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Moving Load Analysis as per IRC

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00 Contents

Contents

Moving Load Analysis as per IRC ……………………………………………………………. 01

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00 Overview

Overview

● PSC Box Section

- Single Span : 30 m
AIM
- 9.5 m width Box Section

- 1 m Crash Barriers on Both Ends

● In this tutorial we will learn the following things…

- How to add Traffic Line Lanes in a Line Beam Model

- How to define Vehicles as per IRC

- How to define Moving Load Combinations

- How to control the Moving Load Analysis

- Results for Moving Loads and to back trace the Vehicle Load Positions for the most critical result.

- To check the Concurrent Reactions for the maximum reaction due to the respective vehicle position

at each support.

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00 General Arrangement Detail of the Bridge

Wireframe View of the Model

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00 General Arrangement Detail of the Bridge

3D Solid View of the Model

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00 General Arrangement Detail of the Bridge

Cross Sectional View of the Model

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01 Load > Moving Load > Moving Load Code

Choose Moving Load Code

1 Open PSC Box.mcb

2 Go to Load > Moving Load >
2
Moving Load Code
3 From the Drop Down Menu choose
India

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02 Load > Moving Load > Traffic Line Lanes

Deciding Lane Placement

First we need to decide where to

place lanes over the deck.

Crash Barrier of 1m each on both

ends
Carriageway Width : 9.5-2 = 7.5 m
According to IRC 6 Table 2:
Live Load Combination
For Carriage way Width
5.3< CW <9.6

We have 2 Combinations

1. 1 Lane of Class 70R running

with minimum Eccentricity
from the kerbs.
2. 2 Lanes of Class A running
. with minimum Eccentricity
from the kerbs.

So, we need to define 3 lanes.

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02 Load > Moving Load > Traffic Line Lanes

Deciding Class 70R Lane

• 1 Lane for Class 70R has to be

added with minimum eccentricity
from the kerb of the deck.

• Wheel Width for Class 70R is

0.86m.

• Center to Center wheel spacing

for Class 70R is 1.93 m.

• So eccentricity from the Center

Line where the Line Element is
modelled is:

e = 4.75-1-1.2-0.43-0.965
= 1.155 m

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02 Load > Moving Load > Traffic Line Lanes

Deciding Class A Lanes

• 2 Lanes for Class A has to be

added with minimum eccentricity
from the kerb of the deck.

• Wheel Width for Class 70R is

0.5m.

• Center to Center wheel spacing

for Class 70R is 1.8 m.

• So eccentricity from the Center

Line where the Line Element is
modelled is:

Lane 1 :
e = 4.75-1-.15-0.25-0.9
= 2.45 m

Lane 2 :
e = 4.75-1-.15-0.25-1.8-.25-1.2-
.25-0.9
= -1.05 m

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02 Load > Moving Load > Traffic Line Lanes

Defining Traffic Line Lanes 1

Go to Load > Moving Load > Traffic Line

Lanes
1 Click ADD
2 Name > Lane 70R
3
3 Eccentricity > -1.155
*eccentricity is negative if the lane is at the left
hand side of the reference element selected i.e
4
along its local +y axis.
Wheel Spacing > 1.93 (Class 70R)
5
4 Span Length > 30
*span length is used to calculate the Impact Factor
for the bridge as per formulas given in IRC or 6
instead one can directly mention the Impact Factor
also.
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5
Vehicular Load Distribution > Lane Element
*since there is only one line element which we are
using as reference element, so the vehicular load 10 8
can be distributed only through that line element.
In case of Grillage Modelling one should go for 9
Cross Beam Distribution.
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9
6 Skew : Start (0) ; End (0)
.
*for a skewed bridge one can specify the skew
angles at the start and end of the Lane. It
automatically takes into account of the wheels
coming inside the skew specified.
7
Moving Direction > Both
8 Selection by > 2 Points 11
9 Click on Node 1
10 Click on Node 31
11 Click Apply
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02 Load > Moving Load > Traffic Line Lanes

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Defining Traffic Line Lanes 3

1 Click left most corner cell named No in the

Table made
2 Click Delete
3 Name > Lane 1A
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4 Eccentricity > -2.45
5 Wheel Spacing > 1.8 5

6 Span Length > 30 6

7 Selection by > 2 Points

8 Click on Node 1
9 Click on Node 31
10 Click Apply

11 Again Click left most corner cell named No in

the Table made
Click Delete
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Name > Lane 2A
8
Eccentricity > 1.05
9
Wheel Spacing > 1.8
Span .Length > 30 2

Selection by > 2 Points 1

Click on Node 1
Click on Node 31
12 Click Ok
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03 Loads > Moving Load > Vehicles

Define Standard Vehicles 1

Go to Load -> Moving Load -> Vehicles

1 Click Add Standard
3

2 Standard Name > Select IRC:6-2000 Standard

3 Vehicular Load Type > Class A
4 Click Apply

Vehicular Load Type > Class 70R

5 Click OK

.
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04 Loads > Moving Load > Moving Load Cases

Moving Load – Moving Load Cases as
per IRC

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04 Loads > Moving Load > Moving Load Cases

Moving Load – Moving Load Cases 1

Go to Load -> Moving Load -> Moving Load

Cases
1 Click Add
2 Load Case Name : MVL70R
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3 Auto Live Load Combination > Check OFF
4 Click Add
2 6
Sub-Load Cases
5 Min. Number of Loaded Lanes > 0
3
Max. Number of Loaded Lanes > 1

