DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF BRIDGE WITH WATER CURRENT LOADS AIM To Design and analyse a bridge with Water current loads using STAAD Pro. Software. INTRODUCTION As per the given data and standard formulas the water current load is being calculated manually. Max. velocity = √2…
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updated on 03 Mar 2023
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Structural dynamics
1.Differentiate Static analysis and Dynamic analysis with proper representing picturesStatic Analysis in Structural DynamicsDefinition: Static analysis in structural dynamics involves evaluating structures under static or quasi-static loads, assuming the loads are applied slowly enough that dynamic effects (like inertia…
26 May 2024 10:05 AM IST
Identification of Cracks
Question 1 a) What is the mode of failure or damage of the beams in the figure above? ElaborateObservations Concrete crushed and the reinforcement is exposed.Concrete spalled beyond reinforcement which may be a sign of ruptureBeam top portion looks safe because of flange advantage from slab.The crack…
26 May 2024 09:30 AM IST
Challenge 12
1.Describe the DL & SIDL considerations for an open foundation. Soln : DL (Dead Load) and SIDL (Superimposed Dead Load) considerations are important aspects in the analysis and design of structures, including those with open foundations. Here's a description of these considerations in the context of an open foundation:…
05 Jan 2024 11:04 AM IST
Challenge 11
1.Briefly describe about soil structure interaction in a pile foundation? Soln : Soil-structure interaction in a pile foundation refers to the dynamic and complex relationship between the soil surrounding a pile and the pile itself. Pile foundations are used to support structures like buildings and bridges, transferring…
05 Jan 2024 10:22 AM IST
Challenge 10
1.Explain how the pile caps should be designed considering the tilt and shift conditions and mention advantages of the same? soln : Pile caps are structural elements that distribute the loads from columns or piers to a group of piles. Designing pile caps involves considering various factors, including tilt and shift conditions.…
03 Jan 2024 09:27 AM IST
Challenge 9
1. Explain the dead load calculations of a pier cap and a circular pier? Provide the values in KN/m. Inputs: Length=30m Volume of Pier cap=35 m3 Diameter of the pier = 2m Concrete density = 25KN/m3 Soln : Pier Cap Dead Load Calculation: Volume = 35 m3 (given) Mass = Volume × Density…
03 Jan 2024 08:51 AM IST
Challenge 8
1.What are piers and explain about. Explain loads considered for calculating the total design force Piers are structural elements that support loads from above and transfer them to the ground or another supporting structure. They are vertical members typically made of concrete, steel, or wood and are used in various engineering…
10 Nov 2023 06:42 AM IST
Challenge 7
1.What are Pier caps and explain the operations of launching of pier caps Pier caps are structural elements used in bridge construction and other civil engineering projects to provide support and load distribution at the tops of piers or columns. They are typically made of reinforced concrete or other strong materials…
06 Nov 2023 08:45 AM IST
Challenge 5
Explain the procedure of transverse analysis of deck slab of a metro viaduct Transverse analysis of a deck slab for a metro viaduct is an essential engineering process to ensure the structural integrity and safety of the viaduct. This analysis involves assessing the deck slab's response to transverse (side-to-side) loads,…
06 Nov 2023 04:06 AM IST
Project 1
1. Mention the need for a metro rail in a developing economy. Considering India as a country with developing economy below mentioned points shows the importance of metro rails in India. Metro rails are the most desirable infrastructures for the cities in India. They are known for facilitating people’s safe,…
03 Nov 2023 09:52 AM IST
Challenge 6
1. What is elastomeric bearings? And what is made of and the uses of them. Elastomeric bearings are structural components designed to provide flexibility and movement in buildings and infrastructure, particularly in response to dynamic forces like seismic activity, temperature fluctuations, and other forms of motion. These…
16 Oct 2023 03:35 AM IST
Challenge 4
1. What is a prestressed I girder? Why should a designer choose I girders when we are having double deck bridges and substantiate your answer with structural clearances? A prestressed I-girder is a type of structural element commonly used in bridge construction and other civil engineering projects. It is designed to support…
13 Oct 2023 04:12 AM IST
Challenge 3
1. What are the sectional properties we need upfront for designing a metro viaduct? What is the supporting software for identifying the sectional properties and designing them? 1. Area 2. Perimeter 3. Bounding box 4. Centroid 5. Moment of inertia Supporting software 1) Auto CAD 2) Shape builder 3) Staad Pro. 4) Midas 5) CSI…
