Simple Span Bridge Loading Based on Weight in Motion Data

Abstract

Over Dimension Over Load (ODOL) vehicle is claimed to be the cause of a number of fatal accidents and damage to road infrastructure in Indonesia and has become a serious issue for roads and bridges maintenance. Over loaded vehicles can result in damage to the bridge, reduced bridge capacity and can even result in collapse of the bridge. Therefore the characteristics of the actual vehicle load need to be known and compared to the bridge design load according to the bridge design code and standard. In this paper, an analysis is carried out on the actual traffic load data obtained from the measurement results using Weight in Motion (WIM) in Kaligawe, Semarang, Indonesia. Monte Carlo simulation is used to simulate the arrival of the vehicle. The results of vehicle load simulation are then applied to a simple span bridge with a span of 30, 40, 50 m. The bending moment and shear force obtained due to actual load compared to the magnitude of the bending moment and shear by applying Indonesia Bridge Loading Standard. The results show that 43 percent of vehicles are overloaded. The bending moment and shear force caused by actual load is less than the design bending moment and shear force for 30 m, 40 m and 50 m bridge span.