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CSIBridge 2014 Overview:

Modeling, analysis and design of bridge structures have been integrated into CSiBridge to create the
ultimate in computerized engineering tools tailored to meet the needs of the engineering professional.
The ease with which all of these tasks can be accomplished makes CSiBridge the most versatile and
productive software program available on the market today.

Using CSiBridge, engineers can easily define complex bridge geometries, boundary conditions and load
cases. The bridge models are defined parametrically, using terms that are familiar to bridge engineers
such as layout lines, spans, bearings, abutments, bents, hinges and post-tensioning. The software
creates spine, shell or solid object models that update automatically as the bridge definition parameters
are changed.

CSiBridge design allows for quick and easy design and retrofitting of steel and concrete bridges. The
parametric modeler allows the user to build simple or complex bridge models and to make changes
efficiently while maintaining total control over the design process. Lanes and vehicles can be defined
quickly and include width effects. Simple and practical Gantt charts are available to simulate modeling of
construction sequences and scheduling. CSiBridge includes an easy to follow wizard that outlines the
steps necessary to create a bridge model.

Completely integrated within the CSiBridge design package is the power of the SAPFire analysis
engine, including staged construction, creep and shrinkage analysis, cable tensioning to target forces,
camber and shape finding, geometric nonlinearity (P-delta and large displacements), material
nonlinearity (superstructure, bearings, substructure and soil supports), buckling and static and dynamic
analysis. All of these apply to a single comprehensive model. In addition, AASHTO LRFD design is
included with automated load combinations, superstructure design and the latest seismic design.

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CSIBridge Graphical User Interface
All operations are integrated across a single user interface that provides an easy-to-use and intuitive workflow
environment Modeling Analysis Design Output Optimization Scheduling Load Rating Reporting






















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CSIBridge Modeling

Templates
Selection of templates for quickly starting a new bridge model or structure Default definitions of all
properties, components, loading definitions, design settings, and other defined items After a model has
been generated using a template, the model can be modified in CSiBridge



Bridge Wizard
A powerful tool that guides users along the model creation path Step-by-step creation of complete
bridge model Detailed guidance for each step Tree view of bridge model updated with each change
Automatically update model by changing parameters

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Parametric Deck Sections
Vary geometric parameters to easily modify deck and girder arrangements Concrete box girders Full
parametric definition of cross sections Concrete tee beam sections Precast I and U girder sections
Steel girders with composite deck Variable section definition parameters













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Layout Lines
Flexible and powerful control over bridge geometry Quick definition of highway layout Bearings and
stations notation Horizontal and vertical curves Spiral transitions









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Lanes
Rapidly specify lanes and the associated vehicles Lanes based on layout lines or frames Width
effects for lanes and vehicles







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Bridge Object Model
A comprehensive assemblage of all components that make up the bridge model Switch between
spine, shell, and solid models with single click Parametric modeling of steel and concrete deck
sections Concrete and steel diaphragms Restrainers and bearings Linear/nonlinear foundation
springs Non-prismatic superstructure variation Skewed abutments, bents, and hinges Single-
bearing & double-bearing bents Prestress tendon layout Superelevations Curved beams and
girders Diaphragms and staggered cross-frames Width effects for lanes and vehicles



















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Diaphragms
Multiple diaphragm options to choose Solid diaphragm for concrete bridges Top and bottom
chord with diagonal bracing for steel bridges











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Parametric Variations
Specify a variation for all or parts of the bridge alignment and slope Used for both horizontal and
vertical variations of deck section.





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Section Properties
Easy to define standard concrete shapes and rebar layouts
Easy to define standard steel shapes; I/Wide Flange, Channel; Double Channels, Tee, Angle; Double
Angle, Pipe, Tube, Steel Joist, Built up steel sections








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Section Designer
Allows for quick creation of arbitrary section shapes Arbitrary steel, concrete, or composite sections
Caltrans sections Calculation of section properties Automated fiber layout for fiber hinges PMM
interaction surfaces Moment-curvature relationship




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Abutments
End skews can be definded End diaphragm property, if any Substructure assignment for the
abutment, which can be none, an abutment property, or a bent property Vertical elevation and
horizontal location of the substructure The bearing property, elevation and rotation angle
























