HOME   Cart(0)   Quotation   About-Us Policy PDFs Standard-List
www.ChineseStandard.net Database: 189759 (12 Oct 2025)

GB 50111-2009 PDF English

US$205.00 · In stock · Download in 9 seconds
GB 50111-2009: [2009 Edition of GB 50111-2006] Code for seismic design of railway engineering
Delivery: 9 seconds. True-PDF full-copy in English & invoice will be downloaded + auto-delivered via email. See step-by-step procedure

GB 50111: Evolution and historical versions

Standard IDContents [version]USDSTEP2[PDF] deliveryName of Chinese StandardStatus
GB 50111-2009English205 Add to Cart 0-9 seconds. Auto-delivery [2009 Edition of GB 50111-2006] Code for seismic design of railway engineering
GB 50111-2006English205 Add to Cart 0-9 seconds. Auto-delivery [2009 Edition] Code for seismic design of railway engineering Obsolete

Excerpted PDFs (Download full copy in 9 seconds upon purchase)

PDF Preview: GB 50111-2009
      

Similar standards

GB/T 17742   DB/T 60   GB 50191   GB 17741   

GB 50111-2009: [2009 Edition of GB 50111-2006] Code for seismic design of railway engineering

---This is an excerpt. Full copy of true-PDF in English version (including equations, symbols, images, flow-chart, tables, and figures etc.), auto-downloaded/delivered in 9 seconds, can be purchased online: https://www.ChineseStandard.net/PDF.aspx/GB50111-2009
UDC NATIONAL STANDARD OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA P GB 50111-2006 Code for Seismic Design of Railway Engineering (2009 Edition) Issued on: JUNE 19, 2006 Implemented on: DECEMBER 01, 2006 Jointly issued by. Ministry of Construction (MOC) and the General Administration of Quality Supervision; Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) of the People's Republic of China. GB

Table of Contents

1 General Provisions... 9 2 Terms and Symbols... 9 2.1 Terms... 9 2.2 Symbols... 10 3 Basic Requirements of Seismic Design... 11 4 Site and Foundation... 15 5 Route... 18 6 Subgrade... 18 6.1 Checking of Seismic Strength and Stability... 18 6.2 Seismic Measures... 27 7 Bridge... 29 7.1 General Requirements... 29 7.2 Seismic Analysis Method of Pier... 31 7.3 Ductility Design of Reinforced Concrete Bridge Pier... 38 7.4 Support and Abutment... 39 7.5 Seismic Measures... 40 8 Tunnel... 44 8.1 Checking of Seismic Strength and Stability... 44 8.2 Seismic Measures... 46 Appendix A Shear Wave Velocity Value of Different Rock and Soil... 48 Appendix B Test Methods of Liquefied Soil Determination... 49 Appendix C Reduction Coefficient of Mechanical Indexes of Liquefied Soil... 51 Appendix D Natural Vibration Performance Calculation of Beam Bridge Pier... 52 Appendix E Simplified Method for Seismic Calculation of Beam Bridge Pier under Low-level Earthquake... 55 Appendix F Simplified Calculation Method for Ductility Design of Reinforced Concrete Pier under High-level Earthquake... 62 Explanation of Wording in This Code... 65

1 General Provisions

1.0.1 This code is formulated with a view to implementing "Law of the People's Republic of China on Protecting Against and Mitigating Earthquake Disasters", unifying seismic design standard of railway engineering, and meeting the performance requirements for seismic fortification of railway engineering. 1.0.2 This code is applicable to seismic design of route, subgrade, bridge, tunnel, etc. works of Grade I and II railway engineering of rapid transit railway, passenger dedicated line (including intercity railway) and newly-built and renovated standard gauge mixed passenger and freight railway in the region with a fortification intensity of Intensity 6, Intensity 7, Intensity 8 or Intensity 9. For the engineering with fortification intensity larger than Intensity 9 or with special seismic requirements and new type structure, the seismic design shall be specialized. 1.0.3 Seismic fortification intensity shall be adopted according to the basic seismic intensity specified in Appendix D of the national standard "Seismic Ground Motion Parameter Zonation Map of China" GB 18306-2001. 1.0.4 Under general situation, seismic design may comply with ground motion parameters specified in the national standard "Seismic Ground Motion Parameter Zonation Map of China" GB 18306-2001. For the region subjected to special earthquake research, the seismic design may be carried out according to approved seismic fortification intensity or design parameters of ground motion. For specially important railway engineering, the site position shall be subjected to seismic safety evaluation. 1.0.5 Seismic design shall be carried out for railway engineering according to low-level earthquake, design earthquake and high-level earthquake. 1.0.6 Concrete structures, with durability requirements, of route, subgrade, bridge and tunnel of rapid transit railway, passenger dedicated line (including intercity railway) and newly-built and renovated standard gauge mixed passenger and freight railway engineering in seismic region shall not only comply with this code, but also meet the relevant requirements of "Temporary Regulation for Durability Design of Railway Concrete Structures" Tie Jian She [2005] No. 157. 1.0.7 Seismic design of railway engineering shall not only comply with this code, but also those in the current relevant ones of the nation.

