Post-Tensioned Beam Bridge – Online Course

SOFiSTiK AG rolled out a free Post-Tensioned Beam Bridge Online Course. The course covers the entire workflow of modelling, analysing and designing a beam bridge. A must watch if you just started using SOFiSTiK FEA for bridge design. And an excellent opportunity to update your knowledge if you are an experienced user already.

You will learn

• How to build a beam bridge model from scratch using the parametric modelling in AutoCAD.
• How to apply loads in SOFiPLUS.
• How to create tendons using the graphical wizard.
• How to apply traffic loads using influence lines.
• How to set up a construction sequence.
• How to combine loads.
• How to perform the design of beam elements
• How to create a Report.

It’s a great course to get familiar with the workflow of SOFiSTiK FEA and bridge design.

A huge Thank You to György Schmidt, who did an amazing job to put this course together.

Curriculum: Post-Tensioned Beam Bridge

1. General Introduction

• Lesson 1.01: General Information
• Lesson 1.02: Prerequisites and Content
• Lesson 1.03: Overview of Modules
• Lesson 1.04: Overview of Applications
• Lesson 1.05: Elements and Meshing
• Lesson 1.06: Introduction of the Model
• Lesson 1.07: Getting Started
• Lesson 1.08: SOFiSTiK Structural Desktop
• Lesson 1.09: Materials- Types and How to Define a New Material
• Lesson 1.10: Standard CrossSsection types

2. User Defined Cross Sections – SOFiPLUS Cross Section Editor

• Lesson 2.01: Introduction of the Cross-Section Editor – Graphical User Interface
• Lesson 2.02: Drawing of the Cross-Section Boundary
• Lesson 2.03: Longitudinal Reinforcement
• Lesson 2.04: Link Reinforcement – Shear Cuts
• Lesson 2.05: Stress Point Definition
• Lesson 2.06: Calculate and Evaluate the Cross-Section

3. Parametric Modelling in SOFiPLUS – The Computer Aided Bridge Design Concept

• Lesson 3.01: Concept and Creation – Axes, Placements and Variables
• Lesson 3.02: Definition of Structural Lines and Mesh Generation
• Lesson 3.03: Definition of Non-Effective Areas in Cross-Sections
• Lesson 3.04: Cross Member Editor – Support Definition
• Lesson 3.05: Secondary Axis – Definition and Possibilities

4. Actions and Load Types

• Lesson 4.01: Introduction to Actions and Loads
• Lesson 4.02: Element Related Loads
• Lesson 4.03: Free Loads
• Lesson 4.04: Definition of the Project Loads
• Lesson 4.05: Filtering and options

5. Post-Tensioning

• Lesson 5.01: Options
• Lesson 5.02: Definitions
• Lesson 5.03: Copy and Clone
• Lesson 5.04: Prestressing System – Export and Review
• Lesson 5.05: Stress Calculation

6. Text Input – Introduction

• Lesson 6.01: Teddy – The SOFiSTiK Text Editor

7. Result Sets – RSET

• Lesson 7.01: Result Sets – Springs Overview
• Lesson 7.02: Result Sets – Functionality
• Lesson 7.03: Result Sets – Definition
• Lesson 7.04: Combination of Temperature Load Cases

8. Linear Calculation of Load Cases

• Lesson 8.01: Linear Analysis of Single Load Cases
• Lesson 8.02: Primary Results – Overview in System Visualisation
• Lesson 8.03: Primary Result – Review in Result Viewer
• Lesson 8.04: Primary Results – Visualisation in SOFiSTiK Graphic

9. Traffic Load Definition

• Lesson 9.01: Workflow
• Lesson 9.02: Philosophy of Lane Arrangement
• Lesson 9.03: Adding Load Trains
• Lesson 9.04: Set-Up the Calculation
• Lesson 9.05: Definition of Load Groups
• Lesson 9.06: Control of Output
• Lesson 9.07: Overview of the Traffic Loader Results
• Lesson 9.08: Text Input and Result Sets Input
• Lesson 9.09: Results of Result Sets – Interactive Lists and Graphics

