1 SALIENT FEATURES

Clear span 10 ft
Clear height 12 ft
Top slab thickness 1 ft
Bottom slab thickness 1 ft
Side wall thickness 1 ft
Unit weight of concrete 145 lb/ft^3
Unit weight of earth 110 lb/ft^3
Unit weight of water 62.4 lb/ft^3

Co-efficient of earth pressure at re 0.5

Thickness of wearing coat 0.25 ft

2 LOAD CALCULATION
2.1 Top Slab
2.1.1 Dead Load
(a) Weight of wearing course(aspha 35 lb/ft^2

AASHTO Specification 50 lb/ft^2

(b) Self weight of top slab 145 lb/ft^2

(c) Total weight 195 lb/ft^2

2.1.2 Live Load

Consider moving load of H20-44). The dispersal

Dispersal perpendicular to span 2.5 ft

Dispersal in span direction = 4.57 + 2t +2d = 4.57 + 0.13

Load per unit area = 350/4.7 x 0.97 = 76.77 kN/m

Impact factor for 70R(T) shall be 25 % as per Clause

211.3 (a) (i) of IRC:6-2000
Load including impact = 95.96 kN/m²
2.1.3 Total Load (D.L.+L.L.) = 12.08 + 95.96 = 108.04 kN/m

2.2 Bottom Slab

2.2.1 Dead Load

Load from top slab = 12.08 kN/m²

Load of walls = 2 x 3 x 0.42 x 24/3.84 = 15.75 kN/m²
Total Load = 27.83 kN/m²

2.2.2 Live Load

The Live Load on top of box will disperse through

walls and when arranged on the carriage way
(lengthwise of the box) the distribution shall be as
under :

2.2.3 Total Load (DL +LL) = 27.83 + 21 = 48.83 kN/

m² Adopt 50 kN/m²
2.3 Side Wall
2.3.1 Case 1: Box empty, earth pressure with live load
surcharge equivalent to 1.2 m height of earth on
both sides fills.
Fig. 5 Force Diagram for Wall (All dimensions are in m)
Earth Pressure at base due to live load surcharge
= 1.2 x 18 x 0.5 = 10.8 kN/m²
Earth Pressure at base due to earth fill
= 18 x 3.42 x 0.5 = 30.78 kN/m²
2.3.2 Case 2 : Box full, Live load surcharge on side
fill.
Water pressure inside and out side will balance each
other and hence not taken.
Earth Pressure at base due to live load surcharge
= 10.8 kN/m²
Earth Pressure at base due to submerged earth
= (18-10) x 3.42 x 0.5 = 13.68 kN/m²
2.3.3 Case 3 : Box full, no live load surcharge on side
fill.
 Concrete grade 2500 psi
Steel grade 40000 psi
Modulus of elasticity of con 3E+06 psi
Modulus of elasticity of stee 3E+07 psi RATIO
CONCRE
Modular ratio 10.1754 (CEMENT
TE
n (for depth of neutral axis) 0.294 : SAND :
GRADE
j (for effective depth) 0.902 AGGREG
GRADES OF CONCRETE
k (for moment of resistance) 1.105 Mpa M5 1:05:10
M7.5 1:04:08
M10 1:03:06
All dimensions are in feet unless M15 1:02:04
M20 01:05.5
All moments are in kN. m and shear force

+2d = 4.57 + 0.13 = 4.70 m

0.97 = 76.77 kN/m²

.96 = 108.04 kN/m²

 COMPRESSIVE
STRENGTH
MPA
PSI
(N/MM2)
OF CONCRETE
5 MPa 725 psi
7.5 MPa 1087 psi
10 MPa 1450 psi
15 MPa 2175 psi
20 MPa 2900 psi