The Design of Modern Steel Bridges - TEDI
The Design of Modern Steel Bridges - TEDI
The Design of Modern Steel Bridges - TEDI
You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles
YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves.
a coefficient that depends on the number <strong>of</strong> loaded lanes and bridge class<br />
shown in Table 3.5.<br />
<strong>The</strong> possibility <strong>of</strong> the vehicles in two adjacent lanes being very close to<br />
each other is allowed for by considering the disposition shown in Fig. 3.3.<br />
(2) B r consists <strong>of</strong> an isolated wheel load <strong>of</strong> 100 kN with contact area 0.3 m<br />
along the direction <strong>of</strong> travel and 0.6 m across.<br />
(3) B t consists <strong>of</strong> a pair <strong>of</strong> two axles, each 160 kN, on each lane. <strong>The</strong> spacing<br />
between the two axles is 1.35 m and the transverse distance between the<br />
wheels is 2.0 m; the possibility <strong>of</strong> the axles in adjacent lanes being very<br />
close to each other is allowed for by taking the minimum space between<br />
the wheels <strong>of</strong> the two axles as 1.0 m. This loading is multiplied by 0.9 for<br />
bridge class II and is not considered for bridge class III.<br />
Certain classified routes are designated for the passage <strong>of</strong> heavy military<br />
vehicles weighing up to 1100 kN or exceptional heavy transport represented by<br />
two carriers each weighing up to 2000 kN.<br />
<strong>The</strong> impact factor is already included in the loading system A; for the<br />
loading system B, the impact factor K is given by<br />
K ¼ 1 þ 0:4<br />
1 þ 0:2L þ<br />
0:6<br />
1 þ 4P=S<br />
where P is the permanent load, S is the live load B, and L the length <strong>of</strong> bridge<br />
member in metres.<br />
A study group set up by the Organisation <strong>of</strong> Economic Co-operation and<br />
Development (OECD) has produced[1] a comparative analysis <strong>of</strong> the bridge<br />
loading standards in the member countries, i.e. the bridge design loading in<br />
Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Holland, Italy, Japan, Norway and<br />
Sweden, Spain, the UK and the USA are compared. In some <strong>of</strong> these countries<br />
Table 3.5 Coefficients multiplying B<br />
Bridge class Number <strong>of</strong> loaded lanes<br />
1 2 3 4 5<br />
I 1.20 1.20 0.95 0.80 0.7<br />
II 1.0 1.0 – – –<br />
III 1.0 0.8 – – –<br />
Figure 3.3 Lateral vehicle disposition for French loading.<br />
Loads on <strong>Bridges</strong> 57