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COOPER
E80
% TRACK
RAILROAD
LIVE
LOAD ON WALL
SECTION
TRACKS PARALLEL
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DISTANCE
20
FROM
30
STRUCTURE TO
40
TRACK
50
CENTERLINE D,(ft$
60
Figure
H 374.2D
Sheet no. 2 of 2
Calculation
of L. L. SURCHARGE:
max. -
P sxbx&
- 9.52'
H' = live load surcharge P - ~80 axle load in lbs. . 8 - axle spacing in feet - unit weight of backfill in lbs./ft.' I b - transverse distribution of axle -load in feet Ca - active earth pressure coefficient
loads are
It is necessary to consider the effect of only one track in computing the LL surcharge. The exceptional case of tracks closer than 7' can be generally ignored since the increase in surcharge is minor.
Figure H 374.2D