CIVL603C

BRIDGE ENGINEERING
Legal Loads and
Highway Design loads
Prof. Moe M S Cheung

1
CL-W

0.04W
0.08W

CL-625

25
50

0.1W 0.1W
0.2W 0.2W
62.5
125

3.6m

62.5
125

1.2m

AXLE NO.

0.14W
0.28W

0.12W
0.24W

WHEEL LOADS
AXLE LOADS

87.5
175

75
150

WHEEL LOADS, kN
AXLE LOADS, kN

6.6m

6.6m
18m
0.60m

0.25m

(TY P.)

(TY P.)
2.4
0m

0.25m
(TY P.)

0.25m
(TY P.)

1.8
0m

0.08W
0.16W

0.032W
0.064W

0.08W
0.16W

0.112W
0.224W

0.096W
0.192W

Uniformly distributed load 9kN/m

3.6m

1.2m

6.6m

6.6m
18m

WHEEL LOADS
AXLE LOADS