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3-D Box Culvert using wizard
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3-D Box Culvert using Wizard

Overview
• A single span box culvert is generated using plate elements and elastic links in footing to consider soil

structure interaction.

• The behavior of culvert is studied under self weight, temperature, earth pressure, shrinkage, crowd load

and moving load

In this tutorial, we will learn the following things:

• How to invoke the Box Culvert wizard

• How to define the material properties form the wizard

• Different options of the 3D Box culvert wizard

• How to define moving load for plate elements

• How to define the cutting lines for viewing results

• How to check forces in the elastic links

• How to view the stresses and deformed shape of the structure

Program Version Civil 2016 (v2.3)

Revision Date Dec., 2016

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00 Specifications of the Wizard

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00 Specifications of the Bridge

 Bridge Type: Box Culvert

 Span Length: 12 m
 Width: 20 m
 Moving Loads: IRC-6:2000

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00 Specifications of the Bridge

Plan
20 m

12 m
8m

Elevation
7.25 m

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01 Modeling > Unit Preferences

1 2

Model Generation – 3
Define Units 4

Invoke midas Civil

1 Open New File
2 Save as “Box Culvert using wizard”
3 Go to > “Tools”
5
4 Click on “Unit System”
5 Select the unit system [m, kN(ton),
Celcius]
6 Click on OK

6
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01 Modeling > Material Properties

Model Generation – 1

Material Properties 2

1 Go to > “Properties”
4
2 Click on “Material Properties”
3
Click on “Add” to define materials
4 Define Material data:
Name > M30 3

Type of design> Concrete

Concrete Standard > IS (RC)
DB: M30
5 Click on OK and Click on Close

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01 Modeling > Generating Model

Model Generation – Wizard 1

Inputs
2
1 Go to “Structure” tab
3
2 Click on “RC Frame/Box”
3 Go to “R.C.Frame/Box Culvert
Wizard” tab
Go to “Longitudinal” tab
4 Define data:
structure type > “3-Dimensional”
Type of bridge > “Box Culvert”
Material > “M30” 4

Size of Plate Element > 1 m

Span > 12 m

Select > “Wing Wall”

Thickness > 0.5 m

Skew Angle > 0 (deg)

5 Define Dimension data:

5
Refer the drawing and enter the section
dimension parameters
t1 : 0.7m, t3 : 0.7m, t4 : 0.8m, a1 : 0.3m, Note: Click on 3 dots “ ” icon and
a3 : 0.55m, b1 : 0.9m, b4 : 8m, b5 : 0.3m, define the new material
h1 : 8m, h2 : 0.08m, h3 : 1.5m, p : 0.08m property.

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01 Modeling > Generating Model

Model Generation – Wizard

Inputs
1 Go to “Transverse” tab
2 Select Type > “Type 1”
1
Size of Plate Element > 1m
Refer the drawing and enter the section
dimension parameters
b3 : 0.5m, b4 : 2m, b5 : 15m, b6 : 2m,
b7 : 0.5m

3 Define data for supports of culvert: 2

Spring Type > “General”
Modulus of Subgrade Reaction > Lower >
20000 kN/m3
Length of Elastic Link > 0.4m

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01 Modeling > Generating Model

Model Generation – Wizard

Inputs
1 Go to “Load” tab
2 Define Load Combination :
1
Select code > “IRC:6-2000”
2
Click > Define Moving Load Code
Select Moving Load Code > “India”
Click > “Self Weight”
Click > “Pavement”
Weight Density > 22.5 kN/m2
Thickness > 0.08m Crowd Load > 5 kN/m2
Click > “Soil”
3 Click > “System Temperature”:
Weight Density > 20 kN/m2
Phi > 35 (deg) T [+/-] > 10 (T)

Surcharge > 10 kN/m2 Click > “Temperature Gradient”:

Submerged Weight Density > 10 kN/m2 Delta T > 5 [T]
Click > “Underground Water”
Click >Shrinkage Strain> 0.00015
GL > 0 m
Thermal Coefficient > 1e-005 1/[T]
Click > “Barrier” 3
Self Weight > 8 kN/m 4 If required for further use, click on

Additional Load > 0 kN/m2 Save As… to save the wizard file.
This file saves data input done in the
Click > “Sidewalk”
wizard
Weight Density > 20 kN/m2
4 5
Thickness > 0.3 m 5 Click on OK

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02 Loads > Defining Loads - Moving Loads

Moving Loads –
Define Code & Lane
1 To view the model in Front view
Click on

2 Click on “Select Single ”and

Select the top portion as shown

3
Click on “Activate ” button
To view the model in top view
Click on 3

1
Click on “Display > Node >
Uncheck the node option to
undisplay the nodes
2

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02 Loads > Defining Loads - Moving Loads

Moving Loads – 1

Define Code & Lane 4

3
1
Go to “Load” > “Moving Load” 2
2
Select “Moving Load Code” >“India”
3
Click “Traffic Surface Lanes”
4 5
5 Click “Add”

6 Lane Name > “Footpath L” 22 330

7
Lane Width “1.5”m
Wheel Spacing “1.5”m
8 Offset Distance to Lane Center
“1.25”m
9 Span Length > 12 m
Moving Direction > Both
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Select Selection by “2 Points”
Click on node no. 22
Click on Node no. 330
Click “OK”
Similarly define remaining lanes

Lane Wheel Offset

Lane Name
Width Spacing Distance

Lane 1-ClassA 3.75m 1.8m 3.3m

Lane 2-ClassA 3.75m 1.8m 6.8m

Lane 3-Class70R 3.75m 1.93m 10.545m

Lane 4-Class70R 3.75m 1.93m 14.535m
Footpath R 1.5m 1.5m 16.83m

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02 Loads > Defining Loads - Moving Loads

