Construction Stage Analysis

Midas Civil

Presenter:
Robert Salca – technical support engineer, Midas UK
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Contents
 Why Construction Stage Analysis?
 Conventional Analysis vs Construction Stage Analysis
 Construction Stage Analysis in Midas Civil
 Procedure for Construction Stage Analysis
 Time Dependent Material Properties
 Construction Stage Definition
 Construction Stage Results
Sutong Bridge
 Live Demonstration
 Q&A
Why Construction Stage Analysis?

 Each temporary structure arrangement ca lead to

critical internal forces or displacements in specific
members;
 Each temporary structure at a particular stage of
construction affects the subsequent stages;
 It is common to install and dismantle temporary
supports and cables during construction;
 The structural behaviours such as deflections and stress
re-distribution continue to change during and after the
construction due to varying time dependent properties
such as concrete creep, shrinkage, modulus of elasticity
(aging) and tendon relaxation;
 The safest and most economical construction process
must be chosen, especially for complex construction
operations.
Contents
 Why Construction Stage Analysis?
 Conventional Analysis vs Construction Stage Analysis
 Construction Stage Analysis in Midas Civil
 Procedure for Construction Stage Analysis
 Time Dependent Material Properties
 Construction Stage Definition
 Construction Stage Results
Stonecutters Bridge
 Live Demonstration
 Q&A
Conventional Analysis vs Construction Stage Analysis
 General analysis is performed under the assumption that all loads are simultaneously applied to a
completed structure;
 This assumption is not valid in a real construction sequence because most bridges are constructed by
segments and the dead load acts sequentially.
Conventional Analysis vs Construction Stage Analysis
 Conventional Analysis

 Construction Stage Analysis

 Stage 1

 Stage 2

 Stage 3
Conventional Analysis vs Construction Stage Analysis
 Conventional analysis

 Construction Stage Analysis

Contents
 Why Construction Stage Analysis?
 Conventional Analysis vs Construction Stage Analysis
 Construction Stage Analysis in Midas Civil
 Procedure for Construction Stage Analysis
 Time Dependent Material Properties
 Construction Stage Definition
 Construction Stage Results
Basarab Viaduct Bridge
 Live Demonstration
 Q&A
Construction Stage Analysis in Midas Civil
 Time dependent material properties

 Creep effects of concrete members having different maturities;

 Shrinkage effects of concrete members having different maturities;

 Time dependent compressive strength gain for concrete members;

 Prestressing tendon relaxation.

 Expression of Construction Stages

 Creation (activation) and deletion (deactivation) of members with certain maturities;

 Loading (activation) and unloading (deactivation) of loads relative to time;

 Change of boundary conditions relative to time.

Contents
 Why Construction Stage Analysis?
 Conventional Analysis vs Construction Stage Analysis
 Construction Stage Analysis in Midas Civil
 Procedure for Construction Stage Analysis
 Time Dependent Material Properties
 Construction Stage Definition
 Construction Stage Results
Lange Wapper Bridge
 Live Demonstration
 Q&A
Procedure for Construction Stage Analysis

 Create a structural model. Assign elements, loads and boundary conditions to be activated or
deactivated to each construction stage together as a group;
 Define the time dependent material properties such as creep and shrinkage. The time dependent
material properties may be user defined or defined by the standards such as ACI and CEB-FIP;
 Link the defined time dependent material properties to the general material properties through which
the change of the concrete member material properties with time are automatically calculated and
reflected;
 Create the construction stages and time steps considering the true sequence of construction;
 Define the construction stages using the predefined Element groups, Boundary groups and Load
groups;
 Specify the desired analysis conditions and carry out the analysis;
 Combine the results of the construction stage analysis and that of the completed structure analysis as
necessary.
Contents
 Why Construction Stage Analysis?
 Conventional Analysis vs Construction Stage Analysis
 Construction Stage Analysis in Midas Civil
 Procedure for Construction Stage Analysis
 Time Dependent Material Properties
 Construction Stage Definition
 Construction Stage Results
El Marquez Bridge
 Live Demonstration
 Q&A
Time Dependent Material Properties
 Creep
 Increase in water/cement ratio increases creep;
 Creep decreases with increases in the age and strength of concrete
when the concrete is subjected to stress;
 Creep deformations increase with increase in ambient temperature
and decrease in humidity;
 It also depends on many other factors related to the quality of the
concrete and conditions of exposure such as the type, amount, and
maximum size of aggregate; type of cement; amount of cement paste;
size and shape of the concrete mass; amount of steel reinforcement;
and curing conditions.

