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PSC Bridge Wizard

Two Span Prestresses Concrete Composite Bridge
Overview 2
Bridge Overview:
 2 span continuous PSC
composite girder bridge
 Span length: 21m
 Width: 15m
 Dual carriageway: 6.7m
 System of units: kN, m

Tutorial overview:
 Prestressed Composite Bridge
Wizard
 Geometry, materials, sections,
boundaries, static loads,
moving loads, construction
staging

 PSC Design
Outline 3

Pre Processing Time Dependent Material

Properties…20
Material Properties…5
Reinforcement…25
Section Properties…6
Moving Load Cases…28
PSC Bridge Wizard – Layout…12
Composite Section for C.S….30
PSC Bridge Wizard – Section…13
Load Combinations…31
PSC Bridge Wizard – Tendon…14
Post Processing
PSC Bridge Wizard – Load…15
Results…32
PSC Wizard Bridge – Construction
Stage…18 Design
Model Generation….19 PSC Design…34
Preferences 4
1. Tools>Preferences
2. Select Design/Load Code
3. Steel: AASHTO-LRFD12
4. RC: AASHTO-LRFD12
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5. PSC: AASHTO-LRFD12
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6. Rebar Material: ASTM(RC)
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7. Material DB: Grade 60
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6 8. Rebar Material: ASTMRC)
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9. Material DB: Grade 60
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10. Click OK
 Definition of Material Properties 5
1. Properties>Material Properties
2 2. Click Add
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3. Type of Design: Concrete

4 4. Standard: ASTM(RC)
5 7 5. DB: Grade C6000
6. Click Apply
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11 7. DB: Grade C5000
8. Click Apply
9. Type of Design: Steel
10. Standard: A416-270(Low)
11. DB: Tendon
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12. Click OK

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Definition of Section Properties 6
1 3 1. Select Section tab
2 4 2. Click Add
5 6 3. DB/User
4. Solid Round
5. Name: Pier
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6. Tick User
7. D: 1.5m
8. Click Apply

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 Definition of Section Properties 7
1. Solid Rectangle

1 2. Name: Pier Cap

2 8 3. H:1.5m, B:1.6m
4. Change Offset
5. Center-Top
3 9 6. Click OK
7. Click Apply
8. Name: Diaphragm
9. H:1.7m, B:0.4m
10. Change Offset
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7 13 11. Offset: Center-Top
12. Click OK
5 11 13. Click OK
14. Close Properties window

Close the Properties tab

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 Definition of Section Properties 8
3 1. Press PS and click Enter on the
1 2 work window. It will open the
4 Section Input Again
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2. Click Add
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6 3. Go to PSC Tab
8 4. Choose PSC-I
5. From Section Name choose
AASHTO
6. From Type Choose AASHTO
TYPE6
7. Name : Precast
8. Check on Symmetry

9 9. Change the offset to Center-

Top
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10. Click Apply

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Definition of Section Properties 9
1 1. Go To Composite Tab
2. Name: Composite
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3 3. Section Type : Composite-I

4 4. Slab:
Bc : 2.5, tc: .2, Hh: 0
5. In Girder Information, check
5 on Symmetry.
6 6. Drag down: Besides Size-I,
click on Import.
8 7. Select section Precast and
click Import
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9 8. Material :
Egd/Esb : 1.2, Dgd/Dsb : 1,
Pgd : .2, Psb: .2, Tgd/Tsb:1
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9. Change the offset to Center-
Top
10. Click OK
11. Click Close
Definition of Tendon Properties 10
1. Load>Temp./Prestress>Tendon
2 7 Property
2. Click Add
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3. Tendon Name: tendon
13 4. Tendon Type: Internal(Pre-
Tension)
5. Material: Tendon
6. Click … for Total Tendon Area
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7. Strand Diameter: 15.2mm(1x7)
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6 8. Number of Strands: 1
10 9. Click OK
11 10. Relaxation Coefficient: CEB-
12 FIP 2010, 5%, Class 2 : Mean
11. Ultimate Strength:
1.86326e6kN/m2
12. Yield Strength:1.56906e6kN/m2
13. Click OK
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14. Close
Prestressed Composite Bridge Wizard 11
1. Structure>Prestressed
composite Bridge
2. Span Information: 2@21m
3. Deck Width: 15m
4. Spacing(a): 0.4m
5. Spacing(b): 0.2m
2 3 6. Elastic Link Length: 0.05m
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5 7. Pier Cap Section: 2: Pier Cap
8. Length: 14.2m
9. Column Section: 1: Pier
10. Height: 5.5m
6 11. Spacing: 5m
12. Save As –the wizard file can
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7 be saved from within any tab
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8 11 of the wizard for later access
or modifications
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 Prestressed Composite Bridge Wizard 12
1 1. Section tab
2. Deck Thickness: 0.25m
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3. Girder Material: 2:C50/60
4 4. Girder Offset(m): -6.25,-3.75,-
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1.25,1.25,3.75,6.25
5. End Support, Pier Support,
6 Intermediate: 3:Diaphragm
6. Transverse Deck Spacing:
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1.5m
7. Span 1>Girder Section:
8 5:Composite
9 8. Span 2>Girder Section:
7 5:Composite
9. Tick off Generate 10th points
elements

