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Design a reinforced concrete slab culvert for a National Highway crossing

following data:
Carriage way - 1\vo lane (7.5 m wide)
Foot paths - 1 m on ether side
Clear span = 6 m
Wearing coat = 80 mm
Width of bearing = 400 mm
Materials: M-25 Grade Concrete and Fe-415 Grade HYSD bars
Loading-IRC Class AA tracked vehicle
rcements
Design the reinforced concrete slab deck and sketch the details of reinfo
to the
in the longitudinal· and cross section of the slab. The design should conform
specifications ofIRC: 6-2014 andlRC: 112-2011.

1. Data
Clear span = 6 m
Width of bearing= 400 mm
IRC Class AA tracked vehicle loading
M-25 Grade Concrete and Fe-415 Grade HYSD bars

2. Characteristic Strength of Materials

fck = 25N/mm2 E5 = 200 GPa <Xe.= [E/Ec] = 6.66
2 Ee= 30 GPa
/yk = 415 N/mm

3. Depth of Slab and Effective Span

s
a) Based on limit state of serviceability considerations of limiting deflection
Ratio of Span/Depth (Lid)= 12'to 15
For (Ud) = 15, d= (span/15) = (6000/15) = 400 mm
For (Ud) = 12, d = (span/12) = (6000/12) = 500 mm
 b) For highway solid slabs bridge decks
Thickness of the slab is assumed as 80 mm/metre of span
Depth of slab = (80 x 6) = 480 mm
Based on the above considerations, adopt overall depth of slab = h = 500 mm
Assuming moderate exposure conditions, clear cover = 40 mm
Using 20 mm diameter HYSD bars as main reinforcements with a clear cover of
40mm,
Effective depth= [500 -40-1 0] = 450 mm
Width of bearing = 400 mm
Effective span is the least of
a) (Clear span+ effective depth)= (6 + 0.45) m= 6.45 m
b) Centre to centre of bearings= (6 + 0.40) = 6.4 m
The cross section of the deck slab is shown in Fig. 4.15.

I ~ = !~ -- -- -, /
L - - - . . 1 - -_
___.J

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Fig. 4.15 Cross Section of Deck Slab.

4. Dead Load Bending Moments

Dead weight of slab= (0.5 x 24) = 12 kN/m2
2
Dead weight ofW.C. = (0.08 x 22) = 1.76 kN/m
2
Therefore Total load= (12 + 1.76); 14 kN/m
2
Dead load bending moment= [0.125(14 x 6.4 )] = 72 kN·m

s. Live Load Bending Moments

Generally the bending moment due to live load will be maximum for IRC Class AA
tracked vehicle loading. Impact factor for IRC Class AA tracked vehicle is 25% for
5 m span decreasing linearly to 10% for 9 m span. Therefore for 6.4 m span.
Impact factor= [25 - (15/4) x 96.4- 5)] = 19.7%
The tracked vehicle is placed symmetrically on the span
Effective length ofload = [3.6 + 2(0.5 + 0.08)] = 4.76 m
Effective width of slab perpendicular to span is expressed as,

he =Kx [l- ;]+h w

Referring to Fig. 4.16, we have

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IRC Class AA Load
,.. 4760 ~ .. ,
0Ct y M y y y y y y Y Y1 Y1 coo
i..__:-x=32oo
~~----------~00----------.1~
l
Fig. 4.16 Position of Load for Maximum Bending Moment.

x = 3.2 m, L = 6.4 m, B = 9.5 m and the ratio (BIL)= 1.48

bw = [0.85 + (2 x 0.08)] = 1.01 m
From Table 4.6, for (BIL) =l.48 and simply supported slab the value of K = 2.84
be = [2.84 x 3.2(1- 3.2/6.4) + 1.01] = 5.56 m
The tracked vehicle is placed close to the kerb with the required minimum clearance 8
as shown in Fig. 4.17.
1000 1200 850 1200 850

2625 2050 (5560/2)

:: 7455

Fig. 4.17 Effective Width of Dispersion for I.R.C. Class AA Loads.

