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midas FEA Training Series LS-11.

Analysis of a Steel Box Bridge

LS-11. Analysis of a Steel Box Bridge Overview


3-D Linear Static Analysis
Model
- Unit : N, cm
- Isotropic Elastic Material
- Plate Element
Load & Boundary Condition
- Body Force
- Pressure
- Constraint

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midas FEA Training Series LS-11. Analysis of a Steel Box Bridge

Step 1. 1. Analysis > Analysis Control - Control tab


2. Analysis Type : 3D
3. Click Button (Unit System)
2 4. Length : cm
5. Click [OK] Button
6. Click [OK] Button
7. Geometry > Work Plane > Move
3 8. Select XZ Plane
8 9. Click [OK] Button

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Analysis Control Dialog is automatically activated at startup.

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midas FEA Training Series LS-11. Analysis of a Steel Box Bridge

Step 2.
1. Geometry > Curve > Create on WP > Rectangle (Wire)
2. Location : (20), <60, -60>
3. Click [Cancel] Button
4. Geometry > Curve > Create on WP > Line
5. Location : (0), <200>
6. Location : (35), <0, -10>
7. Location : (20, -15), <10>
8. Click [Cancel] Button
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9. Click Normal View

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() : ABS x, y , <> : REL dx, dy 2


(20) same as (20, 0)
Esc as shortcut for Cancel.

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midas FEA Training Series LS-11. Analysis of a Steel Box Bridge

Step 3. 1. Geometry > Transform > Translate - Direction & Distance tab
2. Select Edge marked by O (See Figure)
3. Direction : X-Axis
1 4. Check on Uniform Copy
5. Distance : 15 , Number of Times : 2
6. Click [Apply] Button
7. Select Edge marked by (See Figure)
8. Direction : Z-Axis

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9. Distance : -15 , Number of Times : 2
10. Click [Apply] Button
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6, 10

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midas FEA Training Series LS-11. Analysis of a Steel Box Bridge

Step 4. 1. Select Edges marked by O (See Figure)


2. Direction : Z-Axis
3. Distance : -50 , Number of Times : 1
4. Click [Apply] Button
5. Select Edges marked by (See Figure)
6. Direction : X-Axis
7. Distance : 50 , Number of Times : 1
8. Click [Apply] Button
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midas FEA Training Series LS-11. Analysis of a Steel Box Bridge

Step 5.
1. Select 13 Edges (See Figure)
2. Direction : X-Axis
3. Distance : 100 , Number of Times : 1
1 4. Click [OK] Button

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midas FEA Training Series LS-11. Analysis of a Steel Box Bridge

1. Geometry > Curve > Intersect


Step 6. 2. Select Displayed
3. Click [Apply] Button
4. Click [Cancel] Button
5. Geometry > Work Plane > Move
3 4 6. Click [Reset to GCS] Button
7. Click [Cancel] Button

Ctrl+A as shortcut for Select Displayed All.


Enter as shortcut for Apply

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midas FEA Training Series LS-11. Analysis of a Steel Box Bridge

Step 7.
1. Geometry > Curve > Create WP > B-Spline
2. Location : (0), <0, 500>, <200, 500>
3. Click Right Mouse Button on the Work Window

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4. Click [Cancel] Button

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midas FEA Training Series LS-11. Analysis of a Steel Box Bridge

Step 8. 1. Mesh > Size Control > Along Edge


2. Select 59 Edges (See Figure)
3. Seeding Method - Interval Length : 5
2 4. Click [OK] Button

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midas FEA Training Series LS-11. Analysis of a Steel Box Bridge

1. Mesh > Protrude Mesh > Sweep


Step 9. 2. Select Edge->2D Tab

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3. Select 59 Edges (See Figure)
4. Mesh Size - Element Size : 50 , Scale Factor : 1
3 5. Select Guide Curve marked by O (See Figure)
6. Property (1)
4 7. Mesh Set : Box
8. Click [OK] Button

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midas FEA Training Series LS-11. Analysis of a Steel Box Bridge

1. Analysis > Property


Step 10. 7
2. Create 2D
3. Select Plate tab

2 4. ID : 1 , Name : Box
5. T or T1 : 2 cm
15 6. Click Button (Material)
7. Click [Create] Button
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8. Select Isotropic tab
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9. ID : 1 , Name : Mat
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10. Elastic Modulus : 2e7 N/cm2
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11. Poissons Ratio : 0.3
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4 12. Weight Density : 7.698e-2 N/cm3
13. Model Type : Elastic
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5 14. Click [OK] Button
15. Click [Close] Button
16. Select 1: Mat for Material
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17. Click [OK] Button
18. Click [Close] Button

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midas FEA Training Series LS-11. Analysis of a Steel Box Bridge

Step 11.
1. Analysis > BC > Constraint
2. BC Set : BC
2 3. Click Right View
4. Select 104 Nodes (See Figure)
4 3 5. Click [Fixed] Button
6. Click [OK] Button

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midas FEA Training Series LS-11. Analysis of a Steel Box Bridge

1. Analysis > Load > Body Force


Step 12.
2. Click Button
3. Name : Self Weight
4. Click [Add] Button
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2 5. Name :Press
6. Click [Add] Button
7. Click [Close] Button

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8. Select Self Weight for Load Set
9. Z: -1
10. Click [OK] Button
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midas FEA Training Series LS-11. Analysis of a Steel Box Bridge
1. Analysis > Load > Pressure
Step 13. 2. Select Press for Load Set
3. Type : Face Pressure
4. Object Type : 2D Element
2, 3 5. Select 840 Elements (See Figure)

4 6. Direction : Ref. Csys-Axis 3

5 7. P or P1 : -5 N/cm2
8. Click [OK] Button

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midas FEA Training Series LS-11. Analysis of a Steel Box Bridge

1. Analysis > Analysis Case


Step 14.
2 2. Click Add Button
3. Name : Linear
4. Analysis Type : Linear Static
5. Drag & Drop Load to Used Window
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6. Click [OK] Button
7. Click [Close] Button
8. File > Save (Box Girder.feb)
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9. Analysis > Solve ...
4 10. Click [OK] Button

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