8. FEM Plate Bridge


The eighth option in the RM Bridge Enterprise Training Examples, 8. FEM Plate Bridge - 2 Span pre-stressed plate bridge (EC material) has the datasets and a description document for Eurocode with modeling, analysis and design parts of a two span plate deck bridgek. The three-dimensional bridge uses a hybrid FEM approach, which is an extension of the normal parametric beam model. The model can be accessed at File\Examples\Training Examples by selecting 08.a, FEM Plate Bridge, as shown below.

Either only the Modeler part or the complete project with Modeler and Analyzer datasets can be uploaded, as shown below. When we call it, a FEM Plate Bridge training includes some detailing modeling, permanent, traffic loads and load combinations, as can be seen in the screenshot below.

The following items are briefly described in this introduction: