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Sayed M. Sayed, PhD, PE Principal/Director of Engineering GCI Inc. Longwood, Florida, USA
Hisham N. Sunna, PhD, PE
Vice President Ayres Associates Tampa, Florida, USA
Pamela R. Moore, MSCE, PE
Senior Project Manager GCI Inc. Chipley, Florida, USA
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Schematic of Bridge Structure Over Waterway
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Mr. Bridges Safe Weight Lifting Load
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Mr. Bridges Leg Collapse
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Mr. Bridges Safe Lifting via Weight Bench
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• Bridge load rating is traditionally based on the superstructure components
• Rarely does the bridge load rater consider the load carrying capacity of the substructure
Background
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• Manual for Condition Evaluation of Bridges (MCEB) (AASHTO 2010) states:
“…members of substructures need not be routinely checked for
load capacity”. and
“Substructure elements should be checked in situations where the Engineer has reason to believe that their capacity may govern the load capacity of the entire bridge”.
Background continued
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• MCEB requirement related to considering the substructure in a bridge load rating is applicable to bridges over waterways
• State of Practice about Substructure: a) No mention at all b) Left to bridge engineers’ judgment c) Using a qualitative rather than a quantitative approach d) Considering structure integrity but not soil failure, if done
• Substructure: Weakest Link in Bridge Load Rating • Bridges Over Waterways Need to be Re-Evaluated
– Prevent Catastrophic Failure – Reduce Maintenance/Repair Costs
Structural Perspective
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Inventory Bridge Loading Flowchart
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Load Factors
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Operating Bridge Loading Flowchart
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Substructure Rating Proposed Method
• Static/Back-Calculation (S/B-C) is used to perform the analysis - an iterative process using finite element modeling (FB-MultiPier)
Axial Loads & tip elevations - FB-Deep, Driven, etc.
Graph FEM results - live load vs. corresponding settlement
• Loading level corresponding to a pre-defined deformation (settlement criteria) is determined as the load rating.
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Settlement Considerations
Superstructure
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Settlement Criteria for Bridges (After Xanthakos 1995)
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Angular Distortion for Bridges (After Xanthakos 1995)
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Settlement Considerations
Substructure
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• Ultimate Pile Load (Qo) Qo = Qp + Qs Where Qp = Ultimate Tip (Point) Load Qs = Ultimate Shaft (Skin) Load ‒ Full Mobilization of Qs 0.25 to 0.40 Inch (Vesic 1977) ‒ Full Mobilization of Qp 10% B Driven Piles Up To 30% B Bored Piles Where B = Pile Width (Diameter) (Vesic 1977)
Substructure
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Proposed Settlement Criteria
• Settlements of 1 to 1.25 inches and 2 to 2.25 inches have been proposed to establish inventory and operating substructure load rating, respectively
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Case Histories
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Bridge No. 030064 Collier County, Florida
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Bridge No. 170039 Sarasota County, Florida
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Bridge No. 390005 Union County , Florida
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Allowable Stress Rating (ASR)
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Load Factor Rating (LFR)
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Superstructure and Substructure Load Rating
HS-20 (36 tons) SU-4 (35 tons) Based on FDOT Database (FDOT 2010) Based on Static/Back-Calculation (S/B-C)
Allowable Stress Rating Load Factor Rating Not available due to excessive displacement or non-convergence (i.e., instability)
a b c d
ASR LFR N/A
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• Current practice usually assigns load ratings based on
evaluation of the superstructure. Load rating a bridge based on the superstructure alone could cause either catastrophic or functional failure
• The load carrying capacity of substructure decreases as scour occurs
• Definitive methodology for assigning substructure load rating to bridges should be initiated
Conclusions
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• All bridges over waterways should be analyzed for a substructure load rating considering the existing mudline and potential scour
• Substructure load rating should be dependent on the settlement
• Settlements of 1 to 1.25 inch and 2 to 2.25 inch have been proposed to establish inventory and operating substructure load rating respectively
• Further field monitoring and research needed to establish optimum settlement criteria.
Conclusions continued