LUSAS Bridge Modelling: Grillage Analysis
£150.00
Featuring two online sessions of between 90-120 minutes each, this course provides engineers with a good understanding of the relevant facilities within LUSAS to carry out grillage (or grid) modelling and analysis.
Grillage (or grid) modelling remains a very popular method for analysing bridge decks because it is relatively easy to comprehend, computationally inexpensive, and proven to be sufficiently accurate for a wide variety of bridge types.
Learn about the modelling methodology, loading facilities, interpreting the results, and the limitations of the method and identifying alternatives.
Description
Learn about and obtain practical engineering guidance to the following:
- Basic concepts of grillage analysis including discussions on layout and limitations.
- When it is appropriate to use a grillage analysis and when it is not
- Efficient data preparation and calculation of section properties
- How to incorporate a staged construction sequence into the grillage analysis
- The effect of the application of highway and rail loads as part of the analysis process
- Learn from practical examples including slab decks and composite bridges with bracing
