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Bridge Seismic Design

Automated Seismic Design of Bridges
AASHTO Guide Specification for
LRFD Seismic Bridge Design
ISO BRG083110M3 Version 15

Berkeley, California, USA August 2010

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Contents
Bridge Seismic Design
Foreword
Step 1 Create the Bridge Model

1.1 Example Model 1-1
1.2 Description of the Example Bridge 1-2
1.3 Bridge Layout Line 1-4
1.4 Frame Section Property Definitions 1-4

1.4.1 Bent Cap Beam 1-5
1.4.2 Bent Column Properties 1-5
1.4.3 I-Girders Properties 1-6
1.4.4 Pile Properties 1-7
1.5 Bridge Deck Section 1-8
1.6 Bent Data 1-8
1.7 Bridge Object Definition 1-10

1.7.1 Abutment Property Assignments 1-11
1.7.2 Abutment Geometry 1-13
CSiBridge Seismic Design
1.7.3 Bent Property Assignments 1-14
1.7.4 Bent Geometry 1-15

1.8 Equivalent Pile Formulation 1-16
1.9 Bent Foundation Modeling 1-16
1.10 Mass Source 1-17
Step 2 Ground Motion Hazard and Seismic Design Request

2.1 Overview 2-1
2.2 AASHTO and USGS Hazard Maps 2-1
2.3 Seismic Design Request 2-3
2.4 Perform Seismic Design 2-7
2.5 Auto Load Patterns 2-7
2.6 Auto Load Cases 2-8
Step 3 Dead Load Analysis and Cracked Section Properties
Step 4 Response Spectrum and Demand Displacements

4.1 Overview 4-1
4.2 Response Spectrum Load Cases 4-1
4.3 Response Spectrum Results 4-4
Step 5 Determine Plastic Hinge Properties and Assignments

5.1 Overview 5-1
5.2 Plastic Hinge Lengths 5-1
5.3 Nonlinear Hinge Properties 5-3
5.4 Nonlinear Material Property Definitions 5-6

5.4.1 Nonlinear Material Properties Definitions
For Concrete 5-6
5.4.2 Nonlinear Material Properties Definitions
For Steel 5-8
5.5 Plastic Hinge Options 5-9
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Contents
Step 6 Capacity Displacement Analyses
6.1 Displacement Capacities for SDC B and C 6-2

6.2 Displacement Capacities for SDC D 6-3
6.3 Pushover Results 6-6
Step 7 Demand/Capacity Ratios
Step 8 Review Output and Create Report

8.1 Design 01 – D/C Ratios 8-2
8.2 Design 02 – Bent Column Force Demand 8-2
8.3 Design 03 – Bent Column Idealized Moment

Capacity 8-2
8.4 Design 04 – Bent Column Cracked Section

Properties 8-3
8.5 Design 05 – Support Bearing Demands – Forces 8-3
8.6 Design 06 – Support Bearing Demand –

Displacements 8-4
8.7 Design 07 – Support Length Demands 8-5
8.8 Create Report 8-5
References
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List of Figures
Figure 1-1 3D View of Example Model 1-1
Figure 1-2 Example Bridge Elevation 1-2
Figure 1-3 Example Bridge Plan 1-3
Figure 1-4 Example Bridge BENT1 Elevation 1-3
Figure 1-5 3D Bridge Layout Line Data 1-4
Figure 1-6 3D Cap Beam Section Property Definition 1-5

Figure 1-7 Bent Column Property Definition 1-6
Figure 1-8 Precast I-Girder Properties 1-6
Figure 1-9 Pile Properties 1-7
Figure 1-10 Bridge Deck Section Properties 1-8
Figure 1-11 Bridge Bent Data 1-9
Figure 1-12 Bent Column Data 1-9
Figure 1-13 Bent Column Base Restraint Definitions 1-10
Figure 1-14 Bridge Object Data form 1-11
Figure 1-15 Abutment Property Definitions 1-12

Figure 1-16 Abutment Bearing Properties 1-13
Figure 1-17 Abutment Bearing Geometry 1-13
Figure 1-18 Bent Assignments form 1-14
Figure 1-19 Bent Bearing Data 1-15
Figure 1-20 Bent Support Geometry 1-15
Figure 1-21 Equivalent Pile Properties 1-16
Figure 1-22 View of Bent Foundations 1-17
Figure 1-23 Bent Column Base Connectivity 1-17
Figure 1-24 Mass Source Definition 1-18
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Contents
Figure 2-1 AASHTO/USGS Hazard Maps used to determine

the Demand Response Spectrum 2-2
Figure 2-2 Response Spectrum Function Data form 2-2
Figure 2-3 Bridge Design Request form 2-3
Figure 2-4 Seismic Design Parameters form 2-4
Figure 2-5 Perform Seismic Design 2-7
Figure 2-6 Auto Load Patterns 2-7
Figure 2-7 Auto Load Cases 2-8
Figure 3-1 Auto Stage Construction Load Case used to apply
Cracked Section Property Modifiers 3-2

Figure 4-1 U1 Direction Response Spectrum Load
Case form 4-2
Figure 4-2 ABS Response Spectrum Load Case form 4-3
Figure 4-3 BENT1 Displacements for the three

Auto-Defined Response Spectrum Load cases 4-3
Figure 4-4 Modal Load Case Definition 4-4
Figure 5-1 Hinge Locations 5-2
Figure 5-2 Hinge Locations 5-3
Figure 5-3 Moment Curvature Diagram 5-4
Figure 5-4 Auto Hinge Assignment Data 5-5
Figure 5-5 Sample Hinge Data form 5-5
Figure 5-6 Nonlinear Material Data form for Concrete 5-6
Figure 5-7 Nonlinear Stress-Strain curves for Confined

and Unconfined Concrete 5-7
Figure 5-8 Concrete Model - Mander Confined 5-7
Figure 5-9 Nonlinear Material Data form for steel 5-8
Figure 5-10 Nonlinear Stress-Strain Plot for steel 5-9
Figure 5-11 Plastic Hing Fiber option 5-10
Figure 5-12 Section Designer options 5-10
Figure 6-1 Rectangular Beam Design 6-1

