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SECTION :IX
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IRC:83
STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS
AND
CODE OF PRACTICE
FOR
ROAD BRIDGES
PART I
SECTION :IX
BEARINGS
METALLIC BEARINGS
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I)-
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CONTENTS
Page No.
Members
of Bridge Specifications
& Standards
Committee
(i)
to (iii)
Introduction
900.
Scope
901.
Definitions
902.
903.
Special Requirements
904.
905.
10
906.
907.
Design Considerations
13
908.
18
909.
18
910.
21
911.
in Steel
22
Bearings
Appendix- 1
Appendix-2
Appendix-3
10
23
25
27
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DG(RD)
D. Narain'
S&R
(Member-Secretary)
3.
&
(Convenor)
S.S. Chakraborty
Managing
Services
57,
Nehru Place,
D.N. Trikha
Nagar,
5.
8.
10,
Kami a Nehru
Ghaziabad-201002
Ninan Koshi
DG(RD)
A.G. Borkar
N.K. Sinha
A. Chakrabarti
CPWD, representing
M.V. B.Rao
CE,
9.
PB No.
Works
C.R. Alimchandani
Chairman
Dr. S.K.
Thakkar
Mumbai-400021
M.K. Bhagwagar
2nd Floor,
13.
P.D.
Wani
Connaught
New
Delhi- 1 10001
P.
WD.
ADG(B) being not in position. The meeting was presided by Shri A D. Narain,
DG(RD) & Addl. Secretary to the Govt, of India, Ministry of Surface Transport
to
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15.
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Kumar
486,
New
16.
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17.
M.K. Mukherjee
18.
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Managing
Ltd., 17,
19.
Subba Rao
Dr. T.N.
New
Director,
Delhi-
10019
Tandon Consultants
(P)
New
Delhi
Mumbai-400052
20.
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21.
Prafulla
Member (Technical),
Kumar
Authority of India,
Maharani Bagh,
1,
National Highways
Eastern Avenue,
New
Delhi-
10065
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S.V.R. Parangusam
23.
B.C. Rao
Offg.
P C. Bhasin
324',
New
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P.K.
DGBR,
R.K. Puram,
Sarmah
26.
27.
Gujarat
R&B Department,
Block No. 14, New Sachivalaya, 2nd Floor,
Gandhinagar-382010
(D. Sree
The Secretary
to the
Govt, of
(H.P. Jamdar)
Rama
Murthy), National
Works Department,
The Engineer-in-Chief
(K B. Lai
Singal),
Sector- 1 9 B, Chandigarh-
(ii)
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&
Head
32.
The Director
33.
34.
(P.D. Agarwal),
35.
Punjab
Ex-Officio
36.
President,
PWD
Quarters
U P. PWD,
Kabir Marg Clay Square, Lucknow-226001
PWD, B&R
Branch, Patiala
Members
37.
Director General
(Road Development)
&
New
38.
Secretary,
Delhi
New
Delhi
Corresponding Members
N.V. Merani
Adarsh
Saha
Shitala Sharan
Dr.
M.G. Tamhankar
(ill)
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BEARINGS
Parti
METALLIC BEARINGS
INTRODUCTION
&
N.K. Sinha
..
..
B.
Thandavan
Convenor
Member-Secretary
MEMBERS
D.K. Rastogi
S.P. Chakrabarti
A. Chakrabarti
A.K. Saxena
P L. Manickam
D.K. Kanhere
S.M. Sant
P.Y. Manjure
Ajay Kumar Gupta
Achyut Ghosh
S. Sengupta
Rep. of R.D.S.O. Lucknow
Rep. of Bureau of Indian
Standards (Vinod Kumar)
M. V.B.Rao
R.K. Dutta
G.R. Haridas
A.R. Jambekar
EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS
President.
IRC
IRC
DG(RD)
MOST, New
Secretary,
MOST, New
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Delhi
Delhi
CORRESPONDING MEMBERS
Prof. Prem Krishna
M.K. Mukherjee
Dave
Mahesh Tandon
B.J.
Suprio Ghosh
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The
draft
Specifications
the Bridge
on 27.9.97 and approved by the Executive Committee on 29. 1 1 .97 and then
by the Council in their meeting held on 5.1.98 at Bhopal.
Road
Bridges".
900.
