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  1. cfeeney23

    HA and HB loading

    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...
  2. cfeeney23

    Surcharge from dumper truck

    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...
  3. cfeeney23

    Surcharge from dumper truck

    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?

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