Procedure

1 Name > End-Section

1
2 Section Type > Composite-I
2
Slab: Bc > 3m, tc > 0.225, Hh > 0
Click on “Symmetry”
See the PSC Viewer and enter the
section dimension parameters
HL1: 0.15, HL2: 0.1, HL3: 1.43, HL4:0.12,
HL5:0.3, BL1: 0.3749, BL2: 0.425,
BL4: 0.3750
3 Click on “Select material from DB…” 6
3
Concrete material for slab:
DB: IS(RC)
Name: M40
Concrete material for Girder: 4
DB: IS(RC)
5
Name: M50
4 Click “Change Offset”

Select Offset : Center- Top

5 Click on “Apply”

Note: The internal Process of section offset is explained in the help file .
Path: Help > Contents > Start > Model > Properties > Section, When Section tab is opened under offset, click on ‘Details’

Single Span PSC I girder Bridge 1

Step

02 Material & Section Definition – Section Properties (Tapered sections)

Procedure
1 Click on tab “Tapered” 2
1
2 Define Taper Left Section:
3 Name > End-Mid
Section Type > Composite-I 3

Slab: Bc > 3m, tc > 0.225, Hh > 0

Click on “Symmetry”
Click on Size-I “Import”
Select “End-Section”
Click on “Import”
Click on Size-J “Import” 4

Select “Mid-Section”
Click on “Import”
4 Click on “Select material from DB…”
Concrete material for slab:
DB: IS(RC)
Name: M40
5
Concrete material for Girder:
DB: IS(RC) 6
Name: M50
Select y Axis Variation as “Linear”
Select z Axis Variation as “Linear”
5 Click “Change Offset”

Select Offset : Center- Top

6 Click on “Apply”

Single Span PSC I girder Bridge 2

Step

02 Material & Section Definition – Section Properties (Tapered section)

Procedure
1 Click on tab “Tapered” 2
1
2 Define Taper Left Section:
3 Name >Mid-End
Section Type > Composite-I 3

Slab: Bc > 3m, tc > 0.225, Hh > 0

Click on “Symmetry”
Click on Size-I “Import”
Select “Mid-Section”
Click on “Import”
Click on Size-J “Import” 4

Select “End-Section”
Click on “Import”
4 Click on “Select material from DB…”
Concrete material for slab:
DB: IS(RC)
Name: M40 5
Concrete material for Girder: 6
DB: IS(RC)
Name: M50
Select y Axis Variation as “Linear”
Select z Axis Variation as “Linear”
5 Click “Change Offset”
Select Offset : Center- Top
6 Click on “Apply”

Single Span PSC I girder Bridge 3

Step

02 Material & Section Definition – Section Properties (Diaphragm & Cross-beams)

Procedure
1

Define Diaphragm & Cross-Beams 4

1 Click on tab “DB/User”

Name > Diaphragm

Section Type > Solid Rectangle
Select “User”
H > 1.8m, B > 0.3m
2 Click “Change Offset”
Select Offset : Center- Top
Vertical offset: I: --0.225m
Click on OK
3 Click on Apply

4 Create Dummy Cross-Beam:

Name > Dummy Cross-Beam

H > 0.225m, B > 1 m 2 5
5 Click “Change Offset” 3
6
Select Offset : Center- Top
6 Click on “OK”

Note: Invoke the section data window by

following Steps 2 to 5 in Page 11

Single Span PSC I girder Bridge 4

Step

02 Material & Section Definition – Section Properties (Dummy Sections

Procedure
Define Dummy Cross Barrier
1 Name > Dummy Cross-Barrier 1
H > 0.225m, B > 0.5 m
2 Click “Change Offset”
Select Offset : Center- Top
3 Click on OK

2
3

Note: Invoke the section data window by

following Steps 2 to 5 in Page 163

Single Span PSC I girder Bridge 5