SCOPE
DEFINITIONS
shall apply:
Bearings
901.1.
The part of the bridge structure which bears directly all the forces
from the structure above and transmits the same to the supporting structure.
Sliding Bearing
901.2.
two surfaces,
Fig.
1.
movement
is
permitted between
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Rocker Bearing
901.3.
which allows
90
rotational
movement,
movement
is
permitted but
Fig. 2.
Sliding-cum-Rocker Bearing
.4.
Features.
901
Roller-cum-Rocker Bearing
.5.
901.6.
which
plate
which transmits
all
is
Plate
attached to the underside of the structure and
from it to the other members of the bearing.
the forces
Saddle Plate
901 7
A plate which is positioned between the top plate and the roller(s).
Roller
901.8.
plate, or
901.9.
plate
which
rests
901
.10.
Knuckle Pin
restricting rotational
movement
movement.
Knuckle
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1999
Rocker Pin
movement
I)-
made
which
fits
prevent relative
restricting rotational
movement,
Fig. 3.
901.13.
Guide
to maintain the
alignment of the
roller during
901.14.
Stopper
Device/arrangement provided
movement beyond
Anchor
901.15
bottom
in the
plate, to arrest
Bolts
A rag bolt or ordinary bolt anchoring the top and bottom plates to
the structure.
901.16.
Spacer Bar
movement of
rollers in
unison.
90 1
movement of
901.18
movement of
901.19.
Bearing Axis
The symmetrical
901.20.
The
Effective Displacement
total relative
the bearing.
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TYPICAL ARRANGEMENT OF SLIDING, ROCKER, ROLLER-CUMROCKER AND SINGLE ROLLER BEARINGS, SHOWING VARIOUS
COMPONENTS OF THE BEARINGS ARE INDICATED IN
FIGS. 1,2,3, &4
903.
903.1.
Only
full
FROM
Bearing (Typical)
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
Roller Bearings
cylinderical roller
is
structure.
base
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V only)
Skew Bridges
903 3
904.1.
Steel
904. 1.1.
The mild steel to be used for the components of the
bearings shall comply with the following Indian Standards
:
i)
-Specification
mm
in thickness requiring
all components exceeding 50
welding, the carbon contents for such plates shall be ascertained
and suitable welding procedure like pre-heating, use of low
hydrogen electrodes etc., be adopted after approval.
For
ii)
/
Forged
904.2.
Steel
904.2. 1.
The steel for forging to be used for the components
of the bearings shall comply with Class 3, 3A or 4 of IS: 1875 and steel
forgings shall comply with Class 3, 3A or 4 of IS:2004.
904.2.2.
welding
is
If
All slabs should be normalised after forging.
thick, preheating
if the slabs are more than 20
mm
involved, and
904
High Tensile
High Tensile
904.4.
steel
Steel
comply with
IS:
96
Stainless Steel
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1.
be
mild
shall
to
steel.
Cast Steel
904.5.
280-520N of
Note
IS:
Grade
is
difficult to
produce
in
comparison
to
grade
N
'
1030.
Welds
904.6.
905.1.
bearings
IRC:
6.
for
bridges
in
1.
structure shall be
for.
906.1.
in
at
be
905.2.
given
shall
Horizontal forces
906.
Appendix-2.
906.2.
The
specified by the accepting authority, but in no case less than that for mild
steel specification
Clause 906.
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906.3.
The
(Part
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906.4.
906.4.1.
following stresses
Welded
in
stress shall
Joints
be based on the
i)
Fillet
ii)
Welds
The permissible
1 10 MPa.
stress in fillet
welds based on
its
Plug Welds
110 MPa.
iii)
stress
on plug welds
shall
be
906.4.2.
Where welds are not subjected to radiographic or any
other equally effective methods of testing, but the accepting authority is
otherwise satisfied with the quality of work, the allowable working stress
specified in Clause 906.4.1 shall be multiplied by a factor of 2/3.
906.5.
working load
shall
be as follows
Roller material
Cast Steel
Cast Steel
11
Forged Steel
Mild Steel
lid
where d
is
mm
Forged Steel
Mild Steel
11 d
8d
8d
11
Mild
steel
mm
rollers
d
are
not permitted
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9d
Newton
per
mm
E
where
Modulus of elasticity of
steel in
in
N/mm 2
N/mm
the roller
surface are of high tensile steel or any other high grade steel
out using the above relationship.
