BRIDGE RULES

RULES SPECIFYING THE LOADS FOR DESIGNING THE SUPER-STRUCTURE

AND SUB-STRUCTURE OF BRIDGES AND FOR ASSESSING THE
STRENGTH OF EXISTING BRIDGES

APPENDIX II(a)

MODIFIED BG LOADING-1987
BROAD GAUGE 1676mm
1. Equivalent Uniformly Distributed Load (EUDL) for Bending Moment in Kilo-
Newton/(tonnes) for cushions of various depths and spans upto and including 8m.
For Bending Moment L is equal to the effective span in metres.
NOTE:
(1) For intermediate values of L and cushions, the EUDL shall be arrived at by linear interpolation.
(2) The figures given below do not include dynamic effects.
EUDL for Bending Moment
Cushion (mm)
L
200 300 400 600

Metres kN t kN t kN t kN t

0.5 268 27.4 222 22.6 188 19.2 144 14.7

1.0 379 38.7 355 36.2 330 33.7 281 28.7

1.5 416 42.5 400 40.8 384 39.2 351 35.8

2.0 435 44.4 423 43.1 410 41.9 386 39.4

2.5 446 45.5 437 44.5 427 43.5 407 41.5

3.0 454 46.2 445 45.4 437 44.6 423 43.2

3.5 490 50.0 483 49.3 476 48.6 462 47.1

4.0 571 58.2 566 57.7 564 57.5 559 57.0

4.5 655 66.8 650 66.3 645 65.8 635 65.8

5.0 722 73.6 717 73.2 713 72.7 704 71.8

5.5 776 79.2 772 78.8 768 78.4 760 77.6

6.0 822 83.8 818 83.5 815 83.1 807 82.3

7.0 894 91.2 891 90.8 887 90.5 881 89.9

8.0 965 98.4 962 98.1 959 97.8 953 97.2

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RULES SPECIFYING THE LOADS FOR DESIGNING THE SUPER-STRUCTURE
AND SUB-STRUCTURE OF BRIDGES AND FOR ASSESSING THE
STRENGTH OF EXISTING BRIDGES

2. Equivalent Uniformly Distributed Load (EUDL) for Shear Force in Kilo-Newton/tonnes for
cushions of various depths and spans upto and including 8m.
For Shear Force, L is the loaded length in metres to give the maximum Shear Force in the member.
NOTE:
(1) For intermediate values of L and cushions, the EUDL shall be arrived at by linear interpolation.
(2) The figures given below do not include dynamic effects.
EUDL for Shear Force
L Cushion (mm)

200 300 400 600

Metres kN t kN t kN t kN t

0.5 268 27.3 222 22.6 188 19.2 144 14.7

1.0 379 38.7 355 36.2 330 33.7 281 28.7

1.5 416 42.5 400 40.8 384 39.1 351 35.8

2.0 443 45.2 429 43.8 416 42.4 390 39.8

2.5 516 52.7 499 50.9 482 49.1 447 45.6

3.0 588 60.0 572 58.3 555 56.7 524 53.5

3.5 644 65.7 630 64.3 616 62.9 588 60.0

4.0 703 71.7 688 70.1 673 68.6 643 65.6

4.5 772 78.7 757 77.2 743 75.7 713 72.7

5.0 827 84.4 814 83.0 801 81.7 774 79.0

5.5 880 89.8 867 88.4 853 87.0 827 84.3

6.0 929 94.8 917 93.5 905 92.3 880 89.8

7.0 1007 102.7 996 101.6 986 101.0 965 98.4

8.0 1097 111.8 1086 110.8 1076 109.7 1055 107.6