Challenge

Week 12 Challenge

Aim: To calculate the Barge Impact load of the Panamax vessel on the bridge and to create and analyse the bridge in STaad pro

Introduction : The given bridge is a truss bridge with span of the Bridge is 12m and width of the bridge is 7m. Supported by Piers of size 2.5 m x 2.5m. The Rise of the bridge is 5m. Sections for the Truss members shall be assumed. The Deck slab is 500mm thick. The cross Girders are 0.75 m x 1.8 m dimensions. Suitable data can be assumed for other elements. Hydrodynamic coefficient as 1.25. The Dead weight tonnage of Panamax vessel is 52500 DWT. The Ship can accommodate maximum of 4500 containers. Each container is of standard 6.1 TEU. It is the heaviest manmade ship maximum load taking ship in the world which carries goods to and fro between eastern & western countries. Speed of the Barge is 60Km/hr.

Procedure:

Step 1 : To Calculate Barge Impact Load

Barge Collision Energy KE = 500xChxWxV^2

Ch= Hydrodynamic coefficient = 1.25

W = 52500 T

V = 60km/hr = 16.67m/s

Therefore KE= 9.13x10^9 Nm

Barge damage depth aB = 3100x([1+1.3x10^-7xKE]^0.5-1) = 103540 mm

Barge collision impact force PB = 6x10^6+1600aB = 171520 kN

Step 2 : To create STaad Pro model and apply barge impact load

Open Staad Pro, create 1st node at 0,0,0 (X,Y,Z as Longitudinal,Vertical,Transverse respectively) and 2nd node 0,5,0 for pier height. Add beam between node 1 &2 and add fixed support to the bottom node. Assign concrete rectangle property of 2.5x2.5m to the pier. Copy paste the pier at X=12m as span of bridge is 12m and then copy both these piers at Z=7m as width of bridge is 7m.

Now add cross girders to the Structure by adding beams in Z direction

Add following property to cross girders

Create Longitudinal girders by adding beams between cross girders and all other truss members are assigned property below

Now add plate mesh of 0.5x1.2m for deck of span 12x7m and 0.5m thk.

Now assign barge impact load as calculated above

Results:

Deflection diagram

Bending moment diagram

Maximum force in Longitudinal girder

Maximum force in cross girder

Max force in pier

Shear force diagram

Report:

