Design Result Table
Check the composite plate girder design results in a spreadsheet format table.
For Composite Steel Girder Design Check:
Ultimate Limit States:
1. Bending Resistance
2. Resistance to Vertical Shear
3. Resistance to Longitudinal Shear
4. Resistance to Lateral Torsional Buckling
5. Resistance to Transverse Force
6. Resistance to Fatigue
For Composite General Section Design:
Ultimate Limit States:
1. Bending Resistance
2. Resistance to Vertical Shear
3. Resistance to Longitudinal Shear
Serviceability Limit States:
1. Stress Limitation
2. Longitudinal Shear
If AASHTO-LRFD 12 or AASHTO-LRFD 07 is selected
For Composite Steel Girder Design Check:
Span Checking
Total Checking
Strength Limit State:
1. Flexure Resistance
2. Shear Resistance
Serviceability Limit State
Fatigue Limit State
Constructibility
1. Flexure Resistance
2. Shear Resistance
Shear Connector
Longitudinal Stiffener
Note
1. The effective width of steel section due to plate buckling is automatically calculated and reflected to calculate bending resistance but not for analysis. Gross section properties for sagging and cracked section properties for hogging are used to calculate stresses to be used for the calculation of effective section properties.
2. The effective widths of both steel section and concrete slab due to shear lag are not automatically considered by the program for both analysis and design.
3. The cracked section properties of concrete slab are considered to calculate hogging bending resistance but not for analysis.
From the Main Menu select Design >Composite Design > Design Result Table
Bending Resistance
Bending Resistance tab
Items produced in the Bending Resistance Table
Elem: Element
Position: I/J-end
Positive/Negative: Positive/Negative moment
Lcom: Load combination
Type: Load combination type (Fxx-max, Fxx-min, ... Mzz-min)
Top Class: Class of top flange
Bot Class: Class of bottom flange
Web Class: Class of web
Sect. Class: Class of cross section
Ma,Ed: The design bending moment applied to structural steel section before composite behavior
Mc,Ed: The part of the design bending moment acting on the composite section
Mpl,Rd: Design value of the plastic resistance moment of the composite section
Mel,Rd: Design value of the elastic resistance moment of the composite section
M_Rd: Design value of the resistance moment of a composite section
Effective Section (Buckling) tab
Items produced in the Bending Resistance Table
Elem: Element
Position: I/J-end
Positive/Negative: Positive/Negative moment
Lcom: Load combination
Axial Force: Effective section properties due to buckling when it is subject only to stresses due to uniform axial compression
As,eff: Effective area of steel sections
Iya,eff: Effective moment of inertia of steel sections about the local-y axis
Iza,eff: Effective moment of inertia of steel sections about the local-z axis
Ac,eff: Effective area of composite sections
Iyc,eff: Effective moment of inertia of composite sections about the local-y axis
Izc,eff: Effective moment of inertia of composite sections about the local-z axis
Bending Moment: Effective section properties due to buckling when it is subject only to bending stresses
As,eff: Effective area of steel sections
Iya,eff: Effective moment of inertia of steel sections about the local-y axis
Iza,eff: Effective moment of inertia of steel sections about the local-z axis
Ac,eff: Effective area of composite sections
Iyc,eff: Effective moment of inertia of composite sections about the local-y axis
Izc,eff: Effective moment of inertia of composite sections about the local-z axis
Resistance to Vertical Shear
Items produced in the Resistance to Vertical Shear Table
Position: I/J-end
Lcom: Load combination
Type: Load combination type (Fxx-max, Fxx-min, ... Mzz-min)
Top Class: Class of top flange
Bot Class: Class of bottom flange
Web Class: Class of web
Sect. Class: Class of cross section
N_Ed: 
, Design value of the compressive normal force
M_Ed: 
, Design bending moment
V_Ed: 
, Design value of the shear force acting on the composite section
Vpl,Rd: Design value of the plastic resistance of the composite section to vertical shear
Vb,Rd: Design value of the shear buckling resistance of a steel web
Resistance to Torsional Buckling
