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    This document provides tips for using the RISA software to design steel bridges. It outlines the steps to: 1) set units and define materials, 2) define sections and add shapes, 3) set up the drawing grid, 4) layout bridge members, 5) define load cases and combinations, 6) specify distributed loads, 7) set boundary conditions, 8) analyze the model, 9) check the model output, 10) check the design results, and 11) modify the design as needed. The goal is to produce a design with unity checks close to 1.0 and to iteratively modify the design based on the analysis results.

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    This document provides tips for using the RISA software to design steel bridges. It outlines the steps to: 1) set units and define materials, 2) define sections and add shapes, 3) set up the drawing grid, 4) layout bridge members, 5) define load cases and combinations, 6) specify distributed loads, 7) set boundary conditions, 8) analyze the model, 9) check the model output, 10) check the design results, and 11) modify the design as needed. The goal is to produce a design with unity checks close to 1.0 and to iteratively modify the design based on the analysis results.

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    This document provides tips for using the RISA software to design steel bridges. It outlines the steps to: 1) set units and define materials, 2) define sections and add shapes, 3) set up the drawing grid, 4) layout bridge members, 5) define load cases and combinations, 6) specify distributed loads, 7) set boundary conditions, 8) analyze the model, 9) check the model output, 10) check the design results, and 11) modify the design as needed. The goal is to produce a design with unity checks close to 1.0 and to iteratively modify the design based on the analysis results.

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    Arm A Dura Puente

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    This document provides tips for using the RISA software to design steel bridges. It outlines the steps to: 1) set units and define materials, 2) define sections and add shapes, 3) set up the drawing grid, 4) layout bridge members, 5) define load cases and combinations, 6) specify distributed loads, 7) set boundary conditions, 8) analyze the model, 9) check the model output, 10) check the design results, and 11) modify the design as needed. The goal is to produce a design with unity checks close to 1.0 and to iteratively modify the design based on the analysis results.

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    Contents
    1.

    Set units.................................................................................................................................. 2

    2.

    Define materials .................................................................................................................... 2

    3.

    Define Sections & Add Shapes ............................................................................................. 3

    4.

    Set up your drawing grid ..................................................................................................... 3

    5.

    Layout your bridge members .............................................................................................. 4

    6.

    Define your Basic Load Cases and Load Combinations ................................................... 4

    7.

    Specify the distributed loads ................................................................................................ 5

    8.

    Set the Boundary Conditions ............................................................................................... 5

    9.

    Analyze your model .............................................................................................................. 6

    10. Check your model ................................................................................................................. 7


    11. Check your design ................................................................................................................. 7
    12. Modify you design ................................................................................................................. 8

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    1. Setunits
    appropriateforoursteelbridgedesign.

    Changethedefaultunitstolbsandinchesfor:
    Lengths
    Forces
    LinearForces
    WeightDensities

    2. Definematerials
    byselectingMaterialsfromtheDataEntrymenu.Clickhereifthismenuisnotvisible.

    Putthecurseronthelastline,hitenter,andenterinformationsimilartotheabove

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    3. DefineSections&AddShapes
    ifnecessarybyselectingSectionSets,thentypingalabel(e.g.topchord),thenselectinga
    Shape

    Whenyouselectashape,theShapeSelectionmenuwillopen
    fromwhichyouselectpipe,thenAddifthe4130shapeyouwantisnotavailable.

    AddtheshapebytypingaShapeName(e.g.4130_1.5x0.065),entertheDiameterandWall
    ThicknessandselectCalcProps

    4. Setupyourdrawinggrid
    byselectingModifyDrawingGridandtypinginthenumberandspacingfortheXandYaxis

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    5. Layoutyourbridgemembers
    byselectingDrawNewMembers

    SelectHotRolledandAssignaSectionSetandselectasectionsetfromthelist,selectApply
    anddrawyourmember(s).Repeattodrawothertypesofmembers(e.g.bottomchord,verticals,
    diagonals,etc).

    6. DefineyourBasicLoadCasesandLoadCombinations
    byselectingBLCandLC

    TypedescriptionsforyourBasicLoadCasesandspecifyyourtwoloadcombinationsasshown.

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    7. Specifythedistributedloads
    byselectingDistributedLoads

    Important:BesuretoselecttheappropriateBasicLoadCase

    8. SettheBoundaryConditions
    byselectingBoundaryConditions

    8.1Sincewearemodelinga2Dtrussusinga3D
    program,wefirstconstrainalljointstodisplaceintheXY
    plane.DothisbysettingthefollowingtoFixedand
    selectingUse:
    ZTranslation
    XRotation
    YRotation

    thenselectApplyEntriestoAllSelectedJoints
    andselectApply

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    8.2Next,setthesupportboundary
    conditions.Forthepinnedsupport:
    settheXTranslationtoReactionand
    selectUse
    settheYTranslationtoReactionand
    selectUse
    selectApplyEntriesbyClickingJoints
    andselectApply
    selectthejoint

    Repeatfortherollersupport.

    9. Analyzeyourmodel
    byselectingLC,selectingtheappropriateLoadCombination,andselectingSolveCurrent

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    10. Checkyourmodel
    bydisplayingthedeflectedshape
    Selectplotoptions,LoadCombination,IncludeUndeflectedShapeand(optional)Animate

    11. Checkyourdesign
    11.1byselectingDesignResultsandreviewingtheUCMax(maxunitycheck)(wantcloseto1.0).

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    11.2bydisplayingtheunitychecksonaplotofyourbridge

    SelectPlotOptions
    Members
    ColorCoded
    BendingCheck

    12. Modifyyoudesign
    byreducingsectionsizes(ifUC<<1),increasingsectionsizes(ifUC>>1),orbymodifyingtheshapeof
    yourbridge.

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