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Code check, load rating, and the other reports generate member-wise and station-wise design results.


Follow the next steps to create steel I girder code check reports for different girders at different stations.


Follow the next steps to create steel I girder code check (AASHTO).

1

Go to Superstructure Code Checks/Steel I Girder Code Check (AASHTO).

2

Under General column, select Girder as G4 (exterior girder).

3

Specify Station as 260 ft. (around 2nd span mid).

4

Name the row G4Span.

5

Enter Panel Type as InteriorPanel (Panel Type serves for web panel classification).

6

Select Code Check Template as SuperstrCCT.

7

Go to 2nd row (It’s for constructability checks for girder G1 at station 240 ft).

8

Name the 2nd row G1SpanConst.

9

Select Girder column G1.

10

Enter Station as 240 ft.

11

Enter Panel Type as InteriorPanel.

12

Select Code Check Template as SuperstrConstCCT.

13

Go to 3rd row (It’s for serviceability (Strength, Service and Fatigue) checks for girder G2 at station 160 ft (at pier)).

14

Name the 3rd row G2Support.

15

Select Girder column G2.

16

Enter Station as 160 ft.

17

Enter Panel Type as EndPanel.

18

Select Code Check Template as SuperstrCCT.

19

Switch to Reinforcement input column.

20

Select Input Data Preference as Lumped in 1st row.

21

For Deck Rebar Material column, click A615_60, if not defined click Import.

22

From Database drop-down menu, select Steel Material Database.

23

From Category drop-down menu, select Reinforcing Steel.

24

From Asset drop-down menu, select A615_60 and click Import.

25

Drag down the imported material to the 2nd and 3rd rows.

26

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).

27

Switch to Stiffener input tab.

28

Select all Has Long. Stiffener column cells at once. Set its value to NO.

29

Select all Has Trans. Stiffener column cells at once. Set its value to YES.

30

Go to Stiffener Spacing Computation column.

31

For the code checks at span region, keep the value Use Cross Frame Spacing as default.

32

For the code check at support region, click three-dots icon, and select User Input.

33

See Transverse Stiffener Spacing column turned from N/A to a numeric value. For this example, keep it value 82 in as default.

34

Longitudinal stiffener = No for this example.

(Long. Stiff-comp. flange:= distance btw longitudinal stiffener and compression flange (in).)

Steel I girder code check (AASHTO) is completed.


Follow the next steps to create bolted field splice code check (AASHTO).

1

Go to Superstructure Code Checks/Bolted Field Splice Code Check (AASHTO).

2

Under General column, click on three-dots icon of Splice cell and select Splice1.

3

Name the 1st row as SpliceCC.

4

Click on three-dots icon of Code Check Template cell and set SpliceCCT.

5

Switch to Girder Parameters column.

6

Select Panel type as InteriorPanel.

7

Switch to Stiffener column. Inputs are identical with the ones in Steel I Girder Code Check (AASHTO).

Bolted field splice code check (AASHTO) is completed.


Follow the next steps to create cross frame code check (AASHTO).

1

Go to Superstructure Code Checks/Cross Frame Code Check (AASHTO).

2

Under Cross Frame column, click on three-dots icon select one X-type and one K-type cross frame.

3

Select “CFKT28” and “CFX3” from drop-down.

4

Name the rows as CFKTypeCC and CFXType, respectively.

5

Select 1st and 2nd row together and click on three-dots icon under Code Check Template column.

6

Set Code Check Template to CFrameCCT.

 

Cross frame code check (AASHTO) is completed.


Follow the next steps to create shear stud code check (AASHTO).

1

Go to Superstructure Code Checks/Shear Stud Code Check (AASHTO).

2

Under General column, select Girder and Set to G4.

3

Name the rows as CFKTypeCC and CFXType, respectively.

4

Select 1st and 2nd row together and click on three-dots icon under Code Check Template column.

5

Switch to Station Info.

6

Keep Check every nth station as 10 ft.

7

Click on three-dots icon of first cell under Mmax positive (LL+IM) stations and select Edit.

