BRIDGE RULES

RULES SPECIFYING THE LOADS FOR DESIGNING THE SUPER-STRUCTURE

AND SUB-STRUCTURE OF BRIDGES AND FOR ASSESSING THE
STRENGTH OF EXISTING BRIDGES

APPENDIX IV
METRE GAUGE 1000 mm
EQUIVALENT UNIFORMLY DISTRIBUTED LOADS (EUDL) IN KILO NEWTONS (TONNES) ON
EACH TRACK, AND COEFFICIENT OF DYNAMIC AUGMENT (CDA)

For Bending Moment, L is equal to the effective

span in metres. For Shear Force, L is the loaded
length in metres to give the maximum Shear Force
in the member under consideration.
The Equivalent Uniformly Distributed Load (EUDL)
for Bending Moment (BM), for spans upto 10m, is
that uniformly distributed load which produces the
BM at the centre of the span equal to the absolute
maximum BM developed under the standard loads.
For spans above 10m, the EUDL for BM, is that
uniformly distributed load which produces the BM at
one-sixth of the span equal to the BM developed at
that section under the standard loads.
EUDL for Shear Force (SF) is that uniformly
distributed load which produces SF at the end of
the span equal to the maximum SF developed
under the standard loads at that section.
NOTE:
(1) Cross girders - The live load on a cross
girder will be equal to half the total load for
bending in a length L, equal to twice the
distance over centres of cross girders.
(2) L for Coefficient of Dynamic Augment (CDA)
shall be as laid down in Clause 2.4.1.
(3) When loaded length lies between the values
given in the table, the EUDL for Bending
Moment and Shear Force shall be
interpolated.
 BRIDGE RULES
RULES SPECIFYING THE LOADS FOR DESIGNING THE SUPER-STRUCTURE
AND SUB-STRUCTURE OF BRIDGES AND FOR ASSESSING THE
STRENGTH OF EXISTING BRIDGES

Total Load for Bending Moment

CDA=
L MMG Loading- ML Standard of BL Standard of C Loading of 0.15+
(m) 1988 1929 1929 1929
8/(6+L)
kN t kN t kN t kN t
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1.0 313.8 32.0 258.9 26.4 209.9 21.4 158.9 16.2 1.000
1.5 313.8 32.0 258.9 26.4 209.9 21.4 158.9 16.2 1.000
2.0 313.8 32.0 258.9 26.4 209.9 21.4 170.6 17.4 1.000
2.5 313.8 32.0 276.5 28.2 224.6 22.9 197.1 20.1 1.000
3.0 325.6 33.2 313.8 32.0 252.0 25.7 218.7 22.3 1.000

3.5 378.5 38.6 378.5 38.6 306.9 31.3 255.0 26.0 .992
4.0 428.6 43.7 428.6 43.7 347.2 35.4 283.4 28.9 .950
4.5 467.8 47.7 467.8 47.7 378.5 38.6 304.0 31.0 .912
5.0 501.1 51.1 498.2 50.8 403.1 41.1 331.5 33.8 .877
5.5 541.3 55.2 539.4 55.0 437.4 44.6 357.9 36.5 .846

6.0 581.5 59.3 581.5 59.3 470.7 48.0 381.5 38.9 .817
6.5 611.0 62.3 611.0 62.3 498.2 50.8 401.1 40.9 .790
7.0 644.3 65.7 644.3 65.7 531.5 54.2 428.6 43.7 .765
7.5 676.7 69.0 676.7 69.0 564.9 57.6 450.1 45.9 .743
8.0 713.9 72.8 713.9 72.8 593.3 60.5 472.7 48.2 .721

8.5 746.3 76.1 746.3 76.1 617.8 63.0 489.4 49.9 .702
Total Load for Bending Moment
CDA=
L MMG Loading- ML Standard of BL Standard of C Loading of 0.15+
(m) 1988 1929 1929 1929
8/(6+L)
kN t kN t kN t kN t
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
9.0 773.7 78.9 773.7 78.9 640.4 65.3 506.0 51.6 .683
9.5 800.2 81.6 800.2 81.6 661.0 67.4 526.6 53.7 .666
10.0 827.7 84.4 827.7 84.4 683.5 69.7 545.2 55.6 .650
11.0 884.6 90.2 884.6 90.2 724.7 73.9 587.4 59.9 .621

