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    This document provides an example of calculating loading and bending moments for a bridge deck according to British standards BS 5400 Part 2 and Part 5. It examines both HA and HB loadings. For an HA loading, it determines a maximum mid-span bending moment of 2650 kNm for a 34m simply supported single span bridge with a 6m wide carriageway. For an HB loading with 30 units and shortest 6m vehicle, the maximum bending moment is calculated as 2828 kNm, which would govern the design over the HA loading.

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    This document provides an example of calculating loading and bending moments for a bridge deck according to British standards BS 5400 Part 2 and Part 5. It examines both HA and HB loadings. For an HA loading, it determines a maximum mid-span bending moment of 2650 kNm for a 34m simply supported single span bridge with a 6m wide carriageway. For an HB loading with 30 units and shortest 6m vehicle, the maximum bending moment is calculated as 2828 kNm, which would govern the design over the HA loading.

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    This document provides an example of calculating loading and bending moments for a bridge deck according to British standards BS 5400 Part 2 and Part 5. It examines both HA and HB loadings. For an HA loading, it determines a maximum mid-span bending moment of 2650 kNm for a 34m simply supported single span bridge with a 6m wide carriageway. For an HB loading with 30 units and shortest 6m vehicle, the maximum bending moment is calculated as 2828 kNm, which would govern the design over the HA loading.

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    This document provides an example of calculating loading and bending moments for a bridge deck according to British standards BS 5400 Part 2 and Part 5. It examines both HA and HB loadings. For an HA loading, it determines a maximum mid-span bending moment of 2650 kNm for a 34m simply supported single span bridge with a 6m wide carriageway. For an HB loading with 30 units and shortest 6m vehicle, the maximum bending moment is calculated as 2828 kNm, which would govern the design over the HA loading.

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    HA and HB Bridge Loading Example http://www.childs-ceng.demon.co.uk/tutorial/exha.

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    BS 5400 Part 2 : 2006


    Clause 6.2 Type HA Loading

    Problem: How do you work out the HA loading and bending moment for a bridge
    deck ?

    Example: Carriageway = 6m wide


    Deck span = 34m (centre to centre of bearings for a simply supported
    single span)

    Design for a metre width of deck :


    Cl 3.2.9.3.1. Number of notional lanes = 2
    Notional lane width = 6.0/2 = 3.0m
    Cl 6.2.1. Loaded length = 34m
    W = 336(1/L)0.67 kN/m (per notional lane)
    W = 31.6 kN/m (per notional lane)
    Cl 6.2.2. Knife Edge Load = 120 kN (per notional lane)

    Cl 6.4.1.1. α2 = 0.0137[bL(40-L)+3.65(L-20)]
    α2 = 0.0137[3.0(40-34.0)+3.65(34.0-20)] = 0.947
    Note: For loaded lengths less than 20m the load is proportioned to a
    standard lane width of 3.65m, i.e. 0.274bL = bL/3.65.
    For a metre width of deck :
    W = (31.6 x 0.947)/3.0 = 10.0 kN/m
    KEL = (120 x 0.947)/3.0 = 37.88 kN
    Cl 6.2.7. γfL = 1.50 (Ultimate limit state - combination 1)

    Design HA loading for a metre width of deck :


    W = 1.5 x 10.0 = 15.0 kN/m
    KEL = 1.5 x 37.88 = 56.82 kN

    Maximum mid span Bending Moment with KEL at mid span = Mult
    Mult = (15.0 x 342)/8 + (56.82 x 34)/4
    Mult = 2170 + 480 = 2650 kNm
    Note: Use of γf3
    BS 5400 Pt.3 & Pt.5 - γf3 is used with the design strength so Mult = 2650
    kNm.
    BS 5400 Pt.4 - γf3 is used with the load effect so Mult = 1.1 x 2650 = 2915
    kNm.
    Clause 6.3 Type HB Loading

    Assume the road over the bridge is not a Principal Road then we need to
    check for 30 units type HB loading (see BD 37 Chapter 4).

    Cl 6.3.1 Nominal load per axle = 30units x 10kN = 300kN

    The maximum bending moment will be achieved by using the shortest HB


    vehicle i.e. with 6m spacing (see BD 37 Fig 12).
    The maximum moment for a simply supported span occurs under the inner
    axle when the vehicle is positioned such that the mid span bisects the
    distance between the centroid of the load and the nearest axle.
    With a 34m span and the 6m HB vehicle with equal axle loads, the inner
    axle is placed at 1.5m from the mid span.

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    γfL = 1.30 (Ultimate limit state - combination 1)


    Design HB moment for a metre width of deck :
    Mult = 1.3 x 2175 = 2828 kN/m (compared to 2650 for HA load)
    Hence in this case HB load effects would govern although a grillage or
    finite element type distribution would reduce the HB moment
    considerably.

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