8

Set Mmax positive (LL+IM) stations.

Shear stud code check (AASHTO) is completed.


Follow the next steps to create pier cap code check.

1

Go to Substructure Code Checks/Pier Cap Code Check.

2

Set PierCapCCT to Code Check Template.

3

Name the 1st row PierCapCC.

4

To set “Section”, click on three-dots icon and Select.

5

From drop-down menu, select pier cap section.

6

Input reinforcement data as:

Pier cap code check is completed.


Follow the next steps to create pier column code check.

1

Go to Substructure Code Checks/Pier Column Code Check.

2

Set PierColCCT to Template.

3

Under Pier and Sections column, click on three-dots icon and select Edit.

4

In the opened edit window, click on three-dots icon of 1st row of Section column and Select.

5

Select PierColumnRec.

6

Pick Pier, or select from the drop-down menu of 1st row of 1st column.

7

Pick PierColumn5.

8

Set the Transverse Reinforcement Type as Tie.

Pier column code check is completed.


Follow the next steps to create pier footing code check.

1

Go to Substructure Code Checks/Pier Footing Code Check.

2

Under Pier Footing Template, set PierFootCCT.

3

Select Pile Cap and set Footing1.

4

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.

5

Name the 1st row PierFootCC.

6

Switch to Main Reinforcements column

7
 Warning Definition

8

Set A615_60 to Reinforcement Material.

9

From three-dots icon  of 1st row under Longitudinal Direction Reinforcements, click to Edit.

10

From three dot of 1st row under Rebar Profile, click ASTMA615No8, if it is not defined click Import.

11

From the Asset drop-down, select ASTMA615No8.

12

Click Import.

13

Enter Spacing of Reinforcements and Distance to Extreme Fiber.

14

Go to the 2nd row.

15

To define rebar info for the top, under Top or Bottom parameter, select Top.

16

Drag down 3rd and 4th column data of 1st row.

17

Click back icon to go back.

18

From three-dots icon of 1st row under Transverse Direction Reinforcements, click to Edit.

19

Set ASTMA615No8 to Rebar Profile.

20

Enter Spacing of Reinforcements and Distance to Extreme Fiber.

21

Go to 2nd row.

22

To define rebar info for the top, under Top or Bottom parameter, select Top.

23

Drag down 3rd and 4th column data of 1st row

24

Switch to Shear Reinforcements column.

25

In this example, input data kept as default.

Pier footing code check is completed.


Follow the next steps to create pile capacity check.

1

Go to Substructure Code Checks/Pile Capacity Check.

2

Set PileCapacityCCT to Template.

3

Select Pile Cap and set Footing1.

4

Enter the name as PileCapacityCC.


Follow the below steps to copy and paste all inputs from our data set.

1

Go to Steel I Girder Code Check (AASHTO) under Superstructure Code Checks on the tree view.

2

Copy General, Reinforcement, and Stiffener from model inputs and paste into OpenBrIM.

3

Go to Bolted Field Splice Code Check (AASHTO) under Superstructure Code Checks on the tree view.

4

Copy General, Girder Parameters, and Stiffener from model inputs and paste into OpenBrIM.

5

Go to Cross Frame Code Check (AASHTO) under Superstructure Code Checks on the tree view.

6

Copy General from model inputs and paste into OpenBrIM.

7

Go to Shear Stud Code Check (AASHTO) under Superstructure Code Checks on the tree view.

8

Copy General, and Station Info from model inputs and paste into OpenBrIM.

9

Go to Pier Cap Code Check under Superstructure Code Checks on the tree view.

10

Copy Inputs from model inputs and paste into OpenBrIM.

11

Go to Pier Column Code Check under Superstructure Code Checks on the tree view.

12

Copy Inputs from model inputs and paste into OpenBrIM.

13

Go to Pier Footing Code Check under Superstructure Code Checks on the tree view.

14

Copy Inputs, Flexural Reinforcements, and Shear Reinforcements from model inputs and paste into OpenBrIM.

