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Example: Bridge

Example: Bridge. Bridge. Introduction. S tatic and eigenfrequency analys e s are conducted for a bridge. The bridge is model ed using 3D beams and shells elements available in the Structural Mechanics Module. Brid g e – Problem Definition. Geometry. The bridge is 40 m long and 5 m wide.

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Example: Bridge

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  1. Example:Bridge

  2. Bridge Introduction • Static and eigenfrequency analyses are conducted for a bridge. • The bridge is modeled using 3D beams and shells elements available in the Structural Mechanics Module.

  3. Bridge – Problem Definition Geometry • The bridge is 40 m long and 5 m wide. • The bridge geometry is composed of surfaces representing the roadway and edges representing the bridge frame structure. • The bridge structure is inspired by the common Pratt truss bridge • A Pratt truss is identified by its diagonal members which, except for the very end ones, all slant down and in toward the center of the span

  4. Bridge – Problem Definition Boundary Conditions • Displacement constraints in x, y, and z are assigned to the leftmost and rightmost edges (red arrows). • Gravity load on both the frame and the roadway (blue arrows). • An additional load representing a truck is applied at the bridge center (blue, denser arrows).

  5. The concrete roadway is modeled using the shell application mode in the Structural Mechanics Module. The steel frame structure is modeled using the 3D beams with cross sectional data for a HEA100 beam (a H-beam). Bridge – Problem Definition Domain Settings

  6. Bridge – Problem Definition Domain Equations - Static Discretized static problem where K is the stiffness matrix N is the constraint matrix L is the Lagrange multiplier U is the solution vector L is the load matrix M is the constraint residual

  7. Bridge – Problem Definition Domain Equations - Eigenfrequency Discretized eigenfrequency problem where D is the mass matrix K is the stiffness matrix N is the constraint matrix L is the Lagrange multiplier vector U is the eigenvector lis the eigenvalue

  8. Bridge – Results Roadway deformation and axial forces in the frame structure

  9. Bridge – Results Compression and tension • The upper horizontal members are in compression and the lower in tension. • All the diagonal members are subject to tension forces only while the shorter vertical members handle the compressive forces. This allows for thinner diagonal members resulting in a more economic design. Green: Members in tension Blue: Members in compression

  10. Bridge – Results First Eigenmode First mode shape Eigenfrequency: F1 =1.8 Hz

  11. Bridge – Results Second Eigenmode Second mode shape Eigenfrequency: F1 =2.26 Hz

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