2 Terms and Symbols

2.1 Terms 2.1.1 Seismic design Engineering design for defending seismic hazard, including seismic checking and seismic measures. 2.1.2 Seismic fortification intensity Seismic intensity which is approved according to the authority specified by the nation as the criterion of seismic fortification of one region. 2.1.3 Seismic peak ground acceleration Horizontal acceleration corresponding to maximum value of seismic acceleration response spectrum. 2.1.4 Low-level earthquake Ground motion that the earthquake recurrence interval is 50 years. 2.1.5 Design earthquake Ground motion that the earthquake recurrence interval is 475 years. 2.1.6 High-level earthquake Ground motion that the earthquake recurrence interval is 2475 years. 2.1.7 Characteristic period of the seismic response spectrum A period of the points when seismic acceleration response spectrum starts to drop. 2.1.8 Isolation technology Adopt special components to change structure vibration characteristic and energy consumption mechanism at some position of engineering structure so as to reduce seismic force generated by the structure during earthquake. 2.1.9 Ductility design Utilize nonlinear deformation capacity of engineering structure to consume seismic energy and conduct structure seismic design. 2.1.10 Seismic fortification measures Seismic design content except seismic action calculation and resistance calculation, including seismic structural measures. 2.1.11 Site Location of the engineering, with similar response spectrum characteristic. 2.2 Symbols 2.2.1 Ground motion parameters Tg——Characteristic period of the seismic response spectrum; Ag——Seismic peak ground acceleration; α——Basic acceleration of horizontal earthquake. 2.2.2 Action and action effect M0——Pier foundation top section moment; Mmnx——Maximum bending moment of linear response of pier under high-level earthquake; FiwE——Horizontal earthquake hydrodynamic force in unit pier height acted on i point of pier in water; V0——Pier foundation top section shear force; R0——Counter stress of bridge bearing. 2.2.3 Calculation coefficient η——Correction coefficient of horizontal seismic action; ηi——Amplification coefficient of horizontal seismic action along height; 4.0.5 Where the liquefied soil strata are included in the subgrade, its dynamics index may be reduced in accordance with Appendix C of this code. The correction coefficient of allowable bearing capacity of soil strata below liquefied soil strata shall meet the requirements of Article 4.0.4 of this code. The allowable bearing capacity of soil strata above the liquefied soil strata shall not be corrected.

5 Route

5.0.1 The lines shall be selected at the section where the engineering geologic condition is good and the topography is open and flat or the slopes are very easy and avoided the area where the fault fracture zone moves recently, the subgrade of sandy soil, silty soil and soft soil are easy to be liquefacient and the slope wash deposit is loose and thicker and the serious debris-flow develops and such districts unfavorable to the seismic protection as unsteady cliff and couloir, serious hillside deformation and underground cavity easy to be collapsed. 5.0.2 The lines shall keep clear of the main motional fault zone in the seismic region with Intensity 8 and 9 seismic fortification intensity; if it is difficult to be avoided, get through it in a narrower place; the influence of the seismic secondary disaster shall be considered comprehensively during selection of the lines. 5.0.3 Where the lines get through the soft areas like liquefiable soil and soft soil etc., they should be selected at the place where the ground surface has thicker non-liquefied soil strata or duricrust strata, setting with low embankment. 5.0.4 Deep and long cutting shall not be made in the lines with soft soil nature or broken rock strata and the unfavorable geologic structure. 5.0.5 The lines shall keep clear of unsteady cliff area or get it through the tunnel if it is difficult to be avoided. 5.0.6 If the tunnel is built close to the mountains, it shall be moved inward; the tunnel mouth shall not be set at the area with adverse geologic condition and easy to generate such seismic hazard as collapse, landslide, scattering. The high-intensity seismic region should not be set up with the short tunnel group close to the mountains. 5.0.7 The bridge shall be selected at the districts with good subgrade and stable river bank. If the liquefiable soil strata and soft foundation are difficult to be avoided, the bridge center line should be orthogonal to the river. The bridge height shall be controlled at the high-intense seismic region which is passed with a simple structure form. 5.0.8 The track of the high-intense seismic region should adopt ballast track; if not, a construction of ballastless tracks shall be selected easy to be cured and maintained.

