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    Technical Justification For Anchor Beam - Terminal Slabs

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    The document discusses terminal slabs and anchor beams at bridge structures. A terminal slab is the last concrete panel adjoining a bridge. Anchor beams and reinforcement in the terminal slab are needed to contain the horizontal thrust force generated when the slab expands during hot seasons. For the discussed structure, expansion joints are provided at the ends of the approach slab, allowing it to expand freely in both directions without connecting to the terminal slab or bridge. Design calculations show that for a 50,000mm long concrete slab with a 25 degree Celsius temperature difference, the 12.5mm of expansion is less than the 20mm expansion joint provided. Therefore, anchor beams below the terminal slab are not necessary for this structure.

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    Technical Justification For Anchor Beam - Terminal Slabs

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    The document discusses terminal slabs and anchor beams at bridge structures. A terminal slab is the last concrete panel adjoining a bridge. Anchor beams and reinforcement in the terminal slab are needed to contain the horizontal thrust force generated when the slab expands during hot seasons. For the discussed structure, expansion joints are provided at the ends of the approach slab, allowing it to expand freely in both directions without connecting to the terminal slab or bridge. Design calculations show that for a 50,000mm long concrete slab with a 25 degree Celsius temperature difference, the 12.5mm of expansion is less than the 20mm expansion joint provided. Therefore, anchor beams below the terminal slab are not necessary for this structure.

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    The document discusses terminal slabs and anchor beams at bridge structures. A terminal slab is the last concrete panel adjoining a bridge. Anchor beams and reinforcement in the terminal slab are needed to contain the horizontal thrust force generated when the slab expands during hot seasons. For the discussed structure, expansion joints are provided at the ends of the approach slab, allowing it to expand freely in both directions without connecting to the terminal slab or bridge. Design calculations show that for a 50,000mm long concrete slab with a 25 degree Celsius temperature difference, the 12.5mm of expansion is less than the 20mm expansion joint provided. Therefore, anchor beams below the terminal slab are not necessary for this structure.

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    Technical Justification For Anchor Beam - Terminal Slabs

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    The document discusses terminal slabs and anchor beams at bridge structures. A terminal slab is the last concrete panel adjoining a bridge. Anchor beams and reinforcement in the terminal slab are needed to contain the horizontal thrust force generated when the slab expands during hot seasons. For the discussed structure, expansion joints are provided at the ends of the approach slab, allowing it to expand freely in both directions without connecting to the terminal slab or bridge. Design calculations show that for a 50,000mm long concrete slab with a 25 degree Celsius temperature difference, the 12.5mm of expansion is less than the 20mm expansion joint provided. Therefore, anchor beams below the terminal slab are not necessary for this structure.

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    Technical Note on Anchor Beam and Terminal Slab

    - What is Terminal Slab?


    The last panel where Cement concrete panel are terminated adjoining the bridge structure is
    known as terminal slab.

    - Why is Terminal Slab and Anchor Beam necessary?


    Cement concrete slab will expand during hot season and this will result in the
    building up of horizontal thrust on adjoining bridge structure. This is to be understood that
    the thrust will develop on the bridge structure if the approach slab is in connection with the
    bridge structure.
    To contain this thrust RCC anchor beams or approach slab are to be provided in the
    terminal slab. The terminal slab also needs to be provided with reinforcement to strengthen
    it.

    - Why Anchors beam is not provided?


    Since the Approach slab is provided with expansion joints at both the ends. It is allowed to
    expand in both the direction.
    Even if the terminal slab expands more than the expansion joint thickness between the
    approach slab and terminal slab. The approach slab is free to slide and accommodate the
    expansion gap between approach slab and bridge structure.

    - Design Calculations provided for Justification.


    Total Thickness of Expansion joint provided = 20 mm

    Length of Cement Concrete Slab provided = 50,000 mm = 5 kM


    Expansion of Terminal slab due to temperature difference (25 deg. Celsius)
    = a x T x L = (10 x 10^-6) x (25) x (50,000) = 12.5 mm

    Where a = Coefficient of thermal Expansion (/deg. Celsius)


    T = Temperature Difference (deg. Celsius)
    L = Length of Cement Concrete Slab.

    It can be clearly seen that, if a cement concrete slab of 5 kM length is having a temperature
    difference of 25 deg. Celsius then the expansion produced by such a slab is 12.5mm (worst
    case scenario) which is less than the Expansion Gap Provided.

    Hence it can be concluded that, it is not necessary to provided Anchor Beams below the
    terminal slab in our case. It may be required to be provided where-ever critical.

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