Bridge-Ch-5-Box-Girder Design

Chapter 5- Relevant Tables for Fundamentals of Bridge
Superstructures Design Structures
Chapter 5
SUPERSTRUCTURES
Box Girder Design Procedure
CROSS-SECTIONAL DIMENSIONS DETAILS-REFER TO FIGURE BELOW
 Thickness of top flange

 Minimum deck slab thickness 175mm
 1/20 the clear span between fillets
 Effective span /18
 Thickness of bottom flange
 Minimum thickness 140mm

 1/16 the clear span b/n webs
 Preference from experience 170 mm (can place a 32 mm diam bar
and top 16 mm bar paralle with 2 diam 16 transverse bars;
25+16)x2+32+38+16 = 168
 Web
 The minimum web thickness for RC box girder is 200mm
 Preferred not less than 300 mm
 Main Girder Overall depth
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 Minimum depth per AASHTO LRFD specification of section 2.5.2.6

for single span h = 0.06L
 Thickness of Overhang
 The overhang thickness at the free end may be 200-300 mm and
that at the outer face of the exterior stem 300mm
 Barriers (Protection barriers)

 New Jersey type traffic barrier,
 A curb with structural steel rails separating the traffic from the
pedestrian and/or
 Concrete posts and rails or parapet wall or wall with
steel pipe railing
 Material Specification and Load Data
 Materials - Concrete and reinforcing steel
 Loading - Permanent based on unit weight of materials
and Main Live load HL 93 per ERA or AASHTO
 Same procedure up to design of Overhang deck slab and interior top slab
whereas the bottom shall be provided minimum reinforcement
 Bottom Slab 150mm thick.
 Reinforcement to bottom slab shall be provided per the provision of satandard
adopted
 Parallel to the Span Asl = 0.004bh
 Transverse to Span Ast = 0.005bh
 Check reinforcement for shrinkage requirements As > 0.75 Ag/ fy
 Design of the Girder

 Design Actions due to Permanent Loads
 Exterior Web
 The cross-section dimension necessary for permanent load
calculation are to be shown in the sketch
 Moreover, diaphragm shall be provided at least the ends
 The unfactored and factored load per linear meter length of
the member are calculated as shown below
 Interior Web
 Variable Loads
 Distribution Factors for Moments and Shear Per Section

4.6.2.2.2 of AASHTO
 Distribution Factors for Moments: Interior Web
 Single lane loading
g = (1.75+S/1100) (300/L)0.35 (1/Nc)0.45
 Multiple Lanes Loaded
g = (13/Nc)0.3 (S/430) (1/L)0.25
Thus, consider the governing

 Distribution Factors for Moments: Exterior Web
Compute, We = half web spacing + total overhang, and
If We < S, the distribution factor of Table 4.6.2.2.2 d1, of AASHTO
can be applied
Thus, for single and multiple lane,
g = We/4300
 Distribution Factors for Shear: Interior Web

g = (S/2900)0.6 (d/L)0.1
 Multiple lanes loading
g = (S/2200)0.9 (d/L)0.1
Consider the larger of the two
 Distribution Factor for Shear: Exterior Web

Applying the lever rule
 Multiple Lanes loaded (Table 4.6.2.2.3b1 of
AASHTO)
Compute de, distance from exterior Web to interior face of

barrier
e = 0.64 + de /3800
g = e X ginterior
 Live Load Effect Analysis
The effect of vehicle loading is considered per section 3.6.1.2.2 of AASHTO

 Use influence line for suitable expression of the Moments and

shear and consider the most critical combination for each
section
 Design of Section
 Check section adequacy for Max. Moment and then
 Reinforcement determination at selected critical
section
 Serviceability checking such as crack control and
deflection control
 Explicit computation of deflection for Permanent
load including long term effect used for camber
determination
 Produce sketch drawing for detail design drawings
 Cross section at mid-span, quarter span and support may
be required
 Profile of the main Girders Exterior and Interior
 Planar as bottom of bottom & top of bottom slab; and
bottom of top & top of top slab layout of reinforcement
may be required for construction


Kg =n(I+Aeg2) , moment of inertia, n=Ebeam/Eslab

A is girder area, eg is distance b/n center of slab and girder

 Assume initial Qand compute vx

 And then enter the Table for v/fc’ and vx to pick Q.

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Chapter 5- Relevant Tables for Fundamentals of Bridge

Superstructures Design Structures

Box Girder Design Procedure

CROSS-SECTIONAL DIMENSIONS DETAILS-REFER TO FIGURE BELOW

 Thickness of top flange

 Minimum thickness 140mm

AAiT, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering Page 1

 Minimum depth per AASHTO LRFD specification of section 2.5.2.6

 Barriers (Protection barriers)

 Design of the Girder

 Distribution Factors for Moments and Shear Per Section

Thus, consider the governing

 Single lane loading

 Distribution Factor for Shear: Exterior Web

Compute de, distance from exterior Web to interior face of

The effect of vehicle loading is considered per section 3.6.1.2.2 of AASHTO

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 Use influence line for suitable expression of the Moments and

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Kg =n(I+Aeg2) , moment of inertia, n=Ebeam/Eslab

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 Assume initial Qand compute vx

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