Figure 6-2 Design Requirements for SDC 6-2
Figure 6-2 BENT1 Transverse Pushover Load Case 6-4
Figure 6-3 BENT1 Application of Property Modifiers

and Dead Loads to BENT1 6-5
Figure 6-4 BENT1 Pushover Load Pattern for the

Transverse Direction 6-6
Figure 6-5 Display of BENT1 Pushover Curves 6-7
Figure 7-1 D/C Displacement Ratios 7-1
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Foreword
Over the past thirty-five years, Computer and Structures, Inc, has introduced
new and innovative ways to model complex structures. CSiBridge , the latest
innovation, is the ultimate integrated tool for modeling, analysis, and design of
bridge structures. The ease with which all of these tasks can be accomplished
makes CSiBridge the most versatile and productive bridge design package in
the industry.
Automated seismic design, one of CSiBridge’s many features, incorporates the

recently adopted AASHTO Guide Specification for LRFD Seismic Bridge
Design. CSiBridge allows engineers to define specific seismic design pa-
rameters that are then applied to the bridge model during an automated cycle of
analysis through design.
Now, users can automate the response spectrum and pushover analyses. Fur-
thermore, the CSiBridge program will determine the demand and capacity dis-
placements and report the demand/capacity ratios for the Earthquake Resisting
System (ERS). All of this is accomplished in eight simple steps outlined as fol-
lows:
1. Create the Bridge Model
2. Evaluate the Ground Motion Hazard and the Seismic Design Request
3. Complete the Dead Load Analysis and evaluate the Cracked Section Properties
4. Identify Response Spectrum and Demand Displacements
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5. Determine Plastic Hinge Properties and Assignments
6. Complete Capacity Displacement Analysis

7. Evaluate Demand/Capacity Ratios
8. Review Output and Create Report
A detailed explanation of each of the steps is presented in the chapters that fol-
low. The example bridge model shown in the figure illustrates the CSiBridge
Automated Seismic Design features.
Schematic of the Eight Steps in the

Automated Seismic Design of Bridges using CSiBridge 
viii Foreword
STEP 1
Create the Bridge Model
1.1 Example Model

This chapter describes the first step in the process required to complete a Seis-
mic Design Request for a bridge structure using CSiBridge. It is assumed the
user is familiar with the requirements in the program related to creating a
Linked Bridge Object. Only select features of the model development are in-
cluded in this chapter. The CSiBridge model used throughout this manual is
available and includes all of the input parameters.
Figure 1-1 3D View of Example Model
Example Model 1-1
As described in the AASHTO Guide Specifications for LRFD Seismic Bridge
Design, the seismic design strategy for this bridge is Type 1 – Design a ductile
substructure with an essentially elastic superstructure. This implies that the de-
sign must include plastic hinging in the columns.
1.2 Description of the Example Bridge

The example bridge is a three-span concrete I-girder bridge with the following
features:
Piles: 14-inch-diameter steel pipe pile filled with concrete. The concrete is re-
inforced with six #5 vertical bars with three #4 spirals having a 3-inch pitch.
Pile Cap: The bent columns are connected monolithically to a concrete pile cap
that is supported by nine piles each. The pile caps are 13’-0” x 13’-0” x 4’-0”
Bents: There are two interior bents with three 36-inch-diameter columns.
Deck: The deck consists of five 3’-3”-deep precast I-girders that support an
8½-inch-thick deck and a wearing surface (35 psf). The deck width is 35'-10"
from the edge-of-deck to edge-of-deck.
Spans: Three spans of approximately 60’-0”.

The abutments are assumed to be free in both the longitudinal and transverse
directions.
Figure 1-2 Example Bridge Elevation
1-2 Description of the Example Bridge
STEP 1 - Create the Bridge Model
Figure 1-3 Example Bridge Plan
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Figure 1-4 Example Bridge BENT1 Elevation
Description of the Example Bridge 1-3
1.3 Bridge Layout Line

The example model has three spans of approximately 60 feet each. The layout
line is defined using the Layout > Layout Line > New command and the
Bridge Layout Line Data form shown in Figure 1-5. The layout line is straight,
with no variation in elevation. The actual length of the layout line is 178.42 ft.
Figure 1-5 3D Bridge Layout Line Data
1.4 Frame Section Property Definitions

Four frame section properties must be described by the user to develop the ex-
ample model. The four types of frame elements used in the example model
consist of a pile, bent cap beam, bent column, and precast concrete I-Girder.
The section property definition for each of the elements is given in the subsec-
tions that follow.
1-4 Bridge Layout Line
1.4.1 Bent Cap Beam

The bent cap beams were defined using the Components > Type > Frame
Properties > Expand arrow command. The Add New Property button >
Frame Section Property Type: Concrete > Rectangular was used to add the fol-
lowing concrete rectangle:
Figure 1-6 3D Cap Beam Section Property Definition
The material property used was 4000 psi. Note that the units shown in Figure
1-6 are in inches. (To check this, hold down the Shift key and double click in
the Depth or Width edit box. This will display the CSiBridge Calculator.)
1.4.2 Bent Column Properties

The bent columns were defined using the Section Designer option that can be
accessed using the Components > Type > Frame Properties > New > Other
> Section Designer command. The size and quantity of both the vertical and
confinement reinforcing steel were defined using the form shown in Figure 1-7.
Further discussion of the column section properties as they pertain to the plas-
tic hinge definitions is provide in Step 5.
Frame Section Property Definitions 1-5
Figure 1-7 Bent Column Property Definition
1.4.3 I-Girder Properties

The I-Girder properties were
input using inch units, as
shown in Figure 1-8. (Again,
check this by holding down
the Shift key and double
clicking in a dimension edit
box to display the CSiBridge
Calculator.)
Figure 1-8 Precast I-Girder

Properties
1-6 Frame Section Property Definitions
1.4.4 Pile Properties

The piles were defined as 14–inch-diameter concrete piles with six #9 vertical
bars (Components > Type > Frame Properties > New > Concrete > Circu-
lar command). The outer steel casings of the pile were found to increase in the
flexural stiffness of the piles by a factor of 2.353. This value was applied as a
property modifier to the pile section property. The pile will be added to the
bridge model as “Equivalent Cantilever” piles, as shown in Figure 1-9 and as
described in subsequent Section 1.8. Using this method, the pile is replaced by
a beam that has equivalent stiffness properties to that of the pile with the sur-
rounding soil.
Figure 1-9 Pile Properties
Frame Section Property Definitions 1-7
1.5 Bridge Deck Section

The bridge deck section is 38.833 feet wide with a total of five
I-girders, as shown in Figure 1-10 (Components > Superstructure Type >
Deck Section > New command). The parapets as well as the wearing surface
are not part of the bridge deck structural definition but will be added to the
bridge model as superimposed dead loads (SDEAD).
Figure 1-10 Bridge Deck Section Properties
1.6 Bent Data

