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2-Span Continuous RC Slab Bridge
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2-Span Continuous RC Slab Bridge
In this tutorial we will learn the following things:
- How to generate a continuous RC Slab section using the wizard.

- How to define various Static Loads.

- How to define moving load as per Eurocode in midas Civil.

- How to interpret the results in midas Civil.

- How to design and check plate Beam as per Eurocode in midas Civil.

Program Version Civil 2022 (v1.2)

Revision Date June 2022

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2-Span Continuous RC Slab Bridge
Overview
- A 2 span continuous 24m long bridge having span configuration of 12m + 12m, consisting of reinforced concrete slab

superstructure.

Specifications of the Bridge

12m

12m
8.0m

Isometric Model View

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00 Cross Sectional Detail of the Bridge

Detail A

0.5m 12m 12m 0.5m

Longitudinal Slab Section

0.65m

0.3m

0.3m 1m 1m 2m 2m 2m 1m

Detail A Transverse Slab Section

* All Dimensions are in meters

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Table: Table
2D Box Culvert of Contents
of Contents

1 - Model Generation 2 - Analysis & Result 3 - Design

▪ Units Preference ▪ Perform Analysis ▪ Modify Concrete Material
▪ Definition of Properties ▪ Results ▪ Plate Beam Data for
- Material Properties - Auto Generation of LCB Design
- Reactions
- Displacement Contour ▪ Plate Beam Design
▪ RC Slab Bridge Wizard: - Plate Forces/Moments ▪ Rebar Input for Beam
- Longitudinal - Plate Cutting Diagram - End Slabs
- Transverse - Moving Load Tracer - Mid Slabs
- Load - Local Direction Force Sum
- Generate Model ▪ Plate Beam Checking

▪ Moving Load Generation

- Traffic Surface Lanes
- Vehicle Standard
- Moving Load Cases

▪ Domain Definition
- Domain for Slab
- Sub-Domain for End Slabs
- Sub-Domain for Mid Slabs

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01 Initial Setting – Units Preference

1 2

3
Units Preference 4

Invoke midas Civil

1
Open New File
2 Save as “RC Slab Bridge”
3 Go to > “Tools”
4 Click on “Unit System” 5
5 Select the unit system ”[m, kN(ton),
Celsius]”
6 Click on “OK”

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01 Model Generation – Definition of Properties

1 4
Material Definition
2

1 Go to > “Properties”
2 Click on “Material Properties”
3
Click on “Add” to define materials
4 Define Material data:
Name > “C35/45” 3

Type of design> “Concrete”

Concrete Standard > “EN04(RC)”
DB > “C35/45”
5 Click on “OK”
6 Click on “Close”

Note: When it is required to change some properties of material, the required database is selected and then standard is again set to None
to alter the material Properties
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01 Modeling > Model Generation

Model Generation – Using 1

Wizard 2

1 Go to “Structure”
2 Click on “RC Slab Bridge Wizard”
3 Go to “Longitudinal” tab
3
4 Select Material “C35/45”
Enter Span lengths as “2@12” m
Skew = 0
Enter dimensions as shown below:
t = 0.65m, t1 = 0.3m 4

a1 = 0.5m, a2 = 0.5m
a3 = 0.3m
Select “Elastic Links” option under
5 Boundary definition.
Provide Elastic Link Stiffness for
Abutment and Pier in kN/m 5
Elastic Lin Kx Ky Kz
k
Stiffness
Abut 300000 3000 3000
Pier 300000 3000 3000

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01 Modeling > Model Generation

Model Generation – Using

Wizard
1 Click over “Transverse” tab
2 Type: Type 1
Size of plate element : 1 m 1

Enter dimensions as shown below:

b1=1m
b2=2m
b3=0.45m
b4=0m
2
b5=7.1m
b6=0m
b7=0.45m
n=4

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01 Modeling > Model Generation

Model Generation – Using

Wizard
1 Click on “Loads” tab

2 Check “Self Weight” option

Check ”Pavement” & 1

“Barrier“ Load options and

input following data:
Thickness = 0.065m 2

Weight Density = 22 kN/m^3

Self Weight = 10.125kN/m

Additional load = 0 kN/m

Check ”Temperature“ Load option

and input Delta T as 15°C [T]
3 Save the Wizard file
4 Click “OK” to generate the model

3
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01 Modeling > Align Top Slab

Model Generation – Align top 1

slab 2

1 Click on “Structure” tab

2 Click on “Structure type ” option

3 Check on ”Align top of Slab (Plate)

Section with Center Line“
4 Click “OK”