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Prestressed Composite Bridge Wizard 13
1 1. Tendon tab
2. Input Tendon information as in
screenshot
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3. Jacking Stress: 1300000kN/m2
4. Click Modify
5. Select: Span2
6. Jacking Stress : 1300000kN/m2
7. Click Modify
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 Prestressed Composite Bridge Wizard 14
1. Load tab
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2. b1: 0.5m
3. b2: 6.7m
4. b3: 0.6m
5. b4: 6.7m
2 3 4 5 6 6. b5: 0.5m
7. Weight Density: 25kN/m3
8. Thickness: 0.25m

7 9. Barrier: 2kN/m
8 10. Median Strip: 2.6kN/m

9 11 11. Wearing surface Weight Density:

10 23kN/m3
12. Define Moving Load Case

12 16 13. AASHTO LRFD

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14. Click OK

13 15. Tick on Live Load

16. Define Traffic Lanes
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Prestressed Composite Bridge Wizard 15
1. No. of lanes: 4
2. Distance(m): 2.6, 5.6, 9.4, 12.4
3. Click OK
4. Define Vehicles
5. Add Standard
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Prestressed Composite Bridge Wizard 16
1. Standard Name: AASHTO
LRFD Load
2. Vehicular Load Type: HL-
5 93TDM
3. Dynamic Load Allowance:33%
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4. Click Apply
5. Vehicular Load Type: HL-93TRK
2 6. Click OK
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7. Click Close

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Prestressed Composite Bridge Wizard 17
1 1. Construction Stage tab
2. Click OK

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The model generation is completed 18
Time Dependent Material Properties 19
1. Properties>Creep/Shrinkage
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2. Click Add
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3. Code: CEB-FIP(2010)
6 4. Name: C6000 C&S
5. fck: 40000
6. Notional member size: 1
7. Show Results
7 9 8. Close
9. Click Apply

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Time Dependent Material Properties 20
1. Name: C5000 C&S
2. fck: 34000
3. Click OK
4. Close

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Time Dependent Material Properties 21
1. Properties>Comp.Strength
2 2. Click Add
3. Code: CEB-FIP(2010)
4. Name: C6000
5. fck: 48000
6. Redraw Graph
7. Click OK
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Time Dependent Material Properties 22
1. Click Add

1 2. Code: CEB-FIP(2010)
3. Name: C5000
4. fck: 42000
7 5. Redraw Graph
6. Click OK
7. Close
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Time Dependent Material Properties 23
1. Properties>Change Property
2 2. Click Select All
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3. Click Apply
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4. Properties>Material Link
5. Creep/Shrinkage: C6000 c&s
6. Comp. Strength: C6000
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7. C6000 > Selected Materials
8. Click Add/Modify
9. Creep/Shrinkage: C5000 c&s
10. Comp. Strength: C5000
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11. C5000 > Selected Materials
12. Click Add/Modify
13. Click Close
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Reinforcement 24
1. Properties>Section
Manager>Reinforcements
2. Click 5: Composite
3. Guide Line: 0.05m
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4. Tick Input Method B
4 5. Click in Starting Point box, then
6 5 on the top left corner of the
7 guide line
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10 6. Click in the End Point box, then
on the top right corner of the
11 guide line
7. Num.: 15
8. Tick on Edge Bar
9. Dia: #14
10. Part: Part 2
11. Click Add
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Reinforcement 25
1. Similarly add reinforcement for
the bottom part of the slab
2. Chose Starting Point and End
Point from the bottom left
corner of the slab guide line to
the to the bottom right corner
of the slab guideline
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3. Num.: 15
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3 4. Click Add