The bents for the subject model have three columns, each with a cap beam
width of 38.25 feet. The Bridge Bent data form shown in Figure 1-11 is used to
input the number of columns and the cap beam width. Since multiple columns
are specified, the location, height and support condition for each column needs
to be specified using the Bent Column Data form, which is accessed using the
Components > Substructure Item > Bents > New command.
1-8 Bridge Deck Section
Figure 1-11 Bridge Bent Data
After the Modify/Show Column Data button is used, the Bent Column Data
form shown in Figure 1-12 can be used to define the type, location, height, an-
gle and boundary conditions for each bent column.
Figure 1-12 Bent Column Data
An important part of this example model is the inclusion of the foundation ele-
ments. Although the foundations can be represented as Fixed, Pinned, or
Spring-Support restraints at the base of the columns, these have been explicitly
modeled in this example. It is important to note that when foundation objects
Bent Data 1-9
are part of the bridge model, the base of the bent column must not be re-
strained, but instead, connected to the foundation elements. Restraining the

base of the columns in the Bent Column Data form using Fixed or Pinned re-
straints would prevent the bridge loads from reaching the foundation. In this
example, a foundation spring (BFSP1) having no stiffness in any direction is
used as the Base Support data. After the foundations have been modeled and
connected to the bent column bases, support of the bent columns will be
achieved. The Foundation Spring Data form is shown in Figure 1-13. Access
this form by clicking the Foundation Spring Properties button on the Bridge
Bent Column Data form and then the Add New Foundation Spring button on
the Define Bridge Foundation Springs form, or by using the Components >
Substructure Item > Foundation Springs > New command.
Figure 1-13 Bent Column Base Restraint Definitions
1.7 Bridge Object Definition
The Bridge
mand) Object
is used Data form
to define andBridge
(click the
the location > property
bearing Bridge Object > Newofcom-
assignments the
abutments and bearings. The seismic response of the bridge model will depend
on the Earthquake Resisting System (ERS). The user can define the types of
1 - 10 Bridge Object Definition
support conditions at the abutments and bents. The ERS will depend on the
types of supports used at the abutments and bents and the bearing properties
that are used for each. If a bearing has a restrained DOF, it will provide a load
path that will act as part of the bridge ERS. Abutments can be defined using
bents as supports (this feature was not used in the subject example).
Figure 1-14 Bridge Object Data form
The span data is used to define the span lengths and bent locations. Cross dia-
phragms also can be included in a bridge model using the Modify/Show As-
signments > In Span Cross Diaphragms command and Modify/Show button.
No cross diaphragms were used as part of the example model.
1.7.1 Abutment Property Assignments

Both the start and end abutment assignments are defined using the Bridge Ob-
ject Abutment Assignment form shown in Figure 1-15 (Bridge > Bridge Ob-
ject > Supports > Abutments). The abutment bearing direction can be as-
signed a bearing angle if skewed abutments are needed. Diaphragms can be
added to the abutment as well. Abutments can be modeled using bents by se-
lecting “Bent Property” in the Substructure Assignment area of the Bridge Ob-
Bridge Object Definition 1 - 11
ject Abutment Assignment form. After that selection has been, an option is
available to select the appropriate property definition from a list of previously

defined bent properties.
Figure 1-15 Abutment Property Definitions
The substructure location is critical because CSiBridge accounts for the super-
structure/substructure kinematics. The ends of the bridge deck will have a ten-
dency to rotate due to gravity loading. If the abutment bearings are restrained
against translation at both ends of a bridge, outward reactions on the bearings
and deckthrust
outward moments
and can be induced
the moment as adeck
in the resultare
ofathese restraints.
function of the The amount
amount of
of ro-
tation and distance from the deck neutral axis to the top of abutment bearings.
Therefore, the user should pay special attention to the substructure and bearing
elevations as well as the bearing restraint properties. The user also must keep in
mind that the seismic resisting load path is dependent on the restraint properties
of the bearing at both abutments and bents.
For this example, only the vertical translation of the abutment bearings was set
to Fixed. All other abutment bearing components were set to Free since the
abutment restraint was assumed to be free in the longitudinal and transverse di-
rections. See Figure 1-16 (display this form by clicking the “+” plus beside the
Bearing Property drop-down list on the Bridge Object Abutment Assignments
form and the Add New Bridge Bearing or Modify/Show Bridge Bearing but-
ton on the Define Bridge Bearings form).
Figure 1-16 Abutment Bearing Properties
To help visualize the abutment geometry, the graphic shown in Figure 1-17 in-
cludes the values in the example model to define the location of the abutment
bearings and substructure. It should also be noted that the CSiBridge program
automatically includes the BFXSS Rigid Link when the bridge object is up-
dated.
1.7.2 Abutment Geometry

Figure 1-17 also shows the location of the BRG1 action point. This is the loca-
tion where the bearing will translate or rotate depending on the bearing defini-
tions.
Figure 1-17 Abutment Bearing Geometry
1.7.3 Bent Property Assignments

The bent property assignments are made using the Bridge Object Bent As-
signment form, shown in Figure 1-18 (Bridge > Bridge Object > Supports >
Bents command). Similar to the abutment property assignments, the bent prop-
erty assignments will include the bent directions, bearing properties, and sub-
structure locations.
Figure 1-18 Bent Assignments form
For this example model, the bearing properties at the bents have fixed transla-
tion restraints in all directions but free restraints for all rotational directions.
See Figure 1-19 (click the “+” plus beside the Bearing Property drop-down list;
click the Modify/Show Bridge Bearing button on the Define Bridge Bearings
form).
Figure 1-19 Bent Bearing Data
1.7.4 Bent Geometry

The bent geometry is shown in Figure 1-20 for the input values used to define
the bearing and substructure elevations from the Bridge Object Bent Assign-
ment form (Figure 1-18).
Figure 1-20 Bent Support Geometry
Note that the BRG2 connects to the center of the cap beam. The substructure
elevation is used to define the top of the cap beam. The action point of BRG2
is at Elevation -49.0”.
1.8 Equivalent Pile Formulation

Although it is not required to include explicit foundation elements (foundations
can be modeled as fixed, pinned or partially fixed restraints at the base of the
columns), these were included as part of the example model. Foundations can
be modeled in many ways. Equivalent length piles were used with an equiva-
lent length of 5.1 feet to model the pile surrounded by soil, as described in Sec-
tion 1.4.4. The equivalent lengths were established using the equations shown
in Figure 1-21.
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Point of fixity  EI f 
K  EI T 3
K  EI T
2
K  EI T
f = yield calculated from an average
spt blow count N .
T = 5.1 feet; this effective length is
used in modeling the bridge foundation.

