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2-Span PSC Composite I Girder Bridge
2-Span PSC Composite I Girder Bridge
Overview
- A two span of 23m long composite bridge consisting of five precast, post tensioned girder beams
spaced at 3m centers are generated using beam elements with defined constructionstages.
- The behavior of the bridge under Static loads, Prestress loads and Moving loads are examined
- How to interpret the tendon losses, forces, stresses represented by midas Civil.
3m
0.25m
0.15m 0.15m
0.50m 0.50m
0.10m 0.025m
1.20m 0.30m 1.525m
0.10m
0.15m
0.45m 0.45m
Mid Section End Section
❑ Structural sections
▪ Expansion Gap between the 2 spans is 40mm.
▪ Girders are spaced 3m c/c.
0.3m
0.45
m
0.5m
2m 3m 6.5m
Invoke midasCivil
1 Open New File
2 Select the Unit System [ kN, m]
3 Save as ‘2-Span PSC Bridge’
.
2
Name> Diaphragm
Type of Design>Concrete
Steel Standard>ASTM(RC) 4
DB: Grade C4000
Click on OK
2 Go to “Properties” 3
3 (Creep/Shrinkage)”
4 Click on “Add” to define properties
Click on Add
Name > C4000 Comp
Type > Code
Development of Strength > Code >
CEB-FIP (2010)
Mean compressive strength of
concrete at age of 28 days
(fck+delta_f) > 50 N/mm2
5 Click on Redraw Graph
6 Click on OK
5 6
2 5
Properties”
3 Click on “Add..”
4 Click on tab “Composite”
5 Select Section type “Composite-
6
General” 8
10
Click “Apply”
Note: For getting the correct transformed properties of the composite section, the
material properties for slab and girder should be defined accordingly in SPC (Section
property Calculator) for creating the section.
General”
2 Import “support section sec file”
created using SPC.
3 Enter Section Name as “Sup”
4 Check option “Composite Section
for PSC Design” & Enter Web
Thick. For Shear (total) as
“0.9m”
5 Click “Change Offset” 2
1
Model Generation – DefiningTa pered Section
2
2
1 Go to “Properties”
2 Click on “Section Properties”
3 Click on “Add..”
Select “User”
H > 1.4m, B > 0.3m
Click “Change Offset”
Select Offset : Center- Top
Select Vertical Offset: “User”
User offset Reference: Extreme fiber(s)
Enter value of I: > -0.25
6 Click “Show Calculation Results” Note: To define prismatic sections in midas Civil, go to Models > Properties > Section > Value and here enter the section properties directly
instead of section dimensions. To know how sectional properties are calculated go to Help > Contents > Start > Model > Properties >
7 Click on “OK” Section > Section Properties
2
1 Go to “Properties”
2 Click on “Section Properties”
3 Click on “Add..”
4 Click on tab “DB/User”
5 Define Pier Cap :
Name> Mid Pier Cap
Section Type > Solid Rectangle
Select “User”
H > 1.5m, B > 1.5m
Click “Change Offset”
3
Select Offset : Center- Top
Click on “Apply”
Define Pier:
6 7
Name > Pier
Section Type > Solid Track
Select “User”
H > 1.5m, B > 3m
6 Click “Show Calculation Results”
7 Click on “OK”
Note: To define prismatic sections in midas Civil, go to Models > Properties > Section > Value and here enter the section properties directly
instead of section dimensions. To know how sectional properties are calculated go to Help > Contents > Start > Model > Properties >
Section > Section Properties
4 Click “OK”
5 Click “Close”
6
click “OK” 4
7 Click “Apply”
6
click “OK” 4
7 Click “Apply”
Note:
In case the diameter of rebars is not in terms
of P(dia), then change the rebar material code
from Tools → Preferences→ Design →
Concrete→ Rebar→ Material Code→ Select
ASTM(RC) & Click OK
Click “Apply”
3
4
Click “Copy Reinforcements to..”