Items produced in the Resistance to Torsional Buckling Table
Elem: Element
Position: I/J-end
Lcom: Load combination
Type: Load combination type (Fxx-max, Fxx-min, ... Mzz-min)
Sect. Class: Class of cross section
N_Ed: , Design value of the compressive normal force
M_Ed: , Design bending moment
Nb,Rd: Design buckling resistance of the compression member
Mb,Rd: Design buckling resistance moment
Interaction Ratio: 
Resistance to Transverse Force
Items produced in the Resistance to Transverse Force Table
Elem: Element
Position: I/J-end
Lcom: Load combination
Type: Load combination type (Fxx-max, Fxx-min, ... Mzz-min)
F_Ed: 
, Design transverse force
N_Ed: , Design value of the compressive normal force
My,Ed: Design bending moment applied to the composite section about the y-y axis
Mz,Ed: Design bending moment applied to the composite section about the z-z axis
F_Rd: Design resistance to local buckling under transverse forces
Eta2: 
, 
Eta1: 
, Member verification for uniaxial bending (EN 1993-1-5, (4.14))
Interaction Ratio: 
Resistance to Longitudinal Shear
Items produced in the Resistance to Longitudinal Shear Table
Elem: Element
Position: I/J-end
Lcom: Load combination
Type: Load combination type (Fxx-max, Fxx-min, ... Mzz-min)
V_L,Ed: 
, Longitudinal shear force acting on length 
of the inelastic region
v_L,Ed: 
, Design longitudinal shear force per unit length at the interface between steel and concrete
P_Rd: 
, Design value of the shear resistance of a single connector
v_L,Rd: 
v_Ed: 
, Design longitudinal shear stress
Resistance to Fatigue
Items produced in the Resistance to Fatigue Table
Elem: Element
Position: I/J-end
Lcom: Load combination
Type: Load combination type (Fxx-max, Fxx-min, ... Mzz-min)
lamda_v: 
, Damage equivalent factors
delta Tau: 
, Range of shear stress for fatigue loading
delta Tau_E,2: 
, Equivalent constant amplitude range of shear stress related to 2 million cycles
delta Tau_c: Reference value of the fatigue strength at 2 million cycles
Ratio: delta Tau_E,2/ delta Tau_c
Stress Limitation
Items produced in the Stress Limitation Table
Sigma_Ed,ser, Tau_Ed,ser: Nominal stresses in the structural steel from the characteristic load combination. Refer to EN 1993-2 7.3.
ALW: Stress limit
Sigma_c: Stress in the concrete deck.
k*fck: Stress limit
Sigma_s: stress in the reinforcement.
k*fsk: stress limit
Longitudinal Shear
Items produced in the Longitudinal Shear Table
V_c,Ed: Vertical shear force acting on the composite section.
v_L,Ed: Longitudinal shear force per unit length in the shear connector.
P_Rd_ser: Shear resistance of a single shear connector for SLS.
v_L,Rd: Longitudinal shear resistance per unit length for the shear connector.
If AASHTO-LRFD 12 or AASHTO-LRFD 07 is selected
1. Span Checking
(1) by Result Table
▶ Design > Composite Design > Design Result Table...
Most critical member results in each span can be viewed in a result table as shown below.
(2) by Span Result Graph
▶ Design > Composite Design > Design Result Diagram...
The results of the span group defined by the span information can be checked here. The flexure and shear results based on distance or node can be checked here. The current applied member force or elasticity is marked in red while the strength or elasticity is marked in green.
2. Total Checking
▶ Design > Composite Design > Design Result Table...
Summary results for each member can be viewed in a result table as shown below.
3. Strength Limit State Result
3.1 Flexure
The results can be viewed in a result table as shown below.
▶ Design > Composite Design > Design Result Tables > Strength Limit State (flexure)…
Where,
My : yield moment
Mp : plastic moment
Mu : moment due to the factored loads
phiMn : nominal flexural resistance of a section multiplied by resistance factor, phi, for flexure
fbu : largest value of the compressive stress throughout the unbraced length in the flange under condition, calculated without consideration of flange lateral bending
phiFn : nominal flexure resistance of a flange
Dp :distance from the top of the concrete deck to the neutral axis of the composite section at the plastic moment
Dt : total depth of the composite section
3.2 Shear
The results can be viewed in a result table as shown below.
