Bridge Superstructure Design

211 Pages·2015·5.46 MB·English

by  Steve Pyle

Bridge Superstructure Design
AASHTO 2014
CSiBridge®
Bridge Superstructure Design
AASHTO 2014

ISO BRG102816M8 Rev. 0
Proudly developed in the United States of America October 2016
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Contents
Bridge Superstructure Design
1 Introduction
1.1 Organization 1-1
1.2 Recommended Reading/Practice 1-2
2 Define Loads and Load Combinations
2.1 Load Pattern Types 2-1
2.2 Design Load Combinations 2-4
2.2.1 AASHTO LRFD Code 2-4
2.2.2 AASHTO LRFD Code with Caltrans
Amendments 2-4
2.2.3 AASHTO LRFD Code with PennDOT
Amendments 2.4
2.3 Default Load Combinations 2-9
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3 Live Load Distribution
3.1 Methods for Determining Live Load Distribution 3-1
3.2 Determine Live Load Distribution Factors 3-2
3.3 Apply LLD Factors 3-3
3.3.1 User Specified 3-4
3.3.2 Calculated by CSiBridge in Accordance
with AASHTO LFRD 3-4
3.3.3 Forces Read Directly from Girders 3-4
3.3.4 Uniformly Distribution to Girders 3-4
3.4 Generate Virtual Combinations 3-5
3.4.1 Stress Check 3-5
3.4.2 Shear or Moment Check 3-6
3.5 Read Forces/Stresses Directly from Girders 3-6
3.5.1 Stress Check 3-6
3.5.2 Shear or Moment Check 3-6
3.6 LLD Factor Design Example Using Method 2 3-7
4 Define a Bridge Design Request
4.1 Name and Bridge Object 4-4
4.2 Check Type 4-4
4.3 Station Range 4-6
4.4 Design Parameters 4-6
4.5 Demand Sets 4-18
4.6 Live Load Distribution Factors 4-18

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5 Design Concrete Box Girder Bridges
5.1 Stress Design AASHTO LFRD 5-2
5.1.1 Capacity Parameters 5-2
5.1.2 Algorithm 5-2
5.1.3 Stress Design Example 5-2
5.2 Flexure Design AASHTO LRFD 5-5
5.2.1 Capacity Parameters 5-5
5.2.2 Variables 5-5
5.2.3 Design Process 5-6
5.2.4 Algorithm 5-7
5.2.5 Flexure Design Example 5-10
5.3 Shear Design AASHTO LRFD 5-15
5.3.1 Capacity Parameters 5-15
5.3.2 Variables 5-15
5.3.3 Design Process 5-17
5.3.4 Algorithm 5-18
5.3.5 Shear Design Example 5-24
5.4 Principal Stress Design, AASHTO LRFD 5-31
5.4.1 Capacity Parameters 5-31
5.4.2 Demand Parameters 5-31
6 Design Multi-Cell Concrete Box Bridges using AMA
6.1 Stress Design 6-2
6.2 Shear Design 6-3
6.2.1 Variables 6-4
6.2.2 Design Process 6-5
6.2.3 Algorithms 6-6
6.3 Flexure Design 6-10
6.3.1 Variables 6-10
6.3.2 Design Process 6-11
6.3.3 Algorithms 6-12
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7 Design Precast Concrete Girder Bridges
7.1 Stress Design 7-1
7.2 Shear Design 7-2
7.2.1 Variables 7-3
7.2.2 Design Process 7-5
7.2.3 Algorithms 7-5
7.2.4 Shear Design Example 7-9
7.3 Flexure Design 7-14
7.3.1 Variables 7-15
7.3.2 Design Process 7-16
7.3.3 Algorithms 7-16
7.3.4 Flexure Capacity Design Example 7-20
8 Design Steel I-Beam Bridge with Composite Slab
8.1 Section Properties 8-1
8.1.1 Yield Moments 8-1
8.1.2 Plastic Moments 8-3
8.1.3 Section Classification and Factors 8-7
8.2 Demand Sets 8-12
8.2.1 Demand Flange Stresses f and f 8-13
bu f
8.2.2 Demand Flange Lateral Bending
Stress f 8-14
1
8.2.3 Depth of the Web in Compression 8-15
8.2.4 Moment Gradient Modifier C 8-16
b
8.3 Strength Design Request 8-16
8.3.1 Flexure 8-16
8.3.2 Shear 8-24
8.4 Service Design Request 8-26
8.5 Web Fatigue Design Request 8-28
8.5.1 Web Fatigue 8-28
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8.5.2 Flange Fatigue 8-29
8.6 Constructability Design Request 8-29
8.6.1 Staged (Steel I Comp Construct Stgd) 8-29
8.6.2 Non-staged (Steel I Comp Construct
Non-staged) 8-30
8.6.3 Slab Status vs Unbraced Length 8-30
8.6.4 Flexure 8-31
8.6.5 Shear 8-33
8.7 Section Optimization 8-35
8.8 PennDOT Amendments for DM-4 8-36
9 Design Steel U-Tub Bridge with Composite Slab
9.1 Section Properties 9-1
9.1.1 Yield Moments 9-1
9.1.2 Plastic Moments 9-2
9.1.3 Section Classification and Factors 9-7
9.2 Demand Sets 9-9
9.2.1 Demand Flange Stresses fbu and ff 9-10
9.2.2 Demand Flange Lateral Bending
Stress f1 9-11
9.2.3 Depth of the Web in Compression 9-12
9.3 Strength Design Request 9-13
9.3.1 Flexure 9-13
9.3.2 Shear 9-16
9.4 Service Design Request 9-19
9.5 Web Fatigue Design Request 9-20
9.6 Constructability Design Request 9-22
9.6.1 Staged (Steel-U Comp Construct Stgd) 9-22
9.6.2 Non-staged (Steel-U Comp Construct NonStgd) 9-22
9.6.3 Slab Status vs Unbraced Length 9-22
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9.6.4 Flexure 9-23
9.6.5 Shear 9-27
9.7 Section Optimization 9-30
10 Run a Bridge Design Request
10.1 Description of Example Model 10-2
10.2 Design Preferences 10-3
10.3 Load Combinations 10-3
10.4 Bridge Design Request 10-5
10.5 Start Design/Check of the Bridge 10-6
11 Display Bridge Design Results
11.1 Display Results as a Plot 11-1
11.1.1 Additional Display Examples 11-2
11.2 Display Data Tables 11-7
11.3 Advanced Report Writer 11-8
11.4 Verification 11-11
Bibliography
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