6 Subgrade

6.1 Checking of Seismic Strength and Stability 6.1.1 Checking scope of seismic strength and seismic stability of subgrade engineering shall meet the following requirements. 0 M K y  (6.1.7-2) Where, ∑My——the total moment of stabilizing force system for toe of wall (kNꞏm); ∑M0——the total moment of overturning force systems for toe of wall (kNꞏm). 5 Safety coefficient Kc of stability against sliding of retaining wall along foundation bottom shall not be less than 1.1 and the safety coefficient K0 of stability against overturning shall not be less than 1.3. 6.1.8 The horizontal seismic force of gliding mass in the engineering influenced by the landslide shall be calculated in accordance with Article 6.1.3 of this code and the safety coefficient of the residual gliding force of the sliding block shall be determined according to the development of the landslide, soil and rock mechanics index, influence degree of the earthquake, classification of rail and the importance of the engineering and taken 1.05~1.20 generally. 6.1.9 Retaining structures for the railway shall consider the influence of horizontal seismic action and check the seismic strength and stability. The light ones shall cover the checking of the external stability and internal stability which includes horizontal seismic force generated by mound gravity between non-anchorage zone and potential failure surface and wall surface. The horizontal seismic force generated by load combination, active soil pressure of earthquake and structure gravity shall meet the requirements of the current professional standard "Design Code for Retaining Structures of Railroad Foundation" TB 10025 6.2 Seismic Measures 6.2.1 Selection of road embankment filling shall meet the following requirements. 1 Road embankment filling shall meet the relevant requirements of current railroad design codes and shall select filling better in seismic stability. Category C engineering shall not adopt silty sand, fine sand as filling and Category D engineering should not adopt the silty sand and fine sand as filling; if they must be used under the limited conditions, the measures like soil improvement or reinforcement measures shall be taken 2 The filling for the road embankment in water shall adopt permeable soil. Category C engineering shall not adopt silty sand, fine sand and medium sand as filling and Category D engineering should not adopt silty sand, fine sand and medium sand as filling; if they must be used under limited conditions, such measures to prevent the liquefaction shall be taken. 6.2.2 Where the side slope height of road embankment on rock and non-liquefied soil and non-soft foundation is larger than those specified in Table 6.2.2, its slope ratio shall be lowered by one grade in accordance with the current professional standard "Design Code for Railway Foundation" TB 10001 or such measures shall be taken as to adopt geosynthetics reinforcement etc. to reinforce side slope Table 6.2.2 Height Limit of Side Slope of Road Embankment (m) Seismic fortification type Ag Filling Category C engineering Category D engineering 0.1g, 0.15g 0.2g 0.3g 0.4g 0.2g 0.3g 0.4g protection and reinforcement measures as removing, anchorage, supporting and protection etc. and the reinforcement measures shall be taken, or the open cut tunnel shall be set. The slope protection should adopt anchor bolt (cable) frame beam and the surface and shallow treatment measure should not be taken as mixture by hanging wire netting with Zn, grouting slab-stone slope protection. 6.2.12 The rock cutting may adopt controlled blasting technology like smooth blasting and presplitting blasting etc. according to rock mass structure, rock character, structural plane occurrence by combination of the safety requirements of existing building in the scope influenced by the construction and the major blasting shall not be adopted. 6.2.13A Where the fortification intensity is Intensity 8 and Intensity 9, the retaining structures of the railway should adopt such light flexible structures as pile siding wall or piled anchor structures, reinforced soil retaining wall, soil nail wall,anchor bolt and prestressed tendon etc. 6.2.14 Gravity retaining wall shall adopt integral pouring of slab-stone concrete or concrete and its intensity category shall not be less than C25.The retaining wall height shall meet the following requirements. 1 For the height of shoulder, road embankment and retaining wall for soil cutting, Category C engineering should not be larger than 6m and Category D engineering should not be larger than 8m. 2 For the height of retaining wall for stone cutting, Category C engineering should not be larger than 8m and Category D engineering should not be larger than 10m. 6.2.15 Rabbet setting or short steel bars reinforcement must be taken at the construction joint of concrete retaining wall or variable cross section of balance weight retaining wall and the area of rabbets shall not be less than 20% of section area. 6.2.16 Where the fortification intensity is Intensity 8 and Intensity 9, and the total height of the railway revetment wall is larger than 10m, the integral concrete pouring should be adopted and the intensity category shall not be less than C25. 6.2.17 The retaining wall shall be constructed by segments and length per segment should not be larger than 15m; the settlement joint shall be set at the segment joints and the area where the foundation soil strata and the variation in wall height is relatively large. 6.2.18 The retaining wall at the liquefiable soil strata and on soft foundation should take such foundation reinforcement measures as to composite the foundation and the pile foundation and the pile tip shall be stretched into the stable soil strata.