12.0 953.2 97.2 953.2 97.2 784.5 80.0 636.5 64.9 .594
13.0 1015.0 103.5 1015.0 103.5 847.3 86.4 684.5 69.8 .571
14.0 1076.8 109.8 1076.8 109.8 903.2 92.1 733.5 74.8 .550
15.0 1137.6 116.0 1137.6 116.0 961.1 98.0 780.6 79.6 .531
16.0 1202.3 122.6 1202.3 122.6 1015.0 103.5 820.8 83.7 .514

17.0 1261.1 128.6 1261.1 128.6 1064.0 108.5 862.0 87.9 .498
 BRIDGE RULES
RULES SPECIFYING THE LOADS FOR DESIGNING THE SUPER-STRUCTURE
AND SUB-STRUCTURE OF BRIDGES AND FOR ASSESSING THE
STRENGTH OF EXISTING BRIDGES

18.0 1316.1 134.2 1316.1 134.2 1111.1 113.3 901.2 91.9 .483
19.0 1368.0 139.5 1368.0 139.5 1159.1 118.2 940.5 95.9 .470
20.0 1421.0 144.9 1421.0 144.9 1202.3 122.6 978.7 99.8 .458
21.0 1466.1 149.5 1466.1 149.5 1243.5 126.8 1020.9 104.1 .446

22.0 1518.1 154.8 1518.1 154.8 1288.6 131.4 1063.0 108.4 .436
23.0 1574.9 160.6 1574.9 160.6 1337.6 136.4 1105.2 112.7 .426
24.0 1625.9 165.8 1625.9 165.8 1380.8 140.8 1145.4 116.8 .417
25.0 1676.9 171.0 1676.9 171.0 1426.9 145.5 1189.5 121.3 .408
26.0 1743.6 177.8 1743.6 177.8 1482.8 151.2 1230.7 125.5 .400

27.0 1808.3 184.4 1808.3 184.4 1537.7 156.8 1275.8 130.1 .392
28.0 1869.1 190.6 1869.1 190.6 1588.7 162.0 1318.0 134.4 .385
29.0 1929.0 196.7 1929.0 196.7 1636.7 166.9 1357.2 138.4 .379
30.0 1990.7 203.0 1990.7 203.0 1685.8 171.9 1398.4 142.6 .372
32.0 2103.5 214.5 2103.5 214.5 1781.9 181.7 1490.6 152.0 .361

34.0 2221.2 226.5 2221.2 226.5 1891.7 192.9 1581.8 161.3 .350
36.0 2343.8 239.0 2343.8 239.0 2000.6 204.0 1666.1 169.9 .340
38.0 2466.4 251.5 2466.4 251.5 2102.5 214.4 1749.5 178.4 .332
40.0 2589.0 264.0 2589.0 264.0 2198.7 224.2 1830.9 186.7 .324
42.0 2691.9 274.5 2691.9 274.5 2290.8 233.6 1912.3 195.0 .317

44.0 2799.8 285.5 2799.8 285.5 2383.0 243.0 1994.7 203.4 .310
46.0 2902.8 296.0 2902.8 296.0 2471.3 252.0 2075.1 211.6 .304
48.0 3000.8 306.0 3000.8 306.0 2561.5 261.2 2154.5 219.7 .298
L Total Load for Bending Moment
( MMG Loading- ML Standard of BL Standard of C Loading of CDA= 0.15+
m 1988 1929 1929 1929 8/(6+L)
) kN t kN t kN t kN t
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
5 3098.9 316.0 3098.9 316.0 2650.7 270.3 2232.0 227.6 .293
0
.
0
5 3334.3 340.0 3334.3 340.0 2864.5 292.1 2421.3 246.9 .281
5
.
0

6 3624.7 369.6 3559.8 363.0 3068.5 312.9 2615.4 266.7 .271

0
.
0
 BRIDGE RULES
RULES SPECIFYING THE LOADS FOR DESIGNING THE SUPER-STRUCTURE
AND SUB-STRUCTURE OF BRIDGES AND FOR ASSESSING THE
STRENGTH OF EXISTING BRIDGES

6 3901.2 397.8 3775.6 385.0 3267.6 333.2 2811.6 286.7 .263

5
.
0
7 4177.8 426.0 3971.7 405.0 3472.5 354.1 3009.7 306.9 .255
0
.
0
7 4452.4 454.0 4182.5 426.5 3664.7 373.7 3205.8 326.9 .249
5
.
0
8 4727.0 482.0 4393.4 448.0 3854.0 393.0 3397.0 346.4 .243
0
.
0

