DESIGN OF RCC PIER

1.0

DATA
C/C distance between piers

L1

1800

Carriageway width

w1

9750

Overall width of deck

w2

12500

Width of crash barrier

w3

0.50

Height of crash barrier

a1

1.05

Number of bearings

NB

4.00

Depth of girder

d1

1.55

Depth of deck slab

d2

0.25

Height of pedestal

H1

0.25

Height of bearing

H2

0.078

Breadth of pedestal

B1

0.80

Width of pedestal

B2

0.62

= B1 x B2 x H1

Size of pedestals

= 0.80 x 0.62 x 0.25 m

= B3 x B4 x H2

Size of bearings

= 0.50 x 0.32 x 0.078 m

Distance between girders

B5

2.65

Length of footing

B6

5.50

529.377

RL at pier cap top

RL1

High flood level

RL2

527.390

Existing ground level

RL3

523.417

RL at footing top

RL4

521.620

RL at footing bottom

RL5

520.420

= RL1+d1+d2+H1+H2

Formation level

531.505

Width of footing

B7

9.50

Straight depth of footing

H3

0.60

Varying depth of footing

H4

0.60

B8

0.15

Grade of concrete

M25

Grade of steel

Fe415

PCC projection under footing on either side

Permissible flexural stress

8.33

Straight depth of pier cap

H5

0.60

Varying depth of pier cap

H6

0.60

H7

6.56

Longitudinal width of pier at base

B9

1.00

Transverse width of pier at base

B10

6.00

Longitudinal width of pier at top

B11

1.90

Transverse width of pier at top

B12

6.00

B13

1.75

B14

10.00

Pier cap width in longitudinal direction

Pier cap width in transverse
direction

= H5 + H 6 + H 7

Overall height of substructure

B15

7.76

1.025

B16
Total support reaction on the pier
W1
Pedestals volume

2.500
=

DL + SIDL + LL

4705.4

B1 x B2 x H1
=

Total volume of pedestals

0.124

= NR x NP x 0.124
=

0.992

Unit weight of concrete

rc

24.000

Total weight of pedestals

W2

23.81

= ((B14*(H5+H6)-(B16*H6*2/2))*B13

Total volume of pier cap bed block

Total weight of pier cap bed block

W3

W4

Total vertical load at top of footing

441.00

57.072

1369.73

= (((B6*B7*H4)+(B6*B7+B11*B12))/2)*H3

Total volume of footing

Total weight of footing

18.375

= (((B9*B10)+(B11*B12))/2)*H7

Total volume of pier

Total weight of pier

W5

28.500

684.00

= W1+W2+W3+W4
=

6539.94

= W1+W2+W3+W4+W5

Total vertical load at bottom of footing

Moment at supports in longitudinal direction

Moment at supports in transverse direction

7909.66

Mx1

962.6

Mz1

1404.8

1000

Fh

200

Vr

2.50

Itc

4.21

BREAKING FORCE
Total vehicle load
Breaking force 20%
Temparature & Shrinkage force on bearings

= (Fh/2) + (Vr * Itc)

Force at each bearing

Total force for four bearings

Height from top of footing to top of bearing

HF1

110.525

442.1

= H1+H2+H5+H6+H7
=

Height from bottom of footing to top of bearing

HF2

8.09

= H1+H2+H3+H4+H5+H6+H7
=

9.29

Moment at top of footing

M1

3575.7048

Moment at bottom of footing

M2

4106.2248

Mx

= Mx1+M1

At Top of Footing,
Total moment in longitudinal direction

=
Total moment in transverse direction

Mz

4538.3048

= Mz1+M1
=

4980.5048

At Bottom of Footing,
Total moment in longitudinal direction

Mx

= Mx1+M2
=

Total moment in transverse direction

Mz

= Mz1+M2
=

STEEL REINFORCEMENTS

5068.8248

6385.3048

Standard minimum reinforcement

p1

0.80%

Design trial reinforcement

p2

1.50%

Reinforcement cover

d'

40

M25

25

Fe415

fy

415

Width of pier in transverse direction

6000

Width of pier in longitudinal direction

1000

From design loads we have

Pu

5918

Mux

5068.8248

Muy

6385.3048

Concrete grade
fck
Steel grade

Reinforcement percentage

p/fck

= p1 * p2
=

1.20%

0.048

0.0067

Uniaxial moment capacity of the section x_x axis

d'/D

From interaction diagram chart for Fe415, and for d'/D, refer for d'/D
Pu/(fck x b x D)

is to be used.
=

0.0395
Mux1/fckbD2

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m

0 x 0.62 x 0.25 m

0 x 0.32 x 0.078 m
m
m
m
m
m
m
m

+d1+d2+H1+H2
m
m
m
m
m

N/sq.mm
m
m
m
m
m
m
m
m
m

m
m
m

kN

cum

x NP x 0.124

cum
kN/cum
kN
*(H5+H6)-(B16*H6*2/2))*B13

cum
kN
*B10)+(B11*B12))/2)*H7
cum
kN
*B7*H4)+(B6*B7+B11*B12))/2)*H3
cum
kN

kN

W2+W3+W4+W5
kN
kN-m
kN-m

kN
kN

kN/mm
mm

2) + (Vr * Itc)
kN
kN

H2+H5+H6+H7
m

H2+H3+H4+H5+H6+H7
m
kN-m
kN-m

kN-m

kN-m

kN-m

kN-m

fck x b x D)

mm

N/sq.mm

N/sq.mm
mm
mm
kN
kN-m
kN-m