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01
01 Modeling – Domain Definition

1
Result - Moving
Define Vehicle
DomainTracer

1 Click Node/Element 2

2 Click on Define Domain

3 Domain Name Slab 4

Element Type: plate

4 Click on Select All 3

Element List 1to 308

5 Click Add

6 Click Close
5
Press Esc on keyboard to unselect all

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01
01 Modeling – Sub Domain Definition

Result -Define
MovingSub
Vehicle
DomainTracer 2

1 Click Node/Element
2 Click on Define Sub-Domain
3 Sub Domain Name Mid Slab
Member Type Plate Beam (1D)
3
Rebar Direction Local
4 Select Elements as shown in image
4
Element List 56 to 88
5 Click Add
6 Click Close

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02 Loads > Static Load

1

Static Load – Static Load Cases 2

3

1
Click on “Load ” tab
2
Click on “Static Loads” option
3
Select Static Load Cases
4
4 5
Name ‘Pavement Load’
Type ‘Dead Load of wearing Surfaces
and Utilities
5 Click “Add”
6
6 Name ‘Barrier’
Type ‘Dead Load of Components and

Attachments’
Click “Add”
7 Click on Close

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02 Loads > Change Static Load case

Load – Static Load Cases

1
Right Click on “Pressure Loads ”
2
Click on “Tables” option
3
Right Click on Table 3

4 Select ‘Sorting dialog’

5 Select PU in Table columns and move
to Sort Key Columns Table 4

6
Make Priority Up for PU

7 Click on Sort and close

1

2 5

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02 Loads > Change Static Load case

Load – Static Load Cases 1

1
For PU = -22.50 kN/m2 change load
case as Barrier
2 For PU = -1.43 kN/m2 change load
case as Pavement Load
3 Click on MIDAS/Civil

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02 Loads > Moving Load> Traffic Surface Lanes

1
Moving Load – Traffic Surface
Lane 4

1 Click on “Load ” tab 3

2 Click on “Moving Load” option 2

3 Select Moving Load

6
Code: ”EUROCODE“
4 Click “Traffic Surface Lane” 5

5
Click “Add”
6
Define Lane Name “lane 1”
Lane width ‘3’m
Wheel Spacing ‘2’m
Offset Distance -1.95 m
7 Selection by 2 Points
0,0,0 and 25,0,0 m
7

8 Click on ok
Repeat the steps 5 to 8 by
changing the offset distance and
lane name
Lane Name Offset Distance
Lane 2 -4.95m 7
8
RA -7m

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02 Loads > Moving load> Vehicles

1

Moving Load – Vehicles

4

1 Click on “Load ” tab 3

2 Click on “Moving Load” option 2

3 Select Moving Load

5
Code: ”EUROCODE“ 6

4 Click “Vehicles”
5
Click “Add Standard”
6
Standard Name ‘EN 1991-2:2003-
Road Bridge
8

Vehicular Load Type ‘ Load Model 1’

7 Click on OK
8
Click on ‘Close’

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02 Loads > Moving load

1
Moving Load – Moving Load
4
Cases
3
1 Click on “Load ” tab

2 Click on “Moving Load” option 2

3 Select Moving Load

5
Case ”EUROCODE“ 6

4 Click “Moving load Cases”

5 Click “Add”
7
6 Define Load Case Name “CASE1”
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7 Check on ‘LM1, FLM1/Foot Bridge’
8 Vehicle ‘Load Model 1’
9 Selected Lanes:
8
Lane1 and Lane 2
Remaining area: RA
10 Click on OK 9

11 Click on Close

10

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03 Analysis > Moving Load Analysis

Moving Load Analysis Control 1

1 Go to “Analysis” tab
2 Go to “Moving Load”
3 Enter Number/Line Elements: 3

4 Analysis Results
Check on ‘Center+ Nodal’
Check on Stress
3
Check on Concurrent Force

5 Click on OK
4

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03 Analysis> Perform Analysis

1
Perform Analysis 2

1 Go to “Analysis” tab

2 Click “Perform Analysis”

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04 Results > Load Combinations

Load Combinations 1

1 Go to “Results” tab
2 Click “Load Combination”
Note : Delete If there are Default load 3

combinations in general tab

3
Click “Concrete Design” tab
5
4
Click on “Auto Generation”
6
5 Check on Replace
6 Select Design Code > “Eurocode 0”

7 Load Factor
7
Permanent 1.35
8 Click “Ok”
9 Click “Close”

8
4

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04 Results > Reactions

1
Viewing Results
2

1 Click on the “Results” tab

2 Go to “Reactions” → “Reaction
Forces/Moments”
3 Load Cases /Combinations
ST: Dead Load
4 Components FXYZ
5
Type of Display
Check on Values
Check on Legend
3
6
Click “Apply”

