Load Rating Could be Critical

Bridging Your Innovations to Realities

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Previous Webinar

Recap of 1st Webinar

Conventional PT Box Girder Design Process

Consequences of Using Multiple Platform :

Longer time in Project Completion

Different Model files for Different Software for Different Phases
More Manpower
In efficiency in Design, Higher Conservatism

Lesser Projects
in More Time

Lesser Degree of
Competency

Repetition of
Work

Monetary Effects

Conventional PT Box Girder Design Process

Preliminary Design

Static, Moving Load Analysis

Seismic Analysis

1 Software
Detailed Design

Constructability Check

Pier Design (PMM Curve), Foundation, SSI

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What would be the benefits?

Same Model File for different Analysis

Perform Static, Moving and Dynamic Analysis at one platform
Capture SSI for Design requirements
Construction Stage Analysis
Design Check/Constructability Check with AASHTO LRFD12
Higher Degree of Precision, More optimized Design

More Projects
in Lesser Time

Higher Degree
of Competency

No Repetition
of Work

Monetary Effects

Conventional PT Box Girder Design Process

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Overview
1. The bridge geometry is made.

Materials and sections are defined.

Nodes and elements are created.
Boundary conditions are applied.
Static loads are defined and assigned.
Prestressed tendons are applied.
Estimation of time dependent tendon losses as per AASHTO LRFD

2. Live Loads are applied as per AASHTO LRFD.

Two lanes are defined.

Two standard vehicles HL93 and One user defined Permit vehicle is defined.

3. Load rating Data:

Longitudinal and shear reinforcements are applied.

Load rating parameters and rating cases are defined.
Rating design is performed.

4. Rating factors and results extraction

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Load Rating

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Load Rating with midas Civil

Automated Load Rating in Midas Civil

Modeling/Analysis of
Bridge in Midas Civil

Define Permit Vehicle (userdefined & Library)

Define Parameters of Rating

Check Rating Factors

Perform Automated Rating

(AASHTO-LRFR 11)

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Introduction

184

128.5

Bridge Elevation

Bridge Cross-Section

Bridge type: Two span, Post tensioned - 3 Cell Box girder bridge

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Load Rating: Strength

Dead-load
effect
to structural
Dead-load
effect
duedue
to structural
components
attachments
components
andand
attachments

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Load Rating: Strength

Dead-load
effect
duewearing
to
Dead-load
effect
due to
wearing
surface
and utilities
surface
and utilities

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Load Rating: Strength

Temperature Loads
Temperature

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Load Rating: Strength

Secondary efffects
of Tendon
Tendon
effects of
Prestressing Force
Prestressing

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Load Rating: Strength

User Defined
Defined Loads
Loads

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Load Rating: Strength

Adjacent
Vehicle
Load
Adjacent
Vehicle
Load

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Load Rating : Service

DC & DW have max/min,

Temperature has (+,-) and
Primary & Adjacent Vehicles have 12 types of force components (Fx-max, Mz-min).
DC(2) * DW(2) * T(2) * PV(12) = 96 internal rating cases are generated at each
end (I-End or J-End) of an element.

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Load Rating: Service

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Load Rating: Strength

Adjacent Vehicle Load

Vehicles can be defined as per :
AASHTO LRFD
Caltrans
AASHTO Standard
User Defined

1.8 m
wheel spacing

Defined vehicle Type 3S2 as per ODOT

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Load Rating: Strength

Primary vehicle Load

User Defined Permit Vehicle

can be defined

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Load Rating: Strength

Primary vehicle Load

Influence Line for each wheel

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Introduction
Material
Grade C4500 (4500 psi at 28days)
fc' = 3250 psi

Concrete
Type

A572-50

Anchor Set

3/8 "

Friction Curvature

0.2

Friction Wobble

0.0

Tendon

Reinforcement

Grade60

Load
Dead Load

Self Weight + SIDL

Live Load

HL93-TRK, HL93TDM
& Permit Load

Prestress

Pjack = 189 ksi

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Reinforcement data
45'

37'

Rebars

Edge of Deck

Left
Right

Bent 1 (Sup1)

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Pouya Banibayat, PhD

Structural Engineer
MIDASoft, Inc.
pb@midasuser.com
646-852-9289