CSIBridge 2017 Overview:

Modeling, analysis and design of bridge structures have been integrated into CSiBridge to create the
ultimate in computerized engineering tools. The ease with which all of these tasks can be accomplished
makes CSiBridge the most versatile and productive software program available on the market today.

Using CSiBridge, engineers can easily define complex bridge geometries, boundary conditions and load
cases. The bridge models are defined parametrically, using terms that are familiar to bridge engineers
such as layout lines, spans, bearings, abutments, bents, hinges and post-tensioning. The software
creates spine, shell or solid object models that update automatically as the bridge definition parameters
are changed.

CSiBridge design allows for quick and easy design and retrofitting of steel and concrete bridges. The
parametric modeler allows the user to build simple or complex bridge models and to make changes
efficiently while maintaining total control over the design process. Lanes and vehicles can be defined
quickly and include width effects. Simple and practical Gantt charts are available to simulate modeling of
construction sequences and scheduling.

CSiBridge includes an easy to follow wizard that outlines the steps necessary to create a bridge model.

Completely integrated within the CSiBridge design package is the power of the SAPFire analysis
engine, including staged construction, creep and shrinkage analysis, cable tensioning to target forces,
camber and shape finding, geometric nonlinearity (P-delta and large displacements), material
nonlinearity (superstructure, bearings, substructure and soil supports), buckling and static and dynamic
analysis. All of these apply to a single comprehensive model. In addition, AASHTO LRFD design is
included with automated load combinations, superstructure design and the latest seismic design.

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User Interface
One Window, Many Views

CSiBridge offers a single user interface to perform: Modeling, Analysis, Design, Scheduling, Load Rating,
and Reporting.

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Modeling
Templates
CSiBridge offers a selection of templates for quickly starting a new bridge model or structure. This is
often a good starting point to creating a model as the template can be modified later.

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Interactive Database Editing
Interactive database editing allows users to edit model data in a table view which simplifies the task of
making changes to the model. Tables are easily exportable and importable from Microsoft Excel and
Microsoft Access.

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Parametric Bridge Modeling
Bridge Object Model
The bridge object model is a comprehensive assemblage of components that make up the entire bridge
model. The parametric model is managed through the bridge object model. This includes: the modeling
of deck sections, diaphragms, bearings, restrainers, foundation springs, superstructure variation,
abutments, bents, hinges, tendon layouts, and more.

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Bridge Wizard

The Bridge Wizard is a powerful tool that guides users step-by-step through the creation of a complete
bridge model with instructions at each step to ensure that all of the necessary components are defined
in the model.

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Layout Lines
Layout lines define the the highway layout of the bridge. They can be defined within CSiBridge using
bearing and station notation, or they can be imported using a TransXML file. As layout lines are
modified, the entire bridge structure and its parametric geometry is updated.

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Superstructure Deck Sections
CSiBridge has a wide array of parametric deck sections including concrete box girders, precast I and U
girders, steel boxes, and steel girder bridges. All deck sections are parametrically configurable for an
accurate bridge deck section definition.

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Substructure
Bridge substructures can very accurately be modeled in CSiBridge. Bents, abutments, restrainers,
bearings and foundation springs are all elements that can be defined as either link or hinge elements.

Abutments
End skews can be definded End diaphragm property, if any Substructure assignment for the
abutment, which can be none, an abutment property, or a bent property Vertical elevation and
horizontal location of the substructure The bearing property, elevation and rotation angle

Bents
Superstructure assignments, including diaphragm property Bent property and bent orientation
Vertical elevation and horizontal location of the bent The bearing property, elevation and rotation
angle

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Diaphragms
Diaphragms may be located at the supports and along the spans. Types include concrete, steel girder,
and detailed steel cross-frames. These may be skewed and staggered. Interior cross frames for steel U-
girders may also be specified.

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Post-Tensioning
Define post-tensioning in CSiBridge using the refined options for laying out tendons and forces. When
defining box girders, CSiBridge will automatically assign the drape locations within the tendon; the
engineer can edit them as well.

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Parametric Variations
CSiBridge allows variations for the entire bridge or just parts of the bridge alignment and slope, for both
horizontal or vertical variations of the deck section. Defining variations parametrically significantly
reduces the amount of time spent on the modeling process.

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Lanes
Quickly define the lanes based on the layout lines of the bridge. The lanes can be defined such that the
width of each lane is wider than the design vehicle. Enveloped response results can be defined later to
accurately model vehicle loads on the bridge.

