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railing 8" slab deck 75" 73" 4" 99" 75" 4" 73" 4.0' = 48" 71"
20.0' = 240"
deck
8"
99"
BT-63
63"
bearing
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Railing
Bent cap
4.0'
30"
5.0'
8.5'
20.0'
Foundation
Foundation
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Bent cap
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railing
Ground level
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Z = -6.083' Z = -6.25'
Z = -6.25'
Z = -6.083' Z = -8.25'
Abutment
Bent
22.0'
Z = -30.25'
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Default materials
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Specify the Frame Sections used for the bent cap, bent columns, and girders
BT-63 Girders
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See the next page for a hidden result of selecting a Rectangular concrete section
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Selecting a Rectangular concrete Frame Section automatically adds the default reinforcing steel A615Gr60 (note default sizes, etc.) to the list of Defined Materials
Confirm by going back to Step 3.1 in the Bridge Wizard
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Deck Sections
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Bearings
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Abutments
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Bearing "fixed" abutment support Same abutment named Abutments used at both ends of the bridge Recall that the bearings are not part of the abutment definitions
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Bent
The bent consists of the bent cap and the bent columns. The fixity condition at the base of the column is part of the bent definition. In Option 1 the columns are assumed fixed at the ground level, as shown below. A different fixity definition will be required in Option 2 (pile/cap foundation)
Bent
Columns assumed fixed at ground level
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Assumed bearing condition at the bent The deck sections in both spans are assumed continuous across the bent cap. This is permitted only when both deck sections on either side of the bent are the same. The deck sections are supported (at the undersides of the girders) on pinned bearings that lie transversely along a single bearing line at the centerline of the cap.
Deck sections in both spans lie on same bearing line Pinned bearing Bent cap
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1 2
The cap "fits" in bridge such that the origin of the cap coordinate system is at the left end of the cap, viewed in the structure +X direction
Y Z X
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View from X = 0
22.0' 5.0' 1
Bent cap 3.0'
4.0'
30"
5.0' 8.5'
22.0'
20.0'
Fixed base
Fixed base
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Bent
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Z X
Line load named RIGHTRAIL: Global coordinate system gravity load ( -Z direction )
Assume 300 lb/foot = 0.3 kip/foot Assume applied 9" = 0.75 ft from right edge of bridge
VIEW
"Left" and "right" bridge edges are as seen looking along the bridge layout line, in the +X global coordinate direction
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Z X Layout line Bearing Start abutment Bent End abutment Span from bent to end abutment 80 ft
Deck sections, bearings, abutments, and the bent will be assigned to Bridge Object after the Bridge Object has been created
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Default Bridge Object Reference Line based on Layout Line defined in Bridge Wizard Step 2
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Name the Bridge Object Bridge_object and then divide it into two segments by inserting a bent at X = 80 ft.
Note that the "Bent" shown above is a generic term. It is not the bent Bent_fixed_base defined in Bridge Wizard Step 4.4. This specific bent will be assigned to the Bridge Object in Wizard Step 7.
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This panel could be used to assign deck sections, bearings, abutments and bent properties. However, the Bridge Wizard will be used in this example
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Start abutment
Bent
End abutment
It only takes one Deck Section assignment for both spans because one Bridge Object includes both spans
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This is the only Bridge Object that has been defined. It is used by default.
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Since there has been defined only one Deck Section, by default it is assigned to both spans included in the Bridge Object
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End Abutment
Bent
Start Abutment
Bent
In the Bridge Object definition, Start Abutment, Bent and End Abutment are the names of specific points along the layout line
Start Abutment
End Abutment
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railing 8" slab deck 75" 73" 4" 99" 75" 4" 73" 4.0' = 48" Roller bearing Pinned bearing 20.0' = 240" Roller bearing 71"
Ground level
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Details and dimensions assumed at the start (X = 0) and end (X = 160 ft) abutments
Z
rail
Z
rail
X
73" 75" 71" 8" deck slab
X
8" deck slab
BT-63 girder
Roller bearing
Z = - 75"
Z = - 73"
BT-63 girder Action point of bearing (assumed at mid-depth of bearing assembly)
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Default
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Repeat at End Abutment ( X = 160 ) - in this example, end abutments are the same
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railing 8" slab deck 75" 73" 4" 99" 75" 4" 73" 4.0' = 48" Roller bearing Pinned bearing 20.0' = 240" Roller bearing 71"
Ground level
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8" deck
rail
99"
75"
73"
71"
Z = -75"
Z = -73"
4.0' = 48"
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Default
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Default
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Each Line Load extends from X=0 to X=160 Assign railing loads to DEAD load case
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Update Linked Model to incorporate the assignments just made to the Bridge Object Bridge_object :
Bearings, Abutments, Bent, Line Loads
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This step assembles the Bridge Structural Model used for analysis and design
Note: Could also Update as Spine Model Using Frame Objects for most cases.
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Still in Home Tab because Bridge Wizard has been used up to this point
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Note: Could also create a bridge model by Updating as Spine Model Using Frame Objects for most cases.
1. Open Bridge Tab. 2. Turn off Automatic Update. 3. Use manual Update from now on
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In the Bridge tab, manually Update to get back to the Area Object Model for remainder of this Example
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Use this portion of Home tab to select and control viewing the model
Z Y X
Default view: 3-d skeletal view
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Pan (move image within view area) Rotate image (takes some getting used to)
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Move through planes defined by grid lines (during drawing or editing) Refresh displayed image (useful at times)
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Set Display Options (not all options are available at the same time)
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XZ perspective view
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YZ perspective view
Z (up)
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Perspective view
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Toggle Action between Run and Do Not Run Select Do Not Run
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Deflection at bent due to elastic shortening of the bent columns and the piles
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Various deflections
Z (U3)
X (U1)
U3 = -0.0263 in U3 = -0.2947 in
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Moment diagram
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Z
Node J (end of girder)
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Railings:
L = 80 ft
Mneg(max) =
w L2 8
(AISC Manual)
Mneg =
w L2 8
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R = 369.5 kips
Rubberband Zoom
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Save as:
Example2-Two-Equal-Span-Option1.bdb
This is the option just completed in which the two columns are fixed at their bases
Save as:
Example2-Two-Equal-Span-Option2.bdb
This will be the starting point for the next option in which pile-cap/piles foundation will be used
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