8 5000.6 509.9 4594.4 468.5 4059.0 413.9 3587.3 365.8 .238

5
.
0
9 5274.2 537.8 4786.6 488.1 4252.2 433.6 3780.5 385.5 .233
0
.
0
9 5547.8 565.7 4981.8 508.0 4440.5 452.8 3968.8 404.7 .229
5
.
0
1 5820.5 593.5 5177.9 528.0 4637.6 472.9 4150.2 423.2 .225
0
0
.
0
1 6092.1 621.2 5374.0 548.0 4828.9 491.9 4341.4 442.7 .222
0
5
.
0

1 6364.7 649.0 5565.3 567.5 5017.1 511.6 4524.8 461.4 .219

1
0
.
0
 BRIDGE RULES
RULES SPECIFYING THE LOADS FOR DESIGNING THE SUPER-STRUCTURE
AND SUB-STRUCTURE OF BRIDGES AND FOR ASSESSING THE
STRENGTH OF EXISTING BRIDGES

1 6636.4 676.7 5756.5 587.0 5202.4 530.5 4707.2 480.0 .216

1
5
.
0
1 6908.1 704.4 5952.6 607.0 5384.3 549.1 4908.2 500.5 .213
2
0
.
0
1 7179.7 732.1 6148.8 627.0 5571.2 568.1 5079.8 518.0 .211
2
5
.
0
1 7451.4 759.8 6335.1 646.0 5779.1 589.3 5284.8 538.9 .209
3
0
.
0
 BRIDGE RULES
RULES SPECIFYING THE LOADS FOR DESIGNING THE SUPER-STRUCTURE
AND SUB-STRUCTURE OF BRIDGES AND FOR ASSESSING THE
STRENGTH OF EXISTING BRIDGES

APPENDIX IV (contd)
Total Load for Shear Force
CDA=
L MMG Loading- ML Standard of
BL Standard of 1929 C Loading of 1929 0.15+
(m) 1988 1929
8/(6+L)
kN t kN t kN t kN t
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1.0 313.8 32.0 258.9 26.4 209.9 21.4 158.9 16.2 1.000
1.5 313.8 32.0 285.4 29.1 231.4 23.6 188.3 19.2 1.000
2.0 364.8 37.2 343.2 35.0 278.5 28.4 233.4 23.8 1.000
2.5 416.8 42.5 378.5 38.6 306.9 31.3 250.1 25.5 1.000
3.0 452.1 46.1 428.6 43.7 347.2 35.4 283.4 28.9 1.000
3.5 478.6 48.8 478.6 48.8 386.4 39.4 310.9 31.7 .992
4.0 535.5 54.6 514.8 52.5 417.8 42.6 343.2 35.0 .950
4.5 580.6 59.2 567.8 57.9 460.9 47.0 375.6 38.3 .912
5.0 615.9 62.8 614.9 62.7 498.2 50.8 401.1 40.9 .877
5.5 653.1 66.6 653.1 66.6 529.6 54.0 422.7 43.1 .846
6.0 685.5 69.9 685.5 69.9 555.1 56.6 445.2 45.4 .817
6.5 716.9 73.1 716.9 73.1 589.4 60.1 472.7 48.2 .790
7.0 755.1 77.0 755.1 77.0 620.8 63.3 493.3 50.3 .765
7.5 790.4 80.6 790.4 80.6 647.2 66.0 512.9 52.3 .743
8.0 818.9 83.5 818.9 83.5 670.8 68.4 530.5 54.1 .721
8.5 845.4 86.2 845.3 86.2 692.3 70.6 549.2 56.0 .702
9.0 870.9 88.8 870.8 88.8 715.9 73.0 570.7 58.2 .683
9.5 904.2 92.2 904.2 92.2 741.4 75.6 590.4 60.2 .666
10.0 933.6 95.2 933.6 95.2 764.9 78.0 611.9 62.4 .650
11.0 1000.3 102.0 1000.3 102.0 821.8 83.8 658.0 67.1 .621
12.0 1061.1 108.2 1061.1 108.2 878.7 89.6 708.0 72.2 .594
13.0 1123.9 114.6 1123.8 114.6 936.5 95.5 758.1 77.3 .571
14.0 1182.7 120.6 1182.7 120.6 998.3 101.8 805.1 82.1 .550
15.0 1252.4 127.7 1252.3 127.7 1052.3 107.3 850.2 86.7 .531
16.0 1312.2 133.8 1312.1 133.8 1103.2 112.5 893.4 91.1 .514
17.0 1370.0 139.7 1370.0 139.7 1153.3 117.6 936.5 95.5 .498
18.0 1425.9 145.4 1425.9 145.4 1202.3 122.6 979.7 99.9 .483
19.0 1479.8 150.9 1479.8 150.9 1250.3 127.5 1020.9 104.1 .470
20.0 1531.8 156.2 1531.8 156.2 1297.4 132.3 1063.0 108.4 .458
21.0 1582.8 161.4 1582.8 161.4 1341.5 136.3 1104.2 112.6 .446
22.0 1642.7 167.5 1637.7 167.0 1387.6 141.5 1148.4 117.1 .436
23.0 1703.5 173.7 1700.5 173.4 1443.5 147.2 1193.5 121.7 .426
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
24.0 1767.2 180.2 1767.2 180.2 1498.5 152.8 1240.5 126.5 .417
25.0 1832.9 186.9 1832.9 186.9 1555.3 158.6 1283.7 130.9 .408
26.0 1896.6 193.4 1896.6 193.4 1608.3 164.0 1325.9 135.2 .400
27.0 1960.3 199.9 1960.3 199.9 1657.3 169.0 1369.0 139.6 .392
 BRIDGE RULES
RULES SPECIFYING THE LOADS FOR DESIGNING THE SUPER-STRUCTURE
AND SUB-STRUCTURE OF BRIDGES AND FOR ASSESSING THE
STRENGTH OF EXISTING BRIDGES

