NCDOT

Design Live Loads

Current NCDOT
Design Live Load (LFD)

Live Load Moments

Effect of a single design vehicle

Positioned for maximum effects
Single lane, simple span
No load factors or impact applied
No multiple presence factors

Live Load Bending Moment

10,000
HS20-44
Lane Load
Military

8,000

6,000

4,000

2,000

0
0

25

50

75

100

125

150

175

200

225

250

275

300

Live Load Bending Moment

10,000
HS20-44
NC Design LL
Lane Load
Military

8,000

6,000

4,000

2,000

0
0

25

50

75

100

125

150

175

200

225

250

275

300

Live Load Moment Normalized Against NCDOT Design Live Load

200%

NC Design LL
HS20-44
Lane Load
Military

150%

100%

* Not including Superloads

50%
0

50

100

150

200

250

300

NC Legal Loads
Defined in North Carolina General Statute
Section 20-118
Steadily increasing in recent years
Exceptions granted to specific industries
such as agriculture, timber, aggregates
Bridge Maintenance rating suite

REF. #

SINGLE VEHICLE(SV)
SCHEMATIC
5K

REF. #

22K

27K

SH

TRUCK TRACTOR SEMI-TRAILER(TTST)

SCHEMATIC
12.1K

12.05K

21K 21K

13.5 TON

T4A

14'

9'

9'

4'

22'
12.05K

S3A

21K 21K

9'

54.05K
27.025 TON

66.15K
33.075 TON

4'

7.15K

21K 21K 12.625K 12.625K

13'

T5B
5K

21K 21K

9'

4'

47K

9'

4'

26'

23.5 TON

S3C

11'

74.4K
37.2 TON

4'

15'

12.1K

12.65K 8.2K 21K 21K

62.85K

T6A

8.2K 21K 21K 10.45K 10.45K

9'

4'

31.425 TON

S4A

9'

4'

4'

9'

4'

30'

4'

83.2K
41.6 TON

17'
4.1K
12.1K

8.5K 21K 21K 8.5K

35.55 TON

S5A

9'

4'

4'

4K 21K 21K

11.3K 11.3K 11.3K

71.1K

T7A

9'

4'

4'

9'

4'

4'

4'

34'

21'
12.1K

84K
42 TON

8.6K 8.6K 21K 21K 8.6K

79.9K

4.1K

10.5K 10.5K 8.45K 8.45K 21K 21K

39.95 TON

S6A

9'

4'

4'

4'

T7B

4'

25'

9'

4'

9'

4'

4'

4'

34'
84K

5.2K

S7A

8.59K 8.6K 21K 21K 8.6K

9'

4'

4'

4'

4'

11K

42 TON

9'

34'
84K
42 TON
4.4K

S7B

9.4K 9.4K 21K 21K 9.4K 9.4K

9'

4'

4'

4'

4'

4'

29'
84K
42 TON

Revised 8/23/2005

Exception Vehicles
REF. #

SINGLE VEHICLE(SV)
SCHEMATIC
23.5K

GARB
S2

REF. #

16.5K

40K
20 TON

14'

TRUCK TRACTOR SEMI-TRAILER(TTST)

SCHEMATIC
16K

AGRI
T4

18K

21K 21K

16'

28'

4'

48'
23.5K

11.75K 11.75K

47K

76K

27.025 TON

GARB
S3

11'

38 TON

4'

22K

21K 21K

13K 13K

15'
23.5K 1.5K 19K 19K

63K

AGRI
T5A

15'

4'

28'

4'

51'

31.5 TON

GARB
S4

16'

4'

90K

4'

45 TON

24'
16K

6K
15.85K 19K 19K

69.85K
34.925 TON

AGGR
S4

9'

4'

4'

21K 21K
15'

4'

21K 21K
28'

4'

51'
90K

17'
7K

AGRI
T5B

45 TON

22K 22K

51K
25.5 TON

COTT
S3

16'

4'
20'

8/24/2005

Controlling Truck

S7B (Modified)

Controls nearly entire LL Envelope

Short wheel base
Similar to dump body truck
Equivalent of HS28

Live Load Moment Normalized Against NCDOT Design Live Load

200%

NC Design LL
NC Legal
Envelope

150%

134% @ 37.5'

100%

* Not including Superloads

50%
0

50

100

150

200

250

300

Live Load Moment Normalized Against NCDOT Design Live Load

200%

NC Legal Envelope
Proposed NC LL

150%

134% @ 37.5'

100%

* Not including Superloads

50%
0

50

100

150

200

250

300

HS25 Design Truck

Applies to girder design only
Develop reactions based on HS20
Design girder based on HS25 i.e. concrete
strength, strand arrangement, flange sizes.

Deck, bearing, and substructure design will

be based on HS20
Many states have already adopted HS25
Implementation

HL93 Live Load (LRFD)

Scheduled implementation October 2007

Live Load Moment Normalized Against NCDOT Design Live Load

200%

HL93 (LRFD)
NC Legal Envelope
NC Permit Trucks*

150%

100%

* Not including Superloads

50%
0

50

100

150

200

250

300

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