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Structural Components

Joints
CSiBridge automatically creates joints at structural object intersections or internal joints when meshing
structural objects. Joint coordinates and information may be displayed on screen in the model window or
in tabular format.

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Frames
The frame element uses a general, three-dimensional, beam-column formulation which includes the
effects of biaxial bending, torsion, axial deformation, and biaxial shear deformations. CSiBridge has a
built-in library of standard concrete, steel, and composite section properties of both US and International
Standard sections.

Even non-prismatic and built up

steel sections can be easily defined.
Use our Section Designer for more
complex sections.

Intermediate joints will automatically

be generated where other members
intersect with the frame to ensure
finite element connectivity.

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Tendons
In CSiBridge, Tendons are easily drawn as independent objects, with geometry specified as straight
lines, parabolas, circular curves, or other arbitrary shapes. They can also be defined parametrically to
drape inside of a box girder. Tendon loads, including all losses, are easily defined.

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Cables
The cable element is a highly nonlinear element used to model the catenary behavior of slender cables
under their own self-weight. They are particularly useful in modeling suspension bridges or cable-stayed
bridges.

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Shells
The shell element is a type of area object that is used to model membrane, plate, and shell behavior in
planar and three-dimensional structures. The shell material may be homogeneous or layered
throughout; material nonlinearity can also be considered when using the layered shell.

Solids
The solid element is an eight-node element for modeling three-dimensional structures and solids. It is
based upon an isoparametric formulation that includes nine optional incompatible bending modes and is
useful for modeling objects in which loading, boundary conditions, section properties, or reactions vary
by thickness.

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Links
A link element may exhibit linear, nonlinear, and frequency dependent behavior. The following link
elements are available in CSiBridge: Linear, Multi-linear Elastic, Multi-linear Plastic, Gaps, Hooks,
Dampers, Friction Isolators, Rubber Isolators, T/C Isolators, Frequency-dependent Springs, and
Frequency-dependent Dampers.

Hinges

Users can create and apply hinge properties to perform pushover analyses in CSiBridge. Nonlinear
material behavior in frame elements (beam/column/brace) can be modeled using fiber hinges. This
approach represents the material in the cross section as discrete points, each following the exact stress-
strain curves of the material. Mixed materials, such as reinforced concrete and complex shapes can be
represented.

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Springs, Foundation Modeling
Spring supports are link elements that are used to elastically connect joints to the ground and can be
linear or nonlinear in nature. Nonlinear support conditions can be modeled to include gaps (compression
only), multi-linear elastic or plastic springs, viscous dampers, and base isolators. Advanced modeling
capabilities allow foundations to be included with the superstructure, including piles and spread footings.
P-Y multi-linear force deformation parameters and compression-only soil springs can be defined.
Advanced modeling capabilities allow foundations to be included with the superstructure Pile or spread
footings P-Y multi-linear force deformation assignments Compression only soil springs Grade beams
as line springs Soil springs properties may be linear on nonlinear

Abutment Supported on Piles with P-Y Spring Supports

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Loading
Vehicle Loads and Classes
Vehicles are used to define the moving loads in CSiBridge and are most often defined to act on the
traffic lanes. There are standard types of vehicles in the program, or users can design unique vehicles
using the general vehicle specification. Vehicle classes are sets of one or more vehicles that can be
assigned to act on lanes in a moving-load case.

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Load Patterns
A load pattern is a specified spatial distribution of forces, displacements, temperatures, and other effects
that act upon the structure.

Parametric Loading
Superstructure loads may be defined and assigned to a bridge object model parametrically. Bridge
Object loads may be assigned for any defined load pattern type and may include loads due to wearing
surfaces, parapets, forms, diaphragms, girders, decks and more. Once the parametric bridge object
loads have been defined they may be easily displayed and modified.

Point and Line Loads:

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 Temperature Loads creates thermal strain in the element. This strain is given by the product of the
material coefficient of thermal expansion and the temperature change of the element. All specified
temperature loads represent a change in temperature from the unstressed state for a linear analysis,
or from the previous temperature in a nonlinear analysis.

Parametrically defined load assignments are preserved even when changes are made to the bridge
object discretizations, deck types or alignments.

Load Combinations

CSiBridge allows for an unlimited number of load

cases and combinations. Load combination types
include: linear additive, envelope (min/max),
absolute add, SRSS, and range combinations.
Combination components can include other
combinations.

