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Model DBR per Model DBR 1 2.1 ‐Design Life As per Clause 15.1.3 of Design Life for all metro structure may be considered as IRS CBC – The bridge shall 120 years. Coefficients for seismic as well as wind should be designed for the be computed based on probabilistic approach as per the service life as given literature and codal provision. below:‐ • Bridges in sea – 50 years. • Bridges in Coastal areas – 80 years. • Bridges in rest of India – 100 years. 2 5.2.4.7‐Provision As per Cl 16.9 of IRS CBC Provision for replacements and future prestressing for for replacement “The emergency & future pretension girders are not clear. and Future cables are mentioned for “There is no need for provision for emergency & future prestressing post tensioned box girder cables for pretensioned girders”. only in clause 16.9.9 & 16.9.10 of IRS CBC”. 3 6.1‐ Dead Load Clause 6.1, Dead load Track plinth load & Parapet loads which are permanent in (DL) (D.L): Dead load shall be nature shall be considered as Dead load (DL) for Partial based on the actual cross load factors to be taken in each combination. section area and unit weights of materials and shall include the weight of materials that are structural components of viaduct & permanent in nature. 4.0 6.2 – Super Clause 6.2, Super Imposed Track plinth load & Parapet loads which are permanent in Imposed Dead Dead Loads (SIDL): Values nature shall be considered as Dead load (DL) for Partial Loads (SIDL) as per detailed design load factors to be taken in each combination. superimposed dead loads include all the weights of materials on the structure that are not structural elements but are permanent. It includes weight of track form plinth/rails/fasteners/cabl es/parapet/hand‐rail/OHE mast/Cable trough/signaling equipments etc. and will be considered in the design as per site condition. 1 of 4
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6 Clause‐6.11 Clause 6.11.2, Seismic In seismic case load combinations, 50% live load ( with Seismic Load analysis shall be done as impact) may be considered for calculating the stresses as (EQ) per IRS Bridge Rules. Design live load and design earthquake are two extreme “In both seismic statistically uncorrelated events and thus they cannot conditions (longitudinal as occur at the same time. IRC:6 specify 20% of live load & well as transverse), for IITK‐RDSO Guideline recommends 30% of live load. calculating the stresses However, as per IRS Bridge rule vide clause 2.8.5, “When due to vertical effect of considering seismic forces, only 50% of gross tractive live load, 100% of the effort/breaking force, to be reduced by taking dispersion design live load (with and distribution of longitudinal forces, shall be impact) shall be considered along with horizontal seismic forces considered at the time of along/across the direction of traffic. earthquake. However, That’s why, for calculating the stresses due to vertical 50% of gross tractive effect of live load 50% (instead of 100%) of the design effort/breaking force only live load (with impact) shall be considered at the time of will be considered as per earthquake. IRS Bridge Rules”. 7 Clause ‐ 6.14, As per Cl222 of IRC:6‐ As per Cl222 of IRC:6‐2010, The nominal vehicle collision Vehicle Collision 2010, The nominal vehicle loads mentioned in the table‐9 are quite high (Load loads on piers. collision loads mentioned parallel to the carriageways are 100 ton for Main load in the table‐9 are :(Load component & 50 ton for residual load component.) parallel to the carriageways are 100 ton for Main load component & 50 ton for residual load component.) 8 Clause ‐ 6.16‐ Rail Structure interaction It should be clarified that Rail structure interaction LWR forces studies should be done as studies shows that several piers participate in resisting per UIC‐774‐3 R the braking /tractive forces. Hence after distribution and dispersion of longitudinal forces through rail, resulting braking/tractive force is less. This international practice of distributing the braking/tractive forces by conducting RSI analysis shall be permitted. Also it shall be noted that Rail structure interaction is not a single load case in itself. By the studies, the interaction between rail and deck under acceleration/braking, temperature variation of the deck/rail, end rotation of deck and rail fracture are taken into account. Therefore the effect of RSI is included in LL, LF, OT DT load cases. In addition, case of rail fracture shall also considered to happen at any time during the service period of the structure.
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Model DBR per Model DBR 9 Clause‐6.19‐ As per Clause 8.2.8 of Nosing force (NF) is already covered in Dynamic effect, Nosing force (NF) BS5400: Part‐2, “This shall vide clause 2.4 of IRS Bridge Rule. be taken as a single The formula for calculating Dynamic effect is on very nominal load of 100kN, conservative w.r.t BS5400 code. acting horizontally in either direction at right angles to the track at rail level and at such a point in the span as to produce the maximum effect in the element under Consideration”. 10 Clause ‐ 6.20, As per Clause 8.2.7 of Lurching force (LF) is already covered in Dynamic effect, Lurching force BS5400: Part‐2, “Lurching vide clause 2.4 of IRS Bridge Rule. results from the The formula for calculating Dynamic effect is on very temporary transfer of part conservative w.r.t BS5400 code. of the live loading from one rail to another, the total track load remaining unaltered. The dynamic factor applied to RU loading will take into account the effects of lurching, and the load to be considered acting on each rail shall be half the track load. The dynamic factor applied to RL loading will not adequately take account of all lurching effects. To allow for this,0.56 of the track load shall be considered acting on one rail concurrently with 0.44 of the track load on the other rail. This redistribution of load need only be taken into account on one track where members support two tracks. Lurching may be ignored in the case of elements that support load from more than two tracks”.
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Model DBR per Model DBR 11 Clause‐6.22, In addition to derailment “Sacramento derailment criteria” shall be applicable for Derailment load loads (As per Appendix U‐girder design only. XXVIII of IRS Bridge Rules) “Sacramento derailment criteria” may be used.