▶ Design > Composite Design > Design Result Tables > Strength Limit State (shear)…
Where,
Vu : shear due to the factored load
phiVn : nominal shear resistance multiplied by resistance factor, phi, for shear
bt_lim1 : projecting width limit for transverse stiffener, 2.0+(D/30), as per Eq. 6.10.11.1.2-1
bt_lim2 : projecting width limit for transverse stiffener, 16tp, as per Eq. 6.10.11.1.2-2
bt_lim3 : projecting width limit for transverse stiffener, bf/4, as per Eq. 6.10.11.1.2-2
bt : projected width of transverse stiffener as per Article 6.10.11.1.2
lt_lim : limiting moment of inertia of transverse stiffener as per Eq. 6.10.11.1.3-3&4
lt : Moment of Inertia of transverse stiffener as per Article 6.10.11.1.3
4. Service Limit State Result
The results can be viewed in a result table as shown below.
▶ Design > Composite Design > Design Result Tables > Service Limit State…
Where,
fc : compression-flange stress
fcrw: nominal bending buckling resistance for webs as per Eq. 6.10.11.9.1-1
fcf : compression-flange stress
fcf_lim : limit of compression-flange stress
ftf : tension-flange stress
ftf_lim : limit of tension-flange stress
5. Fatigue Limit State Result
The results can be viewed in a result table as shown below.
▶ Design > Composite Design > Design Result Tables > Fatigue Limit State...
Where,
γ(Δf) : Range of Fatigue Limit State
(ΔF)n : Nominal Fatigue Resistance
Lcom : Load combinations used in the calculation
Vu : shear in the web due to the unfactored permanent load plus the factored fatigue load
Vcr : shear buckling resistance as per Eq. 6.10.9.3.3-1
6. Constructibility Result
6.1 Flexure
The results can be viewed in a result table as shown below.
▶ Design > Composite Design > Design Result Tables > Constructibility (flexure)...
Where,
fbuw : flange stress calculated without consideration of flange lateral bending
phifcrw : nominal bend-buckling resistance for webs
fbuc : compression-flange stress with consideration of flange lateral stress
phifc : limit of compression-flange stress
fbut : tension-flange stress with consideration of flange lateral stress
phift : limit of tension -flange stress
fdeck : longitudinal tensile stress in a composite section deck
phifr : limit of concrete deck tensile stress. fr shall be taken as the modulus of rupture as per the Article 6.10.1.7
6.2 Shear
The results can be viewed in a result table as shown below.
▶ Design > Composite Design > Design Result Tables > Constructibility (shear)...
Where,
Vu : shear in the web due to the factored load
phiVcr : shear-buckling resistance multiplied by resistance factor, phi, for shear
7. Shear Connector Result
The results can be viewed in a result table as shown below.
▶ Design > Composite Design > Design Result Tables > Shear Connector...
Where,
H/D : height to diameter ratio
(H/D)lim : limit value of height to diameter ratio (=4.0)
p : pitch of shear connectors specified by the user
p_lim1: pitch limit value, nZI/(Vsr), as per Eq. 6.10.10.1.2-1
p_lim2: pitch limit value, 6d
s : transverse spacing of shear connectors spacing (Transverse Cross Section)
edge : distance of the top compression flange edge_lim (=1.0 in)
Cover : clear depth of concrete cover over the tops of the shear connectors (> 2.0 in)
Penetration : depth of penetration of the shear connector(>2.0in)
n : number of shear connectors entered in transverse direction
n_Req : required number of shear connectors
8. Longitudinal Stiffener Result
The results can be viewed in a result table as shown below.
▶ Design > Composite Design > Design Result Tables > Longitudinal Stiffener...
Where,
bl : projecting width
bl_lim : limit of projecting width as per Eq. 6.10.11.3.2-1
I : Moment of inertia of cross-section
I_lim : limit of moment of inertia of cross-section as per Eq. 6.10.11.3.3-1
r : radius of gyration
r_lim : limit of radius of gyration as per Eq. 6.10.11.3.3-2
fs : flexure stress of longitudinal stiffener
phiRhFys : limit of flexure stress as per Eq. 6.10.11.3.1-1