Design of elastomeric pad bearing to support a Tee beam girder of a bridge pertaing to following dat

Maximun dead load reaction per bearing 300KN

Maximum live load reaction per bearing 700KN
Longitudinal force due to friction per
bearing 45KN
Effective span of the girder 16m
Estimated roation at bearing of the girder
due to dead and live loads 0.002 radians
Concrete for Tee beam and bed block M20
Total estimated shear due to
creep,shrinkage and temperature 6x10-4

1 Selection of bearing pad dimensions

Maximum Vertical load on bearing = Nmax = (300+700) = 1000 KN

Minimum Vertical load on bearing = Nmin = 300KN

Referring to table ,select plan dimensions
of bearing pad of size 320mm by 500mm

Loaded area = A2 = 15X10-2 mm2

(According to clause 307.1 of IRC:21
Allowable contact pressure = 0.25fc√(A1/A2)
Where, A1 = Concrete bed block area over
plate
A2 = Elastomeric pad area
The ratio (A1/A2) Is limited to 2

Allowable contact pressure = pc = (.25x20√2 = 7.07 N/mm2

Effective bearing area required = Nmax/pc
(1000x103)/7.07
14.14x104 mm2< 15x104 mm2
(Hence safe)

Bearing stress = am=[(1000x103)/(15x104)] = 6.6 N/mm2

Referring to table IRC:83 Clause
916.2,thickness of individual elastomer
layers = hi = 10 mm

Thickness of outer layer = he = 5 mm

Thickness of steel laminates = hs = 3 mm

Side sovering = c = 6 mm
Adopt 3 laminates with two internal layers,
Total thickness of elastomeric pad
 ho = (2h0+3hs+2hi)
= [(2x5)+(3x3)+(2x10)]
= 39mm

[(Loaded surface area of an

2 Shape factor
Shear strain due to creep,shrinkage and
temperature per bearing
Shear strain due to translation per bearing
assuming pc,max
internal layer of
=
elastomer,excluding side
covers)/surface area free to bulge]
[(500-12)(320-
= 12)/(2x10)(500+320)]
= 9.16>6<12 (Hence safe)
= (0.5x6x10-4) = 3x10-4
yd = [Shear strain due to creep
shrinkage and
temperature]+[shear strain due to
= longitudinal force]
= [3x10-4x16x103] + [45x103/15x104]
= 0.423<0.7 (Hence safe)
= 10 N/mm2

3 Maximum permissible angle of rotation of

a single onternal layer of elastomer
corresponding to pc value of 10 N/mm2

abi.max = [0.5pmhi/b.s2] = [0.5x10x10/308x

= 0.00193 radians
Permissible rotation = Ød = ß.n.abi.max
where ß=0.1pm = (0.1x6.6)=0.66N/mm2
and n= number of internal elastomeric
layers = 2

0.0025>0.002 (a
ad = (0.66x2x0.00193) = Hence safe

4 Friction
Shear strain computed = 0.423
Under critical loading conditions,
Shear strain computed <= 0.2+0.1am
<= 0.2+(0.1x6.6)
<= 0.86>0.423, Hence safe
6.6 N/mm2 satisfies the criterion
Also,am = that 10N/mm2 > am >2N/mm2

5 Total Shear Stress

Shear stress due to compression = 1.5(am/S)
= 1.5(6.6/9/16)

Shear stress due to horizontal
deformation,tc=yd
shear stress due to rotaion
Total shear stress
= 1.09 N/mm2
0.423N/mm2 as per computation
= due to translation
= 0.5(b/hi)2abi
= 0.5(308/10)2 x 0.00193
= 0.915 N/mm2
= (1.09+0.423+0.915)
2.428 N/mm2 < 5 N/mm2,Hence
= safe

Hence adopt an elastomeric pad bearing of overall dimensions 320mm by 500mm

with a total thickness of 39mm having two internal elastomeric layers of 10mm
thickness and three steel laminates of thickness 3 mm each having bottom and top
covers of 5mm.The designed elastomeric pad bearing is a shown in the following
drawing.