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1 Three- Span Continuous Horizontally Curved Composite Steel TUB Girder Bridge WIZARD, ANALYSIS AND DESIGN

2 TUB Girder Curved Contents Bridge Information Material and Section Properties Wizard Modelling Tweaks Live Load and Analysis Control Results Load Combinations Design Question & Answer

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4 Bridge Information Bridge Layout 0 ft Radius : 700 ft

5 Bridge Information Material Properties And Loadings Considered Material Properties Structural Steel : Grade 0W ( ASTM A709) Concrete : f c =.0 ksi Slab Reinforcing Steel : Grade 0 with Fy = 0ksi Loadings on the Bridge Self Weight of the Bridge Live Load : Three ft Traffic Lanes HL-9 Wearing Surface : psf Parapets/Barriers : 9 lb/ft

6 Bridge Information Section Properties Section : For Span and Section : For Span

7 Bridge Information Construction Staging 7

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9 Properties Material Properties. From the Ribbon Menu Go To Properties > Material Properties. Click on Add. From Type of Design choose Steel. Standard : ASTM(S). DB : A709-0W. Click Apply 9

10 Properties Material Properties. Type of Design : Concrete. Standard : ASTM(RC). DB : C000. Standard : None. Edit Modulus of Elasticity :.80e+00 kips/in. Name : ksi 7. Click OK 7 0

11 Properties Section Properties. Go To : Section Tab > Add. Go To : Composite Tab. Section Type : Steel-Tub (Type-). Slab Information Bc : in tc : 9. in Hh: in. Girder Information Hw : 78, B: 0, Bf:, tf:, Bf: 8 tw:., B: 8, Bf:, tf:.. Material > Select Material from DB 7. Concrete Material : DB: ASTM (RC), Name : Grade C Steel Material : DB: ASTM (S), Name : A709-0W Click OK 9. Modify Es/Ec : Check on Multiple Modulus of Elasticity. Es/Ec (Creep) :.8. Click on Change Offset. Offset: Center-Top. Click OK. Name : Section-. Click Apply 9 0 8

12 Properties Section Properties. Name : Section-. Girder Information Hw : 78, B: 0, Bf: 8, tf:, Bf: 9 tw:., B: 8, Bf:, tf:.. Click on Stiffener. Name: WT8x. Type : Tee. H: 8., B: 7.07, tw: 0.8, tf: Click Add 8. Give NBottom as 9. Check on C 0. d(in) :.. Click OK. Click Apply

13 Properties Section Properties. Shift to DB/User. Name : Diaphragm. Choose Solid Rectangle from Type. Shift to User. H : 78 in, B: in. Offset: Center-Top 7. Click Apply Choose T-Section from Type 9. Shift to DB 0. Choose Code : AISC0 (US). From Sect. Name Choose WT9x8.. Offset: Center-Center. Click OK. Click Close to exit the Properties Window 7

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15 Wizard Layout. From Ribbon Menu Go to Structure > Steel Composite Bridge This will open the LAYOUT Tab. Girder Type : Composite Steel Tub. Modeling Type : All Frame. Span Information : 90,0,90 (in). Deck Width : 8 in. Radius : 800 in, Type: Concave 7. Boundary : Bearing Type 8. Support Type: Supports 9. Fixed Support : Pier 0. Direction: Tangential. Click Save As. Save the Wizard file as Main Wizard

16 Wizard Sections. Go to the Sections Tab. Deck Thickness : 9. in. Material: Deck : ksi Girder: A709-0W Bracing: ksi. Number of Girders :, Apply. Girder Offset: For Girders. -,. Transverse Deck Element Spacing : Distances : in Bracing Information 7. Click on Bracing Details 8. Name: Diaphragms 9. Type : Single Beam 0. Element Type : Beam. Choose Diaphragm. Click Add. Click Close. Spacing : Divisions per Span. Choose Diaphragms in Name and Divisions per Span as 0,,0 Angle Type: Perpendicular Girder Information. No. of Divisions :, Apply 7.. Section-, End: 90 in. Section-, End: 0 in. Section-, End: 0 in 8. Click on Copy Current Girder Data to Other Girders Select Girder and Click OK 9. Check On Generate 0 th points elements

17 Wizard Load. Go to the Loads Tab. Pavement and Barrier: b: 8 in, b: in, b: 0 in b: in, b: 8 in. Dead Loads: Self Weight : Check ON Wet Concrete : Check ON Weight Density: 8.8 Thickness: 9. Barrier : 0.0 Wearing Surface: Check ON Weight Density: Thickness: 0.0 in. Live Loads : Check ON. Click on Define Moving Load Case Choose : AASHTO LRFD. Click Define Traffic Lanes Number of Lanes : D: 99 D: D: 87 Click OK Click on Define Vehicles 8. Click on Add Standard 9. Vehicle Load Type: HL-9TRK 0. Dynamic Load Allowance: %. Click Apply. Vehicle Load Type: HL-9TDM. Click OK. Click Close

