OBM / RM Bridge
1. OBM > Utilities > Send to RM Bridge
2. Select Standard Code and Material List
3. General Settings
4. Superstructure – Deck
5. Substructure – Cap , Piers and Piles
6. Substructure - Restraint Conditions
7. Assign RM Materials
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OBD / RM Rating of Composite Steel Bridge
Is presented below the Rating Factor calculation done in OBD / RM Bridge for a two spans composite steel bridge with a central pier.
Bridge Modelling done in OBM and calculation performed in RM on a complete model in OBD.
Table of Contents:
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Cross-Section Slender Parts
RM > Modeler definition of slender parts in cross-section.
Cross-Sections – Slender Parts:
Required for the local buckling.
Reference Set – Steel Slender part type
Start point = free point
Line point = restraint point
Subtype of slender…
Design of Composite Steel Bridge
RM > Analyzer > UltRes schedule action for capacity design of composite steel bridges.
Steel Design checks performed with:
UltRes – design resistance
ResChk – proof check (interaction formulas)
Design of Composite Steel Bridge - Video
UltSup and UltLc for Total Join & Split Results
In OBD CE 2021 Release 2 and RM Bridge v11.13, was implemented the Ultimate Check Capacity using different types of force component selections namely: Total: Normal, Total: Split and, Total: Join . The non-composite cross-section defaults to the Total…
Integral Steel Composite Bridge – video3
In RM Bridge Enterprise > Modeler > Cross sections, the User can define the finite shell elements in the deck slab.
The User can edit shell elements for assigning variables to slab thickness, if desired and review the information introduced.
In…
Integral Steel Composite Bridge – video2
In RM Bridge Enterprise > Analyzer, were defined the several Construction Stages considered in the bridge built and until the composite is activate (before concrete slab is hardened). Presented below the different construction stages calculated.
STG01…
Integral Steel Composite Bridge – video1
In RM Bridge Enterprise > Modeler, was defined the completely geometry for an Integral Steel Composite Bridge. In this video series, it is presented the structural analysis and design for this type of bridges.
The deck cross-section is defined with…
9. RM Bridge: Steel Design - Training Example
Inside File\Examples\Training Examples user can select in the list the Steel Design Training Example with the options for a. Eurocode and b. AASTHO , as shown in the image below. The definition of slender cross section parts are shown in the Properties…