7 Bridge

7.1 General Requirements 7.1.1 This chapter is applicable to seismic design of beam bridge whose steel beam has span of less than 150m and railway reinforced concrete and prestressed concrete have span of less than 120m. Each railway culvert located in the seismic region may be free from seismic design. 7.1.2 Bridge whose fortification intensity is Intensity 7, 8 and 9 and Category B bridge α——the basic acceleration of horizontal earthquake, adopt by Article 7.2.4 of this Code. 7.3 Ductility Design of Reinforced Concrete Bridge Pier 7.3.1 The seismic action of pier under high-level earthquake may not count in live load effect. 7.3.2 Ductility design shall be carried out for reinforced concrete bridge pier; and constructional measures shall be adopted according to the following requirements. 1 Where pier body rigidity varies uniformly, occurrence of abrupt change shall be avoided. 2 Total cross section reinforcement ratio of pier body main reinforcement shall not be less than 0.5%, and not larger than 4%. 3 The pier plastic hinge zone shall strengthen stirrup arrangement; the height of strengthening zone shall not be less than 2 times the section height in bending direction. Where plastic hinge zone is located at pier bottom, the strengthening zone height is the section height; where the ratio of pier height to section height in checking direction is less than 2.5, strengthening shall be carried out to all sections, and shearing strength checking shall be carried out according to the most unfavorable deforming stage; arrange web reinforcement where necessary. 4 The diameter of stirrup shall not be less than 10mm; the stirrup ratio shall not be less than a quarter of reinforcement ratio of main reinforcement, and shall not be less than 0.3%. 5 Regions whose fortification intensity is Intensity 8 or below, the stirrup spacing in strengthening zone shall not be larger than 10cm; for other positions, the spacing shall not be larger than 15cm; regions whose fortification intensities are larger than Intensity 8, the stirrup spacing in strengthening zone shall not be larger than 5cm; for other positions, the spacing shall not be larger than 10cm. 6 For round section, the stirrup may be arranged along section periphery; for rectangular section, except for arranging stirrup along periphery, stirrup or transverse reinforcement (lacing bar) shall be arranged according to the requirements of 7.3.2 in concrete core scope of strengthening zone. Table 7.3.2 Rectangular Section Stirrup or Transverse Reinforcement Arrangement Fortification intensity Main reinforcement number between stirrups or transverse reinforcement (lacing bars) Spacing of stirrup legs or transverse reinforcement (lacing bar) spacing 7 4 No larger than 40cm 8 3 No larger than 25cm 9 2 Longitudinal/transverse horizontal restraint shall be provided for each longitudinal steel bar Note. Rectangular part in the middle of round-ended section shall be arranged according to the requirements specified in the table. Sections of other shape may be arranged according to the way of rectangular section. 7 The joint of circular stirrup must adopt welding; the weld length shall not be less than 10 times the diameter of stirrup; the end of rectangular stirrup shall be provided with 135° hook; the straight reach length of hook shall not be less than 20cm. 7.3.3 Elastic-plastic deformation analysis of reinforced concrete bridge pier under the action of high-level earthquake should adopt nonlinear time history response analysis method; the ductility checking shall meet the requirements of the following formula. ][max u u    (7.3.3) Where, μu——the ductility ratio of nonlinear displacement; [μu]——the permitted displacement ductility ratio, taking 4.8; Δmax——the maximum displacement of nonlinear response of pier; Δy——the yielding displacement of pier. The ductility design of simply-supported beam bridge pier may be calculated according to the simplified method in Appendix F of this Code. 7.4 Support and Abutment 7.4.1A The seismic region shall adopt support of which the structure is simple and easy to replace; the seismic capacity of main body of support shall be larger than its connected components; the connection of support and beam shall be stronger than the connection of support and bridge abutment; and vulnerable positions of support should adopt removable members. Where conditions in seismic region with strong intensity permit, design of seismic reduction and isolation may be adopted; bridges which adopt seismic reduction and isolation design shall meet the requirements of normal use. 7.4.1 For the checking of support components, connection between beam and support, abutment anchor bolt and rubber support retaining facilities, the horizontal seismic force shall be calculated according to the following formula. 1 Horizontal seismic force of along-bridge fixed end. FhE=1.5Agꞏmd-∑μRa (7.4.1-1) Where, FhE——the horizontal seismic force of fixed end, (kN); Ag——the seismic peak ground acceleration value (m/s2); md——the mass of simply-supported beam when it is one hole beam and of bridge floor, (t); μ——the friction coefficient of movable support; for steel roll axle, rockshaft support and basin rubber support, μ=0.05; for plate type curved support and plate rubber support, μ=0.1~0.2; Ra——the counterforce of movable support, (kN); ∑μRa——the sum of movable support friction resistance, (kN), and shall meet the relevant requirements. ∑μRa≤0.75Agꞏmd. 