NOTES:-

1. ALL DIMENSIONS ARE IN MILLIMETERS AND LEVELS ARE IN METER UNLESS

OTHERWISE MENTIONED.
A1 CL OF AXLE A2 2.
3.
A,B & C INDICATES THE LOCATION OF DIAL GAUGES, STRAIN GAUGES READING POINT.
THE LOAD TEST SHALL BE CONDUCTED AS PER THE GUIDELINES GIVEN IN
20000 IRC SP-51-2015 & IRC:SP:37-2010.
4. THE TEST SHALL BE PREFORMED ONLY AFTER DECK SLAB ATTAINING 100%
2100 STRENGTH OF 28 DAYS.
5. LOAD TESTING SHALL BE DONE AFTER APPLICATION OF SUPER IMPOSED
DEAD LOAD e. CRASH BARRIER, FOOTPATH & WEARING COAT ON TEST SPAN.
CL OF EXP. GAP CL OF EXP. GAP 6. THE LOAD POSITION SHOWN IN THIS DRAWING ARE FOR LOADING CASE
PRODUCING MAXIMUM MOMENT AT CRITICAL SECTION.
7. LOADING SEQUENCE SHALL BE AS PER GIVEN TABLE.
8. PRIOR TO TESTING WHITE WASH SHOULD BE APPLIED FOR EASE OF
OBSERVATION OF BEHAVIOR OF CRACKS, IF ANY NEW SIGNIFICANT CRACKS
APPEAR DURING THE TEST THAT MUST BE REFEREED TO STRUCTURAL
ENGINEER FOR FURTHER ACTION.
STEEL GIRDER - G2 9. CARE SHALL BE TAKEN TO ENSURE THAT NONE OF THE DIAL GAUGES ARE DISTURBED DURING THE TEST PROCEDURE.
10. EACH OF THE GAUGES SHALL BE ERECTED ON A SEPARATE FIRM BASE &
SHALL BE INDEPENDENT OF THE GIRDER BEING TESTED. NO SUPPORT
A B C SHALL BE TAKEN FROM SPANS IN THE VICINITY EITHER SEPARATE
PLATFORM FOR TAKING READING SHALL BE PROVIDED ENSURING NO
5000 5000 5000 5000
CONNECTION BETWEEN DIAL GAUGE PLATFORM AND PLATFORM FOR TAKING
10000 10000 READING.
11. THE WHOLE ASSEMBLY OF DIAL GAUGES IS REQUIRED TO BE MAINTAINED INTACT DURING TESTING PROCEDURE.
12. FOR EACH STAGE THE CORRESPONDINGLY LOADED TEST VEHICLE SHALL BE BROUGHT TO THE INTENDED/MARKED
POSITION AND OBSERVATION OF DEFLECTIONS SHALL BE MADE IMMEDIATELY ON LOADING AND AFTER FIVE MINUTES.

SECTION A-A THE TEST VEHICLE SHOULD BE TAKEN OFF THE BRIDGE AND INSTANTANEOUS DEFLECTION RECOVERY AND DEFLECTION
RECOVERY FIVE MINUTES AFTER THE REMOVAL OF THE LOAD SHOULD BE NOTED.
13. NET DEFLECTION OBSERVED SHALL BE CORRECTED WITH DUE CONSIDERATION TO DEFLECTION OF UNLOADED
SCALE 1:100 STRUCTURE AT PARTICULAR TIME.
14. TEMPERATURE TO BE RECORDED AND DATA TO BE USED FOR APPLYING
TEMPERATURE CORRECTION TO DEFLECTION SHALL BE AS PER IRC
A1 A2 SP:-51, APPROPRIATE ROTATION CORRECTION SHALL BE APPLIED TO DEFLECTIONS.
15. TO ACCOUNT FOR BEARING SET. DIAL GAUGE SHALL ALSO BE PLACED
B NEAR EACH BEARING LOCATION UNDER DIAPHRAGMS TO TAKE READINGS.
CL OF EXP. GAP CL OF EXP. GAP THIS IS REQUIRED TO DETERMINE NET DEFLECTION OF SUPERSTRUCTURE.
20000 16. PRIOR TO STARTING OF TESTING, THE THEORETICAL DEFLECTIONS FOR
VARIOUS STAGES OF LOADING SHALL BE CALCULATED AND PLOTTED AT
POINTS OF INTEREST ON THIS GRAPH, THE ACTUALLY OBSERVED
DEFLECTIONS SHALL BE PLOTTED DURING THE PROGRESS OF TESTING.