 Shrinkage
 The rate of shrinkage decreases rapidly with time;
 Finer aggregates and finer gels result in increased shrinkage;
 The moisture content of the concrete and the relative humidity of the
ambient medium have a big influence on carbonation shrinkage;
 Harder aggregates with higher modulus of elasticity decrease
shrinkage.
Time Dependent Material Properties

Creep & Shrinkage Strength Gain

Contents
 Why Construction Stage Analysis?
 Conventional Analysis vs Construction Stage Analysis
 Construction Stage Analysis in Midas Civil
 Procedure for Construction Stage Analysis
 Time Dependent Material Properties
 Construction Stage Definition
 Construction Stage Results
La Jabalina Bridge
 Live Demonstration
 Q&A
Construction Stage Definition
 Group activation/deactivation concept;
 Four types of groups:
 Structure groups;
 Load groups;
 Boundary groups;
 Tendon groups.

 Elements can be activated at any age, with

properties accounting for the passage of time;
 Partial or total force redistribution can be
considered at deactivation of elements;
 Loads can be activated/deactivated at any time
during a construction stage;
 Supports can be activated/deactivated at any
time, either at the deformed or at the original
position of the nodes.
Construction Stage Definition
Composite Section for Construction Stage

Pre-composite stage

Composite stage
Construction Stage Analysis Control Data
Contents
 Why Construction Stage Analysis?
 Conventional Analysis vs Construction Stage Analysis
 Construction Stage Analysis in Midas Civil
 Procedure for Construction Stage Analysis
 Time Dependent Material Properties
 Construction Stage Definition
 Construction Stage Results
Lazarevsky Bridge
 Live Demonstration
 Q&A
Construction Stage Results
Load Case Results Description
Reaction
1. CS: Dead Load Deformation Results due to all loadings excluding Erection Load and the effects of Creep, Shrinkage and Tendon Prestress
Force
Reaction
Results due to dead loads, which are separated from CS: Dead Load, defined in Construction Stage Analysis Control
2. CS: Erection Load Deformation
Data dialog
Force
Reaction
3. CS : Tendon Primary Deformation Deformation resulting from tendon prestress
Force Member forces resulting from tendon prestress
Reaction Reactions caused by Tendon Prestress in an indeterminate structure
4. CS: Tendon Secondary
Force Member forces caused by Tendon Prestress in an indeterminate structure
Reaction
5. CS: Creep Primary Deformation Deformation due to imaginary forces required to cause creep stain
Force Imaginary forces required to cause creep stain
Reaction Reactions caused by creep in an indeterminate structure
6. CS: Creep Secondary Force Member forces caused by creep in an indeterminate structure
Reaction
7. CS: Shrinkage Primary Deformation Deformation due to imaginary forces required to cause shrinkage stain
Force Imaginary forces required to cause shrinkage stain
Reaction Reactions caused by shrinkage in an indeterminate structure
8. CS: Shrinkage Secondary
Force Member forces caused by shrinkage in an indeterminate structure
Reaction 1+2+4+6+8
CS: Summation Deformation 1+2+3+5+7
Force 1+2+3+4+6+8
Construction Stage Results
Dead Load

Prestress

Creep

Shrinkage

Summation
Construction Stage Results for Tendon Prestress Loss
Construction Stage Results for Composite Sections
Contents
 Why Construction Stage Analysis?
 Conventional Analysis vs Construction Stage Analysis
 Construction Stage Analysis in Midas Civil
 Procedure for Construction Stage Analysis
 Time Dependent Material Properties
 Construction Stage Definition
 Construction Stage Results
Ironton-Russell Bridge
 Live Demonstration
 Q&A
Construction Stage Model
 Stage 1
 Activate substructure;
 Activate Self Weight load;
 Activate substructure supports.
Construction Stage Model
 Stage 2
 Activate girders;
 Activate Prestress load;
 Activate Wet Concrete load;
 Activate temporary supports and links.
Construction Stage Model
 Stage 3
 Long-term stage;
 Activate slab part of composite section and transverse grillage elements;
 Activate Superimposed Dead load;
 Deactivated Wet Concrete load;
 Deactivate simply supported condition;
 Activate final supports for girders.
Contents
 Why Construction Stage Analysis?
 Conventional Analysis vs Construction Stage Analysis
 Construction Stage Analysis in Midas Civil
 Procedure for Construction Stage Analysis
 Time Dependent Material Properties
 Construction Stage Definition
 Construction Stage Results
Bang Hwa Bridge
 Live Demonstration
 Q&A
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