BENI-SUEF UNIVERSITY

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
DEPT. OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

Dr. Amr Elbanna

• Layout of Plate Girder Railway Bridge.

• Loads on Stringer Railway Bridge.

• Loads on Cross Girder Railway Bridge.

• Loads on Main Girder Railway Bridge.

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Layout of Plate Girder Railway Bridge
Cross Sections (Deck Bridge) Cross Sections (Pony Bridge)

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Layout of Plate Girder Railway Bridge

Floor beams plan

Stringer and Braking Force Bracing

There must be a stringer bracing to carry lateral chock

and braking force bracing to carry braking force.

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Layout of Plate Girder Railway Bridge

Cross Section

Elevation
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Layout of Plate Girder Railway Bridge

Upper wind bracing plan

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Layout of Plate Girder Railway Bridge

Lower wind bracing plan

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Layout of Plate Girder Railway Bridge

Cross Section

Elevation
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Layout of Plate Girder Railway Bridge

Lower wind bracing plan

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Loads on Stringer Railway Bridge

1. Dead Loads
a. Own weight of stringer (Assume 0.1 - 0.15 t/m)
b. Weight of track (Rail and Sleeper) (0.6 t/m)
c. Weight of stringer bracing (Assume 0.04 - 0.05 t/m)

0.6 0.04
WDead  OW
. +  t/m
2 2

WDead * S 2 WDead * S
M Dead  QDead 
8 2 12
 Loads on Stringer Railway Bridge
2. Live Loads
 Apply loads on stringer, get maximum M and Q.

Impact factor
2.16
(1  I )  0.73   1.1, and < 2.0
L1  0.2

Simple beam L1  Stringer Span  3.0m

Continuous beam L1  Stringer Span *3.0 13
 Loads on Stringer Railway Bridge
2. Live Loads
 Apply loads on stringer, get maximum moment.

If S ≥ 4.8m If S < 4.8m

 Apply loads on stringer, get maximum shear.

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 Loads on Stringer Railway Bridge

Example:
Calculate the maximum straining actions (Md+l,Qd+l) acting on a stringer of
the railway bridge, span = 7m.
Solution
1- Dead Loads

0.6 0.04
WDead  0.15+  =0.47 t/m
2 2

WDead * S 2 0.47 *7 2
M Dead    2.8m.t
8 8

WDead * S 0.47 *7
QDead    1.65t
2 2
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Loads on Stringer Railway Bridge
Example:
Solution
1- Live Loads
2.16
(1  I )  0.73   1.1, and < 2.0
L1  0.2
L1  7.0  3.0m  10m
2.16
(1  I )  0.73   1.45
10  0.2

Max Moment

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Loads on Stringer Railway Bridge

Example:
Solution
1- Live Loads

Max Shear

Design Values

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Loads on Cross Girder Railway Bridge

1. Dead Loads
a. Own weight of cross girder (Assume WD.L = O.W= 0.3 t/m)
b. Reaction from stringer

0.6 0.04
Wd  OW
. +  t/m
2 2
Wd * S
Qd 
2
Rd  2* Qd (from stringer)=Wd * S

 Dead Loads on Cross Girder for Single Track.

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Loads on Cross Girder Railway Bridge

1. Dead Loads
 Dead Loads on Cross Girder for Double Track.

 Dead Loads on Cross Girder for Triple Track.

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Loads on Cross Girder Railway Bridge

2. Live Loads
a. Put the load on the two stringer to get the maximum Ru .
b. Apply loads Ru on cross girder, get maximum M and Q.
Impact factor
2.16
(1  I )  0.73   1.1, and < 2.0
L1  0.2
L1  2* B, where B is the cross girder span

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Loads on Cross Girder Railway Bridge

2. Live Loads
a. Apply loads Ru on cross girder, get maximum M and Q.

 Live Loads on Cross Girder for Single Track.

 Live Loads on Cross Girder for Double Track.

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Loads on Cross Girder Railway Bridge

2. Live Loads
a. Apply loads Ru on cross girder, get maximum M and Q.

 Live Loads on Cross Girder for Triple Track.

 Live Loads on Cross Girder for more than Triple Track.

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 Loads on Cross Girder Railway Bridge

Example:
Calculate the design values of moment and shear forces on a typical cross
girder for double track railway pony bridge with spacing = 5.7m.

Solution
1- Dead Loads
0.6 0.04
WDead  0.15+  =0.47 t/m
2 2
Rd  Wd * S  0.47 *5.7  2.7t
O.W  0.3t / m

0.3*8.92
M Dead  2.7 *  0.9* 2  1.8*2   17.55m.t
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(0.3*8.9  2.7* 4)
QDead   6.7t 24
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Loads on Cross Girder Railway Bridge
Example:
Solution
1- Live Loads
2.16
(1  I )  0.73   1.1, and < 2.0
L1  0.2
L1  2.0*8.9  17.8m
2.16
(1  I )  0.73   1.26
17.8  0.2

Get RLL

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Loads on Cross Girder Railway Bridge

Example:
Solution
1- Live Loads
Max Moment and Shear

Design Values

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Loads on Main Girder Railway Bridge

1. Dead Loads
a. Weight of steel Ws.s including (O.W of stringer, cross girder and main girder, the
weight of bracing, and the weight of stiffeners).

Ws.s.insisde  150  4 L  0.03L2 kg/m 2

Ws.s.outsisde  100  3L kg/m 2

Where, Ws.s.insisde : the weight of steel between main girder

Ws.s.outsisde : the weight of steel outside main girder
L : the length of bridge (m)

b. Weight of track (0.6 t/m)

c. Weight of stringer bracing (0.04 t/m)

Single track deck or pony bridge

 0.6 0.04  B
WDead    * no. of tracks  W * t/m
2 
s . s .insisde 28
 2 2
 Loads on Main Girder Railway Bridge
2. Live Loads
 Apply loads on the main girder after multiplying them with the factor depending
on the number of tracks, get maximum M and Q.
Impact factor
2.16
(1  I )  0.73   1.1, and < 2.0
L1  0.2

L1  Span of the main girder

 Live Loads on Main Girder for Single Track.

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 Loads on Main Girder Railway Bridge
2. Live Loads
 Live Loads on Main Girder for Double Track.

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 Loads on Main Girder Railway Bridge
2. Live Loads
 Live Loads on Main Girder for Triple Track.

 If the number of tracks more than three, the factor equal to 0.25 31
 Loads on Main Girder Railway Bridge

Example:
Calculate the design values of moment and shear forces on a main girder for
double track railway pony bridge with span = 28m.
Solution
1- Dead Loads
Ws.s.insisde  150  4 L  0.03L2 kg/m 2
Ws.s.insisde  150  4* 28  0.03* 282 =285.5 kg/m 2

 0.6 0.04  B
WDead    * no. of tracks  W * t/m
2 
s . s .insisde
 2 2
 0.6 0.04  8.9
WDead     *2  0.2855* =1.91 t/m
 2 2  2

WDead * L2 1.91* 282

M Dead    187 m.t
8 8
W * L 1.91* 28
QDead  Dead   26.7t 32
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Example:
Solution
1- Live Loads
2.16  1.1, and < 2.0 L1  28m
(1  I )  0.73 
L1  0.2
2.16
(1  I )  0.73   1.15
28  0.2
Max Moment

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Loads on Main Girder Railway Bridge
Example:
Solution
1- Live Loads
Max Shear

Design Values

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