DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS FOR HIGHWAY BRIDGES - IISEE
DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS FOR HIGHWAY BRIDGES - IISEE
DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS FOR HIGHWAY BRIDGES - IISEE
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6.2.4 Seismic Earth Pressure<br />
(1) Seismic earth pressure shall be determined with careful consideration of factors<br />
such as structural type, soil conditions, level of earthquake ground motions and<br />
dynamic behavior of the ground.<br />
(2) Seismic earth pressure shall be assumed as a distributed load. The strength of an<br />
active earth pressure shall be calculated by Equation (6.2.4)<br />
P EA<br />
= rxK EA<br />
+ q’K EA<br />
・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・(6.2.4)<br />
where<br />
P EA<br />
: Active earth pressure strength (kN/m 2 ) during an earthquake at depth x (m)<br />
K EA<br />
: Coefficient of seismic active earth pressure to be calculated by Equation<br />
(6.2.5)<br />
1) Between soil and concrete<br />
Sand or gravel: K EA<br />
= 0.21 + 0.90kh<br />
Sandy soil : K EA<br />
= 0.24 + 1.08kh<br />
2) Between soil and soil<br />
Sand or gravel: K EA<br />
= 0.22 + 0.81kh<br />
Sandy soil : K EA<br />
= 0.26 + 0.97kh<br />
・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・(6.2.5)<br />
kh<br />
: Design horizontal seismic coefficient used in seismic earth pressure<br />
calculation<br />
r : Unit weight of soil (kN/m 3 )<br />
q’ : Surcharge on the ground surface during an earthquake (kN/m 2 )<br />
Here, q’ shall be the surcharge actually acting during an earthquake, excluding<br />
vehicular live load.<br />
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