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Analysis
Overview
CSI Solvers have been tried and tested by the industry for over 35 years. The SAPFire Analysis Engine
can support multiple 64-bit solvers for analysis optimization and perform both Eigen Analysis and Ritz
Analysis.
Bridge Analysis Options; Support
for an exceptionally wide range of
moving, static and dynamic load and
analysis types Moving loads with 3-
D influence surfaces AASHTO,
Chinese, or user-defined nonlinear
temperature gradients Multi-step
static and dynamic moving load
analysis Response spectrum and
time-history analysis Geometric and
material nonlinearity Pushover
analysis Buckling analysis Multi-
support base excitation Parametric
loading of superstructure Live load
distribution by code or analysis True
dynamic effects of moving live loads
High frequency blast dynamics using
Wilson FNA

Moving Load Analysis

Moving load analysis is available in CSiBridge to compute influence lines and surfaces for traffic lanes on
bridge structures and to analyze these structures for the response due to vehicle live loads. Vehicles can
also be moved in a multi-step analysis. This can use either multi-step static load cases or time-history
load cases, the latter of which can be linear or nonlinear.

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Buckling Analysis
Linear (bifurcation) buckling modes of a structure can be found under any set of loads. Buckling can be
calculated from a nonlinear or staged-construction state. Full nonlinear buckling analysis is also available
considering P-delta or large deflections effects. Snap-through buckling behavior can be captured using
static analysis with displacement control. Dynamic analysis can be used for modeling more complex
buckling, such as follower-load problems.

P-Delta Analysis

P-delta analysis captures the softening effect

of compression and the stiffening effect of
tension. A single P-delta analysis under gravity
and sustained loads can be used to modify the
stiffness for linear load cases, which can later
be superposed. Alternatively, each
combination of loads can be analyzed for full
nonlinear P-delta effects. P-delta effects are
included for all elements and are seamlessly
integrated into analysis and design.

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Pushover Analysis
Pushover analysis features in CSiBridge include the implementation of FEMA 356 and the hinge and fiber
hinge option based on stress-strain. The nonlinear layered shell element enables users to consider
plastic behavior of concrete shear walls, slabs, steel plates, and other area finite elements in the
pushover analysis. Force-deformation relations are defined for steel and concrete hinges.

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Dynamic Analysis
CSiBridge dynamic analysis capabilities include the calculation of vibration modes using Ritz or Eigen
vectors, response-spectrum analysis, and time-history analysis for both linear and nonlinear behavior.

Modal Analysis:

Eigen-vector modal analysis finds the natural

vibration modes of the structure, which can be
used for understanding the behavior of the
structure, and also as the basis for modal
superposition in response-spectrum and modal
time-history load cases. Ritz-vector modal
analysis finds the optimum modes for
capturing structural behavior in response-
spectrum and modal time-history load cases,
and is more efficient for this purpose than
Eigen-vector analysis.

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Response Spectrum Analysis:

Eigen-vector modal analysis finds the natural vibration modes of the structure, which can be
used for understanding the behavior of the structure, and also as the basis for modal
superposition in response-spectrum and modal time-history load cases. Ritz-vector modal
analysis finds the optimum modes for capturing structural behavior in response-spectrum and
modal time-history load cases, and is more efficient for this purpose than Eigen-vector analysis.

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Time History Analysis:

Time-history analysis captures the step-by-step response of structures to seismic ground motion
and other types of loading such as blast, machinery, wind, waves, etc. Analysis can use modal
superposition or direct-integration methods, and both can be linear or nonlinear. The nonlinear
modal method, also called FNA for Fast Nonlinear Analysis, is extremely efficient and accurate for a
wide class of problems. The direct-integration method is even more general, and can handle large
deformations and other highly nonlinear behavior. Nonlinear time-history analyses can be chained
together with other nonlinear cases (including staged construction) addressing a wide range of
applications.

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Time Dependent Analysis
Staged construction is a type of nonlinear analysis in CSiBridge that allows you to define a sequence of
stages wherein you can add or remove portions of the structure, selectively apply load to portions of the
structure, and to consider time-dependent material behavior such as aging, creep, and shrinkage.

Staged Construction Analysis:

Staged construction is variously known as incremental construction, sequential construction, or

segmental construction.

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 Creep and Shrinkage Analysis:

Long term deflections due to creep and shrinkage can be computed along with staged sequential
construction analysis. Time dependent material properties are based upon the 1990 edition CEB-FIP
code and user defined curves are used to compute creep strains.

