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Problem:
How do you work out the HA loading and bending moment for a bridge deck ?
Example:
Carriageway = 6m wide
Deck span = 34m (centre to centre of bearings for a simply supported single span)
Cl 3.2.9.3.1.
Cl 6.2.1.
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HA and HB Bridge Loading Example Page 2 of 4
Cl 6.2.2.
Cl 6.4.1.1.
α2 = 0.0137[bL(40-L)+3.65(L-20)]
α2 = 0.0137[3.0(40-34.0)+3.65(34.0-20)] = 0.947
Note: For loaded lengths less than 20m the load is proportioned to a standard lane width of 3.65m,
i.e. 0.274bL = bL/3.65.
For a metre width of deck :
W = (31.6 x 0.947)/3.0 = 10.0 kN/m
KEL = (120 x 0.947)/3.0 = 37.88 kN
Cl 6.2.7.
Assume the road over the bridge is not a Principal Road then we need to check for 30 units type
HB loading (see BD 37/01 Chapter 4).
Cl 6.3.1
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HA and HB Bridge Loading Example Page 3 of 4
The maximum bending moment will be achieved by using the shortest HB vehicle i.e. with 6m
spacing (see BS 5400-2:2006 Fig 12).
The maximum moment for a simply supported span occurs under the inner axle when the vehicle
is positioned such that the mid span bisects the distance between the centroid of the load and the
nearest axle.
With a 34m span and the 6m HB vehicle with equal axle loads, the inner axle is placed at 1.5m
from the mid span.
RL = 300(10.7+12.5+18.5+20.3)/34
= 547 kN
RR = 4x300-547 = 653kN
Moment at X = 547x15.5 - 300x1.8
= 7939kNm
Cl 6.4.2
The HB vehicle occupies one lane with HA load in the adjacent lane. Assume for the example that
the HB load is carried by a standard lane width of 3.65m.
Cl 6.3.4.
Email: david@childs-ceng.demon.co.uk
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