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HA & HB Loading Calculations for Bridges

The document provides an example of calculating loading and bending moment for a bridge deck under HA and HB loading according to BS 5400. It gives step-by-step working to determine the HA loading, knife edge load, and maximum bending moment for a 34m simply supported single span bridge. It then works through a similar example to determine the HB loading and maximum bending moment.

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HA & HB Loading Calculations for Bridges

The document provides an example of calculating loading and bending moment for a bridge deck under HA and HB loading according to BS 5400. It gives step-by-step working to determine the HA loading, knife edge load, and maximum bending moment for a 34m simply supported single span bridge. It then works through a similar example to determine the HB loading and maximum bending moment.

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HA&HBLoadingExample

BS5400Part2:2006
Clause6.2TypeHALoading

Problem:
HowdoyouworkouttheHAloadingandbendingmomentforabridgedeck?
Example:
Carriageway=6mwide
Deckspan=34m(centretocentreofbearingsforasimplysupportedsinglespan)
Designforametrewidthofdeck:
Cl3.[Link].
Numberofnotionallanes=2
Notionallanewidth=6.0/2=3.0m
Cl6.2.1.
Loadedlength=34m
W=336(1/L)0.67kN/m(pernotionallane)
W=31.6kN/m(pernotionallane)
Cl6.2.2.

KnifeEdgeLoad=120kN(pernotionallane)
Cl6.4.1.1.
2=0.0137[bL(40L)+3.65(L20)]
2=0.0137[3.0(4034.0)+3.65(34.020)]=0.947
Note:Forloadedlengthslessthan20mtheloadisproportionedtoastandardlanewidthof3.65m,i.e.
0.274bL=bL/3.65.
Forametrewidthofdeck:
W=(31.6x0.947)/3.0=10.0kN/m
KEL=(120x0.947)/3.0=37.88kN

MaximummidspanBendingMomentwithKELatmidspan:
M=(10.0x342)/8+(37.88x34)/4=1767kNm
Cl6.2.7.
fL=1.20(Serviceabilitylimitstatecombination1)
fL=1.50(Ultimatelimitstatecombination1)

DesignHAmomentforametrewidthofdeck:
Msls=1767x1.2=2120kNm
Mult=1767x1.5=2650kNm

Note:Useoff3
BS5400Pt.3&Pt.5f3isusedwiththedesignstrengthsoMult=2650kNm.
BS5400Pt.4f3isusedwiththeloadeffectsoMult=1.1x2650=2915kNm.

Clause6.3TypeHBLoading

AssumetheroadoverthebridgeisnotaPrincipalRoadthenweneedtocheckfor30unitstypeHB
loading(seeBD37/01Chapter4).

Cl6.3.1
Nominalloadperaxle=30unitsx10kN=300kN

ThemaximumbendingmomentwillbeachievedbyusingtheshortestHBvehiclei.e.with6m
spacing(seeBS54002:2006Fig12).
Themaximummomentforasimplysupportedspanoccursundertheinneraxlewhenthevehicleis
positionedsuchthatthemidspanbisectsthedistancebetweenthecentroidoftheloadandthenearest
axle.

Witha34mspanandthe6mHBvehiclewithequalaxleloads,theinneraxleisplacedat1.5mfrom
themidspan.

RL=300(10.7+12.5+18.5+20.3)/34=
547kN
RR=4x300547=653kN
MomentatX=547x15.5300x1.8=
7939kNm
Cl6.4.2
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HBloadiscarriedbyastandardlanewidthof3.65m.

Hencethemomentpermetrewidthofdeck=7939/3.65=2175kNm
Cl6.3.4.
fL=1.10(Serviceabilitylimitstatecombination1)
fL=1.30(Ultimatelimitstatecombination1)
DesignHBmomentforametrewidthofdeck:
Msls=1.1x2175=2393kN/m(comparedto2120forHAload)
Mult=1.3x2175=2828kN/m(comparedto2650forHAload)
HenceinthiscaseHBloadeffectswouldgovernalthoughagrillageorfiniteelementtypedistribution
wouldreducetheHBmomentconsiderably.

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