1
Moving Loads – Define Vehicle 2

1 Go to “Load” > “Moving Load”

2 Click “Vehicles”
3 Click “Add Standard”
3
4 Select “Standard Name” > “IRC:6- 4

2000 Standard Load”

Select Vehicular Load Type >
“Footway”
Define the data:
(Crowd Load ) W > 5 kN/m2
Footway Width > 1.5 m
5 Click “Apply”
Similarly define vehicle standards
as, Class A & Class 70R
Click “OK”
Click “Close”

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02 Loads > Defining Loads - Moving Loads

Moving Loads – Define 1

2
Moving Load Combination
1 Go to “Load” > “Moving Load”
2 Click “Moving Load Cases”
3 Click “Add ”
3 4 6
4 Enter Load Case Name “Footpath”
Uncheck “Auto Live Load
Combination”
5 Click “Add” under Sub-Load Cases
6 In Sub-Load Case

Enter Scale Factor “1”

Enter Minimum Loaded Lanes as 1
Enter Maximum Loaded Lanes as 2
Select Vehicle as “Footway”
Under List of Lanes Select
“Footpath L” and “Footpath L”

Click on “->”
Click “OK”
5
7 Click “OK”
7

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02 Load > Defining Loads - Moving Loads

Moving Loads – Define

Moving Load Combination
Click “Add ” for further load cases
1 Enter Load Case Name “Class A”
Uncheck “Auto Live Load
1 3
Combination”
2 Click “Add” under Sub-Load Cases
3 In Sub-Load Case
Enter “Scale Factor” > 1
Enter “Minimum Loaded Lanes” > 1
Enter “Maximum Loaded Lanes” >2
Select “Vehicle” > Class A
Under List of Lanes Select “Lane1-
Class A” and “Lane2- Class A”
Click on “ ”
Click “OK”

4 Click “OK”
Similarly define load case for Class
70R as shown 2

Click on “Close” 4

Note: To take into account of the wheel spacing and minimum clearance for different vehicles, the Auto Live Load Combination
option can be unchecked and manually different moving load combinations can be created for the vehicles as per IRC 6:2000.

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03 Analysis > Moving Load Analysis

2
Moving Load Analysis Control 3

Click on > “Activate All ”

1
1 Click on
2 Go to “Analysis” tab
4
3 Click “Moving Load”
4 Enter Number/Line Elements > 3
1
Under Analysis Results > Frame
Select “Normal + Concurrent
Force/Stress”
Check “Combined Stress Calculation”
5 Select Bridge Type for Impact
Calculation > “RC”

Click “OK”

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03 Analysis > Perform Analysis

1
Analysis Control 2

1 Go to “Analysis” tab
2 Click “Perform Analysis” to Run
Analysis

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03 Results > Reaction

1 4
Result - Reaction
2

1 Go to “Results” tab
2 Click “Reactions” > “Reaction
Forces/Moments”
3
3 Select “Load Cases/Combinations”
5
Select “Components”

Select “Type of Display” > “Values”

Click “Apply”

4 To View results in Tabular format,

Go to “Result” > “Results Tables”>
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“Reactions”
5 Select “Load Cases/Combination”
Click “OK”
6 Check the values in new window
“Result-[Reaction]”

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03 Results > Displacement

Result - Displacement 1

2
1 Go to “Results” tab
2 Click “Deformations” >
“Displacement Contour”
3 Select “Load Cases/Combinations” 3

Select “Components”
Click Type of Display > “Contour” and

“Legend”
Click “Apply”
4 See the Contour diagram in the
4
“Model View” window

Note: By Invoking“ ” the tables of

any component of result and load
cases can be checked.

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03 Results > Beam Diagrams

Result - Beam Diagrams 1

1 Go to “Results” tab 2

2 Click “Forces” > “Plate

Forces/Moments”
3 3
Select “Load Cases/Combinations”

Select “Components” 13 321

4
Click Type of Display >“Cutting Diagram ”
5
4 Click on “Top View ”

5 Select desired portion (node 13 to

node 321) using “Select
Single ”and click on
“Activate ”

6 Click on “Iso view ”

7

7 Click on to “display node

6
numbers”

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03 Results > Beam Diagrams

Result - Beam Diagrams

1 Go to Cutting Diagram Tab

Enter Name: Top
Click in Pnt1 text box
Click node 13 then 321 in model 1
Click on Add
Enter Name: Right
Click in Pnt1: text box
Click node 321 then 629 in model
Click on Add
Enter Name: Bottom
Click in Pnt1: text box
Click node 475 then 629n model
Click on Add
Enter Name: Left
Click in Pnt1: text box
Click node 475 then 13 in model
Click on Add 4
Ensure that all Cutting lines are
checked
Click > “Reverse” 3
2 Click > “Apply”

3 Click on “Front View”

4 See the cutting diagram in the “Model
View” window 2

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03 Results > Vehicle Position using Moving Vehicle Tracer

2
Result - Moving Vehicle Tracer

Click on “Activate All ” 3

1 Click on “Iso view”

Click on to “undisplay node
4
numbers”
2 Go to “Results” tab 1

3 Click “Moving Load Tracer” > “Plate

Forces/Moments…” 5

4 Select Moving load case >“ MVmax : Class A”

Select Key Element > “61”
Select Part > “i ”
Select Component > “Myy”
Click > “Apply”

5 See in “Model View” window the

Vehicle position

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