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The Bridge Design Module adds capability to easily model complicated
bridge geometry using Bridge Designer’s terminology.
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- Parametric Bridge Model Templates
- Model Auto-updates with Parameter Changes
- Parametric Cross Section Variations
- Parametric Bridge Layout Lines
- Super-elevations, Curves and Skews
- Lane Definitions Independent of Structure
- Abutments, Bents and Hinges
- Moving Loads with 3D Influence Surface
- Moving Loads with Multi-Step Analysis
- Various Standard & User Defined Vehicles
- P/T Concrete Box Girder Design
- Composite Steel Deck Bridge Design
- Straight & Curved Girder Design
- AASHTO, LFD & LRFD Codes
- Dynamic Effects of Moving Loads
- Analytical Power of SAP2000 ADVANCED
- Segmental Construction Analysis
- Time Dependent Creep & Shrinkage Analysis
- Pushover Analysis using Fiber Models
- Bridge Base Isolation & Gaps
- Nonlinear Large Deformation Cable Analysis
- High Freq. Blast Dynamics using Wilson FNA
- Nonlinear Dynamics & Buckling Analysis
- Multi-Support Seismic Excitation
- Animated Views of Moving Load Analysis
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- Quick definition of bridge geometry
- Spans with section variations along length
- Abutments with linear/nonlinear support conditions
- Bents with single or multiple columns
- Hinges with linear/nonlinear behavior
- Abutments, bents, hinges can be skewed
- Post-tensioning definitions
- Auto generation of bridge structural model
- Structural model remains linked to bridge objects for quick editing
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- Influence surfaces can be plotted for all displacements, reactions, forces, and stresses
- Multiple Display options are available
- Tabular data can be exported
- Influence surfaces are used for moving-load envelope calculation
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- Quick post-tensioning layout
- Tendons in frame, shell, solid elements
- Creep, shrinkage, relaxation, anchorage
slip, elastic shortening and friction losses
- Prestress tendons can be represented as
loads or elements for analysis
- Explicitly model time-dependent effects
using tendons represented as elements
- Quick Definition of Highway Layout
- Layout line definition for bridge components
and lanes using bearings and stations
- Layout line has horizontal and vertical
curves and transitions
- Super-elevation definitions
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- Guided step-by-step creation of complete
bridge model
- Detailed instructions for every step
- Finished model is ready to run
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- Quick definition of variety of bridge cross
sections
- Concrete box girder sections
- Concrete tee beam sections
- tSeel composite bridge sections
- Section parameters can vary along length of
bridge
- Automatic generation of frame (spine), shell
or solid model from parametric section
- Model automatically updates with change in
parameters
- Easily switch between different types of
models
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- Quick definition using bridge layout line or
existing frames
- Lane width effects
- Auto application of lane loads to bridge
structure
- Lane influence lines and surfaces
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- Add and remove objects, supports, and loads
in arbitrary sequence
- Behavior may be linear or nonlinear
- Consideration of time-dependent effects:
aging, creep, and shrinkage
- Multiple staged-construction scenarios are
possible
- AASHTO LFD and LRFD design checks
- Influence lines and surfaces display
- Forces and stresses along and across bridge
- Displacement plots
- Animated stress plots
- Graphical and tabulated outputs
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- Pushover analysis using fiber models
- Isolators, dampers, plasticity, contact-friction
- Pounding effects at skewed abutments
- Buckling analysis
- P-delta and large deflections
- Nonlinear cables
- Nonlinear dynamics by modal, implicit, or explicit methods
- Frequency-domain analysis
- All analyses use the same model!
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Bridge Models
Animated Stress Plots
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