Bents
Superstructure assignments, including diaphragm property Bent property and bent orientation
Vertical elevation and horizontal location of the bent The bearing property, elevation and rotation
angle






















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Post Tensioning
Refined options for laying out tendons and forces Quick tendon layout Tendons in frames, shells,
and solids External tendons Secondary force calculation Creep, shrinkage, relaxation, anchorage
slip and elastic shortening losses Explicit time-dependent effects in tendons Automatic location of
tendons in girders









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Foundation Modeling
Advanced modeling capabilities allow foundations to be included with the superstructure Pile or
spread footings P-Y multi-linear force deformation assignments Compression only soil springs
Grade beams as line springs Soil springs properties may be linear on nonlinear

Abutment Supported on Piles with P-Y Spring Supports



















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Auto Update of Bridge Structural Model
Update linked model command creates the CSiBridge object-based model from the parametric bridge
definition Spine models, area object models and solid object models can be created when the model is
updated Auto Update Linked Bridge Objects command on the Bridge menu is a toggle that allows the
bridge model to be automatically updated by the program every time a change is made.



















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CSiBridge Loading

Vehicles
Auto transfer of vehicle loads to bridge structure Extensive vehicle library including AASHTO and other
codes Fully customizable vehicles





Vehicle Classes
Vehicle classes are sets of one or more vehicles that can be assigned to act on lanes in a moving-load
case Only one vehicle in a class acts on the lane at a time. Results are reported for the vehicle
causing the most severe response.

















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Load Patterns
Unlimited number of load cases and combinations Automated design combinations based on selected
design code Strength and service combinations User-defined load combinations Linear add,
envelope, absolute add, SRSS, and range combinations

















Load Combinations
Automatic permutation of Wind directions and eccentricities CSiBridge will automatically generate
wind loads based on various domestic and international codes including but not limited to: UBC 94; 97,
BOCA 96, ASCE 7-95; -02; -05, NBCC 2005, Mexican, Chinese 2002, IS875 1987, User defined, Open
Structure Wind Loading



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Parametric Loading
Superstructure loads may be defined and assigned to a bridge object model parametrically Bridge
Object loads may be assigned for any defined load pattern type and may include loads due to wearing
surfaces, parapets, forms, diaphragms, girders, decks and more Once the parametric bridge object
loads have been defined they may be easily displayed and modified Parametrically defined load
assignments are preserved even when changes are made to the bridge object discretizations, deck
types or alignments.






























Wind Loading
Automatic permutation of wind directions and eccentricities CSIBridge will automatically generate wind
loads based on various domestic and international codes including, but not limited to: UBC 94; 97, BOCA
96, ASCE 7-95; -02; -05, NBCC 2005, Mexican, Chinese 2002, IS875 1987, User defined, Open structure
Wind Loading



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Bridge Analysis Options

Support for an exceptionally wide range of moving, static and dynamic load and analysis types.
Moving loads with 3-D influence surfaces
AASHTO, Chinese, or user-defined nonlinear temperature gradients
Multi-step static and dynamic moving load analysis
Response spectrum and time-history analysis
Geometric and material nonlinearity
Pushover analysis
Buckling analysis
Multi-support base excitation
Parametric loading of superstructure
Live load distribution by code or analysis
True dynamic effects of moving live loads
High frequency blast dynamics using Wilson FNA








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Time History Analysis
Modal frequency analysis using Ritz or Eigen vectors Linear Time History Analysis Nonlinear Time
History Analysis with the Wilson FNA Method






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Response Spectrum Analysis
Response-spectrum analysis is a statistical type of analysis for the determination of the likely response
of a structure to seismic loading Response-spectrum analysis seeks the likely maximum response to
these equations rather than the full time history The earthquake ground acceleration in each direction
is given as a digitized response-spectrum curve of pseudo-spectral acceleration response versus period
of the structure.






