Could someone please clarify the difference between HA and HB loading please?
A lively debate has begun in our office over what constitutes HB loading and what load to use.
This is what sparked the debate:
From BD37/01 Loads for Highway Bridges, the equivalent UDL for HB loading (45 units) is...
Thanks for the reply. We have a temporary access road built on a reinforced slope of site won material. To design the reinforcement for the slope to British Standard BS8006-1, using internal stability analysis, the surcharge is required to design the thickness of backfill layers and length of...
Hi. I am designing a reinforced slope for a temporary access road which will carry an articulated dump truck. The total loaded weight of the truck is 35700kg. What is a reasonable surcharge to adapt for the design?