1. STAAD SPACE
INPUT FILE: C:\Users\Muthulakshmi\Downloads\Old Laptop data of 1st week\Challenge Staad\Challenge 12 B.. .STD
2. START JOB INFORMATION
3. ENGINEER DATE 21-JUL-22
4. END JOB INFORMATION
5. INPUT WIDTH 79
6. UNIT METER KN
7. JOINT COORDINATES
8. 1 0 0 0; 2 0 5.00001 0; 3 12 5.00001 0; 4 12 0 0; 5 0 5.00001 7.00001
9. 6 0 0 7.00001; 7 12 5.00001 7.00001; 8 12 0 7.00001; 9 1.2 5.00001 0
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13. 19 7.20001 5.00001 0; 20 7.20001 5.00001 7.00001; 21 8.40002 5.00001 0
14. 22 8.40002 5.00001 7.00001; 23 9.60002 5.00001 0; 24 9.60002 5.00001 7.00001
15. 25 10.8 5.00001 0; 26 10.8 5.00001 7.00001; 27 6.00001 10 0
16. 28 6.00001 10 7.00001; 41 1.2 6.50001 0; 42 1.2 6.50001 7.00001
17. 43 10.8 6.50001 0; 44 10.8 6.50001 7.00001; 45 4.80001 9.70002 0
18. 46 4.80001 9.70002 7.00001; 47 7.20001 9.70002 0; 48 7.20001 9.70002 7.00001
19. 49 3.60001 9.20002 0; 50 3.60001 9.20002 7.00001; 51 8.40002 9.20002 0
20. 52 8.40002 9.20002 7.00001; 53 2.4 8.10002 0; 54 2.4 8.10002 7.00001
21. 55 9.60002 8.10002 0; 56 9.60002 8.10002 7.00001; 57 3.60001 9.20002 3.50001
22. 58 4.80001 9.70002 3.50001; 59 6.00001 10 3.50001; 60 7.20001 9.70002 3.50001
23. 61 8.40002 9.20002 3.50001; 62 12 5.00001 0.500001; 63 12 5.00001 1
24. 64 12 5.00001 1.5; 65 12 5.00001 2; 66 12 5.00001 2.5; 67 12 5.00001 3.00001
25. 68 12 5.00001 3.50001; 69 12 5.00001 4.00001; 70 12 5.00001 4.50001
26. 71 12 5.00001 5.00001; 72 12 5.00001 5.50001; 73 12 5.00001 6.00001
27. 74 12 5.00001 6.50001; 75 0 5.00001 0.500001; 76 0 5.00001 1; 77 0 5.00001 1.5
28. 78 0 5.00001 2; 79 0 5.00001 2.5; 80 0 5.00001 3.00001; 81 0 5.00001 3.50001
29. 82 0 5.00001 4.00001; 83 0 5.00001 4.50001; 84 0 5.00001 5.00001
30. 85 0 5.00001 5.50001; 86 0 5.00001 6.00001; 87 0 5.00001 6.50001
31. 88 1.2 5.00001 5.50001; 89 1.2 5.00001 4.50001; 90 1.2 5.00001 3.50001
32. 91 1.2 5.00001 1.5; 92 1.2 5.00001 1; 93 1.2 5.00001 0.500001
33. 94 2.4 5.00001 5.50001; 95 2.4 5.00001 4.50001; 96 2.4 5.00001 3.50001
34. 97 2.4 5.00001 1.5; 98 2.4 5.00001 1; 99 2.4 5.00001 0.500001
35. 100 3.60001 5.00001 5.50001; 101 3.60001 5.00001 4.50001
36. 102 3.60001 5.00001 3.50001; 103 3.60001 5.00001 1.5; 104 3.60001 5.00001 1
37. 105 3.60001 5.00001 0.500001; 106 4.80001 5.00001 5.50001
38. 107 4.80001 5.00001 4.50001; 108 4.80001 5.00001 3.50001
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39. 109 4.80001 5.00001 1.5; 110 4.80001 5.00001 1; 111 4.80001 5.00001 0.500001
40. 112 6.00001 5.00001 5.50001; 113 6.00001 5.00001 4.50001
41. 114 6.00001 5.00001 3.50001; 115 6.00001 5.00001 1.5; 116 6.00001 5.00001 1
42. 117 6.00001 5.00001 0.500001; 118 7.20001 5.00001 5.50001
43. 119 7.20001 5.00001 4.50001; 120 7.20001 5.00001 3.50001
44. 121 7.20001 5.00001 1.5; 122 7.20001 5.00001 1; 123 7.20001 5.00001 0.500001
45. 124 9.60002 5.00001 5.50001; 125 9.60002 5.00001 4.50001
46. 126 9.60002 5.00001 3.50001; 127 9.60002 5.00001 1.5; 128 9.60002 5.00001 1
47. 129 9.60002 5.00001 0.500001; 130 10.8 5.00001 5.50001
48. 131 10.8 5.00001 4.50001; 132 10.8 5.00001 3.50001; 133 10.8 5.00001 1.5
49. 134 10.8 5.00001 1; 135 10.8 5.00001 0.500001; 136 10.8 5.00001 2
50. 137 9.60002 5.00001 2; 138 6.00001 5.00001 2; 139 4.80001 5.00001 2
51. 140 2.4 5.00001 2; 141 1.2 5.00001 2; 142 10.8 5.00001 2.5
52. 143 9.60002 5.00001 2.5; 144 6.00001 5.00001 2.5; 145 4.80001 5.00001 2.5
53. 146 2.4 5.00001 2.5; 147 1.2 5.00001 2.5; 148 10.8 5.00001 3.00001
54. 149 9.60002 5.00001 3.00001; 150 6.00001 5.00001 3.00001
55. 151 4.80001 5.00001 3.00001; 152 2.4 5.00001 3.00001; 153 1.2 5.00001 3.00001