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Steady State Analysis
Steady state analysis is available to determine the response of the structure due to cyclic (harmonic,
sinusoidal) loading over a range of frequencies. Frequency-dependent stiffness and damping (complex
impedance) properties may be included for modeling foundations and far-field effects, including
radiation damping. Steady state analysis can be used to measure the effects of multiple machines
operating at different frequencies by combining the results of several analyses in the same model.

Target Force Analysis

During nonlinear static analysis, cable and frame elements can be automatically strained to achieve
specified target axial force values. This is most commonly used to tighten cables to pre-specified
tensions, but it can also be used to jack structures to a specified force using frame elements.

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Design

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Steel Frame Design
Fully integrated steel frame design includes member size optimization and implementation of design
codes. CSiBridge allows users to interactively view design results at any frame member, change the
parameters or section properties, and display the updated member results.

Supported Design Codes:

AASHTO LRFD 2007, AISC 360-10, AISC 360-05, CSA S16-09, CSA S16-01, Eurocode 3-2005

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Concrete Frame Design
Fully integrated concrete frame design in CSiBridge includes: required area of steel calculations, auto
selection lists for new member sizing, implementation of design codes, interactive design and review,
and comprehensive overwrite capabilities.

Supported Design Codes:

AASHTO 2007, ACI 318-11, ACI 318-08, ACI 318-05,
Eurocode 2-004, CSA A23.3-04

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Superstructure Design

CSiBridge will perform the superstructure design for the following bridge superstructure codes.
AASHTO LRFD 2012
AASHTO LRFD 2007
CAN/CSA S6-06
Eurocode 2 EN 1992-1-1:2004
Eurocode 2 EN 1992-2: 2005
Eurocode 4 EN 1994-2: 2005
INDIAN IRC 112: 2011

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Automated Seismic
Engineers can define specific seismic design parameters to be applied to the bridge model during an
automated cycle of analysis through design. The new AASHTO seismic design specification has been
incorporated into CSiBridge, including pushover analysis for seismic category D.

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Load Rating
Load Rating Overview
CSiBridge load rating calculates the safe load capacity of a bridge based on the requirements of the
AASHTO Manual for Condition Evaluation and Load and Resistance Factor Rating (LRFR) of Highway
Bridges October 2003 with 2005 Interim Revisions and the Manual for Bridge Evaluation Second Edition
2011 with 2013 Interims.

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Output and Display

Deformed Geometry
Users can display deformed geometry based on any load or combination of loads, as well as animations
of modes.

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Force Diagrams
Shear and moment diagrams display internal shear forces, moments, and displacements at all locations
along the length of a frame element for any load case or load combination. CSiBridge gives the option to
scroll along the length to display values or scroll directly to the maximum value location.

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Bridge Responses
In CSiBridge, moving load response is calculated for all joints and elements. For each of the following
types of response, you may request a group of elements for which the response should be calculated:
Joint displacements, Joint reactions, Frame forces and moments, Shell stresses, Shell resultant forces
and moments, Plane stresses, Solid stresses and Link/support forces and deformations.

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Influence Surfaces
An influence surface can be viewed as a curve of influence values plotted at the load points along a
traffic lane. For a given response quantity (force, displacement, or stress) at a given location in the
structure, the influence value plotted at a load point is the value of that response quantity due to a unit
concentrated downward force acting at that load point.

Animations
CSiBridge allows users to animate results of vehicles and other loads on the bridge model to help
understand bridge behavior. Create movie files showing time-history and moving vehicle responses,
including multiple vehicles.

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Report Generation
Pre-formatted printed reports are now available at the push of a button. These reports include all
pertinent model data and the results of analysis and design. Data is presented in tabulated format, along
with graphics, table of contents, and a cover sheet displaying project information and your company
name and logo.

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Tools

Load Optimizer
The load optimizer is a tool in CSiBridge to compute the optimal load application to achieve desired
structural response. Loads may be applied linearly, nonlinearly, or in staged-construction. Goals and
limits may include displacements, forces, moments, and more.

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Section Designer
Section Designer is a utility that is built into CSiBridge. It allows users the ability to create specialized
sections of any arbitrary shape and material, including rebar layout. All section properties, biaxial
interaction diagrams, and moment curvature diagrams are automatically calculated.

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Import and Export - Supported Formats

CSiBridge supports many industry

standards for importing and
exporting data. LANDXML, AutoCAD
(DXF/DWG), CIS/2, IFC, and SDNF
are all supported. CSiBridge also
supports exporting of a model to an
Microsoft Access database. If users
are using other analysis packages,
CSiBridge can import files from
FrameWorks Plus, IGES, STAAD,
and STRUDL.