Figure 1-21 Equivalent Pile Properties
After the lengths of the piles were known, the piles were connected to an area
object representing the pile cap. The cap was meshed at the top of the pile loca-
tions. The completed pile cap appears in Figure 1-22, which is shown using a
3D extruded view.
1.9 Bent Foundation Modeling

The next and critical step in the model definition is to connect the foundation to
the base of the bent columns. For this example, joint constraints were used as
illustrated in Figure 1-23. This method of connecting the column base to the
foundation preserves connectivity even when updating the linked bridge model.
1 - 16 Equivalent Pile Formulation
Figure 1-22 View of Bent Foundations
Column-to-Foundation Connection
Figure 1-23 Bent Column Base Connectivity
1.10 Mass Source

The Mass Source definition ( Advanced > Define > Mass Source) is used to
define the mass and loads to be included in the modal and response spectrum
load cases. In this example, the combined weight of the parapets and wearing
surface was approximated as 2.0 kips per linear foot acting along the bridge
deck. A load pattern was added as a superimposed type with the name SDEAD
Mass Source 1 - 17
(Loads > Load Patterns). Using the option, “From Element and Additional
Masses and Loads,” the program will calculate the self weight of the bridge
structure and include that mass along with the mass derived from the SDEAD
load assignment.
Figure 1-24 Mass Source Definition
1 - 18 Mass Source
STEP 2
Ground Motion Hazard and Seismic Design Request
2.1 Overview
The ground motion hazard (response spectrum) can be determined by CSi-
Bridge by defining the bridge location using the latitude and longitude or the
postal zone. As an alternative, the user can input any user defined response
spectrum file. The site effects (soil site classifications) also are considered and
are part of the user input data.
2.2 AASHTO and USGS Hazard Maps

The recently adopted AASHTO Guide Specification for the LRFD Seismic
Bridge Design incorporates hazard maps based on a 1000-year return period.
When the user defines the bridge location by Latitude and Longitude, CSi-
Bridge creates the appropriate response spectra curve as follows:
Overview 2-1
Figure 2-1 AASHTO/USGS Hazard Maps used to determine the Demand Response Spectrum
Figure 2-2 Response Spectrum Function Data form
From the Response Spectrum Data form ( Loads > Functions > Type > Re-
sponse Spectrum > New > NCHRP 20-07), the values for S DS and SD1 are de-
2-2 AASHTO and USGS Hazard Maps
STEP 2 - Ground Motion Hazard and Seismic Design Request
termined by CSiBridge and reported. The SD1 value is used to determine the
Seismic Design Category (SDC). The SDC is used to determine the analysis
and design requirements to be applied to the bridge. For example, if the SDC is
A, no capacity displacement calculation is performed. If the SDC is B or C,
CSiBridge uses an implicit formula (see Section 4.8 of the AASHTO Seismic
Guide Specification). If the SDC is D, CSiBridge uses a nonlinear pushover
analysis to determine the capacity displacements.
2.3 Seismic Design Request

The Design/Rating > Seismic
Design > Design Request >
Add New Request command
accesses a form that can be used
to specify the name and design
request parameters for a Seis-
mic Design Request. The form
is shown in Figure 2-3.
Figure 2-3 Bridge Design

Request form
For this example, clicking the Modify/Show button will display the Substruc-
ture Seismic Design Request Parameters form, shown in Figure 2-4. A brief
description of the parameters on that form follows.
Item Substructure Seismic Design Request Parameter
1 Response Spec- After a response spectrum function has been defined (see Section 2.2),
trum Function - the name of the response spectrum to be used for a specific Seismic
Horizontal Design Request should be selected here.
2 Response Spec- After a response spectrum function has been defined (see Section 2.2),
trum Function - the name of the vertical response spectrum to be used for a specific
Vertical Seismic Design Request should be selected here. “None” should be
selected if no vertical response spectrum is to be included in the seismic
design request
3 Seismic Design The user can choose to have the SDC be selected by the program (i.e.,
Category (SDC) “Programmed Determined”), or the user can impose a value for the SDC
Option (i.e., “User Defined”). To impose a value, select it from Item 4, the Seis-
mic Design Category.
Seismic Design Request 2-3
Figure 2-4 Seismic Design Parameters form
4 Seismic Design If the user has opted to specify the Seismic Design Category in Item 3,
Category the user must specify the Seismic Design Category here as B, C or D.
5 Bent Displace- This is a scale factor. The bent displacement demands obtained from
ment Demand the response-spectrum analysis are multiplied by this factor. It can be
Factor used to modify the displacement demand due to a damping value
other than 5%, or to magnify the demand for short-period structures.
This factor will be applied to all bents in both the longitudinal and
transverse directions.
6 Gravity Load The user can specify which gravity load case is used to determine the
Case Option cracked section properties for the bent columns. The choices include
Auto-Entire Structure, Auto This Bridge Object, or User Defined. As a
default, all Dead and Super Dead loads are included in the Auto-Entire
Structure gravity load case.
7 Gravity Load If the User Option is selected for Item 6 Gravity Load Case Option, the
Case gravity load case name must be selected here.
2-4 Seismic Design Request
8 Additional If the Auto-This Bridge Object option is selected for Item 6 Gravity Load
Group Case Option, an additional group can be included in the gravity load
case. This item is required only when the gravity load case is program
determined. It may include pile foundations and other auxiliary struc-
tures.
9 Include P-Delta If P-Delta Effects are to be included, the user needs to specify ‘yes’ here.
P-Delta effects will cause a more abrupt drop in the pushover curve
results if an idealized bilinear hinge has been assigned to the bent col-
umns. It is recommended that an initial Seismic Design Request be
performed before including the P-Delta effects to help the user under-
stand the nonlinear behavior of the bents.
10 Cracked The cracked section properties for the bent columns can be automati-
Property cally determined by the program or they can be user defined. If pro-
Option gram determined, the automatic gravity load case will be run iteratively.
Section Designer will use the calculated axial force at the top and bot-
tom on the column to determine the cracked moments of inertia in the
positive and negative transverse and longitudinal directions. The aver-
age of the top and bottom column cracked properties will be applied as
named property modifier sets and the analysis will be re-run to make
sure the cracked-modified model converges to within the specified
tolerance.
11 Convergence This value sets the relative convergence tolerance for the bent-column
Tolerance cracked-property iteration. This item is required only when the cracked-
property calculation is program determined.
12 Maximum This value sets the maximum number of iterations allowed for the bent-
Number of column cracked-property iteration. The first run is considered to be the
Iterations zero-th iteration. Usually only one iteration is needed. This item is re-
quired only when the cracked-property calculation is program deter-
mined.
13 Accept Specifies if the seismic design should or should not continue if the bent-
Unconverged column cracked-property iteration fails to converge. This item is re-
Results quired only when the cracked-property calculation is program deter-
Convergence mined.
14 Modal Load Specifies if the modal load case is to be determined by program or
Case Option specified by the user. The modal load case is used as the basis of the
response-spectrum load case that represents the seismic design. If pro-
gram determined, the modal load case will use the stiffness at the end
of the auto-gravity load case that includes the cracked property effects.
If user-defined, the user can control the initial stiffness, Eigen vs. Ritz,
and other modal parameters by selecting user defined for Item 15 Mo-
dal Load Case.
15 Modal Load The name of an existing modal load case to be used as the basis of the
Case response-spectrum load case. This item is required only if Item 14 Mo-
dal Load Case Option is user-defined.
Seismic Design Request 2-5
16 Response Specifies if the response-spectrum load case is to be determined by