5
Select “Sup” Section and
Click “ -> ”
Click “OK”
6
7
Click “Close” 6
8
Click “OK” in the wizard window. 4
3 7
7
Type “3to24by3” in element 5
8
Change distance to
dx,dy,dz: “ -0.5,0,0 ”m
similar to Step5
8
Click ”Apply” as in Step6
Click ”Close”
9
9
6
3 Click on “Properties”
6
4 Click on “Tapered Group”
Go to “Tree Menu”
Set Group Name as “Mid-Sup”
6 Go to Tree Menu 2, Double Click on
Mid-Sup Section & the element list
will be updated as “95to98 125to128
153to156 183to186 211to214
241to244 269to272 299to302 3
327to330 357to360” 4
7 Click on “Add”
8 Click on “Close”
4
3
1 Go to “Load” tab 2
1 Go to “Load” tab 2
8
Click “Close”
1 Go to “Load” tab 2
7 Click Add
9 Click “OK”
10 Repeat steps 7-9 for VL: HL-93TRK
Click “Close”
1 Go to “Load” tab
2 Click on “Construction Stage”
3 Click “Composite Section for C.S”
6 7
4 Click “Update all H”
5 Click “OK” 4
5
6 Select “Mid” Sectiondefinition
7 Click “Modify…”
8 Change Age for Part1 to “21”days and
Part2 to “7”days
9 Click “OK”
10 Repeat Step5 to Step7 by selecting
“Sup” Section definition
“0.439”m 2
For Part2 :
3
Select Material Type → “Material”
Select Material → “C4000”
Select Composite Stage → “Stage3-2”
Enter Age as “7” days and h as “0.23
5 Click “OK” 4
1 Go to “Analysis”tab
2 Click “Moving Load”
3 Enter Distance between points :0.3m
4 Select Analysis Results Frame
1
Go to “Analysis” tab
2 Click “Construction Stage”
3 Change Beam Section Property
Changes to “Constant”
4 Click “OK”
Run Analysis
1
2
1 Go to “Analysis” tab
2 Click “Perform Analysis”
04 Result> Combination
1
Load Combination
2
1 Go to “Results” tab
2 Click “Load Combination”
7 Click “OK”
8 Click “Close”
1
Service Stage Stresses
1 Go to “Results” tab
2 Click “Stresses”→ “Beam Stresses 2
Diagram”
3 Select Load Combination“CBCmax:
3
cLCB3” which is the critical service
combination
4
4 Select “Part1” which is Girder part
5 Select point “4(-y,-z)” for viewing
girder.
6 Check the “Legend option” option 5
7 Click “Apply”
8 Change the units to “N,mm”
8
7
04 Result> Design
1
Design as per Eurocode
2
1 Go to “PSC” tab
2 Select “AASHTO-LRFD12” and click on
“Parameters”
3 Click “Select All”
Click “OK”
04 Result> Design
Grade: C4000
4 Select for Girder Rebar Material
Code: ASTM(RC)
Code: ASTM(RC)
Grade: C4000
6 Select for Slab Rebar Material
Code: EN04(RC)
04 Result> Design
“Design Position” 4
2
2 Type “318 331” elements nos in the
“Output Position”
5 Repeat Step2
6 Click “Apply” & “Close”
04 Result> Design
2
Result Verification
1 Go to “Results” tab
2 Click “Result Tables”
3 Click “Tendon”
3
5
05 Additional Features
(1) DXF Import
Important considerations:
➢ Polyline in dxf file will be imported as a plate elements.
➢ Surface in dxf file will be imported as a plate element.
➢ Solid cannot be imported.
➢ Unit system must be consistent.
import
Line
Beam Elements
import
Polyline Rectangle
05 Additional Features
(2) Integral Bridge
• Using the formulation proposed by B.M. Lehane, soil springs can be assigned.
• To account for this characteristic of the soil, lateral springs are modeled as compression-only
springs and vertical springs are modeled as linear elasticsprings.
05 Additional Features
(3) Loads
Self weight
Specified Displacement of Supports
Pressure Load
Temperature Load
➢ System Temperature - for applying the change in temperature to whole structure.
➢ Nodal Temperate – for applying change in temperature to certainnodes.
➢ Element Temperature –for applying change in temperature to certainelements.
➢ Temperature Gradient – for applying change in temperature to beam and plate sections.
➢ Beam Section Temperature – for applying temperature gradient to beam sections(General
Sections and PSC sections).
05 Additional Features
(4) Section Property Calculator
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