Release Note

Release Date : 2012.08.31

Product Ver. : Civil 2013 V1.1

DESIGN OF CIVIL STRUCTURES

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Enhancements

1. New GUI Enhancements with Ribbon Menu

2. Prestressed Box Girder Design as per AASHTO LRFD 6th Edition (2012)

3. PSC Design as per CSA-S6S1-2010 (Supplement No.1 to CAN/CSA-S6-06)

4. Moving Load Analysis Update as per AASHTO LRFD 6th Edition (2012)

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5. Bridge Load Rating Update as per AASHTO LRFR 2010

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6. Response Spectrum Function as per AASHTO LRFD 6th Edition (2012)

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7. Moving Load Analysis Update as per CAN/CSA-S6S1-2010

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8. Rail Track Analysis Model Wizard

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9. Multi-linear Hinge Model (Kinematic, Takeda, Pivot, Elastic)

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10. General Section Design as per AASHTO LRFD, CSA & ACI (available in V1.2)

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11. Park Nonlinear Material Model

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12. Improvements in Local Direction Force Sum

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13. Automatic Interpolation of Section Stiffness Scale Factor in Tapered Section Group

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14. Display Detail Description for Plate Forces/Stress Option

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15. Improvements in Suspension Bridge Analysis Control for Initial Equilibrium State

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16. Simultaneous Analysis of Time History and Response Spectrum Analysis

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17. Analysis Progress Window to Check Analysis Status and Remaining Time

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1. New GUI Enhancements with Ribbon Menu

Enhance modeling efficiency by arranging menu tabs according to the modeling and design process.
Reducing the number of mouse clicking by placing frequently used functions at the top level of each tab menu.
Grouping load types to enter desired load data more intuitively
Specifying design code from the tab menu without opening related dialog box
Changing view point to the various isometric view or top/front/right view using View Navigation in the model view
Changing construction stages from the model view directly
Dual Tree Menu to see works tree and group tree simultaneously in construction stage model

Grouping Load Types

Intuitive Icon Menus

Selecting
Design Code

View Navigation

Changing Stages

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Better Accessibility in Pushover Analysis Menu

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2. Prestressed Box Girder Design as per AASHTO LRFD 6th Edition (2012)
Prestressed box girder design for the following topics:
Flexure Resistance
Shear Resistance
Combined Shear and Torsion Resistance
Concrete Stress Check during Construction Stage

Concrete Stress Check at Service Limit State

Tensile Stress Check for Prestressing Tendons
Principle Stress Check during Construction Stage
Principle Stress Check at Service Limit State (with and without Torsion Effect)
Crack Width Check

PSC Design Parameter

Flexure Design Result Table

Auto Generation of
Load Combination

Design Report in MS Excel

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Updated Contents from AASHTO LRFD 5th (2007) to 6th (2012)

1. Update in Auto Generation of Load Combination

Auto Generation of Load Combination

2. Resistance Factor

if t 0.002

0.75

=
0.583 + 0.25

1.0

dt
c

if 0.002 < t < 0.005

if t 0.005

3. Minimum Reinforcement (Clause 5.7.3.3.2)

M r max(1.33M u , M cr )

M cr = 3 ( 1 f r + 2 f cpe ) Sc M dnc c 1
S nc

4. Stress Limit Check (Refer to the next page.)

5. Classification of Serviceability Limit State load combination
for concrete stress verification.
Service Limit 1: Applied in compressive stress verification
Service Limit 3: Applied in tensile stress verification

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Stress Limit for Concrete and Prestressing Steel

Tensile Stress Limits in Prestressed Concrete Before Losses
Construction
Type

Non-Segment

Case
Precompressed
Tensile Zone
Other Than
Precompressed
Tensile Zone
Joint

Segment
Non Joint

Without bonded reinforcement and bonded tendon

With bonded reinforcement or b reinforcement stress min(0.5fy, 30ksi)
onded tendon
reinforcement stress > min(0.5fy, 30ksi)
Without bonded reinforcement and bonded tendon
With bonded reinforcement or b reinforcement stress min(0.5fy, 30ksi)
onded tendon
reinforcement stress > min(0.5fy, 30ksi)
With bonded reinforcement or reinforcement stress 0.5fy
Precompressed tensile Zone
bonded tendon
reinforcement stress > 0.5fy
Other cases
With bonded reinforcement or b reinforcement stress min(0.5fy, 30ksi)
onded tendon
reinforcement stress > min(0.5fy, 30ksi)
Other cases

Allowable stress(ksi)
ta = 0.0
ta = 0.24*SQRT(f'ci)
ta = 0.0
ta = 0.0948f'ci 0.2
ta = 0.24*SQRT(f'ci)
ta = 0.0
ta = 0.0948*SQRT(f'ci)
ta = 0.0
ta = 0.0
ta = 0.19*SQRT(f'ci)
ta = 0.0
ta = 0.0