Spectrum Load program or specified by the user. The response-spectrum load case
Case Option represents the seismic demand. If program determined, this load case
will use the given response-spectrum function and modal load case.
Acceleration load will be applied in the longitudinal and transverse
directions of the bridge object, and combined using the 100% + 30%
rule. If user-defined, the user can control the loading or select SRSS as
the method to account for directional combinations.
17 Response The name of an existing response-spectrum load case that represents
Spectrum Load the seismic demand. This item is required only if the response-spectrum
Case load case option is user-defined.
18 Response Specifies if the angle of loading in the response-spectrum load case is to
Spectrum Angle be determined by program or specified by the user. If program deter-
Option mined, the longitudinal (U1) loading direction is chosen to be from the
start abutment to the end abutment, both points located on the refer-
ence line of the bridge object. This item is required only if the response-
spectrum load case option is user-defined.
19 Response Angle (degree, from global X) that defines the direction of the response
Spectrum spectrum load case. This item is required only if the response spectrum
Angle load case is user-defined.
20 Directional The type of directional combination for the response spectrum analysis
Combination
21 Directional For absolute directional combination this is the scale factor used for the
Scale Factor secondary directions when taking the absolute sum. This is typically 0.3
if a 100/30 rule is to be applied. For CQC3 directional combination, this
is the scale factor applied to the response spectrum function in the
second horizontal direction. This is typically greater than 0.5. For the
SRSS directional combination the directional scale factor is normally 1.0.
22 Foundation If foundations are included and explicitly modeled, then the foundation
Group objects need to be assigned to a group and that group needs to be
identified here. This way the foundation objects will be included in the
pushover load case. This item is required only if the seismic design cate-
gory is D.
23 Pushover The target displacement is defined as the target ratio of Capacity/
Target Demand for the pushover analyses. This item is required only if the
Displacement seismic design category is D.
Ratio
24 Bent Failure The criteria to determine the bent failure. <Pushover Curve Drop>
Criterion means the bent fails when the pushover curve slope becomes negative.
This item is required only if the seismic design category is D.
2-6 Seismic Design Request
2.4 Perform Seismic Design

It is not necessary to execute an analysis of the bridge model before running
the Seismic Design Request. To start the Bridge Seismic Design Request, use
the Design/Rating > Seismic Design > Run Seismic command. The Perform
Bridge Design form, which is shown in Figure 2-5, will be displayed. The De-
sign Now button will start the seismic design process.
Figure 2-5 Perform Seismic Design
2.5 Auto Load Patterns

After the Bridge Seismic Design has been run, the user can review the load pat-
tern and load cases that CSiBridge has automatically generated by accessing
the Define Load Patterns form show in Figure 2-6 ( Loads > Load Patterns
command).
Figure 2-6 Auto Load Patterns
Perform Seismic Design 2-7
2.6 Auto Load Cases

The reason for each of the auto load cases is explained in Step 7.
Figure 2-7 Auto Load Cases
2-8 Auto Load Cases
Step 3
Dead Load Analysis and Cracked Section Properties
As shown in the schematic included in the Foreword, the third step begins with
the dead load analysis of the entire bridge model. The results of the dead load
analysis are then used to verify the analytical model followed by the determina-
tion of the cracked section properties that are then applied to the bent columns as
frame section property modifiers. The reduced stiffnesses of the bent columns
will affect the response spectrum and pushover analyses. The frame section prop-
erty modifiers are defined separately for each of the bent and abutment columns
as a named property set. The user can use the Section Designer program to ob-
serve the moment-curvatures and I,cracked properties for the various cross-sections
(see also Step 5).
Auto load patterns and auto load cases are produced by the program. The load
case, which has the default name, _GRAV_SDReq1, is automatically developed
by CSiBridge as a single stage construction load case and is used to apply the
cracked section property modifiers to the columns. Figure 3-1 shows the Load
Case Data form for the _ GRAV_SDReq1 load case (Analysis > Load Cases >
Type > All > New > Highlight _GRAV_SDReq1 > Modify/Show Load Case).
The auto load cases are not modifiable.
Dead Load Analysis and Cracked Section Properties 3-1
Figure 3-1 Auto Stage Construction Load Case used to apply

Cracked Section Property Modifiers
As an option, the user can overwrite the cracked section property determined by
the program and instead, apply a user defined value. See Step 2 for the user op-
tions available in the Seismic Design Request.
3-2 Dead Load Analysis and Cracked Section Properties
Step 4
Response Spectrum and Demand Displacements
4.1 Overview
The seismic response of the entire bridge structure is analyzed by CSiBridge us-
ing the response spectrum function defined in Step 2. The number of modes used
by CSiBridge is automated and depends on the number of bridge spans. The user
should check the total mass participation to ensure that an adequate number of
modes are included in the modal analysis. The response spectrum displacements
are used by CSiBridge as the displacement demands as defined in Section 4.4 of
the AASHTO Seismic Guide Specification.
4.2 Response Spectrum Load Cases

