Steel Composite beam - Cracked section

Steel Composite beam - Cracked section

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Steel Composite beam - Cracked section

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Hi there, 

 

I am working on a Steel composite bridge. Once I import my beam design file into my grillage model. The section where we can define the cracked section appears to be deactivated. Could you please help me how can I assign the cracked section properties in my composite steel beam?

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dave_geeves
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Hi,

I can't quite see the details of your structure and defined design beam but I am guessing that you are modelling a single span deck with integral abutments and you have defined a steel composite design beam as "Simply Supported" in the beam definition form.  As the design beam is simply supported it assumes there will be no negative moments at the end of the span so the slab will never crack.  I have done this myself a number of times.

 

As there will be negative moments at the span ends, if the deck is composite with the abutment walls, then the design beam should really be treated as in internal span attached to end spans, representing the stiffness of the walls.  The parameters on this form will generally only be used for the calculation of the effective breadth of the slab and I believe that treating these span ends as continuous is a sensible thing to do.  Once the design beam is defined as a continuous beam then the fields in the structure property assignment form will be available.

 

I hope this helps and if this has answered your query then please mark my reply as a solution so that others may benefit.  Thanks

 

Kind regards

 

Dave Geeves

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Anonymous
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Hi David, 

 

Thank you very much for your prompt reply and solving the issue.

 

Kind regards, 

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