Data

1 DIMENSIONING
a) Cover 6 mm
A 300 mm along the traffic
B 350 mm across the traffic
a 288 mm
b 338 mm
2a 576 Ok

b) a/10 28.8 and a/5 57.6

Material Symbol Value Unit Symbol Value Unit Symbol

steel hs 3 mm Ns 3 Nos Ts
elastomer hi 10 mm Ni 4 Nos Ti
h 61 mm (total thk of bearing including steel plates)
hs thickness of each layer of steel plate
hi thickness of each layer of elastomer pad
Ns Total no of steel plates
Ni Total no of layers of elastomer pad
Ts Total Thickness of steel plate
Ti Total Thickness of Elastomeric pad excluding steel plates

"Ti" should be between 28.8 and 57.6 ok

c) S 7.78 Ok calculate for individual layer (S = Shape factor)

2 LIMITS OF VERTICAL PRESSURE

Lclear 12 m girder clear span
T SW 150 Ton Total weight of single span superstructure
Tbearing 6 nos Total no of bearing per span
Pc 25 Ton slowly applied vertical load per bearing (DL)

Ltotal 13 m

Ps 30 Ton quick acting vertical load per bearing (LL)

σmin (mpa) 2.57 ok only due to DL

σmax (mpa) 5.65 ok due to DL& LL

3 NO SLIP CONDITION

TE 22.5 TON tractive effort

BF 15 TON breaking force
 Hs 22.5 TON Quick acting horizontal force
Hc 4.5 TON 40% of Hs per support (Slow acting horizontal force

G 1 Mpa shear modulus

ζv 0.46 mpa shear stress
0.46 shear strain
∆strain 24.04 mm movements corresponding to shear strain
dt 30 change in temperature
∆t 7.02 temperature movement
∆creep 3 movement due to creep
T∆ 10.0 total movement due to temperature and creep

Hc 1.9

check for no slip condition

μ1 0.33 for DL
μ1 0.21 for DL+LL

F1 8.34 T safe resisting force

F2 11.34 T safe resisting force

4 BED BLOCK CONCRETE

concrete 30
fperm 7.5 mpa safe permissible stress

5 LIMIT OF DISTORTION
shear strain #REF! #REF!

6 CHECK FOR NO UPLIFT CONDITION AT EDGE OF BEARING

Assumptions
∆_DL+LL 25 mm vertical deflection under DL+LL
Ɵ_bearing 0.0038461538 radian roatation at bearing
Ɵ_DL 0.0017 radian roatation due to DL
Ɵ_DL+LL 0.0021 radian roatation due to DL

a) For DL condition

∑ei/(a/6) > tanαc

ei 0.103 mm compression of individual layer

ein 0.412 mm compression of all layer

∑ei/(a/6) 0.009 radian safe ∑ei/(a/6) > tanαc

a) For DL+LL condition

∑ei/(a/6) > tanαc+1.5tanαs

 ei 0.218 mm compression of individual layer
ein 0.873 mm compression of all layer

∑ei/(a/6) 0.018 radian safe ∑ei/(a/6) > tanαc+1.5tanαs

7 Check for total shear stress

a) ζv_comp 1.39 mpa 1.5/S*(Pc+1.5Ps/(axb))

b) ζv_horz 0.65 mpa Hc/(a*b)

c) ζv_rotation 0.39 mpa G*a*a*(tanαc+1.5*tanαs)/(2*hi*Ti)

Total stess 2.43 mpa ok

8 Check suitability of steel plate

σs 140 mpa allowable stress in steel

h_required 2.05 mm safe

Value Unit
9 mm
52 mm
Pmax 4546 KN Max Vertical axial load (Including Live load)
Pmin 1012.5 KN Min Vertical axial load (Excluding Live load)
H 722.6 KN Horizontal force
s_max 63.5 mm max horizontal displacement at guided sliding end
fy 280 mpa grade of steel of pot bearing
∆_mid 116 mm deflection at center of span
0.0001 radian rotation < 0.025 all provision of IRC 83 ca
Ɵ
0.16615776 degree