500 1500 500

THE LINEARITY OF LOAD DEFLECTION SHOULD BE GENERALLY OBTAINED IN
THE TEST, IF TWO SUCCESSIVE READINGS SHOW EXCESSIVE DEFLECTION
OF MORE THE 10 PERCENT FROM THE EXTENDED LINEAR BEHAVIOR, IT
CAN BE DUE TO ONSET OF NON-LINEAR (PLASTIC) BEHAVIOR, THE TEST
SHALL BE DISCONTINUED, TEMPORARILY AND REFERENCE MADE TO THE
DESIGN OFFICE FOR REVIEW OF THE ENTIRE PROCEDURE, HOWEVER DEFLECTIONS SHALL BE CONTINUED TO BE MARKED

5000
FOR NEXT 24 HOURS.
Y 17. ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA FOR THE BRIDGE IS THE LEAST OF THE FOLLOWING:-
17.1. THE LOAD CAUSING A DEFLECTION OF 1/800 OF THE SPAN IN ANY OF THE MAIN GIRDERS FOR SIMPLY SUPPORTED
SPANS OR FOR

1930
CANTILEVER SPANS THE LOAD CAUSING THE DEFLECTION OF 1/800
V2A V1A OF THE CANTILEVER SPAN IN ANY OF THE MAIN GIRDERS, THE
ROTATION OF PIER SHOULD BE ACCOUNTED FOR WHILE CALCULATION

(CARRIAGEWAY)
THE DEFLECTION.

(DECK WIDTH)
17.2. THE LOAD CAUSING TENSION CRACKS OF WIDTH MORE THEN 0.3mm IN ANY OF THE GIRDER FOR NORMAL CASES
2100 AND 0.2mm FOR STRUCTURES EXPOSED TO VERY SEVERE AND ADVERSE CONDITIONS.

12000
A A

2000

7000
17.3. THE LOAD CAUSING APPEARANCE OF VISIBLE NEW DIAGONAL CRACKS
OF WIDTH MORE THAN 0.3mm FOR NORMAL CASES AND 0.2mm FOR
STRUCTURES EXPOSED TO VERY SEVERE AND ADVERSE CONDITIONS OR OPENING/WIDENING OF EXISTING CRACKS
CLOSE TO THE
SUPPORTS ON CONCRETE GIRDERS.
17.4. THE LOAD AT WHICH RECOVERY OF DEFLECTION ON REMOVAL OF

1930
V2B V1B TEST LOAD IS NOT LESS THAN 75 PERCENT FOR R.C.C. STRUCTURES,
85 PERCENT PRE-STRESSED CONCRETE STRUCTURES, TEMPERATURE
CORRECTION BE CONSIDERED AS PER PROVISIONS CONTAINED IN IRC:SP:51.
18. THE NEXT INCREMENTAL LOADING SHOULD BE ADDED ONLY AFTER THE DEFLECTION UNDER PERVIOUS LOAD HAVE

5000
2100 STABILES AND ALL STIPULATED OBSERVATIONS ARE COMPLETED.