Three response spectrum load cases are automatically produced by CSiBridge:
_RS_X _SDReq1, _RS_Y _SDReq1 and _RS_XY _SDReq1. The first two response
spectrum load cases apply the dynamic loads along the U1 and U2 directions.
The U1 direction is defined as the longitudinal loading direction that is chosen to
be from the start abutment to the end abutment, both points located on the refer-
ence line of the bridge object. If the user wants to apply a response spectrum load
along a different axis, a directional overwrite is available in the Substructure
Seismic Design Request Parameters form (see Chapter 2).
Overview 4-1
Figure 4-1 U1 Direction Response Spectrum Load Case form
The third response spectrum load case uses a Directional Combination option of
“ABS,” with an ABS scale factor of 0.3. This response spectrum load case will
satisfy the AASHTO Seismic Guide Specification, Section 4.4, which requires
the response spectrum loads to be combined using the 100/30 percent rule in each
of the major directions. The single response spectrum load case,
_RS_XY _SDReq1, envelopes the maximum response spectrum results for each of
the combinations 100/30 and 30/100. The Load Case Data form for the response
spectrum load case _RS_XY _SDReq1 is shown in Figure 4-2.
The modal damping coefficient is set to 5 percent, but this value can be modified
as necessary by the user in the Substructure Seismic Design Request Parameters
form (Chapter 2).
4-2 Response Spectrum Load Cases
Step 4 - Response Spectrum and Demand Displacements
Figure 4-2 ABS Response Spectrum Load Case form
To illustrate the ABS directional combination feature, the following BENT1 dis-
placements are summarized for example model MO_1C:
Figure 4-3 BENT1 Displacements for the three

Auto-Defined Response Spectrum Load cases
Response Spectrum Load Cases 4-3
Figure 4-4 Modal Load Case Definition
4.3 Response Spectrum Results

Upon completion of the response spectra analysis, the displacements are tabu-
lated for each bent. The displacements are calculated using “Generalized Dis-
placements” to account for the average cap beam displacements and the relative
displacement between the cap beam and foundation. The displacements for the
ABS response spectrum load case also are tabulated for each of the bearing ac-
tive degrees of freedom. These can be viewed using the Home > Display > Show
Tables command to display the Choose Tables for Display form. Select the De-
sign Results for Bridge Seismic, Support Bearing Demands-Deformations item.
These displacements also can be displayed and animated on screen or read from
the quick report created using the Design/Rating > Seismic Design > Report
command.
4-4 Response Spectrum Results
Step 5
Determine Plastic Hinge Properties and Assignments
5.1 Overview
For bridge structures having a Seismic Design Category (SDC) D the
AASHTO Seismic Guide Specification requires that the displacement capacity
be determined using a nonlinear pushover analysis. This requires that the col-
umn plastic hinge lengths and plastic hinge properties be determined for each
column that participates as part of the Earthquake Resisting System (ERS).
In this step, the methodologies used to calculate the plastic hinge lengths and
properties will be explained. After the hinge properties have been determined,
the plastic hinges are assigned to the ERS columns. The automation of the plas-
tic hinge assignments will also be explained in this step.
5.2 Plastic Hinge Lengths

The plastic hinge lengths used in the Seismic Design Request is determined for
the AASHTO Seismic Guide Specification, Section 4.11.6, as follows:
Plastic Hinge Length, L P  0.08 L  0.15 f ye d bl ,
where
Overview 5-1
f ye = the effective yield strength of the longitudinal reinforcing, and
d bl = the diameter of the longitudinal reinforcing.
The hinge length is compared to the value for the maximum hinge length value
described as, L P  0.3 f ye d bl , and the controlling value is used. After the hinge
lengths and properties have been determined, the hinges are placed on the bent
columns at each end of the column at distances from each end equal to 1/2 the
hinge length, as shown below in Figure 5-1.
Figure 5-1 Hinge Locations
5-2 Plastic Hinge Lengths
Step 5 - Determine Plastic Hinge Properties and Assignments
Figure 5-2 Hinge Locations
5.3 Nonlinear Hinge Properties

Currently, the CSiBridge Automated Seismic Design Request uses a hinge
property that is consistent with the AASHTO/CALTRANS idealized bilinear
moment-curvature diagram, as shown in Figure 5-3 (click the Display menu >
Show Moment Curvature Cure command on the Section Designer form).
From the moment curvature shown, the yield and plastic moments along with
the I,cracked properties can be observed for a specific axial load, P. Note that this
form is made available to allow users to better understand the effects of axial
loads and fiber mesh layouts on the frame member properties. The axial load
values input on this form are not used in the analysis and design of a model.
Nonlinear Hinge Properties 5-3
Figure 5-3 Moment Curvature Diagram
Typically, the axial loads in the bent columns change as the bent is pushed over
due to the overturning effects. Therefore, the yield and plastic moments will
change depending on the amount of axial load present in a particular column at
a particular pushover step. These effects are captured in the nonlinear hinge re-
sponses whenever P-M or P-M-M hinges are specified. For this reason, the
Automated Seismic Design procedure assigns coupled P-M-M hinges to the
bent columns. The default settings are shown in Figure 5-4 (select the frame(s)
to be assigned a hinge, click Advanced > Assign > Frames > Hinges, select
Auto, click the Modify/Show Auto Hinge Assignments Data button). The
length of the plastic hinge also is calculated by CSiBridge when using the
Automated Seismic Design procedure.
5-4 Nonlinear Hinge Properties
Figure 5-4 Auto Hinge Assignment Data
Figure 5-5 Sample Hinge Data form
Nonlinear Hinge Properties 5-5
Upon completion of the Pushover Analysis, the Hinge Results can be traced.
This feature is explained in detail in Step 6.
5.4 Nonlinear Material Property Definitions

The ductile behavior of a plastic hinge is significantly affected by the nonlinear
material property used to define the frame member receiving the hinges. The
material nonlinear properties must be defined using the Advanced Nonlinear
Material Data forms.
5.4.1 Nonlinear Material Property Definitions for Concrete

For concrete, the nonlinear material property data form appears as shown in
Figure 5-6 (Components > Type > Material Properties > Expand arrow >
check the Show Advanced Properties check box > Add New Material > set
Material Type to Concrete > Modify/Show Material Properties button >
Nonlinear Material Data button):
Figure 5-6 Nonlinear Material Data form for Concrete
5-6 Nonlinear Material Property Definitions
Figure 5-7 Nonlinear Stress-Strain curves for Confined and Unconfined Concrete
Figure 5-8 Concrete Model - Mander Confined
Nonlinear Material Property Definitions 5-7
5.4.2 Nonlinear Material Property Definitions for Steel

