LOADS ON BRIDGES: DESIGN PHILOSOPHIES Flashcards
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With due regard to issues of:
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constructability
safety
serviceability
inspectability
economy
aesthetics
➢ Refers to the ability to successfully complete construction of bridge being designed
➢ A prerequisite for the bridge to start its design life by entering the stage of operation
➢ Thus, discussed before other general design issues
constructability
➢ New provisions included in LRFD specifications:
➢ Need to design bridges so that they can be fabricated and built without undue difficulty and with control over locked-in construction force effects
➢ Need to document one feasible method of construction in the contract documents unless type of construction is self-evident
➢ Clear indication of the need to provide strengthening and/or temporary bracing or support during erection, but not requiring complete design thereof
constructability
Public safety is the primary responsibility of the design engineer
safety
- structure should not collapse under design event
STRUCTURAL SURVIVAL
- structure should remain stable under designated emergency vehicular live loading
LIMITED SERVICEABILITY
- structure may be reopened to all traffic after inspection following an extreme event
IMMEDIATE USE
3 elements/considerations under safety
STRUCTURAL SURVIVAL
LIMITED SERVICEABILITY
IMMEDIATE USE
Ensure bridge safety such that minimum resistances exceed the potential maximum demands or force effects due to various loads during its design life
BRIDGE DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS
BRIDGE DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS
IN TERMS OF:
strength
stiffness
stability of structural system (component and the entire bridge
meaning of ASD
Allowable Stress Design
Working stress Design or Service Load Design (AASHTO)
Allowable Stress Design (ASD by AISC)
Ultimate/ Strength Design
LOAD FACTOR DESIGN
meaning of LRFD
LOAD AND RESISTANCE FACTOR DESIGN
“Philosophies Of Safety”
DESIGN METHODS
3 types of DESIGN METHODS
- Allowable Stress Design (ASD by AISC)
- LOAD FACTOR DESIGN
- LOAD AND RESISTANCE FACTOR DESIGN
❖also known as
❖Allowable Stress Design (ASD by AISC)
❖ Service Load Design (AASHTO)
❖does not recognize that some loads are more variable than others
❖treats each load in a given load combination as equal
WORKING STRESS DESIGN (WSD)
CONCEPT:
❖the maximum applied stress in a structural component does not exceed a certain allowable stress under normal service or working conditions
WORKING STRESS DESIGN (WSD)
CONCEPT:
❖Based on the premise that one or more factors of safety can be established based primarily on experience and judgement that will assure safety of a bridge component over its design life
WORKING STRESS DESIGN (WSD)
WORKING STRESS DESIGN (WSD)
EQUATION OF SUFFICIENCY:
summation of Qi <= Re/FS
WHERE:
Qi = Load
RE = elastic resistance
FS = factor of safety
DISADVANTAGES of WORKING STRESS DESIGN (WSD)
- Resistance concepts are based on elastic behavior of materials
- It does not embody reasonable measure of strength, which is more fundamental measure of resistance is allowable stress
- Safety factor is applied only to the resistance. Loads are considered to be deterministic (without variation)
- Selection of safety factor is subjective, and it does not provide a measure of reliability in terms of probability of failure
meaning of LFD
LOAD FACTOR DESIGN
❖also known as
❖Ultimate Design ( older ACI code)
❖ Strength Design (ACI and AASHTO)
LOAD FACTOR DESIGN (LFD)
CONCEPT of LOAD FACTOR DESIGN (LFD)
❖mainly recognizes that the live load (vehicular loads and wind forces), in particular, is more variable than the dead load
❖Was developed to overcome drawbacks of ASD method
❖Loads are multiplied by factors greater than unity and added to other factored loads to produce load combinations for design purposes