COMPUTATION OF REACTION FACTORS USING COURBON'S METHOD :

2.65

2.65

2.65

0.200
150

2.075

300
0.325
150

150

0.625
TYPICAL CROSS SECTION OF T-BEAM DECK FOR A THREE LANE BRIDGE.

Number of Beams
Spacing of Beams

n
s

4 m
2.65 m

CALCULATION OF REACTION FACTORS (R.F.) :

Load Position on deck

1 One Lane of Class-A

Eeccentricity
e(m)

R.F.(Outer Girder)

R. F. (Inner girder)

Max

Min

Max

Min

e
4.2

0.725

-0.225

0.408

0.092

Section

BM

Max BM

SF

Max SF
O

L/2
3L/8
L/4

122.50
116.80
98.70

88.87
84.74
71.60

50.04
47.71
40.32

25.30
26.30
27.30

18.35
19.08
19.81

10.33
10.74
11.15

At end of
widening

70.60

51.22

28.84

28.30

20.53

11.56

2 Two Lane of Class-A

3 Three Lane of Class-A

4 One lane of Class -70RW

5 One lane of Class -70RT

6 One lane of Class -70RT +One

Lane of Class-A

2.45

0.7

2.905

2.905

1.796

0.527

0.329

0.579

0.579

0.453

-0.027

0.171

-0.079

-0.079

0.047

0.342

0.276

0.360

0.360

0.318

0.158

0.224

0.140

0.140

0.182

L/2
3L/8
L/4

245.00
233.60
197.40

129.20
169.47
143.21

83.90
95.42
80.64

50.60
52.60
54.60

26.68
27.74
28.79

17.33
18.01
18.70

At end of
widening

141.20

102.44

57.68

56.60

29.85

19.38

L/2
3L/8
L/4

367.50
350.40
296.10

121.00
115.37
97.49

101.58
96.86
81.85

75.90
78.90
81.90

24.99
25.98
26.97

20.98
21.81
22.64

At end of
widening

211.80

69.73

58.54

84.90

27.95

23.47

L/2
3L/8
L/4

108.40
103.90
84.50

62.75
60.14
48.91

38.98
37.36
30.39

18.40
27.20
37.10

10.65
15.75
21.48

6.62
9.78
13.34

At end of
widening

62.80

36.35

22.58

44.90

25.99

16.15

L/2
3L/8
L/4

131.20
123.00
98.40

75.95
71.20
56.96

47.18
44.23
35.39

19.20
28.80
38.40

11.11
16.67
22.23

6.90
10.36
13.81

At end of
widening

68.30

39.54

24.56

45.80

26.51

16.47

L/2
3L/8
L/4

253.70
239.80
197.10

115.01
108.71
89.35

80.62
76.20
62.63

44.50
55.10
65.70

20.17
24.98
29.78

14.14
17.51
20.88

At end of
widening

138.90

62.97

44.14

74.10

33.59

23.55