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Nonlinear Staged
Construction
Provides users with intuitive control over time effects
Segmental, composite, and other bridge types Gantt chart
construction scheduler Creep, shrinkage, and strength
change Camber calculation and shape finding Automatic
cable tensioning Add/remove elements and loads, change
section properties, change supports, modify frame end
releases



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Steady State Analysis
Steady-state analysis is available to determine the response of the structure due to cyclic (harmonic,
sinusoidal) loading over a range of frequencies Multiple loads may be applied at different phase
angles The structure may be damped or undamped Frequency-dependent stiffness and damping
(complex impedance) properties may be included for modeling foundations and far-field effects,
including radiation damping The response may be viewed at any phase angle The effects of multiple
machines operating at different frequencies can be considered by combining the results of several
analyses in the same model.









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Pushover Analysis
Force-Deformation relations for steel and concrete hinges Modal, muiform, or user defined lateral load
patterns Capacity spectrum conversions Effective damping calculation Demand spectrum
comparisons Performance point calculation Summary reports including plastic hinge deformations











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Shape Finding
Allows modification of the undeformed geometry of the structure to achieve a desired deformed shape
Original undeformed geometry of the structure (geometry when the structure was first defined) is
assumed to be the target for the deformed geometry of the structure under a user-specified load case
Option to revise original joint coordinates by subtracting displacements obtained from a specific case













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CSIBridge Design

Superstructure Design
Composite Steel Girder (AASHTO LRFD 2007 and 2008 interims) Precast I and U Girder (AASHTO
LRFD 2007, CSA-S6-06) Concrete Box Girder (AASHTO LRFD 2007, CSA-S6-06) Principal stress
checks Automatic load combinations Design checks include: Stress checks, Shear checks, Flexure
checks, Principal stress checks Optimization of steel girder design
























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Cable Stayed Bridges

Offers modeling tools for the rapid determination of cable shapes.
Automatic cable shape finder
P-Delta plus large displacement geometric nonlinearity
Cable target force determination
Full 3D gravity, wind and seismic analysis capabilities
Multiple point excitation for time-history analysis
Large deformation catenary cable analysis
Automatic jacking and cable-tensioning control
Shape-finding for camber calculation




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Automated Seismic Design
CSiBridge allows engineers to define specific seismic design parameters to be applied to the bridge
model during an automated cycle of analysis through design Completely integrated automated seismic
design according to the new AASHTO seismic design specification Pushover analysis for seismic
category D Full report with the push of a button


















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Load Rating

Load Rating
Advanced technology automatically determines complex bridge rating factors Concrete box girder
bridges (AASHTO LRFR 2005) Precast I and U girder bridges (AASHTO LRFR 2005) Composite Steel
Girder (AASHTO LRFR 2005)







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Output & Display


Deformed Geometry
3D perspective graphical displays Static deformed and mode shapes animation of deformed shapes
Users can display deformed geometry based on any load, or combination of loads.



Bridge Animations
Animate vehicles and other results to help understand bridge behavior Create real time movie files
showing time-history and moving vehicle responses Include multiple vehicles Displays may include
displacements and stresses


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Report Generator
Pre-formatted printed reports are now available at the push of a button. These reports include
all pertinent model data and the results of analysis and design.
Data is presented in tabulated format, along with graphics, table of contents, and a cover sheet
displaying project information and your company name and logo.
Reports can be created in RTF file format for Microsoft Word or in HTML format for web
presentations.
Use the built-in template, or create your own template as a company standard or specialized for
a particular project.





























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Moment, Shear and Axial Force Diagrams
Force diagrams and stress contours
Vertical loads, shears and overturning moments
Selective results displayed on-screen with right-button click
Tabular display of model input and output


















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Bridge Response
The moving load case results saved parameters allow explicit specification of the analysis results
for a moving load load case.
Bridge Responses command can be used to select the response quantities to be saved




Influence Surfaces
Effective visualization options for
interpreting bridge response.
3D Influence surface plots for joints,
frames shells and links
Influence line or surface plots for joint
displacement or reactions
Plots as contours
Plots along lane center or lane widths


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Import and Export Formats
LandXML
Export model to MS Access database
Cut & paste portions of model to Excel spreadsheet for editing
Import/Export model in CIS/2 STEP file format
PERFORM-3D
Import/Export data using IFC standards
Import files in the following program formats:
o DXF/DWG






























