STATIC LOAD TEST

ELS PRE-CAST FACTORYBEMMULLA

19m BRIDGE BEAMSTATIC LOAD TEST 19.0 m RDA STANDARD BRIDGE BEAM (DRAWING NO. T/B/508)BEAM NO. 01CASTING DATE 22ND JUNE 2014TEST LOAD 8.4MTDATA OF BRIDGE BEAMEACH END OF THE BRIDGE BEAM SUPPORTED ON RUBBER STRIP (75mm x 12mm) POSITIONED AT BEARING POINT (230mm FROM BOTH ENDS) TESTING PROCEDURELOADING ARRANGEMENT TESTING PROCEDURE

REACTION FOR THE LOADING OBTAINED BY JACKING AGAINST THE LOADS USING 50 MT CAPACITY HYDRAULIC JACK.SETTLEMENT MEASURING DIAL GAUGES FIXED AT EACH SUPPORT, 1/4TH POSITION ON BOTH SUPPORTS AND THE CENTER. TESTING PROCEDURETHE MUST BE LOADED WITH A CENTER LOAD APPLIED USING HYDRAULIC JACK IN STEPS OF 1.0 TONS UP TO A LOADING OF 8.4 MT. OBSERVED WHETHER CRACKS DEVELOP DURING LOADING.TESTING PROCEDURENET DISPLACEMENT AT THE CENTER OF THE BEAM RELATIVE TO THE DISPLACEMENT OF END OF THE BEAM CALCULATED AT EACH LOADING AND UNLOADING.

TESTING PROCEDUREAVERAGE DISPLACEMENT AT ENDSNET DISPLACEMENT AT CENTERTOTAL DISPLACEMENT AT CENTERACTUAL NET DISPLACEMENT OF THE BEAM COMPARED TO THEORETICAL DISPLACEMENT CALCULATED BY L/250.RESULTSTHANK YOU