Tensile Stress Limits in Prestressed Concrete at Service limit state after Losses
Construction
Type
Non-Segment

Segment

Case
With bonded reinforcement or bo corrosion condition - not Worse
nded tendon
corrosion condition - severe
Without bonded reinforcement and bonded tendon
Other Than Precompressed Tensile Zone
(Precompressed Tensile Zone) and reinforcement stress 0.5fy,
(With bonded reinforcement or b
Joint
reinforcement stress > 0.5fy,
onded tendon)
Other cases
With bonded reinforcement or bo reinforcement stress min(0.5fy, 30ksi) ,
nded tendon
Non Joint
Reinforcement stress > min(0.5fy, 30ksi)
Other cases
Precompressed
Tensile Zone

Allowable stress(ksi)
ta = 0.19*sqrt(fck)
ta = 0.0948*sqrt(fck)
ta = 0.0
ta = 0.0
ta = 0.0948*SQRT(f'c)
ta = 0.0
ta = 0.0
ta = 0.19*SQRT(f'c)
ta = 0.0
ta = 0.0

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Compressive Stress Limit before Losses

Compression stress limit = 0.60f'ci (ksi)

Compressive Stress Limit at Service Limit State after Losses

Compression stress limit = 0.45f'c (ksi)

Tensile Stress Limit for Prestressing Steel

Stress
Relieved
tendon

Low
Relaxation
tendon

Prestressing bars

Immediately prior to transfer (AFDL1)

0.70fpu

0.75fpy

fpu

At service limit state after all losses (AFLL1)

0.80fpy

0.80fpy

0.85fpy

At Anchorage and couplers immediately after anchor set (AFDL1)

0.70fpu

0.70fpu

0.70fpu

Elsewhere along length of member away from anchorage and coupler

immediately after anchor set (AFDL2)

0.70fpu

0.74fpu

0.70fpu

At service limit state after losses (AFLL1)

0.80fpy

0.80fpy

0.80fpy

Condition
Pre-tensioning

Post-tensioning

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Civil 2013 V 1.1 Release Note

PSC Design Report in MS Excel Format

1. Improvements in Excel Design Report

All the equations and parameters can be checked in MS Excel format report
with related clause of AASHTO LRFD specification.
2. Specified compressive strength at time of initial loading, f'ci
f'ci is obtained using time dependent material data with stage duration. In
Civil 2012, it was calculated as 80% of specified compressive strength in
design, 0.8 fci. It will affect the concrete stress limit before losses.
3. Precompressed tensile zone
In Civil 2012, precompressed tensile zone which is used in tensile stress
limit in prestressing concrete was not considered. It is now applied in the
following region:
Compressive stress due to "Tendon Primary(CS)+Tendon Secondary(CS)
Tensile stress due to "Summation(CS)-(Tendon Primary + Tendon Secondary)

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4. Consideration of tendon in compressive region

In Civil 2012, when calculating neutral axis and flexural resistance, tendons
in compressive region was ignored. It is now considered for more accurate
flexural resistance calculation.
5. Shear resistance considering tendon primary force
When calculating shear resistance, tendon primary force is now considered
regardless of the load combination. In Civil 2012, it was considered only
when the load combination contain tendon secondary force.

Calculation of fci

0.8fci

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3. PSC Design as per CSA-S6S1-2010 (Supplement No.1 to CAN/CSA-S6-06)

Prestressed box girder design for the following topics:
Flexure Resistance
Shear Resistance
Combined Shear and Torsion Resistance
Concrete Stress Check during Construction Stage

Concrete Stress Check at Service Limit State

Tensile Stress Check for Prestressing Tendons
Principle Stress Check during Construction Stage
Principle Stress Check at Service Limit State (with and without Torsion Effect)
Crack Width Check

PSC Design Parameter

PSC Design Force and Resistance Diagram

Auto Generation of
Load Combination

Design Report in MS Excel

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Flexural Design Process

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Shear and Torsion Design Process

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4. Moving Load Analysis Update as per AASHTO LRFD 6th Edition (2012)
When considering 90% of the effect of two design trucks for negative moment between points of contraflexure under a uniform load on all spans, and reaction at
interior piers only, it was able to placed in one span. In Civil, it is now placed in adjacent spans to produce maximum force effect as written in the specification. For
this, the user needs to specify Span Start in Traffic Lane dialog box.
Permit vehicle can be applied with any standard or user defined vehicles. In Civil 2012, the permit vehicle was able to loaded alone.

