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Steel Composite Bridge Wizard

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Bridge Overview

Bridge Type: Straight bridge

Span Length: 24m and 28m
Road Way: 10m
Spacing of cross beams: 8m & 7m

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Outline
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Pre Processing
Definition of Properties
Define Layout- Composite girder wizard
Definition of Moving Load
Definition of Construction stages
Moving Load Analysis Option
Perform Analysis

Post processing-Analysis results

7. Reactions
8. Shear
9. Bending
10.Moving Load Influence Lines
11.Moving Load Tracer
12.Convert Moving Load into a Static Load
Composite Design
13. Load Combination Generation
14. Composite design
15. Design Results

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Modeling
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Definition of Material Properties

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Properties-> Material Properties

Click Add
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Define Material Properties:

Name: SRC
Type of Design: SRC
Standard for steel: EN05 (S)
DB for steel: S355
Standard for concrete: EN04(RC)
DB for concrete: C50/60
Click: Apply

Type of Design: Steel

Standard: EN05(S)
DB: S275
Click Apply
Type of Design: Concrete
Standard: EN04(RC)
DB: C45/55
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Click: OK
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Click Close

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Modeling
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Definition of Section properties

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Properties-> Section Properties

Click Add
Choose Composite tab
Enter Name: Composite I girder
Section Type: Steel I(Type1)
Bc: 2.75m
tc: 0.23m
Hh: 0.075m
Hw: 1.5m tw: 0.011m
B1: 0.36m
B2: 0.45m
tf1: 0.03m tf2: 0.04m
Click Select Material from DB
DB: EN04(RC) Name: C45/55
DB: EN05(S) Name: S355
Click: OK
Click: Change Offset
Select: Centre-Top Click: OK
Click: Apply

Change name : Composite I girder 2

tf1: 0.04m tf2: 0.05m
7 Click: Apply

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Definition of Section Properties

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Change to DB/User Tab

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Select: Angle
Click: DB

Select DB: BS4-93

Sect. Name: EA 90x90x10
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Click: Apply
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Select: T-Section
Click: DB
Select DB: BS4-93

T-UB 267X381X74

Sect. Name: T-UB267X381X74

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Click: OK

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Click: Close

0.05m

0.075m
0.05m

0.05m
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EA 90x90x10

2.75m

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Modeling

Steel composite Girder Bridge

Wizard

1 Go to Structure Steel Composite

Bridge
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Click: Layout
Girder Type: Composite Steel I
Modelling Type: All Frame
Span Information: 24m, 28m
Deck Width: 11m
4 Boundary: Bearing Type
Click: Supports
5 Fixed Support: Select Pier 1
Direction: Select Tangential
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Click: Section
Deck Thickness: 0.23m
No. of Girder: 4
Girder Offset(m)
No. 1: -4.125m No. 2: -1.375m
No. 3: 1.375m No. 4: 4.125m

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Material:
Deck 3: C45/55
Girder 1: SRC
Bracing 2: S275

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Steel Composite Girder Bridge

Wizard
Bracing Information

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Transverse Deck Element:

Select Distances: 2m
Click: Bracing Details
2 Name: Type-A
Type: Bracing
Bracing Parameter
Element Type: Truss
Uncheck Top
Brace 3:EA 90x90x10
Type: X Brace
Bottom 3:EA 90x90x10
Gap at Top: 0.05m
Gap at Bottom: 0.05m
3 Click Modify
Name: Type-B
Type: Bracing
Bracing Parameter
Check Top
Top 4:T-UB267X381X74
Gap at Top: 0.075m
Gap at Bottom: 0.05m
Click: Add
4 Click: Close

Steel Composite Girder Bridge

Wizard
Bracing Information
Spacing: Division per span
Enter Divisions per Span as 3,4
Girder 1~4:
Select Type-A
6 Check Different Support Bracing
Support 1 & 3: Type-B
Support 2: Type-A
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Modeling
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teel Composite Girder Bridge

Wizard
Girder Information
Click Girder 1 tab

No. of Division:2

Click Apply

No

Name

Start
(m)

End
(m)

Composite I girder

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Composite I girder 2

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Click: Copy to Current Girder Data

Note: If multiple girder lines have the same section properties along the bridge
length, girder data for one girder can be copied to the other girder(s)

to Other Girders
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Click: All

Click: OK

Tick off Generate 10th points

elements

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Modeling

Steel Composite Girder Bridge

Wizard
Load Information
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Click on: Load tab

b1: 0.5m

b2: 5m

b3: 0m

b4: 5m

b5: 0.5m
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Weight Density: 24kN/m3 &

Thickness 0.23m

Barrier: 2.1kN/m
Uncheck Median Strip
Check: Wearing Surface
Weight Density: 20 kN/m^3
Thickness: 0.1m

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Modeling

Steel Composite Girder Bridge

Wizard

Load Information
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Click Define Moving Load Case

Moving Load Code: Eurocode

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Click OK
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Check: Live loads

Click Define Traffic Lane

No. of Lanes: 2

Type distance
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D1: 3.5m

Click: OK

D2: 8.5m

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Modeling

Steel composite Girder Bridge

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Load Information
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Click Define Vehicles

Click Add Standard

Vehicular Load Type: Select Load

Model 1

Specify Adjustment Factors

Lane Number1:

0.61

Lane Number2:

2.20

Lane Number3:

2.20

Other Lanes & Remaining: 2.20

Click Apply

Change to Load Model 3(UK NA)

Select Vehicle: SV 196

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Click OK

Click Close for vehicles window

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Modeling

Steel Composite Girder Wizard

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Construction Stage and reinforcement

Information
1.1 Click Construction Stage tab
2.2 Make sure the option for
Construction stage and Deck
Pouring Sequence is checked
3.3 For Negative-moment zone length
input 7.8m

4.4 Check the box for Reinforcement

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5.5 Click on Define Reinforcement

6.6 Click on Composite I girder this will
display the section.
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Modeling

Steel Composite Girder Bridge

Wizard
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Reinforcement definition
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Check Guide Line: 0.05m

Select Input Method B

Check Edge Bar

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Select Dia: P12

Select Num. and enter 28
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Click in box for Starting Point (y,z)

Click on the top left and top right
corners of the guide line

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Click Add
Click in box for Starting Point (y,z)

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Click on the bottom left and

bottom right corners of the guide
line

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Click Add

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Click Apply
Repeat the same procedure for the
Composite I Girder 2

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Click Close
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Modeling

Steel Composite Girder Bridge

Wizard
Running the wizard
Run the wizard by clicking on OK

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Moving Load Cases.