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6 Vehicle : Class 70R
Assign Lanes
7
Select Lane 70R
Click key
8 Click OK
8
9 Click OK
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04 Loads > Moving Load > Moving Load Cases

Moving Load – Moving Load Cases 1

Go to Load -> Moving Load -> Moving Load

Cases
1 Click Add
2 Load Case Name : MVLA
5
3 Auto Live Load Combination > Check OFF
4 Click Add
2 6
Sub-Load Cases
5 Min. Number of Loaded Lanes > 0
3
Max. Number of Loaded Lanes > 2
*based on this the program will make
combinations running vehicles on each lane 7
individually and both lanes together.
6 Vehicle : Class A
Assign Lanes

7
Select Lane 1A and Lane 2A
Click key 8

8 Click OK
9 .
Click OK

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05 Loads > Moving Load > Concurrent Reaction Group

Define Support Group for Concurrent
Reactions 1

*To find the Concurrent Reactions for the 4

corresponding maximum reactions at each
support , we need to consider all support
nodes in a Group.
1 Go to Tree Menu -> Groups
2 Right Click > Structure Group> New
Name > Concurrent Group
3 Select the 4 Support Nodes.
3
4 Drag and Drop Concurrent Group.

Go to Load > Moving Load > Concurrent

Reaction Group
5 From the Node Group
Select Concurrent Group to Selected 5
Group
6 .
Click OK

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06 Analysis > Analysis Control >Moving Load

Define Analysis Control for Moving
Load 1

Go to Analysis -> Analysis Control> Moving

Load
2
1 Influence Generating Points
Number/Line Element >3
*this controls the program to govern the intervals to
place the vehicle so as to generate the influence
values at those positions. 3
2 Analysis Results
Frame
Normal + Concurrent Force : Check ON
4
Combined Stress Calculation : ON
3 Calculation Filters
Reactions > All
Displacement > All
Forces/Moments > All
*In case of long bridge it is more time efficient to
filter out the group of elements which is supposed to
have most critical results. So the software will
perform analysis only for those selected filter.
4 Bridge
. Type for Impact Calculation> RC
*This will automatically calculate the impact Factor as
per the Span Length given.
Maximum Successive Vehicles >3 5

*Program will automatically consider the nose to tail

distance mentioned in the code.
Click > OK
5 Go To Analysis -> Perform Analysis

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07 Result> PostCS - Moving Load Results

Max. Reaction Envelope

2
Go to Results -> Reaction > Reaction
Forces / Moment
1 Stage > PostCS
*Whenever Construction Stage Analysis is done,
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program automatically generates results in
two phases CS results and Post CS Results
Load Cases/Combinations >
Mvmax:MVL70R
*Program automatically generates max and
min load cases considering all possible
1
combinations.
2
Components > Fz
*The reaction values for this max case means
the maximum reaction you can get on that
support for all possible combinations
Type of Display > Legend (on)
3

Click Apply
*In a similar way you can check results for
MVmax:MVLA and MVmin cases also

Note: By Invoking “…” the tables of

any component of result and
load cases can be checked.

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07 Result> PostCS - Moving Load Results

4

Bending Moment Envelope 1

Go to Results -> Forces -> Beam

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1 Diagrams

2 Load Cases/Combinations > MVall:MV1 2

Components > My
Type of Display > Contour (on)
3
3
> Legend (on)
Click besides Quick View
Click inside Element and Select 14th
4

Element
5 *One can click inside the box anywhere
to find forces at any position of element.
Click Apply
*One can find which element is having
6 the maximum and minimum force from
the legend. In this case we are getting
maximum bending moment due to
MV70R max at element number 15
6

Note: By Invoking “…” the tables of

any component of result and
load cases can be checked.

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07 Result> PostCS - Moving Load Results

Maximum Bending Moment in 2

Tables
1
Go to Results -> Result Table -> Beam -
> Forces
4

Result Activation Dialog

1 Load Case > MVall:MVL70R and
MVall:MVLA 3

2 Part Number > Part I (ON) , Part j

(ON)
5
3 Click OK
4 Right Click in the Result Table 6

Click Sorting Dialog…

In Sort Key Columns Select

5 only >Asc|Moment-y
Click > Sort
6 Drag to bottom of the table to find the
Element Number and for which Load
Case we are getting maximum My

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07 Result> PostCS – Moving Load Results

Moving Load Tracer

1

*This function is used to back trace the

2
exact position of vehicle for which we are
getting the maximum result in a
particular element (Key Element)
3

Go to Results -> Moving Load ->

Moving Load Tracer -> Beam Forces /
Moments 4

Load Cases/Combinations > Mvmax :

1

MVL70R

2 Key Element > 15

Part >j Check ON
3

4
Components > My
*One can click on Write Min/Max Load to
File to Convert the traced vehicle to Static
Load. In that case Copy all the contents of
the MCT File generated to Tools-> MCT
Command Shell > Run

Click Apply

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07 Result> PostCS – Moving Load Results

Concurrent Reactions
*This function is used to find the
concurrent reactions for the vehicle traced 1
for the maximum reaction at each support. 2

Go to Results -> Result Tables->

Concurrent (Max/Min) Reactions
1 Choose Load Case > MVL70R
(MV:Max)

2 Click > Apply

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