Code check, load rating, and the other reports generate member-wise and station-wise design results.
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Follow the next steps to create steel I girder code check reports for different girders at different stations. |
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Follow the next steps to create steel I girder code check (AASHTO). |
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Go to Superstructure Code Checks/Steel I Girder Code Check (AASHTO).
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Under General column, select Girder as G4 (exterior girder).
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Specify Station as 260 ft. (around 2nd span mid).
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Name the row G4Span.
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Enter Panel Type as InteriorPanel (Panel Type serves for web panel classification).
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Select Code Check Template as SuperstrCCT.
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Go to 2nd row (It’s for constructability checks for girder G1 at station 240 ft).
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Name the 2nd row G1SpanConst.
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Select Girder column G1.
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Enter Station as 240 ft.
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Enter Panel Type as InteriorPanel.
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Select Code Check Template as SuperstrConstCCT.
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Go to 3rd row (It’s for serviceability (Strength, Service and Fatigue) checks for girder G2 at station 160 ft (at pier)).
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Name the 3rd row G2Support.
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Select Girder column G2.
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Enter Station as 160 ft.
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Enter Panel Type as EndPanel.
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Select Code Check Template as SuperstrCCT.
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Switch to Reinforcement input column.
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Select Input Data Preference as Lumped in 1st row.
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For Deck Rebar Material column, click A615_60, if not defined click Import.
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From Database drop-down menu, select Steel Material Database.
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From Category drop-down menu, select Reinforcing Steel.
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From Asset drop-down menu, select A615_60 and click Import.
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Drag down the imported material to the 2nd and 3rd rows.
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Enter reinforcement area values specified in the corresponding cells. (Note that based on the input data preference, inputs not applicable automatically turns into N/A).
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Switch to Stiffener input tab.
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Select all Has Long. Stiffener column cells at once. Set its value to NO.
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Select all Has Trans. Stiffener column cells at once. Set its value to YES.
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Go to Stiffener Spacing Computation column.
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For the code checks at span region, keep the value Use Cross Frame Spacing as default.
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For the code check at support region, click three-dots icon, and select User Input.
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See Transverse Stiffener Spacing column turned from N/A to a numeric value. For this example, keep it value 82 in as default.
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Longitudinal stiffener = No for this example.
(Long. Stiff-comp. flange:= distance btw longitudinal stiffener and compression flange (in).)
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Steel I girder code check (AASHTO) is completed. |
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Follow the next steps to create bolted field splice code check (AASHTO). |
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Go to Superstructure Code Checks/Bolted Field Splice Code Check (AASHTO).
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Under General column, click on three-dots icon of Splice cell and select Splice1.
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Name the 1st row as SpliceCC.
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Click on three-dots icon of Code Check Template cell and set SpliceCCT.
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Switch to Girder Parameters column.
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Select Panel type as InteriorPanel.
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Switch to Stiffener column. Inputs are identical with the ones in Steel I Girder Code Check (AASHTO).
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Bolted field splice code check (AASHTO) is completed. |
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Follow the next steps to create cross frame code check (AASHTO). |
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Go to Superstructure Code Checks/Cross Frame Code Check (AASHTO).
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Under Cross Frame column, click on three-dots icon select one X-type and one K-type cross frame.
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Select “CFKT28” and “CFX3” from drop-down.
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Name the rows as CFKTypeCC and CFXType, respectively.
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Select 1st and 2nd row together and click on three-dots icon under Code Check Template column.
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Set Code Check Template to CFrameCCT.
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Cross frame code check (AASHTO) is completed. |
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Follow the next steps to create shear stud code check (AASHTO). |
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Go to Superstructure Code Checks/Shear Stud Code Check (AASHTO).
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Under General column, select Girder and Set to G4.
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Name the rows as CFKTypeCC and CFXType, respectively.
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Select 1st and 2nd row together and click on three-dots icon under Code Check Template column.
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Switch to Station Info.
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Keep Check every nth station as 10 ft.
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Click on three-dots icon of first cell under Mmax positive (LL+IM) stations and select Edit.
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Set Mmax positive (LL+IM) stations.
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Shear stud code check (AASHTO) is completed. |
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Follow the next steps to create pier cap code check. |
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Go to Substructure Code Checks/Pier Cap Code Check.
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Set PierCapCCT to Code Check Template.
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Name the 1st row PierCapCC.
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To set “Section”, click on three-dots icon and Select.
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From drop-down menu, select pier cap section.
