The RC Slab Culvert Stability Analysis and Design Report by Mr WEI QQ:345862750

1.0 Applicability
1) The Analysis and Design Report is used for the RC Slab Culvert;
2) Height of Fill Over Slab Culvert: 8000mm.
Figure1-1 RC Slab Culvert Dimensions (units: mm)
Standards
AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications, 4th Edition, 2007.
The strength of the concrete used in this design is evaluated based on
150mm300mm cylinder specimen tested and evaluated in accordance with AASHTO LRFD
Bridge Design Specifications.
Input Dimensions
Height of fill, H
1
= 5920 mm
Height of fill, H
2
= 8000 mm
Height of foundation, H = 2900 mm
2.0Loads
2.1DC Dead Load Structural Components [LRFD 3.5.1]
This section provides the design dead loads applied to the substructure from the superstructure.
Figure1-2 DC Superstructure model (units: mm)
Slab self-weight= 5.75 N/mm
R1=R2= 7475 N
e
long
= 0 mm
M
long
= 0 N*mm
2.2 Live Loads and Live Load Surcharge
For single-span culverts, the effects of live load may be neglected where the depth of fill is more
than 2400 mm and exceeds the span length. [LRFD Article 3.6.1.2.6]
In this design, 5920 2400 ; H mm mm
1
Where: height of fill over Slab Culvert(mm). So the live load may be neglected.
2.3 Vertical Earth Pressure
For this design use a vertical earth pressure based on a unit weight of 20kN/m
3
specified
in the Geotechnical Report.
EV = 118.4 N/mm
R1=R2= 153920 N
e
long
= 0 mm
M
long
= 0 N*mm
Figure1-3 EV model (units: mm)
2.4EH - Horizontal Earth Pressure
The soil extends to the foundation with the following properties:

s
= 20
kN/m
3

f
= 28.3
Active earth pressure coefficient for cohesionless soils:
0.357
The lateral earth pressure is assumed to be linearly proportional to the depth of earth and taken as:
[LRFD 3.11.5.1-1]
Where,
p = lateral earth pressure (MPa)
= density of soil (kN/m
3
)
z=depth below the surface of earth (mm)
Figure1-4 EH model (units: mm)
P
1
=
0.357*20*(5920+230+50)*(10
-6)
= 0.044 Mpa
P
2
=
0.357*20*(8000+1100)*(10
-6
) = 0.065 Mpa
P
H1
= 30024 N
e
long1
= 0.4H 1160 mm
M
long1
= P
H1
*e
long1
34827492 N*mm
P
H2
= 64189 N
e
long2
= (1/2)*H 1450 mm
M
long2
= P
H2
*e
long2
93073470 N*mm
M
long
=M
long1
+M
long2
= 127900962 N*mm
2
(45 / 2)
a f
k tg

a s
p k z
s

2 1
1
( )
2
P P H
1
PH
2
P= PH1+PH2= 94212 N
2.5FR Friction Forces
Friction forces from the rugosity bearings caused by superstructure movement will be
transmitted to the substructure for Foundation.
Figure1-4 FR model (units: mm)
0.1
N=1.25RDC+1.35REV= 217135.75 N
FR= 21714 N
N2= P-FR= 72499 N
e
FR
= 2900 mm e
N2
= 950 mm
M
FR
= 62969368 N*mm M
N2
= 68873788.8 N*mm
A summary of unfactored axial loads and moments as follows:
Table 2.1-1 unfactored axial loads and moments for foundation
Load
P
(N)
M
(N*mm)
DC
super
7475 0
EV 153920 0
EH 0 127900962
FR 0 -62969368
N2 0 -68873789
3.0Load combinations
STRENGTH I
Max= 1.25DC+1.35EV+1.5EH+1.0FR+1.0N
2
The moment due to friction forces from the bearing only apply to strength limit states
and are already factored.
4.0Limiting Eccentricity (Overturning)
Spread footing foundations must be designed to resist overturning which results from lateral and
eccentric vertical loads. For LRFD, the criteria were revised to reflect the factoring of loads.
As a result, the eccentricity of footings for factored loads must be less than 3/4B and 3/4L for
footings on soil.
Pmax= 1.25*7475+1.35*153920= 217136 N
M
max
= 1.25*60140934+1.35*(-54718209)+1.0*64748210= 5993768 N*mm
e
long
= 28 mm < 225 mm O.K.
E W
max
max
M
P

3 3
*(600)
8 8
B
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