2 The movable support and fixed support bears cross-bridge direction together. Horizontal seismic force at one pier top point. F′hE=1.5Agꞏmb (7.4.1-2) Where, F′hE——the horizontal seismic force at one pier top point, (kN); Ag——the seismic peak ground acceleration value (m/s2); mb——see Article 7.2.5 of this Code. 7.4.2 The seismic action of abutment is calculated according to design earthquake by adopting static method, and shall meet the following requirements. 1 Horizontal seismic force of earth pillar and cone filling at front edge of foundation shall not be counted in. 2 Seismic active soil pressure acted on abutment shall be calculated according to Article 6.1.5 of this Code. The action point is located at 1/3 point of calculated height above calculated section. Where seismic soil pressure in front of abutment is calculated, corrections shall be carried out according to seism angle and the following formula. φE=φ+θ (7.4.2-1) Where, φE——the internal friction angle of soil after correction (°); φ——the internal friction angle of soil (°); θ——the seismic angle, which shall be selected according to those specified in Table 6.1.5. 3 Where soil pressure produced by train live load on failure wedge is calculated, the seism angle shall not be counted in. 4 The horizontal seismic force of abutment body shall be calculated according to the requirements of Article 6.1.6 of this Code; therein H is the height between abutment top surface and foundation top; the enhancement coefficient of foundation level seismic action along abutment height ηi shall take 1. Where seismic force caused by transverse live load is calculated, the enhancement coefficient ηi value shall be the same as abutment top surface. 5 The horizontal seismic force of beam mass acted on abutment shall be calculated according to the following formula. FE=ηꞏAgꞏmd (7.4.2-2) Where, FE——the horizontal seismic force of beam acted on abutment, (kN); η——the correction coefficient of horizontal seismic action; rock foundation shall take 0.20 and non-rock foundation shall take 0.25. Where the beam is fixed support at abutment end, md shall be calculated by one hole beam; where both ends of beam are same support, md shall be calculated by half hole beam. md in cross-bridge direction shall be calculated by half hole beam. The horizontal seismic force of beam mass along bridge shall act on the center of support; in cross-bridge direction shall act on 1/2 point of beam depth. 6 Where seismic soil pressure of abutment crossing liquefied soil layer is calculated, the reduction coefficient of internal friction angle shall meet the requirements of Appendix C of this Code. Any soil layer with different dynamics parameters shall be calculated in layers. 7.5 Seismic Measures 7.5.1 The aperture of bridge should be arranged according to equal span; the pier shall avoid bearing inclined direction soil pressure; the abutment should adopt T-shaped or U-shaped 7.5.13 Where hydrologic and geologic conditions of seismic area permit, bridge and culvert arrangement should adopt culvert. The culvert exit and entrance shall adopt wing wall type. 7.5.14 Piers located in areas of Intensity 7 or above should arrange armor layer steel bars; the diameter of vertical reinforcement should not be less than 16mm; the spacing should not be larger than 20cm; the vertical reinforcement shall stretch into the bearing platform and remain sufficient anchorage length. The stirrup arrangement shall not be lower than those specified in Table 7.5.14; the joint of circular stirrup must adopt welding; the weld length shall not be less than 10 times the diameter of stirrup; the end of rectangular stirrup shall be provided with 135° hook; the straight reach length that the hook stretches into core concrete shall not be less than 20cm. Table 7.5.14 Pier Stirrup Arrangement Fortification intensity 7 8 9 Circular pier Diameter of stirrup (mm) 12 12 12 Stirrup spacing (cm) 20 20 15 Rectangular pier Diameter of stirrup (mm) 10 10 12 Stirrup spacing (cm) 20 20 15 7.5.15 Stirrup arrangement shall be properly strengthened for bored pile foundation of areas with fortification intensity of 7 or above within 2.5d~3.0d (d is the design pile diameter) length range of pile top. 7.5.16 Where the fortification intensity is larger than Intensity 7, the slope of abutment cone along route direction shall adopt the value specified in Table 7.5.16. Table 7.5.16 Slope of Abutment Cone along Route Direction Fortification intensity Height of filling(m) 8 9 0~6 1.1.25 1.1.5 6~12 1.1.5 1.1.75 7.5.17 For Category B bridges and Category C bridges of rapid transit railway and passenger dedicated line (including intercity railway), the following strengthening measures shall be taken for the connection of pier and bearing platform, and of bearing platform and piles. 1 Connection of pier body and bearing platform. the vertical steel bars of pier body shall stretch sufficient anchorage length into the bearing platform, and be connected to the top surface steel bars of bearing platform; where conditions permit, the vertical steel bars may be connected to the steel bars of bearing platform bottom. 2 The bearing platform adopts six-surface reinforcement; the arrangement of bottom surface steel bars shall be determined according to stress calculation; the diameter of top surface steel bars shall not be less than 16mm; the spacing shall not be larger than 15cm; the rest four sides shall be reinforced according to detailing requirements. 3 Connection of bearing platform and piles. within length range of 2.5~3.0 times the pile diameter of bored (dig-hole) pile head, the stirrup shall be densified; the spacing shall not be larger than 10cm; the diameter shall not be less than 10mm; the reinforcement ratio of longitudinal steel bars of pile body should not be less than 0.5%.

