COMMENTARY OF IRC: 6-2017

ILLUSTRATIVE WORKED EXAMPLES

CLAUSE NO. & TITLE:
206 - FOOT OVER BRIDGE, FOOTWAY, KERB, RAILING,
DESIGN CALCULATIONS PARAPET AND CRASH BARRIERS
WORKED EXAMPLE NO. TITLE OF WORKED EXAMPLE:
BENDING MOMENT, SHEAR FORCE & TORSIONAL MOMENT DUE TO FOOTHPATH LIVE LOAD
206-2 FOR A SIMPLY SUPPORTED BRIDGE

PROBLEM STATEMENT 206‐2 :  TO FIND OUT BENDING MOMENT, SHEAR FORCE & TORSIONAL MOMENT 
AT SUPPORT, QUARTER SPAN & MID SPAN DUE TO FOOTPATH LIVE LOAD FOR A 2‐LANE SIMPLY 
SUPPORTED BOX GIRDER BRIDGE HAVING FOLLOWING SPAN CONFIGURATION.                                                    
CASE‐I : ONE SIDE FOOTPATH LOADED                                                                                                                            
CASE‐II : BOTH SIDE FOOTPATH LOADED

Overall Span Length(c/c exp. Joint) = 31.5 m
Effective Span Length (L) = 30 m
Footpath Width = 1.5 (x 2) m
Footpath Live Load Intensity (P') = 4 kN/m2
Width of Carriageway = 7.5 m

275
50 175 50
75
170 POST
182
1100

170 HAND RAIL

182 CRASH BARRIER
170
150
225
~
~

375 1500 450 7500 450 1500 375

CROSS SECTION OF DECK SHOWING DIMENSION OF RAILING, POST & KERB

SOLUTION :

For effective spans of over 7.5 but not exceeding 30 m, the intensity of load shall be 
determined according to the equation(Clause 206.3(b)) :

P = P' ‐   40L ‐ 300 KN/m2

900

P = 3 kN/m2

Therefore,

Uniformly Distributed Load (UDL) on one side Footpath      =   1.5x3 = 4.5 KN/m

 COMMENTARY OF IRC: 6-2017
ILLUSTRATIVE WORKED EXAMPLES
CLAUSE NO. & TITLE:
206 - FOOT OVER BRIDGE, FOOTWAY, KERB, RAILING,
DESIGN CALCULATIONS PARAPET AND CRASH BARRIERS
WORKED EXAMPLE NO. TITLE OF WORKED EXAMPLE:
BENDING MOMENT, SHEAR FORCE & TORSIONAL MOMENT DUE TO FOOTHPATH LIVE LOAD
206-2 FOR A SIMPLY SUPPORTED BRIDGE

LOADED LENGTH OF FOOTPATH FOR MAX SHEAR FORCE LOADED LENGTH OF FOOTPATH FOR MAX B.M. MOMENT
1. SUPPORT SECTION
1KN e=4.95m
INFLUENCE LINE
DIAGRAM
4.5KN/m
4.5KN/m

0.75 30.0 0.75 0.75 30.0 0.75

 2. QUARTER SPAN SECTION
0.75KN e=4.95m 5.625KN
7.5
0.75
4.5KN/m
0.75 4.5KN/m
0.75 0.75

‐0.25KN 30.0 30.0

 3. MID SPAN SECTION
e=4.95m 7.5KN
0.5KN
4.5KN/m
4.5KN/m
0.75 0.75

‐0.5KN
0.75 30.0 0.75 30.0

CASE‐I : ONE SIDE FOOTPATH LOADED
Uniformly Distributed Load (UDL) on Footpath = 1.5x3 = 4.5 KN/m
MAX. BENDING  MAX. SHEAR FORCE  MAXIMUM ECCENTRICITY  MAX. TORSIONAL MOMENT  
S.NO. SECTION DESCRIPTION
MOMENT ( B.M ) ( S.F ) ( e ) ( S.F X e )

1 SUPPORT SECTION ‐1 KNm 68 KN 4.95 m 337 KNm

2 QUARTER SPAN SECTION 380 KNm 38 KN 4.95 m 188 KNm
3 MID SPAN SECTION 506 KNm 17 KN 4.95 m 84 KNm

CASE‐II : BOTH SIDE FOOTPATH LOADED
Uniformly Distributed Load (UDL) on Footpath = 2x1.5x3 = 9 KN/m
MAX. BENDING  MAX. SHEAR FORCE  MAXIMUM ECCENTRICITY  MAX. TORSIONAL MOMENT  
S.NO. SECTION DESCRIPTION
MOMENT ( B.M ) ( S.F ) ( e ) ( S.F X e )

1 SUPPORT SECTION ‐2 KNm 136 KN 0.00 m 0 KNm

2 QUARTER SPAN SECTION 760 KNm 76 KN 0.00 m 0 KNm
3 MID SPAN SECTION 1012 KNm 34 KN 0.00 m 0 KNm

NOTE : FOOTPATH LIVE LOAD INTENSITY IS  DIVIDED BY THE FACTOR OF 100 TO CONVERT FROM Kg/m  TO KN/m2. 2

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