DESIGN OF BEARING OF CHAWAI (AS PER MODIFIED GAD)

INPUT FOR BEARING DESIGN

Nmax (Maximum permissible normal load) = 765 KN

Nmin (Minimum permissible normal load) = 600 KN

n (number of internal elastomer layer) = 8

lo (overall length of bearing) = 630 mm

bo (overall width of bearing) = 400 mm

c (Side cover) = 6 mm

hi (Thickness of individual internal layer of elastomer) = 12 mm

he (Thickness of top/bottom outer layer of elastomer) = 6 mm

hs (Thickness of steel laminate) = 4 mm

a (Coefficient of thermal expansion) = 0.0000117

t (Average temperature) = 25 o
C
L (Length of Bridge expanding) = 9680 mm

Shrinkage coefficient = 0.0002

H (Horizontal load per bearing) (Braking + Siesmic+Temparature) = 11 ton

ad (Total angle of rotation due to load of the super structure) = 0.0032 rad
CALCULATIONS OF DIFFERENT PARAMETERS FROM INPUT FILE

b (Effective width of bearing) = 388 mm

l (Effective length of bearing) = 618 mm
h (total elastomer thickness) = 108 mm
h' (total hieght of bearing) = 144 mm
S (shape factor) = 9.931
Dbd (Translation in the direction of width) = 4.84 mm
A (effective plan area of bearing) = 239784 mm2
gd (shear strain of elastomer bearing) = 0.50 mm
sm (average compressive stress) = 3.19 Mpa
b (ratio) = 0.319
abi,max (maximum rotation of single internal layer of elastomer) = 0.001568
tc (Shear stress due to axial compression) = 0.482 Mpa
tg (Shear stress due to horizontal deformation) = 0.504 Mpa
ta (Shear stress due to rotation) = 0.8196 Mpa

CHECK FOR DIMENSION OF BEARING

S = 9.931 NOT O.K. Between 6 to12
CHECK FOR TRANSLATION DUE TO SHEAR STRAIN

gd = 0.50 mm ≤0.7
SAFE
CHECK FOR TRANSLATION DUE TO ANGLE OF ROTATION

ad = 0.0032
b.n.abi,max = 0.004
SAFE

CHECK FOR FRICTION & AVG. COMP. STRESS

gd = 0.504 mm
P = 0.519 >= 0.504
SAFE
sm = 3.19 Mpa Between 2 to10
NOT O.K.
CHECK FOR TOTAL SHEAR STRESS

tc + tg + t a = K = 1.8056 Mpa ≤5
SAFE

FINAL SIZE OF BEARING = 630 X 450 X 96MM