15

Go to Pile Capacity Check under Superstructure Code Checks on the tree view.

16

Copy Params from model inputs and paste into OpenBrIM.


Follow the next steps to create load rating reports.

1

Go to Load Rating/Steel I Girder Load Rating.

2

Under General column, name 1st column LoadRatReport.

3

Set G4 to Girder.

4

Enter Station input.

5

Set SIGLRT1 to LRTemplate.

6

Switch to Reinforcement column.

7

Enter rebar input data or keep the default values.

8

Switch to Cover Plates.

9

Enter cover plate input data or keep the default values.

10

Switch to Section Losses.

11

Enter section loss input data or keep the default values.

12

Switch to Stiffener.

13

Specify stiffener input data.

Load rating report is completed.


Follow the next steps to create load rating reports.

1

Go to Reports/Steel I Girder Analysis Summary Table.

2

Name the 1st cell as GirderSummary.

3

Pick Girders and click DONE.

4

Set SuperstructureLCT to Factored Results.

5

Use Ignored Insertion Points as default.


Follow the below steps to copy and paste all inputs from our data set.

1

Go to Steel I Girder Load Rating under Load Rating on the tree view.

2

Copy General, Reinforcement, Cover Plates, Section Losses and Stiffener from model inputs and paste into OpenBrIM.

3

Go to Steel I Girder Analysis Summary Table under Reports on the tree view.

4

Copy Inputs from model inputs and paste into OpenBrIM.


 Quick Tip: Copy inputs to OpenBrIM

Copy the desired data with the automatic copy button in the upper left corner.

Click on the first cell in and use the Ctrl+V shortcut to paste.

If icon won’t appear, collapse page tree menu by clicking on arrow or using shortcut “[”.

While pasting large data, it would be handy to turn of Auto-refresh .

Steel I Girder Code Check (AASHTO)

General

G4Span	G4	260	SuperstrCCT	InteriorPanel
G1SpanConst	G1	240	SuperstrConstCCT	InteriorPanel
G2Support	G2	160	SuperstrCCT	EndPanel

Reinforcement

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

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

Bolted Field Splice Code Check (AASHTO)

General

Splice1CC	Splice1	SpliceCCT

Girder Parameters

Splice1CC	InteriorPanel

Stiffener

Splice1CC	NO	YES	YES	120	120	0

Cross Frame Code Check (AASHTO)

General

CFKType	CFKT28	CFrameCCT
CFXType	CFX3	CFrameCCT

Shear Stud Code Check (AASHTO)

General

SStudCC	G4	SStudCCT

Station Info

SStudCC	30	[73,265,457]

Pier Cap Code Check

Inputs

PCCC1	PierCapCCT	PierCap1	PierCapRec_Mid	0.6	6	2	0.4167

Pier Column Code Check

Inputs

PierRectangularCC	PierColCCT	[[PierColumn5, PierColumnRec, 0, 0.75, 6, 6]]	0.003	0.75	0.005	0.9	Tie

Pier Footing Code Check

Inputs

PierFootCC	PierFootCCT	Footing1	10	20

Flexural Reinforcements

PierFootCC	A615_60	[[1, ASTMA615No8, 10, 4],[0, ASTMA615No8, 10, 4]]	[[1, ASTMA615No8, 10, 4],[0, ASTMA615No8, 10, 4]]

Shear Reinforcements

PierFootCC	0.75	0.75	6	6	2	2

Pile Capacity Code Check

Params

PileCapacityCC	PileCapacityCCT	Footing1

Steel I girder Load Rating

General

LoadRatReport	G4	240	InteriorPanel	SIGLRT1

Reinforcement

LoadRatReport	5	5	1	0.75	0	0	2	3	1

Cover Plates

LoadRatReport	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Section Losses

LoadRatReport	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Stiffener

LoadRatReport	NO	YES	82	0

Steel I Girder Analysis Summary Table

Inputs

GirderSummary	[G1,G2,G3,G4]	SuperstructureLCT	[]
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