56. 154 10.8 5.00001 4.00001; 155 9.60002 5.00001 4.00001
57. 156 7.20001 5.00001 4.00001; 157 6.00001 5.00001 4.00001
58. 158 4.80001 5.00001 4.00001; 159 3.60001 5.00001 4.00001
59. 160 2.4 5.00001 4.00001; 161 1.2 5.00001 4.00001; 162 10.8 5.00001 5.00001
60. 163 7.20001 5.00001 5.00001; 164 6.00001 5.00001 5.00001
61. 165 3.60001 5.00001 5.00001; 166 1.2 5.00001 5.00001
62. 167 9.60002 5.00001 6.00001; 168 7.20001 5.00001 6.00001
63. 169 6.00001 5.00001 6.00001; 170 4.80001 5.00001 6.00001
64. 171 3.60001 5.00001 6.00001; 172 2.4 5.00001 6.00001; 173 1.2 5.00001 6.00001
65. 174 9.60002 5.00001 6.50001; 175 7.20001 5.00001 6.50001
66. 176 6.00001 5.00001 6.50001; 177 4.80001 5.00001 6.50001
67. 178 3.60001 5.00001 6.50001; 179 2.4 5.00001 6.50001; 180 1.2 5.00001 6.50001
68. 181 2.4 5.00001 5.00001; 182 3.60001 5.00001 3.00001; 183 3.60001 5.00001 2.5
69. 184 3.60001 5.00001 2; 185 4.80001 5.00001 5.00001
70. 186 7.20001 5.00001 3.00001; 187 7.20001 5.00001 2.5; 188 7.20001 5.00001 2
71. 189 9.60002 5.00001 5.00001; 190 10.8 5.00001 6.50001
72. 191 10.8 5.00001 6.00001; 192 8.40002 5.00001 0.500001
73. 193 8.40002 5.00001 5.50001; 194 8.40002 5.00001 6.00001
74. 195 8.40002 5.00001 4.50001; 196 8.40002 5.00001 5.00001
75. 197 8.40002 5.00001 3.50001; 198 8.40002 5.00001 4.00001
76. 199 8.40002 5.00001 1.5; 200 8.40002 5.00001 2; 201 8.40002 5.00001 1
77. 202 8.40002 5.00001 6.50001; 203 8.40002 5.00001 3.00001
78. 204 8.40002 5.00001 2.5
79. MEMBER INCIDENCES
80. 1 2 1; 2 3 4; 3 5 6; 4 7 8; 6 3 62; 7 9 93; 8 11 99; 9 13 105; 10 15 111
81. 11 17 117; 12 19 123; 14 23 129; 15 25 135; 16 5 10; 17 10 12; 18 12 14
82. 19 14 16; 20 16 18; 21 18 20; 22 20 22; 23 22 24; 24 24 26; 25 26 7; 27 9 11
83. 28 11 13; 29 13 15; 30 15 17; 31 17 19; 32 19 21; 33 21 23; 34 23 25; 35 25 3
84. 36 2 41; 37 41 53; 38 53 49; 39 49 45; 40 45 27; 41 27 47; 42 47 51; 43 51 55
85. 44 55 43; 45 43 3; 46 41 9; 47 53 11; 48 49 13; 49 45 15; 50 27 17; 51 47 19
86. 52 51 21; 53 55 23; 54 43 25; 55 5 42; 56 42 54; 57 54 50; 58 50 46; 59 46 28
87. 60 28 48; 61 48 52; 62 52 56; 63 56 44; 64 44 7; 65 42 10; 66 54 12; 67 50 14
88. 68 46 16; 69 28 18; 70 48 20; 71 52 22; 72 56 24; 73 44 26; 74 41 42; 75 53 54
89. 76 49 57; 77 45 58; 78 27 59; 79 47 60; 80 51 61; 81 55 56; 82 43 44; 83 57 50
90. 84 58 46; 85 59 28; 86 60 48; 87 61 52; 88 53 57; 89 54 57; 90 49 58; 91 50 58
91. 92 45 59; 93 46 59; 94 47 59; 95 48 59; 96 51 60; 97 52 60; 98 55 61; 99 56 61
92. 100 2 75; 101 2 9; 102 62 63; 103 63 64; 104 64 65; 105 65 66; 106 66 67
93. 107 67 68; 108 68 69; 109 69 70; 110 70 71; 111 71 72; 112 72 73; 113 73 74
94. 114 74 7; 115 75 76; 116 76 77; 117 77 78; 118 78 79; 119 79 80; 120 80 81
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95. 121 81 82; 122 82 83; 123 83 84; 124 84 85; 125 85 86; 126 86 87; 127 87 5
96. 141 88 173; 142 89 166; 143 90 161; 144 91 141; 145 92 91; 146 93 92
97. 147 94 172; 148 95 181; 149 96 160; 150 97 140; 151 98 97; 152 99 98
98. 153 100 171; 154 101 165; 155 102 159; 156 103 184; 157 104 103; 158 105 104
99. 159 106 170; 160 107 185; 161 108 158; 162 109 139; 163 110 109; 164 111 110
100. 165 112 169; 166 113 164; 167 114 157; 168 115 138; 169 116 115; 170 117 116
101. 171 118 168; 172 119 163; 173 120 156; 174 121 188; 175 122 121; 176 123 122
102. 177 124 167; 178 125 189; 179 126 155; 180 127 137; 181 128 127; 182 129 128
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104. 282 180 10; 283 173 180; 284 166 88; 285 161 89; 286 153 90; 287 147 153
105. 288 141 147; 289 179 12; 290 172 179; 291 181 94; 292 160 95; 293 152 96
106. 294 146 152; 295 140 146; 296 178 14; 297 171 178; 298 165 100; 299 159 101