906.5.2.
Cylindrical rollers on a curved surface
allowable working load for a single or double roller in Newton per
length of roller shall be as follows
:
The
mm
Roller
material
Forged Steel
Cast Steel
Cast Steel
Forged Steel
ll(ddi)/(di-d)
Mild Steel
Where,
l(ddi)/(di-d)
Mild
d
d
l(ddi)/(di-d)
ll(ddi)/(di-d)
steel
Mild Steel
8(ddi)/(di-d)
8(ddi)/(di-d)
mm
is
is
mm
E(d-di)
12
Newton per mm
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The basic
DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS
907.
General
907.1.
The bearings
907.1.1.
maximum
vertical reactions
forces.
907.
.2.
907. 1.2.1.
shall
be calculated as below
For plates with rocking line of contact the width shall be the
available dispersed width (max. dispersion being limited to 2
horizontal to one vertical).
i)
and
For plates with rolling lines of contact the width for any particular
position shall be the ce. tre to centre distance of outermost rollers
plus the available dispersed width beyond the outermost lines of
contact (max. dispersion being limited to 2 horizontal to one
ii )
vertical).
Where
907.1.3.
equation
oc 0
ac, cal
cal
<1
oco
Where,
ac n
ac 0
cal
ac. cal
ac
=
=
=
=
ac
the calculated direct bearing stress
the allowable direct bearing stress as per clause 907. 1.2.
whichever
is
higher.
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907.2.
907.2.
907.2.1.1.
They
shall
907.2.
following
1.2.
shall not
axis.
100
i)
mm
or
ii)
rollers
mm
907.2.
mm
or
whichever
.3.
(ii)
is
between consecutive
(i)
20
lines of contact,
higher.
907.2. .4.
The thickness of the plate shall also be checked, based
on the contact stresses arrived at accounting for the actual width of the plate
provided, to satisfy the requirements of structural design and permissible
stresses as laid down in Clause 906.
1
Rollers
907.2.2.
907.2.2.
rollers,
Mild
Forged
steel rollers
be 75
shall
907.2.2.2.
907.2.2.3.
The
diameter
6.
The
at the
907.2.2.4.
in
mm.
shall
mm
may
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ROLLER AXIS
MAXIMUM
SHIFT OF
IN
^~
*,
ONE DIRECTION
-H
V-
MAXIMUM SHIFT OF
DECKING FROM MEAN
POSITION
IN OPPOSlTt
DIRECTION
Fig. 5
Maximum
Shifts of
Top
Plate
to
Movements
of
Deck
Wi
w?
w
A
n
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Sliding Bearings
The top
907.3.1.
bottom plate by
on
all
atleast 10
907.3.2.
The thickness of the plate shall satisfy the
requirements of structural design and permissible stresses laid down in
Clauses 906 and 907.2. 1 .4, but shall not be less than 20 mm.
Miscellaneous Components
907.4.
designed as
to
Rocker pin
907 4.2
The
907.4.2.1.
resist the
maximum
The
pins
be driven force fit in the saddle or bottom plate and shall have
corresponding recesses in the top plate with adequate tolerance to allow for
shall
rocking.
The rocker
907.4.2.2.
satisfy the following
i)
ii)
The
iii)
iv)
to a
'd' shall
depth of 0.5
mm.
d.
The pin shall project 0.5 d and have a taper in the projected portion
to accommodate the rotation of the structure.
mm, whichever
v)
fit
pin
907.4.3.
be 2.5
recess shall be
1.1
d or d + 2.5
is less.
mm.
Spacer bars
may
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907.4.4.
907.4.4.1.
To prevent
components
rollers shall
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be provided.
The guide
907.4.4.2.
satisfy the following
i)
6.
ii)
The width
iii)
The guide
iv)
v)
'b'
fit
to a
10mm.
depth of 0.5
b.
shall
have a clearance of
.00
mm on
Stoppers
907.4.5.
bottom
To
Anchor
907.4.6.
bolts
1
The top and bottom plates shall be suitably anchored
and the pier abutment cap or pedestals by means of anchor
907.4.6.
to the girder
bolts.
907.4.6.2.
maximum
907.4.6.3.
may
The anchor
be kept equal to
diameter subject to a
minimum
of 100
mm.