Appendix B

Test Methods of Liquefied Soil Determination B.1 Method of Standard Penetration Test B.1.1 Where the measured standard penetration blow count N is less than the critical liquefaction standard penetration blow count Ncr, it shall be evaluated as liquefied soil. The Ncr value shall be calculated according to the following formulae. Ncr=N0α1α2α3α4 (B.1.1-1) α1=1-0.065 (dw-2) (B.1.1-2) α2=0.52+0.175ds-0.005ds2 (B.1.1-3) α3=1-0.05 (du-2) (B.1.1-4) cP17.014  (B.1.1-5) Where, N0——the critical liquefaction standard penetration blow count of the soil layer when ds is 3m, dw and du are 2m and α4 is 1, it shall take the value according to Table B.1.1-1. α1——the correction coefficient of the ground water buried depth dw (m); and it shall be calculated according to Formula B.1.1-2.When there is water on the ground surface all the year round and hydraulic connection with the underground water, dw is zero; α2——the correction coefficient of the depth ds (m) of the standard penetration test point, shall be calculated in accordance with Formula B.1.1-3; α3——the correction coefficient of the thickness of upper covered non-liquefied soil du (m), shall be calculated in accordance with Formula B.1.1-4; for deep foundation, α3 shall take 1; α4——the correction coefficient of the sticky particle weight percentage Pc, shall be calculated in accordance with Formula B.1.1-5 and may also take the value according to Table B.1.1-2. Table B.1.1-1 Critical Blow Count N0 Value Seismic peak ground acceleration Characteristic period zonation 0.1g 0.15g 0.2g 0.3g 0.4g Zone 1 6 8 10 13 16 Zone 2 and zone 3 8 10 12 15 18 Table B.1.1-2 Correction Coefficient Value α4 of Pc Soil category Sandy soil Silty soil Plasticity indexIp≤7 Plasticity index7< Ip≤10 α4 value 1.0 0.6 0.45 B.2 Cone Penetration Test Method of Single Bridge Head B.2.1 Where the measured calculation penetration resistance Psca is less than the critical liquefaction penetration resistance P's, it shall be evaluated as liquefied soil.1 P's value shall

