CONTENTS
Declaration i
Approval Certificate iii
Acknowledgement v
Abstract vii
Table of Contents ix
List of Table xi
List of Figures xi
Abbreviations xiii
CHAPTER 1 Introduction 1
1.1 General 1
1.2 Super-Structure 1
1.3 Sub-Structure 1
1.4 Project Details 3
1.5 Objectives 5
1.6 Scope of Work 5
CHAPTER 2 Literature Review 7
CHAPTER 3 Detailed Methodology 9
3.1 Pier Cap 9
3.1.1 Moment in Pier Cap 10
3.1.2 Shear in Pier Cap 10
3.1.3 Torsion in Shear Cap 11
3.1.4 Live Load on Pier Cap 12
3.1.5 Effective Length 12
3.2 Pier 13
3.2.1 Dead Load 13
3.2.2 Super Imposed Dead Load 14
3.2.3 Wearing Coat 14
3.2.4 Live Load 14
3.2.5 Seismic Load 16
3.2.6 Wind Load 18
3.2.7 Water Current 20
3.2.8 Buoyancy force 22
3.2.9 Bearing Friction 22
3.2.10 Loads at the time of Construction 22
3.2.11 Load Combinations 23
3.3 Design Methodology 25
3.3.1 Limit state design 25
3.3.1.1 Limit state of Flexure 26
3.3.1.2 Limit state of Induced Deformation 26
3.3.1.3 Limit State of Bending and Axial Force 28
3.3.1.4 Limit State of Shear 30
3.3.1.5 Limit State of Torsion 30
3.3.1.6 Limit State of Serviceability 32
3.3.2 Design of Corbel 33
CHAPTER 4 Results and Observations 35
4.1 Forces acting on the Piers 35
4.2 Forces acting on the Pier Cap 37
4.3 Quantity comparison 39
CHAPTER 5 Conclusion 41
References 43
Annexures
(Excels of Different Piers and Pier Caps)
Drawings
(General Arrangement Drawings of Pier and Pier Cap)
(Detailing of different Piers and Pier Caps)