10 Oct 2023 09:23 AM IST
Challenge 2
1.What are the structural components of a bridge? Explain in detail about the foundation, sub structure and super structure components of the bridge The various parts and components of a bridge are as follows: <!-- [if !supportLists]-->1. <!--[endif]-->Deck <!-- [if !supportLists]-->2. <!--[endif]-->Superstructure…
08 Oct 2023 09:07 AM IST
Challenge 1
1.Why is a metro rail needed in countries with developing economy? What is your basic understanding on the differences between a conventional rail system and a metro rail system? Ans: Considering India as a country with developing economy below mentioned points shows the importance of metro rails in India. Metro rails…
11 Sep 2023 06:47 AM IST
Project 1
Q 1) The portal beam has two Bearing locations 1m from either end. The load from each bearing is 75 kN. Calculate the support reactions and displacement of each node. Model creation in STAAD Step 1 - Model a Portal frame with 2 portal columns of height 3 m,cross section 300mm x 300mm and Portal beam having length of 4m…
05 Aug 2023 02:55 PM IST
Project 2
Answers were manually written and attached as PDF
29 Jun 2023 10:39 PM IST
Week 12 Challenge
Q 1. Difference B/w active & passive earth pressure. The minimum value of lateral earth pressure exerted by soil on a structure, occurring when the soil is allowed to yield sufficiently to cause its internal shearing resistance along a potential failure surface to be completely mobilized. Passive pressure is a…
25 Jun 2023 10:30 AM IST
Week 11 Challenge
Q1. Design the pile of the below mentioned bridge . considering 28 m straight span. With abutment having backfill With abutment having RE wall. Vertical capacity-250 tonne horizontal capacity -40 tonne Soln : PDF files with manual calculation attached in the attachment. Q 2)List out different components…
22 Jun 2023 11:26 AM IST
Week 10 Challenge
Q 1)What all checks need to be followed in design of well foundation regarding the stability and the design. List out all the necessary clauses from IRC codes applicable. Ans : The following two methods for stability analysis of well foundations are discussed below: 1. Terzaghi’s method. 2. IRC method. 1. Terzaghi’s…
18 Jun 2023 07:11 AM IST
Week 9 Challenge
Q1. In a river of linear waterway 90 m and design discharge as 700 cumec and having silt factor as 1 . Fix the span and type of foundation if HFL is 3 m from the ground. Velocity of water 1.2m/sec Calculate the forces as per IRC 6 on the foundation and propose the foundation. assume simply supported bridges continuous…
14 Jun 2023 01:41 PM IST
Week 8 Challenge
Q 1 : Calculate the loads as per IRC 6 assuming bridge in Bangalore on the pile group of the below given bridge for the abutment.(ignore temperature and wind) Weight of Crash barrier and railing can be assumed as 10kn/running meter Soln : Q 2 : List all the components of the well foundation and list the minimum…
11 Jun 2023 07:51 AM IST
Week 7 Challenge
Question 1: How to fix number of piles in the deep foundation? Answer :- Piles are the structural component which comes under the deep foundation. The function of the pile is to transmit a load of a structure to competent sub-surface strata by the resistance developed from bearing at the toe or skin friction…
02 Jun 2023 04:13 PM IST
Project 1
The Staad model has been created according to the sizes given. The model with given sizes in the problem has been created. Different Properties of the frame structure has been defined and assigned. top slab Bottom and side wall Haunch Portion SUPPORT IN STAAD KFY = C/C OF NODES * SPRING CONSTANT SPRING CONSTANT…
11 May 2023 05:11 PM IST
Week 6 Challenge
Manual Calculation 1. Self Weight of the bottom Slab The thickness of the bottom slab = 0.9m Width of the Underpass = 12.0m Thickness of wall = 0.9m Volume of slab = (12+2 x 0.9) x 0.9 x 1 = 12.42 m3 Slf wt of slab = 12.42 x 2.5 = 31.05 t 2. Earth Pressure Calculation phi = 30 degree earth pressure co-efficient…
03 May 2023 04:34 PM IST
Week 5 Challenge
1 Basic design data 1.1 Span and cross-section data Left span Right span C/C of expansion gap 13.3 13.3 C/C of bearing 12.3 12.3 Distance of bearing to expansion gap 0.5 m 0.5 m Girder overhang beyond bearing 0.35 1.35 Total Width 12m 12m Carriage way width 9m…
21 Apr 2023 02:16 PM IST
Week 4 Challenge
Shallow foundation: The foundation which is placed near the surface of the earth or transfers the loads at a shallow depth is called the shallow foundation. Shallow foundations are commonly used as they are the most economical foundation type and they are easy to construct. A shallow foundation is constructed in…
15 Apr 2023 12:27 PM IST
Week 3 Challenge
Q1.How hydrology and geotechnical studies (preliminary and detail studies, zone of influence) are used in fixing span as per IRC standards and type of bridge. Mention the clauses applicable for the same. Determine the scour depth at the pier and abutment location having silt factor =3 Design discharge = 1000 cumecs…