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CSiBridge System Requirements

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CSiBridge 2017 19.0.0 Enhancements
Graphical User Interface
Several edit menu forms enhanced to allow them to remain open for repetitive use with an apply button.

Keyboard shortcut keys implemented within the menu interface, including customization of the
shortcuts.

Modeling
Hysteresis Models
New and enhanced hysteresis models for nonlinear materials, hinges, and links have been added.

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PMM Hinges
A new parametric P-M2-M3 frame hinge has been implemented for use with performance-based design
and other types of nonlinear analysis

Bridge Modeler
Girder-Only Section Cuts
Girder-only section cuts implemented for steel I-girder bridge sections to capture changes in girder
sections, staggered diaphragms, and splice locations in individual girders. This also improves the design
and rating of steel I-girder sections by better accounting for the controlling section within each panel.

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Linked Model
A new action Clear and Create Linked Model added to the Action dropdown list in Update Bridge
Structural Model form. Once selected, the previous program-generated linked model will be cleared (and
cleaned) first and a new linked model created.

Analysis
Energy Plots
Step-by-step energy plots available for nonlinear direct-integration time-history load cases and for
nonlinear static/staged-construction load cases.

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Nonlinear Hinges
Model frame nonlinear hinges as links, allowing for use of nonlinear modal time-history analysis (FNA)
for faster analysis.

Size of the saved analysis results files is reduced for multi-step nonlinear static and nonlinear direct-
integration time-history load cases.

Speed of creating analysis model from a bridge object improved for the operation that creates the bridge
loads.

Section Designer
Import Geometry
Import geometry from a DXF file into Section Designer.

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CSiBridge 2016 18.2.0 Enhancements
Graphical User Interface
New display allows displaying all loads, within a single load pattern, on all object types, in a
single display.

Modeling
Modeling settings can be saved and later used when starting a new model.

Save material properties, frame sections, load patterns, design preferences and other definitions to use
in a new model.

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Bridge Modeler
Define bents without cap-beams for use with concrete box-girder bridges.

Orient internal diaphragms at bent support locations in steel U-girder bridge sections.

Generate internal diaphragms along the bent skew or perpendicular to the girder line.

Loading
Response spectrum function added for Russian codes.

Response spectrum function added to Chinese code CJJ 166-2011 and updated for Chinese code
JTG B02-2013.

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Russian response spectrum SP 14.13330.2014.

Chinese vehicle library updated.

Chinese bridge load combinations updated with Fundamental, Frequent and Quasi-permanent
combinations.

Chinese vehicle library updated to include CJJ 011-2011 vehicles, special live-load vehicles per TB
10002.1 and JTG D60-2015 vehicles.

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Analysis

Direct-integration time-history frame hinge results.

Event-to-event solution strategy implemented as an option for nonlinear direct-integration time-

history load cases.

Increase in the speed of nonlinear static and direct-integration time-history analyses.

Increase in speed of moving load analyses for calculating vehicle response for frame objects and
join reactions.

Bridge Design
Bridge live-load modeling and superstructure design and rating enhancement to AASHTO code.

Enhanced to incorporate requirements for PennDOT.

Chinese bridge seismic design enhancement.

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Substructure Category included along with the implementation of concrete hinge model, bent failure
criteria and hinge limit states.

Results Display & Output

Correspondence can now be explicitly requested for the Analysis Results.

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CSiBridge 2016 18.1.0 | 18.1.1 Enhancements

Graphical User Interface

Loads can graphically be displayed on a model for each stage of a staged construction load case.

All load types in a load case can be graphically displayed in a single view.

Modeling
New Zealand vehicle library added.

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 New Zealand material property library added.

Bridge Modeler
Section cuts are automatically created at user-defined All Spaces splice locations.
Analysis
New operation added for staged-construction load cases to allow changing link properties.

Event-to-event solution strategy implemented as an option for nonlinear direct-integration time-

history analysis.

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Bridge Design
Automated seismic design extended to consider the bridge capacity in the longitudinal direction.

Increase in the speed of performing bridge superstructure design and rating for certain models

CSiBridge 2016 18.0.0 | 18.0.1 Enhancements

Graphical User Interface
Assign and select menu forms enhanced to allow them to remain open for repetitive use with a
new apply button.

Floating forms for multiple use

DirectX graphics mode enhanced to use DirectX 11 for enhanced speed and capabilities.

A full 64-bit version of CSiBridge is now available.