107. 300 182 102; 301 183 182; 302 184 183; 303 177 16; 304 170 177; 305 185 106
108. 306 158 107; 307 151 108; 308 145 151; 309 139 145; 310 176 18; 311 169 176
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114. 488 199 200; 489 201 199; 490 192 201; 491 202 22; 492 194 202; 493 196 193
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116. ELEMENT INCIDENCES SHELL
117. 358 3 62 135 25; 359 9 93 75 2; 360 9 93 99 11; 361 11 99 105 13
118. 362 13 105 111 15; 363 15 111 117 17; 364 17 117 123 19; 365 23 129 135 25
119. 366 5 10 180 87; 367 10 12 179 180; 368 12 14 178 179; 369 14 16 177 178
120. 370 16 18 176 177; 371 18 20 175 176; 373 24 26 190 174; 374 26 7 74 190
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123. 384 70 71 162 131; 385 71 72 130 162; 386 72 73 191 130; 387 73 74 190 191
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128. 404 95 181 166 89; 405 95 181 165 101; 406 96 160 159 102; 407 96 160 161 90
129. 408 97 140 184 103; 409 97 140 141 91; 410 98 97 103 104; 411 99 98 104 105
130. 412 100 171 170 106; 413 101 165 185 107; 414 102 159 158 108
131. 415 103 184 139 109; 416 104 103 109 110; 417 105 104 110 111
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135. 427 115 138 188 121; 428 116 115 121 122; 429 117 116 122 123
136. 436 124 167 191 130; 437 125 189 162 131; 438 126 155 154 132
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138. 442 137 136 142 143; 443 139 138 144 145; 444 141 140 146 147
139. 445 143 142 148 149; 446 144 187 186 150; 447 144 187 188 138
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141. 451 147 146 152 153; 452 149 148 132 126; 453 150 186 120 114
142. 454 151 150 114 108; 455 152 182 102 96; 456 153 152 96 90
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146. 469 106 112 164 185; 470 100 106 185 165; 471 94 100 165 181
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149. 479 173 172 179 180; 480 183 182 151 145; 481 184 183 145 139
150. 498 19 123 192 21; 499 20 22 202 175; 500 118 168 194 193; 501 119 163 196 195
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151. 502 120 156 198 197; 503 121 188 200 199; 504 122 121 199 201
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156. 518 201 199 127 128; 519 192 201 128 129; 520 204 143 149 203
157. 521 204 143 137 200; 522 203 149 126 197; 523 198 155 125 195
158. 524 196 189 124 193; 525 194 167 174 202
159. ELEMENT PROPERTY
160. 358 TO 371 373 374 376 TO 429 436 TO 456 458 459 461 TO 467 469 TO 473 475 -
161. 476 TO 481 498 TO 525 THICKNESS 0.5
162. DEFINE MATERIAL START
163. ISOTROPIC CONCRETE
164. E 2.17184E+07
165. POISSON 0.17
166. DENSITY 23.5615
167. ALPHA 5.5E-06
168. DAMP 0.05
169. G 9.28137E+06
170. TYPE CONCRETE
171. STRENGTH FCU 27578.9
172. END DEFINE MATERIAL
173. MEMBER PROPERTY
174. 1 TO 4 PRIS YD 2.5 ZD 2.5
175. 6 100 102 TO 127 PRIS YD 1.8 ZD 0.75
176. 7 TO 12 14 TO 25 27 TO 99 101 141 TO 188 282 TO 337 484 TO 496 -
177. 497 PRIS YD 0.3 ZD 0.3
178. CONSTANTS
179. MATERIAL CONCRETE ALL
180. SUPPORTS
181. 1 4 6 8 FIXED
182. LOAD 1 LOADTYPE NONE TITLE BARGE IMPACT LOAD
183. JOINT LOAD
184. 18 FZ -171520
185. PERFORM ANALYSIS


P R O B L E M S T A T I S T I C S
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NUMBER OF JOINTS 192 NUMBER OF MEMBERS 242
NUMBER OF PLATES 140 NUMBER OF SOLIDS 0
NUMBER OF SURFACES 0 NUMBER OF SUPPORTS 4

Using 64-bit analysis engine.

SOLVER USED IS THE IN-CORE ADVANCED MATH SOLVER

TOTAL PRIMARY LOAD CASES = 1, TOTAL DEGREES OF FREEDOM = 1128
TOTAL LOAD COMBINATION CASES = 0 SO FAR.

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