1.

Data and Specification

Clear Span = 6.25 m

Clear width = 8 m
Live loading = HS20
Wearing Surface = 1.44 kPa
Concrete Strength, f'c = 21 MPa
Grade 40 reinforcement, fy = 276 MPa

By AASHTO Specifications, an allowable concrete stress of

fc = 0.4 f'c = 8.400 MPa

and the allowable steel stress is

fs = 0.5 fy = 138.000 MPa

2. Slab Design
Consider a 1 meter strip of slab parallel to traffic:

0.6 m 8 m 0.6 m

1 m strip
Cross section of slab Bridge

1 m strip

Effective span = 6.55 m

Plan
 
 Unit Wt of Concrete = 23.5 kN/m3
Effective span of slab, S = 6.55 m
Minimum Slab Thickness = 1.259 ft 0.384 m
Trial Slab Thickness, t = 0.4 m
Weight of slab = 9.400 kN/m
Weight of wearing surface = 1.440 kN/m
Total deadload/m of Span = 10.840 kN/m
Deadload Moment is = 58.133 kN-m
Width of slab over which load is distributed= 1.613 m
E = 4 + 0.06 S where E and S in feet
E = 1.22 + 0.06 S where E and S in m

The load on each rear wheel is (16.00 lb) 71.168 kN and the load on a width of slab is therefore
Rear wheel = 71.168 kN
PRear = 44.122 kN
Position of live load for maximum moment:
and that in the front wheel is Rear wheel = 26.51 kN
PFront = 16.435 kN

R= 88.243 kN
16.435 kN 44.122 kN 44.122 kN
4.268 m 1.067 1.067 2.134 m

3.275 m 3.275 m
29.747 kN 58.496 kN
CASE 1

and the liveload moment is (with one wheel on the load span)

ML = 72.249 kN-m

The impact coefficient is:

50
I=  0.30 L in feet 
L + 125
I= 0.341 > 0.3 use I = 0.3
The impact moment is therefore:
MI = 21.675 kN-m

The total moment due to dead, live and impact effects is

MT = 152.057 kN-m
Consistent with the AASHTO specification, the elastic design equations will be used.
EC = 21538.106 MPa
n= 9.286 say 9
k= 0.354
 j= 0.882
R= 1.311 MPa
dreq'd = 340.548 mm 400 mm
dfurn = 362.500 mm Comment: OK
The actual effect depth is sufficiently close to the computed requirement and a 300 mm thick slab will
be used. The required main reinforcement is
As = 3446.184 mm2
using 25 mm Ø bars
Ab = 490.874 mm2
Required Spacing, s = 142 mm

Therfore use 25 mm Ø bars @ 120 mm o.c main bars.

The amount of transverse reinforcement required for proper distribution of concentrated loads
(also provide for shrinkage) is
100/√S = 21.575 < 50%
Atr = 743.500 mm2 (controls)
Ast = 800.000 mm2 Use A = 800.000 mm2
using 16 mm Ø bars
Ab = 201.062 mm2
Required Spacing, s = 251 mm

Therfore use 16 mm Ø bars @ 250 mm o.c transverse bars.

To facilitate screeding off the slab, the required curbs will not be monolithic. Required edge beams will
consist of an edge slab section additionally reinforced.

Thickness of the curb = 0.25 m

Width of the curb = 0.6 m
Dead load carried by edge beam = 9.165 kN/m

The dead load moment is

MD = 49.150 kN-m

The specified live-load moment is

ML = 0.10 P20 S = 46.615 kN-m

The impact load moment is

MI = 13.985 kN-m

The total moment due to dead, live and impact effects is

MT = 109.750 kN-m

The resisting moment of the given section is

 Comment:
MR = Rbd =
2
103.364 kN-m NOT OK

Comment: Since the curb is connected to the concrete slab by dowel bars, this will create a
composite action between the slab and the curb. (It is left for the student to verify the adequacy of
the trial design taking advantage of composite action).

The steel required is

As = 2487.349 mm2

using 25 mm Ø bars
Ab = 490.874 mm2
n= 5.067 say 6

Using 6 - 25 mm Ø bars
Case 1 Case 2
3.201 Two Wheels Right One Wheel
4.268 One Wheel Left One Wheel

16.435 kN 44.122 kN 44.122 kN

4.268 m 4.268 m

3.275 m 3.275 m

CASE 2

From Case 1: From Case 2:

MMax = 65.681 kN-m MMax = 72.249 kN-m

1 m strip say #VALUE! #REF!

Therfore use #REF! #REF! @ 250 mm o.c transverse bars.