BCA _ DETAILED DESIGN OF COMPOSITE CONCRETE BRIDGE SUPERSTRUCTURES A. Kumar Be, pnp, CEng, MICE, Mt 3 ISteuctE . -Acknowledgements Lam most grateful to MrE. M. Jones of Cleveland County Council (formerly of Staffordshire County Council) and MJ. F. White of Staffordshire County Council or checking the design calculations and making many constructive criticisms. would like to thank many former colleagues at the Cement and Concrete Association* who have contributed indirectly through their discussions with me, notably Mr Tony Threlfall. | am also grateful to Dr Tom Harrison. and Dr Bill Cranston for their interest and provision of the necessary facilities at the Cement and Concrete Association to carry out this work. Finally | would like to thank Mr A. E. Brooks for his editorial contribution to the text Arvind Kumar * Now called the Kumar Associates British Cement Association Beaconsfield 46.506 Published by First published 1988 British Cement Association ISBN 0 7210 13627 Wexham Springs, Slough SL3 6PL Price Group L Telephone Fulmer (028 16) 2727 © British Cement Association 1988 Fax (028 16) 2251 Telex 843352 {All advice or information from the British Cement Association is intended for those who will evaluate the significance and limitations ofits contents and take responsibility for its use and application. No liability (including that for negligence) for any loss resulting from such advice or information is accepted. Readers should note that all BCA publications are subject to revision from time to time and should therefore ensure that they are in possession of the latest version,DETAILED DESIGN OF COMPOSITE CONCRETE BRIDGE SUPERSTRUCTURES A. Kumar €, php, CEng, MICE, MiStruct. Contents Introduction covets ete eee eeen eee ee ee eee 2 Extent of design effort ............ Simply supported and continuous T-beam superstructures using M beams . Inverted T-beam, solid infil superstructures Pseudo-box superstructures with M beams -beam superstructures 0.200... eee eee eee Box-beam superstructures . L-beam superstructures .... References eYYaoveEND Example A : Simply supported composite concrete superstructure .. Example B: Continuous composite concrete bridge superstructure .....0.....0.02 200 ceeee neces 49