
Abutment

25
2500
0.7
3500

10
38
1000
0.7
1400
625
625
625

Total

14000 kN

4250

1250 kN
12750 kN

2222

6667 kN

Total
70 m
Abutment
10
38
1000
0.7
1400

Total

9800 kN

625
625
625

1250 kN
8550 kN
4667 kN

Total
40 m
Total

5600 kN

1250 kN

4350 kN
2667 kN

Abutment with piles

Span 1

Tributary span
Friction Angle
Dead load
Damping factor
Elastic Seismic Shear
Passive resistance
Friction resistance
Total
Max resistance permitted (30% Vlong)
Remaining Elastic shear to be carried by piers & abutment

20
Abutment Pier
10
38
1000
1
2000
0
0
0
0
3500

Alternatively use = 3 resisted by abutment and piers

(no damping)

1167

Span 2
30
1
25
2500
1
5000

3500
1167

Abutment with piles

Span 1

Span 2

Tributary span
Friction Angle
Dead load
Damping factor
Elastic Seismic Shear
Passive resistance
Friction resistance
Total
Max resistance permitted (30% Vlong)

20
20
Abutment Pier 1
10
20
38
1000
2000
1
1
2000
4000
0
0
0
0

Remaining Elastic shear to be carried by piers & abutment

Alternatively use = 3 resisted by abutment and piers
(no damping)

2667

2667

889

889

Span 3

Total
20

70 m

Pier 2

Abutment
25
10
38
2500
1000
1
1
5000
2000

3500

0
0
0
3500

1167

1167

Total

14000 kN

0 kN
14000 kN
0 kN
3500 kN

Total
40 m
Abutment
10
38
1000
1
2000
0
0
0

Total

8000 kN

0 kN

2667
889

8000 kN
0 kN
2667 kN