06 Apr 2023 02:50 PM IST
Week 2 Challenge
Q 1 - Define all loads to be applied in the abutment of the bridge as per IRC 6 and mention the clauses. and check overturning and sliding of 4 m height of Abutment (from ground level) , embedded 2 m in ground.Use coefficient of friction =0.5.Soil density =18 kn/m3.Design the section of stem, heel and toe. Also show…
02 Apr 2023 02:34 PM IST
Week 1 Challenge
1.What are different type of foundation in bridges and how selection of type is made. There are two types of foundation -Shallow foundation -Deep foundation SHALLOW FOUNDATION Definition : - When the Depth of the foundation is less than or equal to its breadth then we choose shallow foundation Types : - *Combined…
30 Mar 2023 05:19 PM IST
Project 2
DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF BRIDGE WITH WATER CURRENT LOAD,CENTRIFUGAL LOAD,WAVE LOAD,SNOW LOAD,TEMPERATURE LOAD AND BARGE LOAD AIM To Design and analyse a bridge with Water current load,Centrifugal load,wave load,snow load,temperature load and barge load using STAAD Pro. Software. INTRODUCTION As per the…
24 Mar 2023 05:54 PM IST
Week 12 Challenge
DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF A BRIDGE WITH BARGE IMPACT LOAD AIM To Design and analyse a bridge with Barge impact load using STAAD Pro. Software. INTRODUCTION As per the given data with standard formulas the Barge load due to Panamax is being calculated manually. KE = 500 x…
16 Mar 2023 04:43 PM IST
Week 11 Challenge
DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF A BRIDGE WITH TEMPERATURE LOAD AIM To Design and analyse a bridge with Temperature load using STAAD Pro. Software. INTRODUCTION As per the given data with standard formulas as per IRC 6 the temperature load is being calculated manually. As the bridge has to be designed…
12 Mar 2023 02:22 PM IST
Week 10 Challenge
AIM To Design and analyse a bridge with Snow load using STAAD Pro. Software. INTRODUCTION As per the given data with standard formulas as per IS 875 Part 4 the Snow load is being calculated manually. Density of snow = 2 KN/m3 So = Density of snow x depth of snow accumulation x span of bridge …
11 Mar 2023 06:02 PM IST
Week 9 Challenge
DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF BRIDGE WITH WAVE LOADS AIM To Design and analyse a bridge with Wave load using STAAD Pro. Software. INTRODUCTION As per the given data and standard formulas the Wave load is being calculated manually. η max = 3 Δ zh =…
08 Mar 2023 05:57 PM IST
Week 8 Challenge
DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF BRIDGE WITH CENTRIFUGAL LOAD AIM To Design and analyse a bridge with Centrifugal load using STAAD Pro. Software. INTRODUCTION As per the given data and standard formulas the centrifugal load is being calculated manually. As given in question Live…
05 Mar 2023 02:49 PM IST
Week 7 Challenge
DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF BRIDGE WITH WATER CURRENT LOADS AIM To Design and analyse a bridge with Water current loads using STAAD Pro. Software. INTRODUCTION As per the given data and standard formulas the water current load is being calculated manually. Max. velocity = √2…
03 Mar 2023 02:37 PM IST
Project 1
DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF BRIDGE WITH DEAD LOAD,IRS LIVE LOAD,WIND LOAD,EARTH PRESSURE LOAD AND SEISMIC LOAD FOR AHMEDABAD METRO RAIL PROJECT AIM To Design and analyse a bridge with Dead load,IRS Live load,Earth pressure load,Wind load and seismic load using STAAD Pro. Software. INTRODUCTION As per the…
26 Feb 2023 04:43 PM IST
Week 6 Challenge
DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF BRIDGE WITH PIPE LOADS AIM To Design and analyse a Truss bridge with Pipe loads using STAAD Pro. Software. INTRODUCTION As per the given data with reference of CPHEEO and standard formulas the DI Pipe load is being calculated manually. Live load of…
17 Feb 2023 12:17 AM IST
Week 4 Challenge
DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF BRIDGE WITH SOIL AND FOUNDATION LOADS AIM To Design and analyse a bridge with Soil and Foundation loads using STAAD Pro. Software. INTRODUCTION As per the given data to calculate the soil load on abutment wall and foundation with reference of UNIT…
27 Jan 2023 01:18 AM IST
Week 3 Challenge
DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF I GIRDER BRIDGE WITH IRS RAILWAY LOADS AIM To Design and analyse a I girder bridge with IRS Railway loads using STAAD Pro. Software. INTRODUCTION As per the given data to calculate the dead loads of the box girder bridge UNIT WEIGHT OF BUILDING MATERIALS/DEAD LOAD OF BUILDING MATERIALS…
15 Jan 2023 05:00 PM IST
Week 2 Challenge
DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF I GIRDER BRIDGE AIM To Analyse and design a I girder bridge using STAAD Pro. Software. INTRODUCTION As per the given data to calculate the dead loads of the box girder bridge UNIT WEIGHT OF BUILDING MATERIALS/DEAD LOAD OF BUILDING MATERIALS AS PER IS 875(Part - 1) - 1987 is being…
06 Jan 2023 05:19 PM IST