BridgeDesign

Spring2012

Assignment3
BridgeDeckDesign

Designareinforcedconcretebridgedeck(excludingtheoverhang)forthesamebridgedescribedinAssignment2.
5equalspansof8ft
3.25ftoverhangs
flangeofsteelstringers=12inwide

U.W.reinforcedconcrete=150pcf
U.W.asphaltpavement=145pcf

f'cofconcrete=4000psi
fyofreinforcement=60ksi

Use#5barsforflexurereinforcement
(topandbottomtransverse
reinforcement,longitudinal
distributionreinforcement)
Use#4barsfortemperatureand
shrinkagereinforcement
clearcover:useexteriorexposurefor
top

1. Calculatethemaximumfactorednegativemomentatthefirstinteriorsupportandthemaximumpositive
momentat0.35Lintheexteriorspandueto:selfweight,a2thickasphaltwearingsurface,Jerseybarrierrails
andtrucktraffic(oneaxleoftheAASHTOHS20designtruck.)Considermultiplelanesoftruckloading.Formulas
fortheareaandcentroidofirregularpolygonscanbefoundathttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polygon.

2. UsethetraditionaldeckdesignmethoddescribedintheAASHTObridgedesignspecifications.Communicate
yourdesignviaasketchofthebridgecrosssectionthatshows:
slabthickness
topandbottomtransversereinforcement(barsizeandspacing),
distributionreinforcement(bottomofslabinthelongitudinaldirection),
temperatureandshrinkagereinforcement(topofslabinthelongitudinaldirection)
Considerthefollowingcriteriaforyourdeckdesign:
flexurestrength

Controlofcracking(distributionofreinforcement)

ductilefailure(minimumandmaximum
reinforcement)

Controloftemperatureandshrinkage(minimum
reinforcementineachsurfaceandineachdirection.)

Toengineerswho,ratherthanblindlyfollowingthecodesofpractice,seektoapplythelawsofnature.T.Y.Lin