Check & Design of a Composite Bridge

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 Geometry
l It is a 3 span composite bridge which should be checked and designed
for the load action described hereafter. The structure is formed by a
steel truss, which supports a 20 cm concrete slab, and 2 structural
concrete piers of different lengths.
32.20 m 32.20 m 32.20 m

30 m 0.80 m 1.90 m 0.80 m

50 m
Concrete Slab = 20 cm

Variable depth: φ100 x 3 mm φ125 x 8 mm

min = 1m
Front view max = 4m φ125 x 6 mm

φ200 x 8 mm
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 Bridge Layout
1 3

Z
X Y
Top, front and Z
Y
lateral views of X

the structure.

2
Z
Y X

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 Meshing, loads and restraints
A 3D model of 1
Self weight
the structure was Z
done, as well as Y
X
the dimensioning Overload
of the
reinforcement Vehicle load

needed for the

piles and for the
slab. The steel
wind load wind load
truss was
checked against
tension,
compression and
bending.

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steel truss
checking due
to tension
effects.

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steel truss
checking due
to
compression
effects.

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steel truss
checking due
to bending
effects.

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 Check & Design
• Concrete piers checking to 3D axial+biaxial bending.
1 ANSYS 5.7.1
OCT 25 2001
11:59:33
PLOT NO. 1
.08765
.19187
.29609
.40031
.504531
.608751
1 .712971
.817191
.921412
1.026

COMPOSITE BRIDGE CHECK

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1 ANSYS 5.7.1
OCT 25 2001
12:09:34
CivilFEM PLOT NO.
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1

automatically .561266
.622531
.683797
calculates the .745063
.806329
reinforcement .867594
.92886
amount with the .990126
1.051
simple click of a
button.

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 Check & Design

Slab
Reinforcement
Design.

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