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Project: PIER DESIGN OF 8.75m BRIDGE DECK
Part of Structure:
PIER DESIGN
REFERENCE

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APRIL 2012
T.I
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OUTPUT

4.0 REINFORCEMENT
4.1 CAPPING BEAM
4.1.1 LONGITUDINAL REINFORCEMENT
Support Moment
M

(From Computer Analysis):

10'6
109.00
x
1200
x 1220.5
x 30

bd2fcu

As

109.00
0.87 x

10'6

410 x

0.95 x

109.00 KNm

b = 1200mm
h = 1300mm
d= 1221mm

0.0020

264 mm

1220.5

( 3928 mm)
8 - T25

Top

1.00
Span Moment

Span:

M M
bd2fcu

As

1.00

(From Computer Analysis):

As min

10'6
60.00
x
1200
x 1220.5
x 30

60.00
x
0.87 x 410 x

0.002

10'6
0.95 x
x 1200

60.00 KNm

0.00

145 mm

3120 mm

1220.5
x 1300

4.1.2 SHEAR REINFORCEMENT

Max.shear force (vmax)
v

100As/bd

(From Computer Analysis):

V/bd
100
1200

3928

1220.5

2584.60 KN

2
1.63 N/mm

0.27

(from BS8110 -1:1997 ;Table 3.8)

Therefore

Vc

2
0.41 N/mm

LINKS
0.81 If 0.5 VC< v<(VC+0.4)
If (VC+0.4) < v

Asv/Sv =

(0.4*bw) / 0.87*410

1.3

Asv/Sv =

bw(v-Vc)/0.87*410

4.1

Therefore,
Asv/Sv

bw(v-Vc)/0.87*410

4.110

( 3928 mm)
8 - T25 Btm

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4.2 TORSION
Maximum Torsion occurs when one Span is loaded with HB + HA and the other
Span is Unloaded.

2.7

Reaction at Pier due to Live Load

3.1

Therefore Reaction at Column 1 due to Live Load (MSR)

=

5086.60

5086.60 +

1618.308 kN

x 1618.31

943.719 kN

x 1618.31

674.5886 kN

283.116 kNm

3636.00

Reaction at Column 2 due to Live Load

3636

3636.00 +

1.00
Therefore Tmax

5086.60

0.3 x 943.72

4.2.1 Torsional Shear Stress,

Vt

2T

hmin (hmax - hmin/3)

1.00
5.66E+08
1.3E+09

x 283.12

1200( 1300

10

0.44 N/mm

1200/3)

4.2.2 Torsional Reinforcement

Given by:

Asv

Where

X1 =

Therefore

Asv

T
0.8X1Y1(0.87Fy)

Sv
1115 ;

Y1 =

1215 ;

Fy =

283.12

Sv

410 N/mm
=

0.73

4.84

386.58

Total Asv/Sv =

4.11

+ 0.73

Links
T12 @125mm(6legs) c/c
( Asv/Sv = 5.42 )

4.2.3 Additional Longitudinal Reinforcement:

AsL(T)

=
=

0.40

(Asv/Sv) (Fyv/Fy) (X1+Y1)

0.73 x

410
410

Provide
3 + 3 - T20 Side Bars
x

(1115

+ 1215 )

2
1706 mm

( 1884 mm)