18 Wizard Construction Stage. Go to Construction Stage Tab. Construction Stage : Check ON. Deck Pouring Sequence : Check ON. Click on Deck Split Construction. Deck Stage :. Duration : 0 7. Select D, D & D to Selected Deck List 8. Click Add 9. Similarly Deck Stage: 0. Select D & D and Click Add. Click OK. Click on Advanced. For Support: Negative-moment zone length: S: 0 in S: 0 in. Click Modify. Click Close. Check on Long Term Boundary Group 7. Check on Creep and Creep 8. Click Save As save the wizard file again. 9. Click OK

19 Wizard Model Ready 9

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21 Modeling Different View Shortcuts Wireframe View : Ctrl+H Top View : Ctrl+Shift+T Front View : Ctrl+Shift+F To Display Boundaries / Other Entities. Switch to Works Tree. Maximize Boundaries. Maximize Supports. Right Click on Type > Display Isometric View : Ctrl + Shift + I Right View : Ctrl + Shift + R Left View : Ctrl + Shift + L

22 Modeling Delete Extra Diaphragms. In the Works Tree, under Sections, Double Click on Diaphragms, to select all the Diaphragms.. Click on Activate to activate all the Diaphragms. Click on Select Single and Select the Interior Diaphragms. Clear all the nodes in the Node Selection Bar, to unselect the nodes. Click Delete from KeyBoard.

23 Modeling Import Cross Bracing Information. Go to File > Merge Data File. Click on Browse. Look for file Only Bracings.mcb and Open it.. Uncheck Material,Section,Thickness. Check on Make Group and Group Name Only Bracings. Check ON Intersect Frame Elements. 7. Click on OK 7

24 Modeling Link the Cross Beams to the Girders. Go to Groups > Double Click on Only Bracings. Click Activate to Activate the Bracings. Go to Boundary > Rigid Link. Scroll your Middle Mouse Button, to zoom into first Bracing, Click on Master Node Box and click on the topmost node.. Select Single and select all the other nodes (Slave Nodes). Click on Rigid Body 7. Click on Apply 8. Repeat the same for all the bracings. 7

25 Modeling Material and Section Properties for the Cross Beams. Press Ctrl+A to Activate All. Go to Group and Double Click on Only Braces. From Boundary Groups Drag and Drop > Substructure. Click OK. Press Ctrl+Q (Select Previous) From Works Tree, Drag and Drop Material > A709-0W. Press Ctrl+Q and Drag and Drop Section > WT9x8. Drag and Drop

26 Modeling Include the Cross Beams in the Construction Stages. Go to Loads > Construction Stage Loads. Go to Define Construction Stages. Double Click on CS. From Element Group List Select Only Bracings. Click on Add under Activation. Click OK 7. Click Close to Close the Construction Stage Definition Drag and Drop

27 Modeling Traffic Lane Optimization. Go To Works Tree. Drag Down to Moving Load Analysis. Maximize Traffic Line Lanes. Right Click on Traffic Line Lane and Click Properties. Check on Traffic Lane Optimization.. Click on OK 7. Similarly do the same for all other Lanes. 8. Click Close on Traffic Line Lanes 9. Right Click on Traffic Line Lanes and click Display 0. Right Click and Undisplay to Undisplay. 8 9 TOP VIEW 7

28 Modeling Moving Load Cases. Go To Load > Moving Load > Moving Load Cases. Click on Add.. Load Case Name: MVL. Loading Effect: Independent. Click Add. Vehicle Class : VL: HL-9TRK 7. Scale Factor: 8. Min. Number of Loaded Lanes : 9. Max. Number of Loaded Lanes : 0. Select All the lanes from the List of Lanes to Selected Lanes.. Click OK.. Similarly, repeat the same for VL-HL9 TDM. Click OK.. Click Close

29 Modeling Lane Support Negative Moments. Go To Load > Moving Load > Lane Support Negative Moment. Inside Girder Group choose Girder. Click Add. In the Works Tree, Press Ctrl and Double Click on the first Support and Press Shift and Double Click on the last. ( It will select all the Boundary Nodes). Go To Load > Moving Load > Lane Support Reaction. Click on Apply 9

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31 Analysis Moving Load Analysis Control 7. Go To Analysis > Moving Load. Analysis Method : Exact. Load Point Selection: Influence Line Dependent Point. Number/Line Element :. Analysis Results: Frame : Normal + Concurrent Force/Stress Check On Combined Stress Calculation. Click OK 7. Click Perform Analysis

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