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NOTIFICATION NO. 71 dated the 28'" June, 2011

Subject :

Amendments to IRC:6-2010 "Standard Specifications and Code of Practice for Roac

Bridges9'Section :I
iLoads and Stresses ( F p h Revision)

Fifth Revision of IRC:6-2010 "Standard Specifications and Code of Practice for Road Bridges" Section : I'
Loads and Stresses was published in November 2010 incorporating up-to-date amendments till that time.
The Indian Roads Congress has decided to further amend the above document. Accordinalv, the Amendmc
These amendments shall be effective k o m the 1" July, 20 1 11

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AMENDMENTS T(
Clause No. I
For
I
Read
Table 1 IIn Table 1. for Load Combination VI, thelIn Table 1, for Load Combination VI, the values under.
values under Column 10 (t~activeand bi&ng) Column 10 (tractive and braking) and 11 (centrifugal force)'
and 11 (centrifugalforce) are shown as 0.5 and shall be 0.2 instead of 0.5.
1
the "lue Of I is Further, in Table 1 for the load combination VII, the value'
shown under
l7 (erection effec')m
of 1 shown under column 17 (erectiin eff=cts) needs. to be;
. Also, in Table 1, for load Combination IX, deleted.
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under column 17 (erection effects),;:no value
o, in Table 1, for load combilitition IX,k d e r c@lvmn14
. is specitied.
.
(erection effects), value ' I ' needs to be ipseired.
The
extract of
is
The relevant extract of Table I is reproduced below:
below:
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AMEND1S"LENTSTO IRC:6-2010 ''STAlrSDBRD SPECIFICATIONS AND CODE OF PRACTICE

FOR ROAD BRIDGESn SECTION :II LOADS AND STRESSES (FIFTHBEUSION)

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FOR ROAD BRIDGESn SECTION :II

Clause No

For
causing the reductioli in weight shall be
considered as made up of two factors:

Read

(i) Full hydrostatic pressure due

to a depth of water equal to the
difference in levels between the
free surface of water and the
foundation of the member under
consideration, the free surface
being taken for the worst condition;
and
(ii) Upward pressure due to the
submerged weight of the silt or
sand calculated in accordance with
Rankine's theory for the appropriate
angle of internal friction.
Note below
213.2

Not existing

New note below Clause 213.2

For artesian condition, HFL or actual water head, whichever is
higher, shall be considered for calculating the uplift.
The modified earth pressure forces described in the preceding
paragraph need not be considered on the portion of the structure
below scour level and on other components, such as wing walls
and return walls.

219.5.4 Additional earth pressure forces described

(2ndPara) above need not be considered on the
components, such as wing walls and
return wall, since these elements are easily
repairable at low cost.
219.9
Where elastomeric bearings are used, a Where elastomeric bearings are used, a separate system of
(iii) under separate system of arrester control in both arrester control in both directions may be introduced to cater to
Recomen- directions shall be introduced to cater to seismic forces on the bearing.
seismic forces on the bearing.
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Provisions
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The snow load of 900 kg/m3 where The snow load of 500 kg/m3,where applicable shall be assumed
applicable on the bridge deck shall be taken to act on the bridge deck while combining with live load as given
in the following three conditions to'be below. Both the conditions shall be checked independently:
checked independently:
a) A snow accumulation up to 0.25 m over the deck shall
be taken into consideration, while designing the structure
a) Asnow accumulation of 0.25 mover the
deck shall be taken into consideration . for wheeled vehicles.
designing ' the structure for b) A snow accumulation up to 0.50 m over the deck shall
wheeled vehicles.
be taken into consideration, while designing the structure
for tracked vehicles.
b) Asnow accumulationof 0.50 mover the
deck
be taken into
c) In case of snow accumulation exceeding 0.50 m, design
designing the structure for
shall be based on the maximum recorded snow accumulation
tracked vehicles.
(based on the actual site observation, including the effect of
c) Incase ofsnow accumulationexceeding
variation in snow density). No live load shall be considered
0.50 m maximum snow accumulation
to act along with this snow load.
based on actual site observation shall
be considered without live load.

INDIAN HIGHWAYS. JULY 2011