Similarly, for steel, the nonlinear material data form appears as show in Figure
5-9. The user can specify the parametric strain data, which includes the values
for the strain at the onset of hardening, ultimate strain capacity, and the final
slope of the stress-strain diagram.
Figure 5-9 Nonlinear Material Data form for steel
5-8 Nonlinear Material Property Definitions
Figure 5-10 Nonlinear Stress-Strain Plot for steel
5.5 Plastic Hinge Options

Concrete column section properties can be defined for use in two ways such
that hinges properties can be assigned to them during the Automated Seismic
Design procedure. One method is to use the Section Designer and the other is
to define a rectangle or circle using the Components > Type > Frame Prop-
erties > New command and define a rectangular or circular shape. Internally,
CSiBridge will convert the rectangular or circular shapes into Section Designer
sections for the purposes of determining the hinge and cracked section proper-
ties. The advantage of using the Section Designer feature is that the user can
choose to have the hinge defined using fibers. This option is applied when the
user activates the Design menu > Fiber Layout command from within Section
Designer and sets the Fiber Application to “Calculate Moment Curvature Using
Fibers,” as shown in the following form.
Plastic Hinge Options 5-9
Figure 5-11 Plastic Hinge Fiber option
The fiber mesh also can be specified in this form. The mesh can be rectangular
or cylindrical depending on the shape of the column. Another advantage of us-
ing the Section Designer feature is that complex sections, similar to the one be-
low, can be handled.
Figure 5-12 Section Designer options
5 - 10 Plastic Hinge Options
Step 6
Capacity Displacement Analysis
This step describes the automated procedure that CSiBridge uses to determine
the bridge seismic capacity displacements. The method used varies depending
on the Seismic Design Category (SDC) of a particular bridge. A flowchart that
describes when an implicit or pushover analysis is used to determine the capac-
ity displacements is shown in Figure 6-1:
Figure 6-1 Rectangular Beam Design
Displacement Capacities for SDC B and C 6-1
Figure 6-2 Design Requirements for SDC
A B C D
Identification ERS  Recommended Required Required
Demand Analysis  Required Required Required
Implicit Capacity  Required Required Required
Push Over Capacity    May be required
Support Width Required Required Required Required
Detailing – Ductility  SDC B SDB C SDB D
Capacity Protection  Recommended Required Required
Liquefaction  Recommended Required Required
The user can overwrite the program determined SDC to enforce that a push-
over analysis is used to determine the displacement capacity. The differences
between the implicit and pushover approaches are described in the following
sections.
6.1 Displacement Capacities for SDC B and C

For structures having reinforced concrete columns, the displacement capacities
for SDC B and C are found using the following equations. The AASHTO
Seismic Guide Specification equations are also noted.
For SDC B:
L
 
C  0.12 H o 1.27 ln( x)  0.32  0.12 H o (4.8.1-1)
For SDC C:
L

C  0.12 H o 2.32 ln( x)  1.22   0.12 H o (4.8.1-2)
in which
 Bo
x  (4.8.1-3)
H o
where,
6-2 Displacement Capacities for SDC B and C
Step 6 - Capacity Displacement Analysis
H o = Clear height of the column (ft)
B0 = Column diameter or width parallel to the direction of displace-

ment under consideration (ft)
 = Factor for the column end restraint conditions
6.2 Displacement Capacities for SDC D

When the Seismic Design Category for a bridge structure is determined to be
SDC D or the user overwrites the SDC as D, CSiBridge uses a pushover analy-
sis in accordance with the AASHTO Seismic Guide Specification, Section
4.8.2 to determine the displacement capacities. This requires that CSiBridge
actually perform several pushover analyses, depending on the number of bents
that are part of the Earthquake Resisting System (ERS). Each bent is analyzed
in a transverse and longitudinal direction local to the specific bent. For the ex-
ample bridge used in this manual, there are three spans with two interior bents.
Bents can be used as abutment supports so it is possible to have additional
bents participating as part of the ERS. But, for the example bridge, there are
two interior bents. This means that a total of four pushover analyses is needed
to determine the displacements capacities for each bent in each of the trans-
verse and longitudinal directions.
To perform multiple pushover analyses on a single bridge model, CSiBridge

uses several nonlinear single-staged construction load cases.
For the example bridge, the four separate pushover load cases are named as fol-
lows:
_PO_TR_BT1_SDReq1
_PO_LG_BT1_SDReq1
_PO_TR_BT2_SDReq1
_PO_LG_BT2_SDReq1
The SDReq1 is the name provided by the user to identify a particular seismic
design request.
Displacement Capacities for SDC D 6-3
TR denotes Transverse and LG denotes Longitudinal.
The “_” symbol is added to the beginning of each auto load case name to dis-
tinguish the load cases that are automatically provided by CSiBridge from user
defined load cases.
Figure 6-3 shows the nonlinear single-staged construction load case for the
BENT1 transverse direction.
Figure 6-3 BENT1 Transverse Pushover Load Case
The user can not modify this load case because it is defined automatically. The
_PO_TR_BT1_SDReq1 load case starts from the end of the initial nonlinear
load case named, _ bGRAV _SDReq1.
The _ bGRAV _SDReq1 load case is shown in Figure 6-4 and is needed to iso-
late the bents from the rest of the bridge model and to apply the cracked section
property modifiers as well as apply the dead load.
6-4 Displacement Capacities for SDC D
Figure 6-4 BENT1 Application of Property Modifiers

and Dead Loads to BENT1
The load pattern used to apply the lateral pushover loads or displacements to
BENT1 is named, _PO_TR1_SDReq1. A 3D view of the _PO_TR1_SDReq
loads is shown in Figure 6-5. The magnitudes of these loads are based on the
reactions from the superstructure.
Displacement Capacities for SDC D 6-5
Figure 6-5 BENT1 Pushover Load Pattern for the Transverse Direction
6.3 Pushover Results