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CSiBridge V16.0.0 Enhancements
Significant enhancements included in CSiBridge 2014 v16.0.0, besides bug fixes:
The memory capacity of the graphical user interface has been increased to handle larger
models.
A new link property has been added to model triple pendulum isolators (bearings).
A new frame section property type has been added to model hybrid built-up steel U-girders.
Tendons can now be used to model straight external tendons.
New built-in materials have been added for ASTM A709 (steel) and ASTM A772 (tendon).
The precast I-girder deck section now permits the use of nonprismatic girders and staggered
diaphragms.
A new bridge section type has been added to represent composite steel U-girder superstructure
sections.
Superstructure design has been added for the AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications, 6th
Edition, 2012.
Steel superstructure design has been added for Eurocode EN 1994-2.
Steel superstructure design has been added for the Canadian CAN/CSA- S6-06 code.
Concrete superstructure design has been added for the India Roads Congress IRC:112-2011
code.
U-section steel-girder composite bridge superstructure design has been added for AASHTO LRFD
2007 and 2012.
Automated bridge seismic design is now available for steel columns.
Automated bridge seismic design is now available for bridges crossing fault-rupture zones
according to Caltrans Memo to Designers 20-8.
Automated bridge seismic design has been updated to AASHTO Guide Specifications for LRFD
Seismic Bridge Design, 2nd Edition, 2011.
Bridge load rating has been added for AASHTO The Manual for Bridge Evaluation, 2nd Edition,
2011.
Load combinations have been added for bridge design according to the Indian IRC:6-2010 code.
Response spectrum functions have been added for the AASHTO 2012 code.
Automated lateral loading has been added for the IBC 2012 code.
Automated lateral loading has been added for the Italian NTC 2008 code.
Automated lateral loading has been added for Turkish TSC 2007 and TS 498-97 codes.
Steel frame design has been added for AISC 360-10 and AISC 341-10 codes.
Concrete frame design has been added for the ACI 318-11 code.
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CSIBridge Levels & Features


Parametric Bridge Modeling Plus
Plus w/
Rating
Advanced

Advanced w/
Rating

Bridge template modeling for:


Straight or curved bridges


Steel Girder Bridges


Concrete box girder bridges


Cable stayed bridges


Layout line definitions:


Using bearings and stations


Using landXML data files


Deck section templates:


Steel girder


Concrete box girder


Precast I and U girders


T girders


Super-elevations and skews


Spans


Abutments


Bents


Hinges


Bearings


Nonlinear bearings


Cross sectional variations along length


Lane definitions


Post-tensioning:


Quick and easy tendon layout



Additional Drafting and Modeling Plus
Plus w/
Rating
Advanced

Advanced w/
Rating

3D line and area objects


3D solid objects


Database of all standard hot rolled steel,
aluminum, & cold formed sections


Section designer for specialized sections


Interactive database spreadsheet editing


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Analytical Modeling Features Plus
Plus w/
Rating
Advanced

Advanced w/
Rating

Meshing tools


Automatic mesh generator


Automatic edge constraint technology for
mismatched meshes



2D and 3D frame element

Tendon element

Cable element

Catenary cable behavior

Shell element

Coupled spring element


Plane-stress, plane-strain and solid of revolution
(Asolid) elements


Linear link element with stiffness and damping

Automated panel zone element

Nonlinear link elements: gaps, hooks


Nonlinear link elements: plasticity, dampers,
isolators


Frame tension/compression-only behavior

Nonlinear frame hinge element

Nonlinear layered shell element


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Loading Features Plus
Plus w/
Rating
Advanced

Advanced w/
Rating

Parametric loading capabilities tied to bridge
geometry



Moving loads on lanes independent of shells and
solid elements



AASHTO and international vehicle load
definitions


General vehicle and train load definitions

Point, line, trapezoidal, and area loads

Tributary area load distribution to frames

Automatic code-based wind loading

Pattern loading

Open structure wind loading

Automatic code-based seismic loading

Applied displacement loading

Gravity, pressure and thermal loading

Strain loads, deformation loads, target force

Prestress loads


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Analysis Features Plus
Plus w/
Rating
Advanced

