Flow Chart for Bridge rating: June 22, 2015

Suvash Dhakal

START

Material properties
(fy, E, rho)

Geometry of the
section
(dw, Sc, St, L, r, t)

AREMA 15.1.3.2
Input wd:
wd=1.05*wd
wd=wd+0.2

Dead Load:
Shear Force Dead (Vdl)
Moment Dead (Mdl)

AREMA Table 15.1.15 (Cooper E-80)

Live Load:
Shear Force Live (Vll)
Moment Live (Mll)

AREMA Table 15.1.7 (Category C)

Fatigue:
Stress Range (SR)
AREMA Table 15.1.11
Normal Capacity:
4. Bending Tension
fu=0.55*fy
Moment (Mt_all) = fu*St

5. Bending Compression Bending compression

formula used is just for this
particular detail. The
fu=
appropriate formula must be
selected from the table for
any particular detail.
Moment (Mc_all)=fu*Sc
6. Shear
fu=0.35*fy
Vall=fu*dw*tw

AREMA Table 15.7.1

Maximum Capacity:
1. Bending Tension
K=0.8*fy
Moment (Mt_max) = K*St
Bending compression
2. Bending Compression
formula used is just for this
particular detail. The
K c= appropriate formula must be
selected from the table for
any particular detail.
Moment (Mc_max)=Kc*Sc
3. Shear
fu=0.75*K
Vmax=fu*dw*tw

Yes 600
= 16 + + . .
30
L 80

No
32
= 40 + . .
1600
 Load Rating
1. Tension 80, because we are using
_ Cooper E-80 loading.
= 80
+
2. Compression
_
= 80
+
3. Shear

= 80
+

(AREMA 15.3.3.3)
Maximum Rating
1. Tension
_
_ = 80
+
2. Compression
_
_ = 80
+

(AREMA 15.1.3.13)
Fatigue
f_eff (AREMA 15.1.3.13.f)
MeanILF (AREMA 15.1.3.13.d)
I (AREMA 15.1.3.5)

+
= (1 + + )


=

_
= 80

 General Nomenclature:

dw=depth of web

E=modulus of elasticity

fu = Ultimate yield stregnth

fy= Yield strength of steel

I = Impact load due to vertical effects ( expressed as percentage of live load applied)

L=length of member

LRc_m=Maximum load rating for compression

LRc= Normal load rating for compression

LRf=Load rating for fatigue

LRs_m=Maximum load rating for shear

LRs= Normal load rating for shear

LRt_m=Maximum load rating for tension

LRt= Normal load rating for tension

Mc_all = Allowable Moment in compression

Mc_max = Maximum moment capacity in compression

Mdl= Shear force due to live load

MeanILF = Mean impact load fraction

Mll= Moment due to live load

Mt_all = Allowable Moment in tension

Mt_max = Maximum moment capacity in tension

r = radius of gyration

RE = Rocking effect

rho=Poissons ratio

Sc=Section modulus in compression

SR = Stress range

St=Section modulus in tension

tw=thickness of web

Vall = Allowable shear

Vdl = Shear force due to dead load

Vll= Shear force due to live load

Vmax= Maximum shear capacity

wd = Self-weight of the member

WL = Wheel Load