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Reinforcement 26
2 1. Shear Reinforcement tab
2. Tick on Diagonal
3 Reinforcement
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5 3. Pitch: 0.15m
4. Angle: 90
6 5. Click on …
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6. Dia: #4
8 7. Num.: 4
8. Click OK

10 9. Click Apply
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11 12 10. Copy Reinforcements to
14 15 11. Select Composite_1
12. Pass to Selected Section List
13. Click OK
14. Click Apply
15. Click Close
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Moving Load Cases 27
1. Load>Moving Load>Moving
2 Load Cases
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2. Add
3. Load Case Name: MLC
4. Check on Independent
5. Add

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Moving Load Cases 28
1. Vehicle Class : VL:HL-93TDM
1 2. Min. Number of Loaded
Lanes:1
2
3. Max. Number of Loaded
3 Lanes:4
4. Select all the lanes into
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Selected Lanes
5. Click OK
6. Click Add again
7. Same procedure for
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VL:HL93TRK
8. Click OK

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 Lane Support Negative Moments 29
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1. Click on Lane Support

2 Negative Moment in Load>
Moving Load
3 2. In the Dialog Box, Select the
Girder Group > Girder
3. Click Add
4. Click on Lane Support
Reaction
5. Select the nodes on the
Girders where Boundaries
6 7 have been defined (end and
continuous ones)
6. Click Apply
7. Click Close
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Composite Section for C.S. 30
1. Load>Construction
Stage>Composite Section For
3 C.S.
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2. Select item
3. Click Modify
4. Part1 Age: 28 days
5. Part1 h: 0.29m
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6. Part2 Age: 10 days
7. Part2 h: 0.277m
8. Click OK
9. Close

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Load Combinations 31
1. Results>Load Combination
2. Concrete Design tab
3. Auto Generation
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4. Design Code: AASHTO-LRFD12
5. Click OK
6. Close

Run Analysis
Or Click on Analysis > Perform
5 Analysis

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 Results 32
2 1. Go to PostCS
2. Results>Deformations
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3. Tick on Legend
4. Click Apply

3 5. For Load Case/Combinations:

MVmax: MLC check forces
4 Forces>Beam Diagrams
6. Tick on Solid Fill
7. Tick off Deform
5 8. Click Apply

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 Results 33
1 1. Now check the maximum
2 Negative Moments
2. Load Case/Combinations:
MVmin: MLC
3. Tick on Solid Fill
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4 4. Tick off Deform
5. Click Apply

5 6. Results>Moving Tracer>Beam
Forces/Moments
7. Key element: 270
8. Click Apply

7 9. Close

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PSC Design 34
1. PSC>Parameters
2 2. Design Code: AASHTO-LRFD12
3. Select All
4. Click OK
5. PSC>PSC Design Material
6. Select Grade C6000
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7. Rebar Code: ASTM(RC)
8. Grade of Main/Sub-Rebar:
Grade 60
9. Slab Code: ASTM(RC)
7 10. Slab Grade: Grade C5000
8 3 11. Rebar Code: ASTM(RC)

4 12. Grade of Main/Sub-Rebar:

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Grade 60
13. Click Modify
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12 14. Close
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PSC Design 35
1. Right click Section:5:
Composite and choose
6 4 Activate or Press F2 from
KeyBoard
2. Initial View
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1 7 3. Top View
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4. Hidden View to come back to
wireframe view.
5. PSC>Design/Output
Position>Design Position
6. Select Single
7. Select Girders
8. Click Apply
9 9. Close
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 PSC Design 36
1. PSC>Design/Output
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2 Position>Output Position
2. Left click anywhere in the
Model Window, then press Esc
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3. Select Single
5 6 4. Select elements 185 and 193
5. Click Apply
6. Click Close
PSC Design 37
1. PSC>Perform Design
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2. PSC>Results Tables>Check
Flexure Strength
3. Click OK
4. Close window from X
5. Activate All

3 6. Iso View
7. PSC>PSC Results Diagram
8. Fill Type: Solid

7 9. Click Apply

5 10. Click on Excel Report to

generate a detailed report for
design.

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