Project- Up-gradation & Four Laning of Paonta Saheb- Ballupur Section of NH- 72 in

the State of Uttarakhand under NH(O) on Hybrid Annuity Mode. Package-1: Paonta
Saheb to Medinipur from Design CH 0.000 to CH 18.700.

Title: DESIGN OF FRICTION SLAB WITH CRASH BARRIER

CLIENT NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA

29/08/2023 For Approval

Rev Date Description Document No.
Design consultant :
CIVIL MANTRA INFRACON PRIVATE LIMITED
 DESIGN OF CRASH BARRIER

The design of crash barrier is done for the minimum design resistance as given in
Table 10 of Amendment No.5/IRC:6/August,2019. the minimum design resistance criteria for
crash barrier is as follows:

Panel nominal Panel nominal shear

Barrier Containment Level
bending moment (kN/panel)
Nominal Containment
without shear transfer 100 KN OVER 1.0 m 80L
between panels

A1) Typical section at base of crash barrier : 450mm thickness of crash barrier

Myy (perpendicular Mzz (parallel to

N (axial) V (Shear)/m
S.N to traffic ) traffic)
KN KN/m KNm KNm
1 7.4 80 104.5 0

A2) Typical section at base of crash barrier : 175mm thickness of crash barrier

Myy (perpendicular Mzz (parallel to

N (axial) V (Shear)/m
S.N to traffic ) traffic)
KN KN/m KNm KNm
1 4.2 80 75 0
 DESIGN OF CB WITH FRICTION SLAB
450
275
175 175
50 50

750
1100 1
2
3 250
6 4 1785
50 5 100 53
2'
230 L 3' 300 1" 300
615 1' 90
280 4' 2'' 3'' 250

100 250 2550

Details of crash barrier with friction Slab

Density of RCC= 2.5 T/m^3

Density of Soil= 2.0 T/m^3
Length of panel = 3.5 m

Selfweight :
1 Crash Barrier P1 = NORMAL CONTAINMENT
2
Cross-sectional area of crash barrier = 318150 mm
Weight of Crash Barrier V1 = 0.796 T/m

Area No. A(mm2) LA (mm) A*Y

1 201775.00 87.50 17655312.50
2 18750.00 191.67 3593750.00
3 12500.00 200.00 2500000.00
4 21875.00 283.33 6197916.67
5 34425.00 287.50 9897187.50
6 28825.00 16.67 480416.67
318150.00 40324583.34

Cg from point L = 0.077 m

 2 Friction Slab
2
Cross-sectional area of friction slab = 0.990 m
Weight of friction slab V2 = 2.474 T/m

Area No. A(mm2) LA (mm) A*Y

1' 637500 1625 1035937500
2' 184500 657.5 121308750
3' 80500 175 14087500
3'' 87075 1610 140190750
989575 1311524500

Cg from point L = 1.276 m

3 Fill above friction slab

2
Cross-sectional area of Wearing Coat/Fill = 0.616 m
above friction slab 0.033
Weight of Wearing V3 = 1.232 T/m
Coat/Fill above V4 0.072 T/m

2
Area No. A(mm ) LA (mm) A*Y
1" 615825 1857.5 1143894938
2" 32595 760 24772200
648420 1168667138

Cg from point L = 1.808 m

= 0.71 m

Horizontal Forces

Ka = Coefficient of active pressure

β = angle of surcharge, i.e., slope of the retained earth with horizontal
φ' = angle of repose of soil
H = Total ht. of earth above the base of footing

β = 0 degree
φ' = 33 degree
Cos β = 1
Cos φ' = 0.83867057
Ka (at rest earth pressure) = 0.295
H = 0.25 m
Density of soil = 2.0 T/m^3

Earth pressure due to Fill over friction 0.019 T/m

slab (H1) =
Lever Arm = 0.15 m

Earth Pressure due to live load 0.177 T/m

Surcharge (H2) =

Lever Arm = 0.125 m

Horizontal Force due to NORMAL 10 T/m

CONTAINMENT (H3) =

Crash Barrier (Point of impact top of crash barrier)

Lever arm from point L = 1.215 m

Check for equilibrium

Basic Combination
Factored
Descript Load/For Factored
S.No. Factor Load (T/m) LA (m) Moment (T- Remark
ion ce Load (T)
m)
Wt.
1 Crash V1 0.9 0.796 0.72 0.08 0.06 Stabilizing
Barrier
Wt.
2 Friction V2 0.9 2.474 2.23 1.28 2.84 Stabilizing
Slab
Wt.
3 V3 0.9 1.232 1.11 1.81 2.00 Stabilizing
backfill
4 WC V4 0.9 0.072 0.06 0.71 0.05 Stabilizing
Earth
5 H1 1.5 0.019 0.03 0.15 0.00 Destabilizing
Pressure
Live
load
6 H2 1.2 0.177 0.21 0.13 0.03 Destabilizing
Surchar
ge
Impact
7 H4 0.0 10 0.00 1.22 0.00 Destabilizing
on CB

Total Stabilizing Moment (Ms) = 4.95 Tm/m

Total Destabilizing Moment (Mo) = 0.03 Tm/m

Check for Overturning

FOS overturning = Ms/Mo

= 160.461 > 2 Ok
Check for Sliding

Total Sliding Force H = 0.33 T/m

Total Restoring Force V = 4.12 T/m
µ = 0.65

FOS sliding = µ

= 8.087 > 1.5 Ok

Accidental Combination
Descript Load/For Factored Factored
S.No. Factor Load (T/m) LA (m) Remark
ion ce Load Moment
Wt.
1 Crash V1 1.0 0.796 0.80 0.08 0.06 Stabilizing
Barrier
Wt.
2 Friction V2 1.0 2.474 2.47 1.28 3.16 Stabilizing
Slab
Wt.
3 V3 1.0 1.232 1.23 1.81 2.23 Stabilizing
backfill