500 1500 500

19. THE DEFLECTION AT CRITICAL SECTION, APPEARANCE OF CRACK AND THEIR DEVELOPMENT, DEFORMATION OF BEARING
SHOULD BE OBSERVED AND RECORDED AT REGULAR INTERVAL OF ONE HOUR OVER A PERIOD OF 24 HOURS.
20. IF TWO SUCCESSIVE READINGS SHOW EXCESSIVE DEFLECTION OF MORE THAN 10 PERCENT FROM THE EXTENDED LINER
BEHAVIOR, THE TEST SHALL BE DISCONTINUED, TEMPORARILY AND REFERENCE MADE TO THE DESIGN OFFICE FOR
REVIEW OF THE ENTIRE PROCEDURE, HOWEVER DEFLECTIONS SHALL BE CONTINUED TO BE MARKED FOR NEXT 24
HOURS.
21. TEST VEHICLES SHALL BE MOBILISED ONE BYE ONE AT NOT MORE THAN SPEED OF 5KMPH.
22. DEFLECTION AND STRAIN MEASUREMENTS SHALL BE RECORDED BEFORE START OF LOADING, DURING EACH STAGE OF
LOADING, AT REGULAR INTERVALS OF ONE HOUR OVER A PERIOD OF 24 HOURS AFTER COMPLETION OF 100 PERCENT
LOADING, DURING EACH STAGE OF UNLOADING, AFTER OFF LOADING THE TEST LOADS AND AFTER 24 HOURS OF OFF
B LOADING THE LOADS.
23. MEASURED STRAIN AT SPECIFIED LOCATIONS SHALL NOT BE EXCEED THE PERMISSIBLE LIMIT OF 0.0035.
LOADING PLAN AT TOP OF SUPERSTRUCTURE SLAB LEVEL (SHOWING TEST LOAD) INSTRUCTIONS

SCALE 1:100

14.0T 14.0T 7.5T INSTRUCTIONS :-

12000 THE FOLLOWING PRECAUTIONS SHALL BE TAKEN:-
(DECK WIDTH) TABLE-1 1. ALL STAGING SHALL BE STABLE AND SAFE.
500 1500 500 7000 500 1500 500 2. STAGING FOR INSTRUMENTS AND THAT FOR OBSERVERS SHALL BE INDEPENDENT
(CARRIAGEWAY) 3. STAGING FOR THE INSTRUMENTS SHALL BE RIGID.
SETTLEMENT OF DIAL GAUGE AT LOCATION TEMPERATURE(°C) 4. WHEREVER REQUIRED DEPENDING ON SITE CONDITION, A SAFETY STAGING SHALL
CL OF BRIDGE LOAD%
BG-1 L/4 2L/4 3L/4 BG-2 AVERAGE BE ERECTED IN ORDER TO AVOID ANY EVENTUALLY TO TRAFFIC AND / OR
RCC CRASH RCC RAILING PEDESTRIAN BELOW THE SPAN UNDER REST.
BARRIER (TYP.) 65mm THK. 250mm THK. 0 3.01 3.15 3.23 3.19 3.02 15.9 5. DUE TO TEMPERATURE VARIATION, THE SUPERSTRUCTURE WILL TEND TO HOG
WEARING RCC DECK OR SAG, THEREFORE, IT SHALL BE ENSURED THAT, CONTACT WITH SPINDLE OF
1930

50 3.18 5.04 5.96 5.26 3.15 17.9 THE LVDT / DIAL GAUGES IS NOT LOST. SPINDLE EXTENSION SHALL BE FIXED TO
COURSE
TAKE CARE OF THIS ASPECT
100 Ø PVC 75 3.24 6.04 7.52 6.35 3.23 18.7
SLOPE 2.5% SLOPE 2.5% PIPE (TYP.)
100 3.35 7.61 9.52 7.96 3.35 18.8
DRAINAGE
SPOUT (TYP.)

1350 3600
G1 G2 G3 G4

SECTION B-B AXLE LOAD DISTRUBUTION FOR ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA :-

1. THE CRACKS DEVELOPED, IF ANY, SHALL NOT BE GREATER THAN 0.3MM WIDTH.
2. PERCENTAGE RECOVERY OF DEFLECTIONS, 24 HOURS AFTER REMOVAL OF TEST LOAD = R3-R5/R3-R1X100. THE MINIMUM
SCALE 1:75 VECHICLES V1A,V1B,V2A & V2B PERCENTAGE REOVERY OF DEFLECTION AT 24 HOURS AFTER REMOVAL OF TEST LOAD SHALL BE 85% WHERE
R1 = INITIAL DISPLACEMENT READING
R3 DISPLACEMENT READING 24 HRS APPLYING 100% LOAD.
SCALE 1:50 R5 = DISPLACEMENT READING 24 HRS AFTER REMOVING ALL APPLIED LOADS.
3. DEFLECTIONS AT MID SPAN OF GIRDER SHALL NOT BE EXCEED EFFECTIVE SPAN/800 UNDER ANY LOADING.
EFFECTIVE SPAN IS C/C DISTANCE BETWEEN BEARINGS.

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