907 .4.7.
Anchoring of deck to substructure The anchoring
arrangement shall be designed for such a force so as to provide for a stability
equivalent to .1 times the overturning moment due to permanent load (or
0.9 times if the effect is more severe) and 1 .6 times the overturning moments
due to temporary loads or live loads.
:
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907.4.8.
Pendulum guides An arrangement with slots to
prevent the displacement of the roller unit due to siesmic or other dynamic
vibrations shall be provided. An example of such an arrangement is shown
:
in, Fig. 4.
908.
908. 1
All surfaces of the major components like top plates,
saddle plate, base plates, rollers of the bearings shall be machined all over
.
Plates
908.2.
908.2. 1
The plate dimensions shall be in accordance with the
approved drawing. Tolerance on the length and width of the plate shall not
exceed + 1.0 mm, tolerance on the thickness of the plate shall not exceed
+ 0.5 mm and no minus tolerance shall be allowed.
.
908.2.2.
machine smooth
finish to
20 micron
maximum mean
deviation as per
IS:3073.
Rollers
908.3.
908.3.1.
convex surfaces
shall
conform
D8
to
rollers
and
of IS:919.
Castings
908.4.
908.4.
The
908.3.2.
shall
No minus
be parallel throughout
their length.
909.
909.
Acceptance Criteria Unless agreed upon otherwise
between the Engineer and the Manufacturer, the Manufacturer shall furnish
a complete Quality Assurance Programme (QAP) comprising the process
of quality control, raw material testing, various stages of manufacture,
testing on bearing components as well as testing on complete bearing etc.
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raw materials
1.1.
shall
be
909.1.2.
casting
and
forgings
shall
All
annealed/normalised and the heat cycle record shall be submitted to the
Inspecting Officer/Engineer for scrutiny. Inspecting Officer/Engineer may
ensure the proper reduction ratio. Suitable weld data record shall be
maintained and submitted.
909.1.3.
The Engineer
inspection at manufacturer
have in-plant
i)
minimum
'
ii)
iii)
BHN
iv)
v)
Metalography
testing
for
materials
vi)
Load
testing
rotation
and
lateral loading.
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facilities
of
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909.1.4.
Bearing manufacturer shall maintain a list of
consumption of raw materials including test records, for a period of at least
preceding two years.
full time
manufacture and quality control
of bearings and shall have full time trained Scientist in chemical and
physical testing and also have qualified person for ultrasonic testing.
909.1.5.
909.2.
909.2.
to
produce
test certificate
from
out the detailed tests on raw materials (both physical and chemical) for
different types of
such stock materials and mark the same with same batch numbers. For each
drawn separately for tests of physical and
chemical properties on samples. The manufacturer will carry out tests on
chemical and physical properties on one set of samples and keep the
remaining 2 sets of samples duly identified with the batch number for
verification by the Engineer and/or his authorised representatives for
conformatory tests with respect to the results obtained by the manufacturer.
Such tests can be carried out on a few samples selected at random by the
discretion of the Engineer and/or his representatives. The following IS
Codes may be referred for carrying out such tests (both physical and
chemical)
batch, 3 sets of samples will be
IS
IS
IS
1030
2062
2004
for casting
for
for forging
All
shall
machined
cast steel
components
shall
be tested
for ultrasonic testing to level Illrd of IS:9565. Critical surface shall also be
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'
909.2.3.
components
machining will be
Appendix-3 could be
after
referred
forging.
909.2.4.
All bearings shall be tested to 1 .25 times design load.
Recovery should be 100 per cent. Contact surfaces and welding shall be
examined by illumination source/ultrasonic test/DPT for any defects/cracks
etc.
909.2.5.
909.2.6.
test
Dye Penetration
may also be done.
In case there
may
is
910.1.
to receive the
9 10.2.
Positioning of Bearings
910.2.1.
During
following
movements due
to the
i)
ii)
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910.2.2.
For bridges
placed in a horizontal plane.
9 10.3.
in gradient the
where launching of
avoid slipping or jumping of rollers due to
vibrations or jolts, it is suggested that the roller bearings be provided after
launching operations or otherwise adequate measures taken to ensure that
the roller assembly is not disturbed. It is normal practice to provide rocker
bearings on the launching end and place the beam on the rocker end slightly
in advance of placing on the roller.
