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Stage
Stage Day Day DescriDescriptionption Stage
Stage 1 1 (30 (30 days) days) 11 PPllaciacing of ng of precast beprecast beamams and cross beas and cross beamms.s.
Prestressing of strands.
Prestressing of strands.
21 placing (1st day of Stage 1).
placing (1st day of Stage 1).
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Stage>Name>StageStage Stage>Suffix>
Stage>Suffix>1to31to3 Save Result>
Save Result>Stage,Stage, AAdditidditiononal Steal Stepsps(on)(on) Click
Click
Construction Stage
Construction Stagedialog box>dialog box>ClCliickck Stage>
Stage>Stage 1Stage 1 N
Namame>e>Stage 1Stage 1 Duration>
Duration>3300 A
Additidditionaonal l SteSteps>ps>Day>Day>2211 Cl
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Click BoundaryBoundaryttaabb Grou
Group Lp Listist>Supports>Supports Sup
Supportport/Spri/Spring Positing Position>on>DeformedDeformed Cl
Click ick iin n ththeeActivationActivation windowwindow Click
Click LoadLoad ttaabb Grou
Group Lp Liistst>>PC & C//BPC & C B Cl
Click ick iin n ththeeActivationActivation windowwindow Grou
Group Lp Liistst>>PrestressPrestress Cl
Click ick iin n ththeeActivationActivation windowwindow Grou
Group Lp Liistst>>DeckDeck A
Active ctive Day>Day>2211
Click
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Group Lp Liistst>>Wearing SurfaceWearing Surface A
Active ctive Day>Day>66 Cl
Click ick iin n ththeeActivationActivation windowwindow Click
Click
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Figure 33 Definition of Construction Stage 2 Construction Stagedialog box>Click
Stage>Stage 3 Name>Stage 3 Duration>10000 Click
Click
In the Tree Menu: Construction Stage Analysis Data> Composite Section for Construction Stage
Composite Section for Construction Stagedialog box>Click Active Stage>Stage 1
Section>1: Interior Precast Beams Composite Type>Normal
Construction Sequence>Part>1: Material Type>Material
Material>2:Precast
Composite Stage>Active Stage Age>7
Construction Sequence>Part>2: Material Type>Material
Material>1:Deck
Composite Stage>Stage 2 Age>10
Click
Figure 34 Composite Section 1 (Interior Precast Beams) during Construction Stages
Composite Section for Construction Stagedialog box>Click Active Stage>Stage 1
Section>2: Exterior Precast Beams Composite Type>Normal
Construction Sequence>Part>1: Material Type>Material
Material>2:Precast
Composite Stage>Active Stage Age>7
Construction Sequence>Part>2: Material Type>Material
Material>1:Deck
Composite Stage>Stage 2 Age>10
Click Click
In theMain Menu: Analysis/ Construction Stage Analysis Control Final Stage>Last Stage
Analysis Option>Include Time Dependent Effect(on) Time Dependent Effect>Creep & Shrinkage(on) Type>Creep & Shrinkage
Auto Time Step Generation for Large Time Gap(on) Tendon Tension Loss Effect (Creep & Shrinkage)(on)
Variation of Comp. Strength(on)
Tendon Tension Loss (Elastic Shortening)(on)
Frame Output>Calculate Output of Each part of Composite Section(on) Load Cases to be Distinguished from Dead Load for CS Output:
Load Case>Wearing Surface Click
Load Case>Barrier Click
Click
Beam Section Property Changes>Change with Tendon Save Output of Current Stage (Beam/Truss)(on)
Figure 36 Construction Stage Analysis Control Data