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2 Design Trucks in Adjacent Spans

Simultaneous Loading of Permit and 93 TRK Vehicle

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Combined stress calculation considering 90% of the effect of two design truck
In Civil 2012, when calculating combined stress, axial stress was not obtained from 2 design trucks whereas flexural stress was obtained from 2 design trucks.
Therefore the combined stress was not calculated from the concurrent forces. It is now improved to consider the concurrent effect in any case.
Considering 2 design trucks for negative moment region or interior supports
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My (negative)

Considered

Considered

My (Positive)

Not considered

Not considered

Fx, Fy, Fz, Mx, Mz

(both positive & negative)

Not considered

Considered

Stresses

Axial/Flexural
Combined stresses

Not considered

Considered

Displacements

All components

Not considered

Not considered

Fz

Considered

Considered

Fx, FY, MX, MY, MZ

Not considered

Considered

Forces

Reactions

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5. Bridge Load Rating Update as per AASHTO LRFR 2010

In Bridge Load Rating, flexural and shear resistance calculation has been updated in accordance with AASHTP LRFD 12 specification.
Bridge load rating provides the following results:
Shear Strength
Rating Result Summary of Service Limit State
Concrete Stress Data
Rating Result Summary of Strength Limit State
Prestressing Steel Tension Data
Concrete Stress
Flexural Capacity Demand Ratio
Prestressing Steel Tension
Shear Strength Data
Flexural Rating Data

Rating Result Summary of Service Limit State

Concrete Stress

Rating Case and Parameter Dialog Box

Rating Factor Diagram

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6. Response Spectrum Function as per AASHTO LRFD 6th Edition (2012)

Response spectrum function as per AASHTO LRFD 2012 has been implemented.
By specifying the following option, desired spectrum data is automatically generated :
Site Class
Peak Ground Acceleration Coefficient (PGA)
Spectral Acceleration Coefficient at Period 0.2 sec (Ss)
Spectral Acceleration Coefficient at Period 1.0 sec (S1)
Response Modification Factor (R)

Response Spectrum Function Dialog Box

AASHTO LRFD Specification

Beam Forces for Spectrum Load

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7. Moving Load Analysis Update as per CAN/CSA-S6S1-2010

User defined type Permit Vehicle has been newly added and it can be loaded with standard or user defined vehicles simultaneously.
British Colombia state vehicle database, BCL-625Truck and BCL-625Lane, have been newly added.
Dynamic Load Allowance can be applied automatically or using user input value. The applied factor can be checked by clicking [Detail Result] button of Moving Load
Tracer. In order not to apply the dynamic load allowance factor, the user can select User Input with the value of 0 in the input field. In Civil 2012, there was no
option for dynamic load allowance and it was always applied when Influence Line Dependent Point option is selected.
In Civil 2012, when All Point option is selected in Moving Load Analysis Control, dynamic load allowance was not applied. It is now applied with considering the
number of axle as specified in the code.

Moving Load Tracer and Detail Result

Permit Truck Dialog Box

BCL-625 Vehicle Dialog Box

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8. Rail Track Analysis Model Wizard

Rail Track Analysis Model Wizard generates railway analysis models to verify stresses and displacements as per International Union of Railways Code (UIC 774-3R).
For simplified separate analysis, following two model files are generated.
Case 1: thermal load case when the train loads are not applied.
Case 2: Accelerating/breaking and train vertical load cases when the resistance of ballast has the modified boundary conditions for the sections which the train
loading is on .
In stage analysis (complete analysis) model, following two stages are included.
Unloaded stage: only thermal loads are applied and train loads are not applied yet. Ballast has the resistance of Unloaded Condition for the entire sections.
Loaded stage: accelerating/braking loads and train vertical loads are included. Ballast has the resistance of Loaded Condition for the sections where the train
loads are applied.
At the loaded stage of staged analysis, the train is moved by a certain length to find the locations where additional stresses occur. Stages are added whenever the
boundary conditions are changed as the train moves.
Model with
train load
(gravity
direction)

Model with
train
acceleration
and braking
force

Construction Stage model with all load cases

Auto-generation of
multi-linear type elastic link

Generation of additional moving load analysis models

with referring to the most critical position
Additional
model

Additional
model

10 m

Additional
model

10 m

10 m

Most
Critical
Position

Longitudinal displacement of deck

due to acceleration and breaking force
Longitudinal Disp.(mm)

Model with
Temperatur
e Load

5
4
3
2
1
0
0

100

200

300

400

Distance from the left abutment(m)

300 m

Var.