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Input reinforcement data as:
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Pier cap code check is completed. |
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Follow the next steps to create pier column code check. |
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Go to Substructure Code Checks/Pier Column Code Check.
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Set PierColCCT to Template.
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Under Pier and Sections column, click on three-dots icon and select Edit.
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In the opened edit window, click on three-dots icon of 1st row of Section column and Select.
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Select PierColumnRec.
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Pick Pier, or select from the drop-down menu of 1st row of 1st column.
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Pick PierColumn5.
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Set the Transverse Reinforcement Type as Tie.
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Pier column code check is completed. |
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Follow the next steps to create pier footing code check. |
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Go to Substructure Code Checks/Pier Footing Code Check.
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Under Pier Footing Template, set PierFootCCT.
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Select Pile Cap and set Footing1.
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Specify code check stations in longitudinal and transverse directions by Distance in X-dir from centroid and Distance in Y-dir from centroid parameters as 10 and 20, respectively.
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Name the 1st row PierFootCC.
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Switch to Main Reinforcements column
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Set A615_60 to Reinforcement Material.
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From three-dots icon of 1st row under Longitudinal Direction Reinforcements, click to Edit.
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From three dot of 1st row under Rebar Profile, click ASTMA615No8, if it is not defined click Import.
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From the Asset drop-down, select ASTMA615No8.
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Click Import.
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Enter Spacing of Reinforcements and Distance to Extreme Fiber.
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Go to the 2nd row.
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To define rebar info for the top, under Top or Bottom parameter, select Top.
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Drag down 3rd and 4th column data of 1st row.
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Click back icon to go back.
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From three-dots icon of 1st row under Transverse Direction Reinforcements, click to Edit.
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Set ASTMA615No8 to Rebar Profile.
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Enter Spacing of Reinforcements and Distance to Extreme Fiber.
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Go to 2nd row.
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To define rebar info for the top, under Top or Bottom parameter, select Top.
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Drag down 3rd and 4th column data of 1st row
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Switch to Shear Reinforcements column.
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In this example, input data kept as default.
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Pier footing code check is completed. |
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Follow the next steps to create pile capacity check. |
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Go to Substructure Code Checks/Pile Capacity Check.
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Set PileCapacityCCT to Template.
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Select Pile Cap and set Footing1.
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Enter the name as PileCapacityCC.
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Go to Steel I Girder Code Check (AASHTO) under Superstructure Code Checks on the tree view.
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Copy General, Reinforcement, and Stiffener from model inputs and paste into OpenBrIM.
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Go to Bolted Field Splice Code Check (AASHTO) under Superstructure Code Checks on the tree view.
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Copy General, Girder Parameters, and Stiffener from model inputs and paste into OpenBrIM.
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Go to Cross Frame Code Check (AASHTO) under Superstructure Code Checks on the tree view.
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Copy General from model inputs and paste into OpenBrIM.
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Go to Shear Stud Code Check (AASHTO) under Superstructure Code Checks on the tree view.
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Copy General, and Station Info from model inputs and paste into OpenBrIM.
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Go to Pier Cap Code Check under Superstructure Code Checks on the tree view.
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Copy Inputs from model inputs and paste into OpenBrIM.
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Go to Pier Column Code Check under Superstructure Code Checks on the tree view.
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Copy Inputs from model inputs and paste into OpenBrIM.
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Go to Pier Footing Code Check under Superstructure Code Checks on the tree view.
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Copy Inputs, Flexural Reinforcements, and Shear Reinforcements from model inputs and paste into OpenBrIM.
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Go to Pile Capacity Check under Superstructure Code Checks on the tree view.
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Copy Params from model inputs and paste into OpenBrIM.
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Follow the next steps to create load rating reports. |
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Go to Load Rating/Steel I Girder Load Rating.
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Under General column, name 1st column LoadRatReport.
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Set G4 to Girder.
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Enter Station input.
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Set SIGLRT1 to LRTemplate.
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Switch to Reinforcement column.
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Enter rebar input data or keep the default values.
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Switch to Cover Plates.
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Enter cover plate input data or keep the default values.
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Switch to Section Losses.
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Enter section loss input data or keep the default values.
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Switch to Stiffener.
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Specify stiffener input data.
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Load rating report is completed. |
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Follow the next steps to create load rating reports. |
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Go to Reports/Steel I Girder Analysis Summary Table.
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Name the 1st cell as GirderSummary.
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Pick Girders and click DONE.