Advanced w/
Rating

Fast advanced solver technology with
SAPFireTM analysis engine


Multiple 64-bit solvers for analysis optimization


Generalized joint constraints including:
diaphragms,
plates, rods & beams



Eigen analysis with auto-shifting for ill-
conditioned problems



Ritz analysis for fast predominant mode
evaluation
with missing mass


Multiple response spectrum cases in single run


Modal combination by the CQC, SRSS, GMC or
double
sum methods



Direction combinations by the ABS, SRSS, or
CQC3 methods


Linear dynamic modal time history analysis

Frequency domain analysis

Power spectral density analysis

Linear buckling analysis

Nonlinear buckling analysis

Nonlinear analysis

Tension/Compression-only frame elements

P-delta analysis - both small and large P-delta

Static pushover analysis

Wilson FNA (Fast Nonlinear Analysis) method

Direct integration time history


Line and surface multi-linear springs (P-y
curves)



Material nonlinearity - frame hinges and links

Geometric nonlinearity - large displacement

Creep and shrinkage

Staged construction

Gantt chart scheduler

Target final geometry iterations


Static & dynamic load combos - linear,
envelope,
absolute, SRSS, range


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Design Features Plus
Plus w/
Rating
Advanced

Advanced w/
Rating
Bridge superstructure design:



Composite steel girder (AASHTO LRFD 2007
with
2008 interims)



Precast I and U girder (AASHTO LRFD 2007,
CSA-S6-06)



Concrete box girder (AASHTO LRFD 2007,
CSA-S6-06)


Automated seismic design:


Category A, B, C

Category D



Bridge Rating Capabilities Plus
Plus w/
Rating
Advanced

Advanced w/
Rating

Concrete box girder bridges (AASHTO LRFR
2005)






Precast I and U girder bridges (AASHTO LRFR
2005)






Steel I-Section with Concrete Slab (AASHTO
MBE 2008/2010)






Output and Display Features Plus
Plus w/
Rating
Advanced

Advanced w/
Rating
Deformed and undeformed geometry in 3D

Loading diagrams

Moment, shear and axial force diagrams

Stress contours for area and solid objects

Resultant forces displayed along section cuts

Detailed results with right button click

Virtual work plots

Time history displays of function vs. time

3D Influence surfaces

Force vs. deformation plots


Response spectrum curves from time history
response



Video of animations and time varying results
displays


Capture of graphics to .emf, .jpg, .bmp, .tif

Customized report generation



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CSiBridge System Requirements


Processor:
Minimum: Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon 64
Recommended: Intel Core 2 Duo, AMD Athlon 64 X2, or better
A CPU that has SSE2 support is required
The SAPFire Analytical Engine includes a multi-threaded solver that can take advantage of
multi-core CPUs
Operating System:
Microsoft Windows XP with Service Pack 2 or later, Microsoft Windows Vista, or Microsoft
Windows 7, 32- and 64-bit versions
With a 64 bit operating system, the SAPFire Analytical Engine can utilize more than 4 GB of
RAM, making it possible to more efficiently solve larger problems
Memory:
Minimum: 2 GB for XP O/S, 4 GB for Vista/Windows 7 O/S
Recommended: 4 GB for 32-bit O/S, 8 GB or more for 64-bit O/S
The problem size that can be solved & the solution speed increases considerably with more RAM
Vista/Windows 7 requires more RAM than XP for the operating system itself
Disk Space:
6 GB to install the program.
Recommended: 500GB or larger Hard Disk Drive (7200 rpm SATA)
Additional space required for running and storing model files and analysis results, dependent
upon the size of the models
Video Card:
Minimum: Supporting 1024 by 768 resolution and 16 bits colors for standard (GDI+) graphics
mode
Recommended: Discrete video card with NVIDIA GPU or equivalent and dedicated graphics RAM
(512 Mb or larger) for DirectX graphics mode. The card must be DirectX 9.0c compatible (DirectX
SDK Aug 2009 - Build 9.27.1734.0).
DirectX graphics mode fully utilizes the hardware acceleration provided by a GPU and dedicated
graphics RAM.
For better graphics quality in terms of anti-aliasing and line thickness, the device raster drawing
capabilities should support legacy depth bias.





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