After the pushover analyses have run, the capacity displacements are automati-
cally identified as the maximum displacement of the pushover curve just before
strength loss (negative slope on the pushover curve) for each of the pushover
runs.
6-6 Pushover Results
The pushover results can be viewed using the Home > Display > More >
Show Static Pushover Curve command. An example output is shown in Fig-

ure 6-6 for the BENT1 transverse and longitudinal pushover load cases.
Figure 6-6 Display of BENT1 Pushover Curves
Pushover Results 6-7
Step 7
Demand/Capacity Ratios
After the demand displacement (Step 4) and displacement capacity (Step 6)

analyses have been completed, CSiBridge computes the ratio of the De-
mand/Capacity displacements and reports these values in the Seismic Design
Report. The table of D/C ratios can be viewed using the Home > Display >
Show Tables command, and then selecting Design Data > Bridge > Seismic
Design data > Table: Bridge Seismic 01-Bent D-C-AASHTO LRFD 2007.
The subject table will appear similar to the table shown in Figure 7-1:
Figure 7-1 D/C Displacment Ratios
In the table shown,

longitudinal allfor
direction foureach
D/Cbent
ratios areexample
(the reported,model
namely,
hasthe
twotransverse and
bents). Note
that the Generalized Displacement name also is reported. Generalized dis-
placements are used to average the top of bent displacements and to determine
Demand/Capacity Ratios 7-1
the relative displacements between the bent cap beam and the foundation. The
generalized displacement definition is automatically defined by CSiBridge and

can be viewed using the Advanced > Define > Generalized Displacements
command.
7-2 Demand/Capacity Ratios
Step 8
Review Output and Create Report
This step describes the two methods of viewing the seismic design results. The
first way to review the results is to use the Home > Display > Show Tables
command. The second way is to create a report using the Orb > Report > Cre-
ate Report command.
The entire list of output tables for the Bridge Seismic Design includes the follow-
ing:
The seven Bridge Seismic Design tables are described in the sections that follow.
Design 01 – D-C Ratios 8-1
8.1 Design 01 – D-C Ratios

The Demand/Capacity ratios are summarized for each bent in each direction.
Values less than 1.0 indicate that an adequate capacity exists for a given bent and
direction for the ground motion hazard used in the seismic design request. Values
greater than 1.0 indicate an overstress condition.
8.2 Design 02 – Bent Column Force Demand

A summary of the bent column seismic demand forces are tabulated.
8.3 Design 03 – Bent Column Idealized Moment Capacity

The idealized column plastic moments are calculated and tabulated. The axial
load P represents the demand axial load. The idealized plastics moments are de-
termined using the associated axial load value, P.
8-2 Design 01 – D-C Ratios
Step 8 - Review Output and Create Report
8.4 Design 04 – Bent Column Cracked Section Properties

A summary of the cracked property modifiers that get applied to each of the bent
columns is tabulated.
8.5 Design 05 – Support Bearing Demand – Forces

The forces in the bearing due to the seismic loads are presented in the following
table. All bearings at the abutments and bents that are found to resist seismic
forces are included in the subject table.
Design 04 – Bent Column Cracked Section Properties 8-3
8.6 Design 06 – Support Bearing Demand – Displacements

The displacements for all bearings at the abutments and bents that resist seismic
loads are tabulated and reported.
8-4 Design 06 – Support Bearing Demand – Displacements
8.7 Design 07 – Support Length Demands

The support lengths are calculated from the bearing displacements and represent
the amount of displacement normal to a specific bent or abutment.
8.8 Create Report

A single command can be used to create a report using the Design menu >
Bridge Design > Create Seismic Design Report command. Several representa-
tive pages of the report that can be created using the previously noted report re-
quest are included in the following pages. Theses have been excerpted from a 30
page summary report that CSiBridge writes as a Microsoft Word document.
Design 07 – Support Length Demands 8-5
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8-6 Create Report
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8-8 Create Report
References
ACI, 2008. Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete (ACI 318-08)
and Commentary (ACI 318R-08), American Concrete Institute, P.O.
Box 9094, Farmington Hills, Michigan.
AASHTO, 2009. AASHTO Guide Specifications for LRFD Seismic Bridge

Design. American Association of Highway and Transportation Offi-
cials, 444 North Capital Street, NW Suite 249, Washington, DC 2001

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Bridge Seismic Design

Step 1 Create the Bridge Model

1.2 Description of the Example Bridge 1-2

1.3 Bridge Layout Line 1-4

1.4 Frame Section Property Definitions 1-4

1.5 Bridge Deck Section 1-8

1.6 Bent Data 1-8

1.7 Bridge Object Definition 1-10

CSiBridge Seismic Design

1.7.3 Bent Property Assignments 1-14

1.7.4 Bent Geometry 1-15

1.9 Bent Foundation Modeling 1-16

1.10 Mass Source 1-17

Step 2 Ground Motion Hazard and Seismic Design Request

2.2 AASHTO and USGS Hazard Maps 2-1

2.3 Seismic Design Request 2-3

2.4 Perform Seismic Design 2-7

2.5 Auto Load Patterns 2-7

2.6 Auto Load Cases 2-8

Step 3 Dead Load Analysis and Cracked Section Properties

Step 4 Response Spectrum and Demand Displacements

4.2 Response Spectrum Load Cases 4-1

4.3 Response Spectrum Results 4-4

Step 5 Determine Plastic Hinge Properties and Assignments

5.2 Plastic Hinge Lengths 5-1

5.3 Nonlinear Hinge Properties 5-3

5.4 Nonlinear Material Property Definitions 5-6

5.5 Plastic Hinge Options 5-9

Step 6 Capacity Displacement Analyses

6.1 Displacement Capacities for SDC B and C 6-2

6.3 Pushover Results 6-6

Step 7 Demand/Capacity Ratios

Step 8 Review Output and Create Report

8.2 Design 02 – Bent Column Force Demand 8-2

8.3 Design 03 – Bent Column Idealized Moment

8.4 Design 04 – Bent Column Cracked Section

8.5 Design 05 – Support Bearing Demands – Forces 8-3

8.6 Design 06 – Support Bearing Demand –

8.7 Design 07 – Support Length Demands 8-5

8.8 Create Report 8-5

CSiBridge Seismic Design

Figure 1-1 3D View of Example Model 1-1

Figure 1-2 Example Bridge Elevation 1-2

Figure 1-3 Example Bridge Plan 1-3

Figure 1-4 Example Bridge BENT1 Elevation 1-3

Figure 1-5 3D Bridge Layout Line Data 1-4

Figure 1-6 3D Cap Beam Section Property Definition 1-5

Figure 1-9 Pile Properties 1-7

Figure 1-10 Bridge Deck Section Properties 1-8

Figure 1-11 Bridge Bent Data 1-9

Figure 1-12 Bent Column Data 1-9