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Loading Standards of Bridges, IRC Loading

The document discusses loading standards for bridges in India according to the Indian Roads Congress (IRC). It outlines four classes of loading - AA, 70R, A, and B - which vary in magnitude and are used for different types of bridges. Class AA loading is for national and state highways and consists of tracked and wheeled vehicles. Impact factors that account for dynamic load are also specified according to span length and bridge material. Other loads that must be considered in bridge design are also listed.

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Loading Standards of Bridges, IRC Loading

The document discusses loading standards for bridges in India according to the Indian Roads Congress (IRC). It outlines four classes of loading - AA, 70R, A, and B - which vary in magnitude and are used for different types of bridges. Class AA loading is for national and state highways and consists of tracked and wheeled vehicles. Impact factors that account for dynamic load are also specified according to span length and bridge material. Other loads that must be considered in bridge design are also listed.

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Loading Standards of Bridges, IRC loading

standards
The standard IRC loads specified in IRC: 6- 2000 are grouped under
four categories as detailed below:
i) IRC Class AA Loading- All bridges located on National Highways
& State Highways is to be designed for this heavy loading.
ii) IRC Class 70 R Loading- The loading consists of following three
types of vehicles:
a) Tracked vehicle of total load 700 kN with two tracks , each
weighing 350 kN.
b) Wheeled vehicle comprising 4 wheels, each with a load of 100
kN , totaling 400 kN.
c) Wheeled vehicle with a train of vehicles on seven axles with a
total loads of 1000 kN

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IRC BRIDGE LOADING STANDARDS
( Contd)
iii) IRC Class A Loading
a) Consists of a wheel train comprising a truck with trailers of
specified axle spacing & loading.
b) Heavy duty truck with two trailers transmits loads from 8 axles,
varying from minimum 27 kN to max. 114 kN.
c) Class A loading is a 554 kN train of wheeled vehicles on 8 axles.
d) The Impact has to be allowed as per the formulae recommended
in IRC: 6- 2000.
e) The Impact factor is inversely proportional to the length of the
span & is different for steel & concrete bridges.
f) This type of loading is recommended for all roads on which
permanent Bridges & Culverts are constructed.

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IRC BRIDGE LOADING STANDARDS
( Contd)
iv) IRC Class B Loading
a) Similar to Class A loading except the axles loads are
comparatively of lesser magnitude.
b) The axle load 332 kN train of wheeled vehicles on 8
axle.
c) This type of loading is adopted for temporary
structure & Timber Bridges.
d) Combinations of different types of live loads are
recommended for design of Bridges in Clause 2007.4
of IRC: 6-2000.
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HIGHWAY DESIGN STANDARDS OF DIFFERENT
COUNTRIES
i) British Standard loadings
ii) AASHTO ( American Association of State Highway Transport Officials) Loadings.
iii) French highway Loadings.
iv) Highway Loadings of Germany
v) Highway Loadings of Japan
vi) Highway Loadings of New Zealand
vii) Highway Loadings of Sweden
viii) Highway Loadings of Austria
ix) Highway Loadings of Belgium
x) Highway Loadings of Italy
xi) Highway Loadings of Netherlands
xii) Highway Loadings of Norway
xiii) Highway Loadings of USSR
xiv) Highway Loadings of Saudi Arabia

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IMPACT FACTORS- Indian Standard Loadings

a) IRC Class A Loadings- The Impact allowance is expressed as a


fraction of the applied load & is computed by expression:
I = A/ ( B+ L), where I = Impact factor fraction; A = Constant
having a value of 4.5 RC bridges & 9.0 for steel bridges; B= Constant
having a value of 6.0 for RC bridges & 13.5 for steel bridges; L= Span
in meters.
b) For span less than 3 meter , Impact Factor is 0.5 for RC bridges &
0.545 for steel bridges.
c) For pan more than 45 meter, the Impact factor is taken as 0.088
for RC bridges & 0.154 for steel bridges.
d) The Impact percentages for highway bridges can also be directly
obtained from the standard curves of IRC Codes.

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IMPACT FACTORS- Indian Standard Loadings (
Contd)
b) IRC Class AA or 70 R Loadings –
For span less than 9 m
i) For tracked vehicle- 25% of span upto 5 m linearly reduced
to 10% for span of 9 m.
ii) For Wheeled vehicle- 25%
For span 9 m & above
For tracked vehicles- For RC bridges, 10% up to span of 40 m & in
accordance with standard figures for span exceeding 45 m is
obtained.
For steel bridges, 25% for spans up to 23 m & as per standard
Curves for spans exceeding 23 m is obtained.

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INDIAN LOADING BRIDGE LOADING
STANDARDS
Various Loads & Forces to be considered in design of bridge members are:
i) Dead & Live loads
ii) Impact Load
iii) Longitudinal Force
iv) Thermal Force
v) Dynamic Effects
vi) Centrifugal force due to curvature of track
vii) Temperature & Frictional effects
viii) Racking Forces
ix) Wind & Earthquake Forces
x) Erection Forces &
xi) Frictional resistance of expansion bearings.
IRS Bridge Rules recommends the use of equivalent uniformly distributed loads ( EUDL)
on each track & also coefficient of dynamic augment (CDA) for spans varying from 1 to
130 m for both BG & MG as shown in standard Tables.

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