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04 Results > Bending Moment Diagrams

1
Viewing Results
1 Click on “Results” tab 2

2 Goto “Forces” → “Plate

Forces/Moments” 4
6
3 Select the option “Avg. Nodal”
Select “Mxx” option (for moments
along X i.e. longitudinal axis)
Check off the “Contour” display
option
3
Check on the “Cutting Diagram”
Display Node Number
option and Click on ‘ …’
present on right side
Display Element Number
4 Give the input as given below:
Name: Cut-Line #1
Pnt1: 0,4,0 (Node No. 7)
Pnt2: 25,4,0(Node No. 343)
Click on “Add”
5 Click “Apply” to display bending
diagram
6 Click on ‘front view’ option in
navigation bar
5

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04 Results > Shear Force Diagrams

Viewing Results
1 Click “Vxx” Option to view Shear
force Diagram.
2 Click “Apply”
3 Click on Hidden View

*Note: Values at all nodes for the diagram can be displayed by switching off the
2 “MinMax only” option under Cutting Line Diagram toolbox.

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02
05 Design

1
Modify Concrete Material 2
3
1 Go to “Design” tab 4
2 Select “Eurocode2-2:05”
3 Click “RC Design”
4 Select “Design Code”
5 Design Code Eurocode2-2-05

6 Click OK

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02
05 Design

1
Modify Concrete Material 2
3
1 Go to “Design” tab
2 Select “Eurocode2-2:05”
4
3 Click “RC Design”
4 Select “Modify Concrete Material”
5 Click on Material Name “C35/45”
Under Concrete Material Selection
Select Code: EN04(RC)
Select Grade: C35/45
5
Under Rebar Selection
5
Select Code: EN04(RC)
Select Grade of Main Rebar: Class B
Select Grade of Sub-Rebar: Class B
6 Click Modify & Close

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03
05 Design – Plate Beam Data for Design

1
Plate Beam Data for Design 2

1 Go to the “Design” tab 3

2 Select “Eurocode2-2:05”
3 Click “RC Design” 5

4 Select “Plate Beam Data for Design”

5 Sub Domain Name > MId Slab
Plate Force Option > Avg. Nodal

Main Rebar Direction > Dir. 1

4
Stirrup Data

Size : P10

Number: 5

Dt > 0.05 m(effective cover at top)

Db > 0.05 m(effective cover at

bottom)

Click on > Add

6 Click on > Close

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03
05 Design – Plate Beam Design

1
Plate Beam Design
2

1 Go to “Design” tab 3

2 Select “Eurocode2-2:05”
3 Click “RC Design”
4 Select Concrete Code Design > Plate
Beam Design
5 Click on >> to extend the table
7
6 You can see the required area of stell
for design
7 Select The ‘Mid Slab’ sub-Domain

8 Click on > Graphic

5
6

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03
05 Design – Rebar Input for Plate Beam

Mid Slab 1
2

1 Go to “Design” tab 3

2 Select “Eurocode2-2:05”
3 Click “RC Design”
4 Select “Rebar Input for Plate Beam” 5 6

5 Name > Mid Slab

Under Main Rebar > CTC > Top

CTC > 0.15; Size 1 > P16;

Dt > 0.06m 4

Bottom > Layer 2

CTC > 0.15; Size 1 > P25; Db > 0.06m

6 Under Distribution Rebar > CTC > Top

CTC > 0.15; Size 1 > P10

7 Bottom > CTC > 0.15; Size 1 > P10

7
Check on Stirrup

Size > P10

8
Spacing > 0.120m

Number > 2

8 Click on Add and Close

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03
05 Design – Rebar Input for Plate Beam

Mid Slab 1
2

1 Go to “Design” tab 3

2 Select “Eurocode2-2:05”
3 Click “RC Design”
4 Select “Plate beam data for checking”
5 Sub Domain Mid Slab
6 Plate force option Avg Nodal 5

7 Main Rebar Direction Dir 1

6
8 Rebar Data Mid Slab 4

9 Click on Add and Close

7

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03
05 Design – Plate Beam Checking

1
Plate Beam Checking
2

1 Go to “Design” tab 3

2 Select “Eurocode2-2:05”
3 Click “RC Design”
4 Select Concrete Code Check > Plate
Beam Checking..
5 Select The Mid slab sub-Domain
5
6 Click on > Graphic

4
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