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How to create LUSAS model automatically?


ICDAS CSB 2022.00R is including Concrete Bridges (COB). Refer ICDAS COB for how to create LUSAS model 

automatically. In Excel BRIDGE sheet set parameter Bridge (=2) for Cable-Stayed Bridge Revit and Lusas models,

(12) LusasCSB.cmd only.

 

 

What create in Lusas automatically ?


§         Geometric points, lines, surfaces with dimensions of the bridge as designed in Revit model from input.


§         Attributed meshes with names Top and Bot, Longi, Cross of the deck box are useful to make

        visible/invisible for control of the deck (3D shell QTS4). A surface element has dimension 1mx1m.

 

§        Parametric thicknesses of plates of the deck box given in input where the plates are created (top,

       bottom, longitudinal, cross)


§        Cable connected section point on the deck and the pylon in distance h5 automatically.

       (for Revit CabOffset is the cable end offset from bottom of deck, positive upwards)


§        Pylons and cables in 3D Thick nonlinear beam BTS3 elements


§        Groups of plate elements, pylon legs and cables on the left and right side of STLo overpass

 

 

Stiffening ribs


The stiffening ribs are not modelled in the main model at Version 2022.02R. Instead the thicknesses of the top

plates, bottom plates are calculated as equivalent tequi so the plates have the same bending stiffness as the

original plates with stiffening ribs. The densities of these plates will be multiplied with an associated factor

A/Aequi of the cross section area in order to keep the same weight as the original plates.

 

The stress analysis by this assumption is therefore only valid for:

 

SX-Top, SY-Top on the top plates (because the ribs at the bottom are missing)

SX-Bot, SY-Bot at the bottom plates (because the ribs on top are missing)



Equivalent thickness and density 


The top of deck is constructed with a top plate and stiffeners as shown in the cross section figure. The equivalent

thickness tequi is calculated for a width B and assigned to the top plates of deck which is modelled as a rectangular

3D shell element QTS4.

 

 

Structural lines input


The cross section of deck is constructed by the structural lines defining the top and bottom of deck. These lines

are parallel to the STLo overpass. The cross section in figure below shows an example of 5 lines on the top left (L1-L5),

5 lines on the top right (R1-R5) and 9 lines at the bottom (B1-B9). Refer Geometry to input these lines.


 


 

FigureCross Section with 3D shell elements (Top)

 Thickness equivalent assigned to top and bottom plates of deck (Bottom)

 
  

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Longitudinal vertical plates and spans input

 

A longitudinal plate is created by a top and a bottom

line of deck. The input to the right shows 4 longitudinal

plates on the left side of STLo nLoL=4, and four on the

right side nLoR=4.

 

Lines L1-B4, L2-B3... define the left longitudinal plates,

and R1-B6, R2-B7... define the right longitudinal plates.

The thickness of each plate is specified at row 4 and 7

for the Left and the Right side plates of STLo,

here 16mm.

 

The lengths of the spans are given in m in row 1.


The length of a section, e.g. Sect=7.5m is given in 

row 1 column (4). There are 7 elements (~7.5m)

automatically created along the section in STLo

direction.


cDia=200mm is the diameter of the cables visualized

in Revit, input at row 1 column (7).


Set cDia=0 for no cable in both of Revit and Lusas models.











 

  

Alternative Text 

Figure: Input of spans and 
longitudinal plates

Updated 11-08-2023
  

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