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Modeling
New 2-D modified Darwin-Pecknold concrete model added to the nonlinear layered shell. This
model represents concrete compression, cracking, and shear behavior under both monotonic and
cyclic loading, and accounts for crack rotation.

Layered shell definitions

New cable-stayed bridge template added.

Cable-stayed bridge template

Additional frame and shell (non-bridge) templates added.

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Non-bridge templates

Modify undeformed geometry feature enhanced to allow applying the modification to a selection
of joints, as well as limiting the direction of modification.

Modify undeformed geometry settings

Bridge Modeler
New construction scheduling wizard added for segmental bridges, allowing for quick and easy
creation of a construction schedule, including travelers.

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Stage construction of segmental bridge

User-defined bridge sections can now be created and used in the bridge modeler, including
different materials, openings, radii, parametric variations, and editing in Excel or section
designer.

User-defined with circular openings

Bridge modeler enhanced to more accurately define the geometry in the vicinity of a skewed
support, diaphragm, or in-span hinge for curved bridges and/or parametric variations of the
bridge section at the skew.
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Auto-meshed complex skewed geometry
Loading
AASHTO legal loads for load rating added to the vehicle library.

AASHTO Lane-Type Legal

Analysis
A new stability check added for nonlinear static load cases to report when the structure may
have failed under material or geometric nonlinearities that are not obvious from the analysis
results.

Handling of convergence tolerances for time-dependent behavior during staged-construction

analysis improved to better enforce equilibrium after large load increments.

Bridge Design
Superstructure design according to CSA S6-14 added.

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Superstructure design code selection

It is now possible to specify the location of steel I-girder splices, including the net to gross area
ratio of the flanges in order to perform the design checks at these locations using the reduced
flange area.

Bridge splice assignment

Superstructure design and rating of steel I-girder bridges according to AASHTO LRFD enhanced
to consider a detailed calculation of the moment-gradient factor Cb.

Output and Display

Contour plots now available for frame deflections and axial stresses.

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Color displacement contours of multi-span bridge

It is now possible to output the vehicle position for moving load analysis, for a specified max/min
force component at a particular location.

Vehicle location output

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CSiBridge 2015 17.3.0 Enhancements
Modeling
Curved frame members are now displayed in extruded views.

Extruded curved frame members

Arbitrary placement of support bearings at bents and abutments for concrete box-girder bridges.

Arbitrary bearing placement definition

Time dependent creep and shrinkage curves for CEB FIP-2010, ACI 209R-92, and user-defined.

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Creep and Shrinkage curves

Output
Steel I-girder and U-girder tabular design output for all load combinations at each design station.

Display options of tabular design output.

Design
AASHTO LRFD 2012 6th Edition and 2014 7th Edition concrete frame design.

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CSiBridge concrete frame design code selection

CSiBridge 2015 17.2.0 Enhancements

Modeling
Segmental bridge template and wizard for quick definition of spans and segments as well as
tendon layout.

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Segment labeling scheme

Span-by-span segment definition

Cantilever tendon definition and layout

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Tendon anchors and ducts layout

New solid concrete girder deck section.

Concrete solid girder deck section definition

Nonprismatic variation of concrete U-girder sections.

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Nonprismatic U-girder bridge with cutaway to show horizontal bracing

Section designer now allows prestress tendons to be defined for any concrete sections.

Concrete section with prestress tendons.

Standard vehicles are now defined in XML libraries, allowing users to create their own custom
libraries.

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HL-93S vehicle from the AASHTO vehicle library

Standard precast concreate I, U, and bulb-tee girders are now defined in XML libraries, allowing
users to create their own custom libraries.

Caltrans CA TUB73 precast-U girder from the Caltrans frame section library

Analysis
Horizontal influence-based moving loads for braking/acceleration and centrifugal

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Influence surface for transverse moving load and wheel reactions due to centrifugal force.

Vehicle horizontal loading definition

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Design
Superstructure design according to AASHTO LRFD 2014 (7th Edition), including the 2015 interim
revisions.

Superstructure design preferences showing supported design codes

Superstructure rating 2014 and 2015 interim revisions according to AASHTO.

Rating preferences showing supported interim revisions to AASHTO Rating 2010

Output and Display

Superstructure displacements for the entire section along the layout line and for individual
girders or webs along their individual lines.

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Girder response plot showing 10th point displacements

Scale factors are now available for time-dependent creep, shrinkage, and stiffness of concrete, as
well as relaxation of tendons.

Concrete material time dependent properties

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