Calculation of Pressure Due To Concentrated Surcharge Load

(From Reynold Handbook)

Design Data :
(i) Effective Pressure p = 1.1 N/mm2
(ii) Design Wheel Load N = 500 kN
(iii) Impact Load (%) % = 20 %
N = 600 kN (iv) Total Wheel Load N = 600 kN
(v) Load Area : b = 635 mm
d = 817.5 a = 860 mm

(vi) Depth Dimension : d = 817.5 mm

b = 635 (vii) Soil Active Coeff. Ka = 0.6
(viii) Soil Density gSOIL = 20 kN/m3
qch0 (ix) Depth Dimension : h0 = 500.00 mm
(x) Depth Dimension : h = 887.50 mm
(xi) Depth Dimension : h1 = 1450.00 mm

Calculation of Surcharge Pressure :

qch
Ka N 0.6 * 600
h0 At h0 = 500.0000 mm qch0 = = = 118.38 kN/m2
2d(2d-b+a) 3.0411

Ka N 0.6 * 600
At h = 887.5000 mm qch = = = 67.55 kN/m2
h [d+b/2+h](2h+a) 5.3293

Ka N 0.6 * 600
At h1 = 1450.0000 mm qch1 = = = 37.04 kN/m2
qch1 [d+b/2+h1](2h1+a) 9.7196

Ka N 0.6 * 600
h1 At h2 = 500.0000 mm qch1 = = = 118.38 kN/m2
[d+b/2+h1](2h1+a) 3.0411

Calculation of Soil Active Pressure

Design Data :
(i) Soil Active Coeff. Ka = 0.6
(ii) Soil Density gSOIL = 20 kN/m3
qs2 = Ka*gsoil(h2) kN/m per m strip (iii) Depth Dimension : h2 = 325.0 mm
(iv) Depth Dimension : h = 887.5 mm
(v) Depth Dimension : h1 = 1450.0 mm

qs = Ka*gsoil(h)

Depth from FGL, h (m) Active Soil Pressure (kN/m per m strip)
h2 h2 = 0.3250 qs2 = 0.6*20*(0.325) = 3.90 kN/m per m strip
qs1 = Ka*gsoil(h1) h = 0.8875 qs = 0.6*20*(0.8875) = 10.65 kN/m per m strip
h1 = 1.4500 qs1 = 0.6*20*(1.45) = 17.40 kN/m per m strip
h
h1

Calculation of Dispersal Pressure

N = 600 kN
Design Data :
(i) Effective Pressure p = 1.1 N/mm2 Dispersed N
=
(ii) Design Wheel Load N = 500 kN Load Pressure a' b'
(iii) Impact Load (%) % = 20 %
200
1H : 2V 635 Soil Fill Total Wheel Load N = 600 kN 600
=
(iv) Load Area : b = 635 mm 1.56*1.335
1H : 1V 835 Concrete a = 860 mm
250
Slab = 288.10 kN/m2
1335 (v) Dispersal Ratio thro. H = 1
Concrete Slab V = 1 Dispersed
Center Line of Concrete Slab Load Pressure = 288.10 kN/m
(vi) Dispersal Ratio thro. H = 1 per m length
b' = 1335 Soil V = 2
b = 635
===> (vii) Depth of Conc. Slab dslab = 250 mm
a' = 1560
a = 860

Dispersed (viii) Depth of Soil Fill dfill = 200 mm

(ix) Sat. Soil Density gSOIL = 20 kN/m3 Soil Weight = 0.2*1*20
(x) Dispersed Load Area b' = 1335 mm per m length
at Center Line of a' = 1560 mm = 4 kN/m
Loaded Area Dispersed Loaded Area Conc. Slab
@ Center Line of Concrete Slab

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