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Steel Composite Bridge Wizard
Step

00 Bridge Overview

• Bridge Type: Straight bridge

• Span Length: 24m and 28m

• Road Way: 10m

• Spacing of cross beams: 8m & 7m

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00 Outline
Pre Processing
1. Definition of Properties
2. Define Layout- Composite girder wizard
3. Definition of Moving Load
4. Definition of Construction stages
5. Moving Load Analysis Option
6. Perform Analysis

Post processing-Analysis results

7. Reactions
8. Shear
9. Bending
10.Moving Load Influence Lines
11.Moving Load Tracer
12.Convert Moving Load into a Static Load

Composite Design
13. Load Combination Generation
14. Composite design
15. Design Results

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01 Modeling

Definition of Material Properties

2

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Properties-> Material Properties
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Click Add
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Define Material Properties:
Name: SRC
Type of Design: SRC
Standard for steel: AS/NZS 3679.1(s)
DB for steel: 250
5
Standard for concrete: AS17(RC)
DB for concrete: C40
Click: Apply
Type of Design: Steel
Standard: AS/NZS 3679.1(s)
DB: 300
Click Apply
Type of Design: Concrete
Standard: AS17(RC)
DB: C40
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Click: OK
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Click Close
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01 Modeling

Definition of Section properties

2
Properties-> Section Properties
11 Click Add 3
2 Choose Composite tab
3 Enter Name: Composite I girder
Section Type: Steel – I(Type1)
Bc: 2.75m
tc: 0.23m
Hh: 0.075m
Hw: 1.5m tw: 0.011m
B1: 0.36m B2: 0.45m
tf1: 0.03m tf2: 0.04m
Click Select Material from DB…
DB: AS17(RC) Name: C40 5
4
DB: As/NZS 3679.1(S) Name:
5 300
Click: OK
6 Click: Change Offset …
Select: Centre-Top Click: OK
7 Click: Apply

3 Change name : Composite I 4

girder 2
6
7 tf1: 0.04m tf2: 0.05m
Click: Apply

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01 Modeling

8
Definition of Section Properties

8 Change to DB/User Tab 9

Select:
9 Angle Section
Click: User
Name: 90x90x10
Enter: H=0.09m
B=0.09m
tw=0.01m
tf=0.01m

10 Click: Apply 12
Select:
9 T-Section
Click: User
Name: T-267X381X74
Enter: H=0.267m
B=0.381m
tw=0.074m
tf=0.074m T-267X381X74
11
Click: OK
0.05m 0.075m
12 Click: Close

0.05m 0.05m
11 10
A-90x90x10 2.75m

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Step

01 Modeling

Steel composite Girder Bridge 1

Wizard
1 Go to Structure  Steel Composite
Bridge
2 6
2 Click: Layout
3 Girder Type: Composite Steel I
Modelling Type: All
Frame
Span Information: 24m, 28m
4 Deck Width: 11m
Boundary: Bearing Type
5 Click: Supports 3
Fixed Support: Select Pier 1
Direction: Select Tangential
6
7 Click: Section 4
8 Deck Thickness: 0.23m
9 No. of Girder: 4
Girder Offset(m)
No. 1: -4.125m No.
2: -1.375m
10 No. 3: 1.375m No. 6
4: 4.125m
5 7 8
Material:
Deck 3: C40 10 9
Girder 1: SRC
Bracing 2: 300

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01 Modeling

Steel Composite Girder Bridge

Wizard
1
Bracing Information
1 Transverse Deck Element:
Select Distances: 2m 6
Click: Bracing Details…
2 Name: Type-A
5 2
Type: Bracing
Bracing Parameter
Element Type: Truss
Uncheck Top
Brace 90x90x10
Type: X Brace
Bottom 90x90x10
Gap at Top: 0.05m
Gap at Bottom: 0.05m
3 Click Modify

2 Name: Type-B
Type: Bracing Steel Composite Girder Bridge
Bracing Parameter Wizard
Check Top
Top T-267X381X74 5 Bracing Information
Gap at Top: 0.075m Spacing: Division per span 3
Gap at Bottom: 0.05m Enter Divisions per Span as 3,4
Click: Add Girder 1~4:
4 Click: Close Select Type-A
6 Check Different Support Bracing
Support 1 & 3: Type-B
Support 2: Type-A 4

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01 Modeling

1 2

teel Composite Girder Bridge

Wizard

Girder Information
1 Click Girder 1 tab
3
No. of Division:2 2
Click Apply
No Name Start End
(m) (m)
4
1 Composite I girder 0 24

2 Composite I girder 2 24 52
Note: If multiple girder lines have the same section properties along the bridge
2 Click: Copy to Current Girder Data length, girder data for one girder can be copied to the other girder(s)

to Other Girders

3 Click: All

4 Click: OK
5
5 Tick off Generate 10th points

elements

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01 Modeling

1
Steel Composite Girder Bridge
Wizard
Load Information
1 Click on: Load tab
b1: 0.5m b2: 5m
b3: 0m b4: 5m
b5: 0.5m
2 Weight Density: 24kN/m3 &
Thickness 0.23m 2

Barrier: 2.1kN/m
Uncheck Median Strip
Check: Wearing Surface
Weight Density: 20 kN/m^3
Thickness: 0.1m

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01 Modeling

3 1 4
Steel Composite Girder Bridge
Wizard

Load Information

1 Click Define Moving

2
Load Case
2
Moving Load Code:

3Australia

4 Click OK

Check: Live loads 4

Click Define Traffic Lane…

5 No. of Lanes: 3
6
Type distance

D1: 2.1m D2: 5.3m D3: 5

8.5m

Click: OK

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01 Modeling

1
Steel composite Girder Bridge
Wizard

Load Information

1 Click Define Vehicles 2

2 Click Add Standard

3 Vehicular Load Type: Select

5 3

Vehicular load type: M1600

4
Click Apply

5 Click Close for vehicles window

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01 Modeling

1
Steel Composite Girder Wizard
2

Construction Stage and reinforcement 3

Information
1
1.1 Click Construction Stage tab

2.2 Make sure the option for

Construction stage and Deck

Pouring Sequence is checked

3
3.3 For Negative-moment zone length

input 7.8m 4

4.4 Check the box for Reinforcement 5

5.5 Click on Define Reinforcement

6
6.6 Click on Composite I girder this will

display the section.