Net effective width of dispersion = 7.455 m

Total load of two tracks with impact= (700 x 1.197) = 838 kN
Average intensity ofload = [838 / (4.76 x 7.455)] = 23.61 kNlm2
Maximum bending moment due to live load is given by,
MJJW. = [0.5(23.61 x 4.76) x 3.2] - [0.5 (23.61 x 4.76) x (4.76 x 0.25)] =
113 kN•m •
:. Total design bending Moment= (113 +72) := 185 kN·m
Total design Ultimate moment (M) = [1.35 Md+ 1.5 Md
= [(1.35 X 72) + (1.5 X 113)]
=267kN·m/m

6. Shear due to Class AA Tracked Vehicle

For maximum shear at support, the IRC Class AA tracked vehicle is arranged as shown
in Fig. 4.18
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I• •I IRC Class AA Tracked Vehicle
~OX•; 238;(; OI t o tr YO 11:00 ~

Fig. 4.18 Position of Load for Maximum Shear.

Effective

b, =K x[1 -;]+ bw

where x = 2.38 m (BIL)= 1.48

B= 9.5 m K=2 .84
L=6 .4m
:. be= {(2.84 x 2.38) [l - (2.38/6.4)] + 1.01} = 5.256 m
. Width of dispe rsion = [2625 + 2050 + (0.5 x 5256)] = 73032 mm
~~erage intensity oflo ad = [838/(4.76 x 7.303)] = 24.1 kN/m
:. Shear force = VA= [(24.1 x 4.76 x 4.02) I 6.4] = 72 kN
Dead load shea r= [0.5(14 x 6.4)] = 45 kN
Therefore total design shear force = (72 + 45) = 117 kN
Total design ultimate shear forc e= [1.35 Vd + 1.5 Vd
= [(l.3 5 X 45) + (1.5 X 72)]
= 169 kN/m

7. Design of Deck Slab

Using M-25 grade concrete and Fe-415 HYSD bars •
expr essed as (Ref er
Limiting moment of resistance for singly reinforced sections is
Table 4.3) • •
Mu,wn = [Link] b a'2

... d=
267 X 106 =278 mm
0.13 8x 25 X 1000
r reinforced.
Since the effective depth selected is 450 mm, the section is unde
can be com pute d
The area ofreinforcement required to resist the ultimate mom ent
using the Relation,

Ast/2 ]
Mu = 0.87/y~ d[l - [Link]

=0.87 X 415 X ~ X 450[1..:. 1000AstX X450 X 25 ]

6 415
(267 X 10 )

Solving Ast = 1758 mm2 .

n by
Using 20 mm diameter bars main reinforcement, the spacing is give
S =[lOOOast] =[10 00x3 14] = 178 6
A.t 1758 • mm

Provide 20 mm diameter bars at 150 mm centres

A" (pr~vided) = 2094 mm2
Transverse moment = (0.3 MuL + 0.2 Muo1
.A(r, = (1.5 x 113) = 169.5 kN·m
Mun= (1.35 x 72) = 97.2 kN·m
Transverse moment= [ (0.3 xl69.5) + (0.2 x 97.2)] = 71 kN·m
Area of distribution reinforcement= ((2094/267) x 71] = 557 mm2
Provide 12 mm diameter bars at a spacing of200 mm centres.

8. Check for Ultimate Flexural Strength

2094 4 5
M =(0.87x415x209 4x450\[1- x l ]
u :, 1000x450x25
= (314 x 106) [Link]
= 314 kN·m > 267 kN·m (Hence safe)

9. Check for Ultimate Shear Strength

The ultimate shear strength of the reinforced concrete deck slab is checked by using
the equation 4. 7.
33
VRd.c = [0.12K (80 [Link])°· ] bw.d

where K =l+r: $2.00=[l+J~~~] =l.66

and P1 = (--1LJ ~
bw.d
0.02

2094
• =( ) = 0.0046
1000x450 •
VRd.c = (0.12 X 1.66 (80 X 0.0046 X 25)0•33] (1000 x 450) N
= (188 xl000) N
= 188 kN > 169 kN (Hence safe)