28.0 2020.2 206.0 2020.2 206.0 1710.3 174.4 1410.2 143.8 .385
29.0 2081.0 212.2 2081.0 212.2 1763.2 179.8 1461.2 149.0 .379
30.0 2143.7 218.6 2143.7 218.6 1817.2 185.3 1503.4 153.3 .372
32.0 2267.3 231.2 2267.3 231.2 1929.9 196.8 1599.5 163.1 .361

34.0 2394.8 244.2 2394.8 244.2 2035.9 207.6 1687.7 172.1 .350
36.0 2518.3 256.8 2518.3 256.8 2138.8 218.1 1775.0 181.0 .340
38.0 2635.0 268.7 2635.0 268.7 2239.8 228.4 1861.3 189.8 .332
40.0 2747.8 280.2 2747.8 280.2 2337.9 238.4 1946.6 198.5 .324
42.0 2857.7 291.4 2857.7 291.4 2433.0 248.1 2030.0 207.0 .317

44.0 2964.6 302.3 2964.6 302.3 2527.2 257.7 2114.3 215.6 .310
46.0 3069.5 313.0 3069.5 313.0 2619.4 267.1 2196.7 224.0 .304
48.0 3172.5 323.5 3172.5 323.5 2710.6 276.4 2279.1 232.4 .298
50.0 3269.5 333.4 3269.5 333.4 2830.2 288.6 2360.5 240.7 .293
55.0 3538.4 360.8 3509.8 357.9 3020.4 308.0 2562.5 261.3 .281

60.0 3817.9 389.3 3744.2 381.8 3235.2 329.9 2761.6 281.6 .271
65.0 4095.4 417.6 3968.8 404.7 3446.1 351.4 2961.6 302.0 .263
70.0 4372.0 445.8 4191.4 427.4 3654.9 372.7 3157.7 322.0 .255
75.0 4647.5 473.9 4414.0 450.1 3859.9 393.6 3355.8 342.2 .249
80.0 4922.1 501.9 4624.8 471.6 4062.9 414.3 3549.0 361.9 .243

85.0 5196.7 529.9 4831.7 492.7 4265.9 435.0 3742.2 381.6 .238
90.0 5470.3 557.8 5042.6 514.2 4466.9 455.5 3940.3 401.8 .233
95.0 5744.0 585.7 5328.0 543.3 4666.0 475.8 4132.5 421.4 .229
100.0 6016.6 613.5 5444.7 555.2 4865.1 496.1 4328.7 441.4 .225
105.0 6289.2 641.3 5653.5 576.5 5062.2 516.2 4532.6 462.2 .222

110.0 6561.9 669.1 5858.5 597.4 5259.3 536.3 4713.1 480.6 .219
115.0 6834.5 696.9 6057.6 617.7 5455.4 556.3 4905.3 500.2 .216
120.0 7106.2 724.6 6257.6 638.1 5651.6 576.3 5099.5 520.0 .213
125.0 7377.8 752.3 6455.7 658.3 5846.7 596.2 5291.7 539.6 .211
130.0 7649.5 780.0 6656.8 678.8 6041.9 616.1 5481.9 559.0 .209
EUDL for BM and Shear Force given in this Appendix are not applicable for ballasted deck for spans
upto and including 8.0m for which Appendices IV (a), IV (b), IV (c) and IV (d), as the case may be, are to be
referred.