6

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01 Modeling

Steel Composite Girder Bridge

Wizard
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Reinforcement definition
7 Check Guide Line: 0.05m
8 Select Input Method B
9 Check Edge Bar
10
Select Dia: P12 Part: Part 2
Select Num. and enter 28 8

10 Click in box for

Starting Point (y,z) 9
Click on the top left and top right
11 corners of the guide line
Click Add
Click in box for Starting Point (y,z)
10
Click on the bottom left and
bottom right corners of the guide 11
line
11
12 Click Add
12
Click Apply
Repeat the same procedure for the
13
Composite I Girder 2
13
Click Close
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01 Modeling

Steel Composite Girder Bridge

Wizard

Running the wizard

Run the wizard by clicking on OK

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02 Moving Load Cases

Steel Composite Girder Wizard

Moving Load Case Definition

1 Once the model is generated, go to
Load  Moving Load  Moving
Load Cases
2 Click on Add 3
2
3 Load case Name: MLC1
4 Click on Add
5 Enter max. number of loaded
lanes 3
6 Select all lanes
7 Click on
8 Click OK
9 Click OK 5

6
7

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Step

02 Moving Load Cases

1
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Steel Composite Girder Wizard
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Moving Load Analysis option
1 Go to Analysis  Moving Load
Click on Add
Select Normal + Concurrent
2 Force/Stress
Normal + Concurrent Force: If the output
3 Click OK of the concurrent forces for max and min
values is required for moving load analysis
select : “Normal + Concurrent Force”

Note
Concurrent forces for LM1 and 3 (Multi)
model are calculated only if Eurocode is
chosen as the moving load code.

Calculation Filters :One can apply filters 2

thus obtain certain results for specific
groups only.

Number/Line Element: Assign the number

of reference points on a line element for
moving loads and drawing influence line
analysis. The accuracy of results increases
with the increase in the number but the
analysis time may become excessive

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03 Results

1
Steel Composite Girder Wizard v

2
Results: v

1 Go to Results Tab
2 Click on Reactions  Reaction
Forces/Moments… 3

3 Select Stage 3 from drop down

menu
4
4 Select CS: Dead Load
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Component: FZ
Type of Display: Value and Legend
5 Click Apply
7
v v

To view moving load result:

3 Change to Post CS
6 Right Click in model window
7 Go to Forces  Beam Diagram
5 v
8 Select Required Load Case
Select the component
Select Contour and Legend MVmin: The minimum force resulting
from vehicle load applied to the
structure
To view Result Tables: Mvmax: The maximum force resulting
Results Results Tables from vehicle load applied to the
structure
Mvall: The maximum and minimum
force enveloped

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03 Results

Influence lines

To view Influence Line: 1

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1 Go to Results Influence Lines 

Beam Forces/Moments…

2 Key Element:147 2
3 v
Part: J

Components: My 3

Check on Legend

4 Click Apply

To use Moving Load Tracer:

v
1 Go to Results Moving Load

Tracer Beam

Follow steps 2 & 3

Select Applied Loads

4 Click Apply
4
v

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03 Results

Bridge Design – Load

Combination
To generate Load Combinations:
1 Results  Load Combinations 
Steel Design Tab Auto
generation
2 Select AS 5100.2:17 as Design
2
Code
v
3 Click on OK
4 Click Close

1
v
4
v

3
v

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04 Design

Design Preferences
1 v

In order to set the rebar sizes to the v

European standard go to:

1 Tools Preferences Design

2
For Design Code, select code as

AS 5100.6:2017
3
For the Rebar, select the Material 2 3

Code to be: AS 17 (RC) v v

4 Click: OK

4
v

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04 Design

1
Composite Design v

2 3
1 Select Design code AS5100.6:2017 v v

2 Design Composite Design

Click on Design Material

4
3 Select SRC
4
Enter the Data as in image

5 Click Modify

6 Click Close

5 6
v v

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04 Design

Composite Design

1 Click Composite Design  1

v

Longitudinal Reinforcement

2 Click on 1: Composite I girder

3 Click on Copy Reinforcements to… 2

4 Select 6: Composite I girder_1

5 Click on “”
4
6 Click OK 5

7 Click Apply

Repeat steps 2 to 7 by selecting

2:Composite I girder 2 for section

7: Composite I girder 2_1

8 Click Close
6

3
v
7 8

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04 Design

Composite Design
2
v
1
Click on Design Position

2 Input 167to196 in the element

selection window and press Enter

3 Select I&J

4 Click Apply

5 Click Close
1
6 Repeat the same steps for
v
Position for Design Output…
6

Select Only Elements nos. 167

and 190 for Design Output…

3
v

4 5
v v

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04 Design

Composite Design

1 Click on Shear Connector…

2 Input 167to196 in the element selec-

3

tion window and press Enter

3 Enter Data as shown in image

1 v
4 Click Apply v
2
v
Click Close

4
v

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04 Design

Design Composite Results

1 Click Design

2 Click Print Result

1
v

2
v

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