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Set SuperstructureLCT to Factored Results.
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Use Ignored Insertion Points as default.
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Go to Steel I Girder Load Rating under Load Rating on the tree view.
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Copy General, Reinforcement, Cover Plates, Section Losses and Stiffener from model inputs and paste into OpenBrIM.
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Go to Steel I Girder Analysis Summary Table under Reports on the tree view.
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Copy Inputs from model inputs and paste into OpenBrIM.
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Steel I Girder Code Check (AASHTO)
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General
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G4Span G4 260 SuperstrCCT InteriorPanel
G1SpanConst G1 240 SuperstrConstCCT InteriorPanel
G2Support G2 160 SuperstrCCT EndPanel |
Reinforcement
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G4Span Lumped A615_60 7.893 3 3.947 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
G1SpanConst Lumped A615_60 7.893 3 3.947 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
G2Support Lumped A615_60 7.893 3 3.947 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 |
Stiffener
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G4Span NO YES Use Cross Frame Spacing 82 5
G1SpanConst NO YES Use Cross Frame Spacing 82 5
G2Support NO YES User Input 82 5 |
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Bolted Field Splice Code Check (AASHTO)
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General
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Splice1CC Splice1 SpliceCCT |
Girder Parameters
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Splice1CC InteriorPanel |
Stiffener
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Splice1CC NO YES YES 120 120 0 |
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Cross Frame Code Check (AASHTO)
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General
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CFKType CFKT28 CFrameCCT
CFXType CFX3 CFrameCCT |
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Shear Stud Code Check (AASHTO)
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General
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SStudCC G4 SStudCCT |
Station Info
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SStudCC 30 [73,265,457] |
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Pier Cap Code Check
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Inputs
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PCCC1 PierCapCCT PierCap1 PierCapRec_Mid 0.6 6 2 0.4167 |
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Pier Column Code Check
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Inputs
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PierRectangularCC PierColCCT [[PierColumn5, PierColumnRec, 0, 0.75, 6, 6]] 0.003 0.75 0.005 0.9 Tie |
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Pier Footing Code Check
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Inputs
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PierFootCC PierFootCCT Footing1 10 20 |
Flexural Reinforcements
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PierFootCC A615_60 [[1, ASTMA615No8, 10, 4],[0, ASTMA615No8, 10, 4]] [[1, ASTMA615No8, 10, 4],[0, ASTMA615No8, 10, 4]] |
Shear Reinforcements
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PierFootCC 0.75 0.75 6 6 2 2 |
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Pile Capacity Code Check
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Params
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PileCapacityCC PileCapacityCCT Footing1 |
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Steel I girder Load Rating
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General
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LoadRatReport G4 240 InteriorPanel SIGLRT1 |
Reinforcement
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LoadRatReport 5 5 1 0.75 0 0 2 3 1 |
Cover Plates
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LoadRatReport 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
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Section Losses
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LoadRatReport 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
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Stiffener
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LoadRatReport NO YES 82 0 |
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Steel I Girder Analysis Summary Table
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After clicking on ‘Superstructure Code Checks> Shear Stud Code Check (AASHTO)' in the navigation treeview, follow the steps to define the Shear Stud Code Check. You can use the collapsed documentation page below for more information on the explanations of each parameter. |
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| Shear Stud Code Check (AASHTO) [SIG] |
| 1 | 🖱️ Go to General tab. Click the three-dots icon on the Girder cell, and then set G1. |
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| 2 | As a result of these operations, an issue will appear on the OpenBrIM screen. This does not necessarily mean that any operation was done incorrectly. The issue will be resolved when the code check template is define in the next step. |  | ||||||||||
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| 4 | 🖱️ Click the three-dots icon on the Code Check Template cell, and then set SStudCCT. |
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| 5 | 🖱️Enter the Check Every Nth Station as 30. |
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| 6 | 🖱️ Click three-dots icon on Res. Case to Find Pos. Neg. Flexure Zone cell and select a Result Extraction Case as DC1. |    | ||||||||||
| 7 | 🖱️ Set name as SStudCC. |
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| 8 | 🖱️Keep the parameters in the Reinforcement tab as default. |
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| 9 | Proceed to the next step to verify the model. | |||||||||||
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The completed shear stud code check is illustrated below. Please verify that you have the same model on your end by examining each view provided here. For more information on how to perform visual checks, refer to the quick tips. |
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To view the entire procedure explained on this page, please watch the recorded Video below. |
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