910.3.1.
girders
employed,
is
910.3.2.
In prestressed construction
in order to
During concreting of
shall
911.
to receive the
for inspection
and maintenance.
911.2.
Provision shall be
made
for jacking
up of the
911.3.
members
in
the adjacent
damage.
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Appendix(Clause 905.1)
at the
maximum
(1)
Fixed Bearing
U<Rg+Rq)
Fh-|l(Rg+Rq)
(i)
or
Free Bearing
(ii)
Fh/2+u(Rg+Rq)
whichever
is
greater.
Where
=
Fh
Rg
Rq
=
=
=
Reaction
Reaction
at the free
at the free
Coeff. of iriction at
assumed
(a)
(b)
to
The
shall
be
(2)
less
be checked for
than 10
full
seismic force.
m
uRg whichever is
greater.
Where:
Rg
Note
Reaction due
to
Dead Load on
the bearing
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Continuing Bridge with one fixed bearing and other free bearings
(other than elastomeric type on stiff supports)
Fixed Bearing
Case
Free Bearing
IfFh>2uR
Fh-(uR+uL)
(b)
u Rx
IfFh<2uR
Fh
-(iiR-jiL)
1
+ InR
Case
II
(liR-^iL)
(a)
+ ve and Fh acting
in
ve
direction
IfFh>2uL
u Rx
Fh-(uR+uL)
(b)
Fh <2[iL
Fh
-(HR-JiL)
1
+ nL
whichever
is
greater
where
[it or
nR
bearings, respectively.
fiL or u.R
bearings to the
left
respectively.
uRx
one of the
fixed bearings.
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Appendix-2
(Clause 906.1.)
PERMISSIBLE STRESSES
Table
1.
etc.
S.No Description
High
Cast
Forged
Mild
Tensile
Steel
Steel
Steel
IS:961-
IS:
Max.
axial tensile
stress
on effective
IS:2004-
1989
1978
IS:22675/ 2062-84
0.60 ay,
160
160
140
0.66 ay,
180
180
150
0.45 ay,
120
120
105
0.80 ay,
215
215
186
0.92 ay.
250
250
210
1975 or sp
1.
1030-
steel
sectional area
l
(a y
2.
Max. bending
tensile or
stress
compressive
on
effective sectional
3.
Max. shear
stress
(xra)
4.
Max. bearing
stress
on non-
sliding surface
(op)
5.
Max. combined
bending shear
&
bearing, stress
(Gbc)
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Table 2
Permissible stress in
Description
High
Cast
Forged
Tensile
Steel
Steel
IS:961-
IS:
1975 or sp
Max.
axial tensile
stress
on
IS: 2004-
1030-
1989
1978
0.60 ay,
160
160
0.37 ay,
100
100
0.87 ay,
235
235
steel
effective sectional
area (ayt)
Max. shear
stress
(xra)
Max. bearing
stress
on non-sliding
surface (ap)
Table
3.
Description
Permissible stresses in
Black Bolts
conforming
MPa
in
to
property CI. 4.
of IS: 367- 1967
1
Max.
axial
120
tensile stress
(at)
Max. shear
80
stress (ira)
Max. bearing
250
"The permissible
stress in a bolt
stress (ayt)
Table
its
8.
whichever
is
strength,
MPa."
Note
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Appendix-3
(Clause 909.2.3)
ACCEPTANCE STANDARD
Type of Equipment
Krantakrammer/ECIL/EEC
or Vibronics
make
Test
Method
MHz, 24
mm
Test
2-2.5
Frequency Probe
Straight
Size Couplant
Oil/Grease
Text
Direction
Calibration
IIW block/standard
2.00
Sensitivity setting
(UFD)
is
to
be done using
mm.
mm
The
dia. Flat
sensitivity shall be set on a 3.0
on a
bottom (FB) hole drilled upto a depth of 25
mm
200
mm
mm
FB
Acceptance
i)
length x 10
dia.
hole.
Forged
harmful defect
Standard
cracks
etc.
Any
is
not
acceptable.
ii)
Flaw
signal
at
one
flaw
(i.e.
is
12.0
mm
27
IRC:83(Part
I)-
1999
iii)
Flaw
signals equal or
shall be a cause
mm
v)
vi)
Total
one
vii)
number of
roller.
Connected discontinuities
permitted.
28
shall
not be