10. Construction Stage Manager (CSM)

• Lesson 10.01: Introduction to Construction Stage Manager
• Lesson 10.02: Define Construction Stage Sequence
• Lesson 10.03: Group Activation
• Lesson 10.04: Loads in specific Stages
• Lesson 10.05: Control Parameters and Check-Print
• Lesson 10.06: Output and Load Cases Explanation
• Lesson 10.07: Generated text file *CSMLF
• Lesson 10.08: Generated text file *CSM.DAT
• Lesson 10.09: Primary and Secondary Effects of Prestressing
• Lesson 10.10: Check-Print – Stresses in Construction Stages
• Lesson 10.11: Report Browser Output with Check-Print
• Lesson 10.12: Results of Result Sets in Construction Stages
• Lesson 10.13: Control Options of Construction Stage Manager (CSM)

11. Construction Stage Manager (CSM) – Superpositioning

• Lesson 11.01: Introduction to Construction Stage Manager Design Concept
• Lesson 11.02: The input of CSM Superpositioning
• Lesson 11.03: CSM Superpositioning Output-Template and Sofiload
• Lesson 11.04: CSM Superpostioning Output-Without Wind and Without GPC
• Lesson 11.05: CSM Superpoositioning Output-Traffic & Wind without GPC
• Lesson 11.06: CSM Superpositioning-Wind without Traffic without GPC
• Lesson 11.07: Final Superposition SLS and ULS including GPC
• Lesson 11.08: Final Superposition with pkinf and pksup
• Lesson 11.09: Rename the Load Case titles in SOFILOAD
• Lesson 11.10: Results of RSETs
• Lesson 11.11: Review the _maxi.dat file

12. Construction Stage Manager – Design

• Lesson 12.01: Construction Stage Manager Bridge Design – Check Print of Selected Elements
• Lesson 12.02: Check-Print Output – Normal Stresses
• Lesson 12.03: Check-Print Output – ULS Design
• Lesson 12.04: Check-Print Output – SLS Design
• Lesson 12.05: Increase Number of Tendons in Model
• Lesson 12.06: Review of Stress Plots
• Lesson 12.07: ULS Design – Beam Elements
• Lesson 12.08: SLS Design – Crack Width Check
• Lesson 12.09: Stress Limitation – Beam Elements
• Lesson 12.10: Decompression Check – Beam Elements
• Lesson 12.11: Stress Range Check
• Lesson 12.12: Damage Equivalent Stress Range Check
• Lesson 12.13: The AQB Input of ULS Check

13. Report Generation – Graphic (Wingraf)

• Lesson 13.01: Arrangement of Toolbars
• Lesson 13.02: Search and Select Elements and represent in Sofistik Structural Desktop
• Lesson 13.03: Representation and Selection – Functions
• Lesson 13.04: Additional Text and Lines
• Lesson 13.05: Generation of Cut Lines
• Lesson 13.06: Graphic Structure – Graphic-Picture-Layer
• Lesson 13.07: Selection Manager
• Lesson 13.08: Interactive Graphic in the Report
• Lesson 13.09: Interactive Graphic Exercise
• Lesson 13.10: Adjust Graphics in Automatically Generated Reports

14. Report Generation – Result Viewer

• Lesson 14.01: General Overview of Result Viewer
• Lesson 14.02: Adjustment of Tables
• Lesson 14.03: Create a Result Sets Table
• Lesson 14.04: Export to Excel
• Lesson 14.05: Diagrams in Result Viewer
• Lesson 14.06: Interactive Result Viewer
• Lesson 14.07: Exercise 1
• Lesson 14.08: Exercise 2

15. Report Generation – Report Browser

• Lesson 15.01: Creation of the Report
• Lesson 15.02: The WORD DOCX Format

16. Conclusion

Lesson 16.01: Conclusion

17. Download the Project Files

Download the project files

The used version for this courses is SOFiSTiK FEA 2020 – SP 6.