300 m

Longitudinal Disp. Due to deck

rotation (mm)

Longitudinal displacement due to rotation

1
0
-1
-2
-3
-4
0

100

200

300

400

Distance from the left abutment(m)

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9. Multi-linear Hinge Model (Kinematic, Takeda, Pivot, Elastic)

Multi-linear hinge properties can be defined with Elastic, Kinematic, Takeda and Pivot model for inelastic time history analysis. This model is very useful to
simulate nonlinear pilesoil interaction.
The curve can be symmetrically or asymmetrically defined. The types of corresponding elements include lumped hinge, distributed hinge, spring and truss
elements.
Hinge primary curve can be defined in the table format. Therefore the user can directly copy and paste data from MS Excel.

P
P2(+)

P( +pl)

P1(+)

D2(-)

D1(-)
K0(-)

K0(+)

P1(+)

K0(-)

K0(+)

D
D1(+)

D2(+)

P1(-)

P1(-)

P1(-)
P2(-)

Kinematic Hinge Model

P
P1(+)

D1(-)

D1(+)

P1(-)

Takeda Hinge Model

Multi-Linear Plastic Kinematic Hinge Model

Time Forcing Function

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10. General Section Design as per AASHTO LRFD, CSA & ACI (available in V1.2)
Moment curvature analysis can be provided by Mender Model with defining confined area.
Interaction curves can be generated as per AASHTO-LRFD, ACI and CSA-S6S1-10 Design Code.

Unconfined Area

Confined Area

Interaction Curve

Moment Curvature Curve

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11. Park Nonlinear Material Model

Park model for nonlinear properties of steel has been added for Moment-Curvature curve, Fiber analysis and Ductility factor calculation.
This model is proposed by Kent and Park (1973) followed by their experiments of cyclic loading on mild steel. In this model, elastic and plastic characteristics and
strain hardening can be manipulated. Bauschinger Effect is well described by the Ramberg-Osgood equation and the results match relatively well with
experimental results.

Stress-Strain curve for steel with loading of the same sign

Park Inelastic Material Model

Moment-Curvature and Fiber Analysis

Stress-Strain curves for steel with reversed loading

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12. Improvements in Local Direction Force Sum

Local Direction Force Sum results can be plotted in table format. In Civil 2012, it can only be viewed in text format.
Local Direction Force Sum can be used for unstructured plate meshes.

Local Direction force Sum for Unstructured Meshes

Local Direction force Sum Table Output

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13. Automatic Interpolation of Section Stiffness Scale Factor in Tapered Section Group
When Section Stiffness Scale Factor is assigned to Tapered Section Group, if the user converts it to the individual tapered sections, section stiffness is now
automatically interpolated with considering the section shape and position.
It will be extremely useful to design PSC bridges for which Tapered Section Group is frequently used.

When converting Tapered Section Group into

individual tapered sections, the stiffness scale
factor is automatically interpolated.
Element1

Element3

Element6

Element9

Continuous diagram is displayed by interpolating section

stiffness.

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When converting Tapered Section Group

into individual tapered sections, the stiffness
scale factor was identical for all elements.

Due to the stiffness difference between I and j

section, discontinuous diagram was generated.

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14. Display Detail Description for Plate Forces/Stress Option

In Plate Forces/Moments and Plate Stresses results, the user can select the option among Element and Average Nodal. This selection is displayed in Legend field.

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15. Improvements in Suspension Bridge Analysis Control for Initial Equilibrium State
New option is available for generating initial equilibrium state: Initial Force, Optimal Approach
Initial Force : Determine an initial configuration of a suspension bridge model by updating initial forces
Optimal Approach : Determine an initial configuration of a suspension bridge model by updating design parameters satisfying the specified constraint condition

Analysis > Analysis control > Suspension Bridge Analysis Control

Define Constraint
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Comparison of Moment before and after optimization

50000
Initial configuration analysis of earth-anchored suspension bridge

Before Optimization

After Optimization
(Sag Only)
(sag
only)

30000

After Optimization

10000
-10000 75

85

95

105

115

125

-30000
-50000
-70000
Initial configuration analysis of earth-anchored suspension bridge

10000
5000
0
-5000 0

10

20

30

40

50

60

-10000
-15000
Before Optimization

After
Optimization
(Sag Only)
(sag
only)
After
Optimization

-20000
-25000
-30000
-35000
40000
Initial configuration analysis of self-anchored suspension bridge

20000
0
-20000 0

10

20

30

40

50

-40000
-60000
-80000
-100000
-120000

Before
Optimization

After
Optimization
(Sag Only)
(sag
only)

After
Optimization

-140000
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16. Simultaneous Analysis of Time History and Response Spectrum Analysis

17. Analysis Progress Window to Check Analysis Status and Remaining Time

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Analysis Progress Window

Simultaneous Analysis for Time History and Response Spectrum Analysis

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