A Design of elastomeric pad

Diameter Check
fz_max allow 35 mpa
fz_min allow 5 mpa
d_elastmr 406.664023 .= 490 mm <180 mm min
A_elastmr 188574.099 mm2
fz_max 24.12 mpa < 35 mpa Ok
fz_min 5.37 mpa > 5 mpa Ok
e_max 34.93 mm .= 35 mm max eccentricity due to horizontal d
Mg 159.11 kN-m .= 160 kN-m moment due to eccentricity
z_elastmr 11550164 mm3 section modulus of elastomer
fp 37.96 mpa < 40 mpa OK extreme fibre stress
Thickness Check
h_elastmr 32.67 mm > 16 Ok 35 mm
h_elastmr_final 51.25 mm 55 mm final thk of elastomer
Deflection Check
∆_perimeter 0.7105 mm < 8.25 mm Ok

B Design of PTFE pad

Option 1 Square shape of sheet
fz_max allow 40 mpa
a/b_min 337.12 mm 450 mm size of squre sheet Ok
A_ptfe 202500 mm2 area of PTFE sheet
z_ptfe 15187500 mm3
fp 32.98 mpa < 45 mpa OK extreme fibre stress
h_ptfe 5 mm > 4.5 mm Ok thickness of PTFE sheet
max protrusion above recess 2.00 mm

Option 2 Round shape of sheet

fz_max allow 40 mpa
d_min 380.40 mm 520 mm size of squre sheet Ok
A_ptfe 212371.663 mm2 area of PTFE sheet
z_ptfe 13804158 mm3
fp 32.997 mpa < 45 mpa OK extreme fibre stress
h_ptfe 5 mm > 4.5 mm Ok thickness of PTFE sheet

C Design of POT cylinder

H 722.6 KN Design horizontal force
H_min allow 454.6 KN Ok
H_max allow 1136.5 KN Ok

fluid pressure_elastmr 24.11 mpa

a)fluid pressure_cylin 324844.983 /(bp*hc) bp=thk of cylinder wall
b)hoop stress_due to H 361300 /(bp*hc) hc=height of cylinder wall
a)+b)= 168
bp*hc= 4084.19633
bp=hc= 63.91 mm 90 mm

D Design of base plate of POT

h_base plate 65 mm assumed base plate thk
d_base plate bottom 750 mm dia of base plate at bottom
A_base plate 441786.467 mm2 area of base plate
Z_base plate 41417481 mm3 section modulus of base plate
fp_max 14.15 mpa
fp_min 6.43 mpa
M_upward force 115821.946 N-mm

check for thk

taking width= 1 mm
M/Z= 184.8
Z 626.74
t_base plate 61.32 < 65 Ok

E Checks for cylinder

a)Check for shear stress
i)fluid pressure 14.73 mpa
ii)pressure_H force 24.58 mpa
fv 39.31 mpa total shear stress

b)Check for bending stress

consider 1 mm radial slice of cylinder
i)fluid pressure 27.01 mpa

ha 75.00 mm height of line of application of design horizontal force from cylinder

ii)pressure_H force 122.89 mpa
fp 149.9 mpa < 184.8 mpa Ok

b)Check for combine bending & shear stress

fpv 154.97 mpa < 252 mpa Ok

F Design of side guide for sliding of POT-PTFE

Lg 350 mm length of guide
bg 50 mm width of guide
tg 30 mm thickness of guide

a)Check for shear stress

fv 41.29 mpa < 126 mpa

b)Check for bending stress

M 21678000 N-mm
Z 145833.333 mm3
fp 148.65 mpa < 184.8 mpa

b)Check for combine bending & shear stress

fpv 164.96 mpa < 252 mpa
 all provision of IRC 83 can applied

ntricity due to horizontal displacement of guided plate

due to eccentricity
odulus of elastomer
extreme fibre stress

elastomer pad thickness

extreme fibre stress

thickness of PTFE sheet

extreme fibre stress

thickness of PTFE sheet
 0 6.43
750 14.15
620 12.81

zontal force from cylinder wall above base interface