4 WC V4 1.0 0.072 0.07 0.71 0.05 Stabilizing

Earth
5 H1 1.0 0.019 0.02 0.15 0.00 Destabilizing
Pressure
Live
load
6 H2 0.0 0.177 0.00 0.13 0.00 Destabilizing
Surchar
ge
Impact
7 H4 1.0 2.857 2.86 1.22 3.47 Destabilizing
on CB

Total Stabilizing Moment (Ms) = 5.50 Tm/m

Total Destabilizing Moment (Mo) = 3.47 Tm/m

Check for Overturning

FOS overturning = Ms/Mo

= 1.582 > 1 Ok

Check for Sliding

Total Sliding Force H = 2.88 T/m

Total Restoring Force V = 4.57 T/m
µ = 0.65
FOS sliding = µ

= 1.034 > 1 Ok

Check for ULS

Descript Load/For Factored Factored
S.No. Factor Load (T/m) LA (m) Remark
ion ce Load Moment
Wt.
1 Crash V1 1.35 0.796 1.07 0.08 0.08 Stabilizing
Barrier
Wt.
2 Friction V2 1.35 2.474 3.34 1.28 4.26 Stabilizing
Slab
Wt.
3 V3 1.50 1.232 1.85 1.81 3.34 Stabilizing
backfill
4 WC V4 1.75 0.072 0.13 0.71 0.09 Stabilizing
Earth
5 H1 1.50 0.019 0.03 0.15 0.00 Destabilizing
Pressure
Live
load
6 H2 1.20 0.177 0.21 0.13 0.03 Destabilizing
Surchar
ge
Impact
7 H4 0.00 10 0.00 1.22 0.00 Destabilizing
on CB

Total Stabilizing Moment (Ms) = 7.68 Tm/m

Total Destabilizing Moment (Mo) = 1.17 Tm/m

Check for Overturning

FOS overturning = Ms/Mo

= 6.584 > 2 Ok

Check for Sliding

Total Sliding Force H = 0.36 T/m

Total Restoring Force V = 6.26 T/m
µ = 0.65

FOS sliding = µ

= 11.196 > 1.5 Ok

Design of Friction Slab Section

Grade of Concrete = M40

Grade of Steel = Fe500
Modulus of Elasticity of Steel (Es) = 200 Gpa
fck = 40 Mpa
fcd = 17.87 Mpa
fct = 3.00 Mpa
fy = 500
Width = 1000 mm
Depth = 250 mm
Depth of Neutral Axis, Xu = 23 mm
(0.87xfyxAst)/(0.362xfckxb) Under reinforced section

Cover = 45 mm
Xu max = 122.73 mm
0.0035d/(0.0055+0.87xfy/Es)

M = 11.67 Kn-m/m
Factured Mu = 17.508 Kn-m/m
Ru,lim = 5.35 Mpa
drequired = 57.21 mm
dprovided = 199.0 mm OK
Rdesign = 0.442 Mpa
Ast(required) = 310.440 mm2/m
12mm dia @ 150mm c/c

Ast(Provided) = 753.98 mm2/m OK

Distribution Reinforcement
10mm dia @ 200mm c/c

Minimum Reinf. = 50% of Main reinforcement provided

Ast(required) = 376.991 mm2/m
Ast(Provided) = 392.70 mm2/m OK

Design of Crash Barrier Section

According to IRC 06-2014 cl-206.6 (Table 9)

Minimum moment of resistance for bending in
= 100 kN-m/m
vertical plane
Factored Moment Mu = 42.857 kN-m/m
Impact Load (Acting at top of crash Barrier assumed) = 53.571 kn/m
Distance of impact load from paved surface
(bottom of crash barrier) = 1.1 m
Moment due to impact load Mu = 58.93 kN-m/m

Ru,lim = 5.35 Mpa

Depth of crash barrier 'D' = 450 mm
dprovided = 399 mm OK
drequired = 104.95 mm
Rdesign = 0.370 Mpa
Main Reinforcement
Ast(required) = 622.440 mm2/m
12mm dia @ 150mm c/c
 Ast(Provided) = 753.98 mm2/m OK

Distribution Reinforcement
Minimum Reinf. = 50% of Main reinforcement provided
Ast(required) = 376.99 mm2/m
10mm dia @ 200mm c/c
Ast(Provided) = 392.70 mm2/m OK

Design of Haunch Portion (connecting friction slab and crash barrier)

Impact Load (Acting at top of crash Barrier assumed) = 53.571 kn/m

Distance of impact load from the CG of
=
haunch protion (At point H) 1.215 m
Moment due to impact load Mu = 65.089 kn-m/m
Ru,lim = 5.35 Mpa
Depth of haunch 'D' = 300 mm
dprovided = 249mm dia mm OK
drequired = 110.30 mm
Rdesign = 1.05 Mpa
Main Reinforcement
Ast(required) = 620.280 mm2/m
12mm dia @ 150mm c/c

Ast(Provided) = 753.98 mm2/m OK

Distribution Reinforcement
Minimum Reinf. = 50% of Main reinforcement provided
Ast(required) = 376.99 mm2/m
10mm dia @ 150mm c/c
Ast(Provided) = 523.60 mm2/m OK