RSI ANALYSIS OF STEEL COMPOSITE
GIRDER WITH BALLASTED TRACK
IRICEN, PUNE
PRESENTED BY
ASHUTOSH KUMAR SHUKLA
Dy CE/C/Design/ECoR/BBS
BRIDGE DETAILS
Bridge Location:- BAIGUDA-KAKIRIGUMA Station
Project Name:- Koraput – Singapur Road Doubling (ECo Railway)
Bridge No:- 101
Chianage:- 37/093
Span Arrangement:- 3x30.5m Composite Girder (B-11754/R2)
Deck Type:- Ballasted Track
Loading:- 25T Loading
Type of foundation:- Pile Foundation
Pier Type:- Circular pier of 3.0m Dia
Approach of Bridge:- Embankment
Degree of curve:- Tangent Track
Bearing Type: Elastomeric
Deck Temp:- 35 Degree C
BRIDGE DETAILS
MIDAS MODEL
RSI RESULT
BRAKING TRACTIV SEJ 15 m Fracture at Middle of LIMITING VALUE
Effect E BEFORE the Bridge
EFFECT ABUTMENT A1
(Braking Case)
S. LOADING TYPE STRESS Gap (mm)
NO
.
1. Stress in Rail due to Tensile (Mpa) 12.36 12.36 0.70 19.63-(-19.63) = 39.26 40mm
temperature mm
Compressive -12.36 -12.36 -0.70
(Mpa)
2 Stress in Rail due to Braking & Tensile (Mpa) 34.13 41.82 32.55
Traction
Compressive -39.89 -18.86 -40.48
(Mpa)
3 Stress in Rail due to Vertical Tensile (Mpa) 15.07 15.07 14.87
Bending
Compressive -17.08 -17.08 -17.18
(Mpa)
4 Stress in Rail due to Tensile (Mpa) 56.94 65.25 8.44 75 Mpa
Temperature, Braking-Traction &
Vertical Effect Compressive -35.71 -34.77 -5.16 60 Mpa
(Mpa)
5 Absolute Horizontal mm 5.34 4.61 5.52 5 mm
Displacement of deck due to
Braking & traction
6 Relative horizontal deformation mm 3.48 3.72 3.56 4 mm
between Rail and deck due to
Braking and Traction
7 Deck End Rotational mm -2.41 2.41 -2.39 8 mm
Displacement (δθ,mm) due to
CONCLUSIONS
• ADDITIONAL RAIL STRESSES AND RELATIVE HORIZONTAL DISPLACEMENT
BETWEEN RAIL AND DECK ARE WITHIN PERMISSIBLE LIMITS DUE TO
CONTINUATION OF LWR ON THE BRIDGE.
• ABSOLUTE HORIZONTAL DISPLACEMENT OF DECK DUE TO BRAKING EFFECT IS
BEYOND PERMISSIBLE LIMIT.
• HENCE, SEJ IS INTRODUCED AT 15m FROM THE ABUTMENT AND ABSOLUTE
HORIZONTAL DISPLACEMENT OF DECK DUE TO BRAKING EFFECT BECOMES
WITHIN PERMISSIBLE LIMIT.
• LWR MAY BE CONTINUED ON THE BRIDGE WITH SEJ AT THE APPROACH OF THE
BRIDGE.
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