Steel Composite Girder Wizard

Moving Load Case Definition
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Once the model is generated, go to

Load Moving Load Moving
Load Cases

Click on Add
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Load case Name: MVL1

Select Load Model: LM1, FLM 1/

Footbridge

Check: Ignore Psi factor

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Load case data Vehicle, select :

Load Model 1

List of Lanes, select: Lane1,

Lane2

Click on

Click Apply

Select Load Model: LM1 & 3

Multi (Straddling)

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Uncheck: Ignore Psi factor

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LM1: Load Model 1

LM3(Special): Load Model 3 (UK
NA)

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List of Lanes, select: Lane1,

Lane2
Click on

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Selected Lanes, select: Lane1,

Lane2

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Click on

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Click OK

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Moving Load Cases

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Steel Composite Girder Wizard

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Moving Load Analysis option

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Go to Analysis Moving Load

Click on Add

Select Normal + Concurrent

Force/Stress

Click OK

Normal + Concurrent Force: If the output

of the concurrent forces for max and min
values is required for moving load analysis
select : Normal + Concurrent Force
Note
Concurrent forces for LM1 and 3 (Multi)
model are calculated only if Eurocode is
chosen as the moving load code.
Calculation Filters :One can apply filters
thus obtain certain results for specific
groups only.

Number/Line Element: Assign the number

of reference points on a line element for
moving loads and drawing influence line
analysis. The accuracy of results increases
with the increase in the number but the
analysis time may become excessive

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Results

Steel Composite Girder Wizard

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Results:
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Go to Results Tab

Click on Reactions Reaction

Forces/Moments

Select Stage 3 from drop down

menu

Select CS: Dead Load

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Component: FZ
Type of Display: Value and Legend
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Click Apply

To view moving load result:

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Change to Post CS

Right Click in model window

Go to Forces Beam Diagram

Select Required Load Case

Select the component

Select Contour and Legend

To view Result Tables:

Results Results Tables

MVmin: The minimum force resulting

from vehicle load applied to the
structure
Mvmax: The maximum force resulting
from vehicle load applied to the
structure
Mvall: The maximum and minimum
force enveloped
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Results

Influence lines
To view Influence Line:
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Go to Results Influence Lines

Beam Forces/Moments

Key Element:147

Part: J
Components: My

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Check on Legend
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Click Apply

To use Moving Load Tracer:

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Go to Results Moving Load

Tracer Beam
Follow steps 2 & 3
Select Applied Loads

Click Apply

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Results

Bridge Design Load

Combination
To generate Load Combinations:
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Results Load Combinations

Steel Design Tab Auto

generation
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Select Eurocode as Design Code

Click on CS + ST

Click on

Take MVL2 into the frequent value

Click OK

Click Close

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Design

Design Preferences
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In order to set the rebar sizes to the

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European standard go to:

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Tools Preferences Design

For the Rebar, select the Material

Code to be: EN04(RC)

Click: OK

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Design

Composite Design

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Select Design code as EN 1994-2

under Design Composite Design

Click on Design Material

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Select SRC

Enter the Data as in image

Click Modify

Click Close

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Design

Composite Design
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Click Composite Design

Longitudinal Reinforcement
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Click on 1: Composite I girder

Click on Copy Reinforcements to

Select 6: Composite I girder_1

Click on

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Click OK

Click Apply

Repeat steps 2 to 7 by selecting

2:Composite I girder 2 for section
7: Composite I girder 2_1
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Click Close
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Design

Composite Design
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Click on Longitudinal Stiffener

(Plate Girders Only)

Select the Composite I Girder

Width(m): 0.1m

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T(m): 0.01m
Number: 2
Ref Z: Top
Z (m): 0.5m
Spacing(m): 0.5m
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Click Add/Replace

Repeat steps 2 to 4 for all

remaining sections
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Click Close

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Design

Composite Design
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Click on Design Position

Input 173to202 in the element

selection window and press Enter

Select I&J

Click Apply

Click Close

Repeat the same steps for

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Position for Design Output

Select Only Elements nos. 186

and 195 for Design Output

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Design

Composite Design
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Click on Shear Connector

Input 173to202 in the element select

ion window and press Enter

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Enter Data as shown in image

Click Apply
Click Close

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Design

Composite Design
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Click Types of Load

Application(Plate Girder only)

Input 173to202 in the element

selection window and press Enter

Enter data as shown in image

Click Apply

Click Close
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Design

Composite Design
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Click on Lateral Torsional Buckling

Data (Plate Girders Only)
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Input 173to202 in the element

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selection window and press Enter

Enter Data as shown in image

Click Apply
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Click Close
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Design

Composite Design
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Click on Damage Equivalence

Factors (Plate Girders Only)

Input 173to202 in the element

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selection window and press Enter

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Enter Data as shown in image

Click Apply
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Click Close
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Design

Design Composite Results

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Click Print Result

Click Save As and give it a name

Finally you can go through the excel
report

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