Appendix D

Natural Vibration Performance Calculation of Beam Bridge Pier D.1 Ordinary Calculation Method of Simply-supported Beam Bridge D.1.1 The natural vibration performance of beam bridge pier with rock and non-rock foundation shall be calculated according to the following formula. 1 Characteristic equation.([K]-ω2[M]){x}=0 (D.1.1-1) Where, [M]——the mass matrix of pier system; ω——the natural vibration circular frequency; [K]——the stiffness matrix of pier system; {x}——the vibration mode functional vector. 2 Natural vibration period. jT  2 (D.1.1-2) Where, ωj——the j vibration mode natural vibration circular frequency of the pier system (rad/s); Tj——the j vibration mode natural vibration period of the pier system (s). D.2 Simplified Calculation Method of Solid and Hollow Piers or Rigid Frame Pier D.2.1 The base period of the pier system in Appendix E.1 and E.2 of this code may be calculated according to following formula. 5.0 1* ]1)([2      ffbp hHkmm T (D.2.1) Where, mp*, kf1——may be adopted according to Appendix E.1 and E.2 of this code; Kp*——the generalized stiffness of the pier body (kN/m) may ......
Source: Above contents are excerpted from the full-copy PDF -- translated/reviewed by: www.ChineseStandard.net / Wayne Zheng et al.


      

Tips & Frequently Asked Questions

Question 1: How long will the true-PDF of English version of GB 50111-2009 be delivered?

Answer: The full copy PDF of English version of GB 50111-2009 can be downloaded in 9 seconds, and it will also be emailed to you in 9 seconds (double mechanisms to ensure the delivery reliably), with PDF-invoice.

Question 2: Can I share the purchased PDF of GB 50111-2009_English with my colleagues?

Answer: Yes. The purchased PDF of GB 50111-2009_English will be deemed to be sold to your employer/organization who actually paid for it, including your colleagues and your employer's intranet.

Question 3: Does the price include tax/VAT?

Answer: Yes. Our tax invoice, downloaded/delivered in 9 seconds, includes all tax/VAT and complies with 100+ countries' tax regulations (tax exempted in 100+ countries) -- See Avoidance of Double Taxation Agreements (DTAs): List of DTAs signed between Singapore and 100+ countries

Question 4: Do you accept my currency other than USD?

Answer: Yes. www.ChineseStandard.us -- GB 50111-2009 -- Click this link and select your country/currency to pay, the exact amount in your currency will be printed on the invoice. Full PDF will also be downloaded/emailed in 9 seconds.

Question 5: Should I purchase the latest version GB 50111-2009?

Answer: Yes. Unless special scenarios such as technical constraints or academic study, you should always prioritize to purchase the latest version GB 50111-2009 even if the enforcement date is in future. Complying with the latest version means that, by default, it also complies with all the earlier versions, technically.

How to buy and download a true PDF of English version of GB 50111-2009?

A step-by-step guide to download PDF of GB 50111-2009_EnglishStep 1: Visit website https://www.ChineseStandard.net (Pay in USD), or https://www.ChineseStandard.us (Pay in any currencies such as Euro, KRW, JPY, AUD).
Step 2: Search keyword "GB 50111-2009".
Step 3: Click "Add to Cart". If multiple PDFs are required, repeat steps 2 and 3 to add up to 12 PDFs to cart.
Step 4: Select payment option (Via payment agents Stripe or PayPal).
Step 5: Customize Tax Invoice -- Fill up your email etc.
Step 6: Click "Checkout".
Step 7: Make payment by credit card, PayPal, Google Pay etc. After the payment is completed and in 9 seconds, you will receive 2 emails attached with the purchased PDFs and PDF-invoice, respectively.
Step 8: Optional -- Go to download PDF.
Step 9: Optional -- Click Open/Download PDF to download PDFs and invoice.
See screenshots for above steps: Steps 1~3    Steps 4~6    Step 7    Step 8    Step 9