Show Bridge Forces/Stresses

Form: Bridge Object Response Display, Bridge Response Data

Use the Display menu > Show Bridge Forces/Stresses command to review a bridge response plot for a bridge model after an analysis has been performed.

Create a bridge model and perform an analysis.
Click the Display menu > Show Bridge Forces/Stresses command to display the Bridge Object Response Display form. Use the options on the form to specify the parameters for displaying the response plot.

Note: This command is available only when the Bridge License is active.

Select Bridge Object drop-down list. Select the bridge object for which the bridge response plot is to be displayed.
Bridge Model Type display box. This display box shows the type of model: spine, area, or solid. The type of model is selected on the Update Bridge Structural Model form.
Select Display Component

Show Forces For drop-down list. Choose to show forces for the entire bridge section, the individual girders (left exterior, interior 1, interior 2, or right exterior), or the entire section plus all girders.
Force option and drop-down list. Select the force to be plotted from this drop-down list (i.e., axial, shear, torsion and moment).
Stress option and drop-down list. Select the stress to be plotted from this drop-down list (e.g., top, bottom, center, and so on).
Show Selected Girder check box. Check this check box to illustrate the location of the girder in the model window (i.e., this option has no effect on the form). This check box has no effect when the Entire Bridge Section or Entire Section Plus All Girders has been selected in the Show Force For drop-down list.

Show Table button. Click the Show Table button to display the Bridge Response Data form. This form shows the response data in tabular form. The data are for display purposes only and cannot be edited using this form. Use the Edit menu > Copy command to copy the data to the Windows Clipboard; use a standard Windows Paste command to paste the data into another program, such as Access. Use the Units drop-down list to change the units used on the form. The selected units will be used to display the response plot.
Export to Excel button. When this button is clicked, the program exports the specified force or stress data to an Excel workbook and automatically launches Excel to display the downloaded data.

Analysis Case/Response Combo area and Case/Combo drop-down list. Select the analysis case or response combination for which forces or stresses are to be displayed from this drop-down list.
Units drop-down list. Use the displayed units or use this drop-down list to change the units for the form. The selected units will be used to display the response plot.
Multivalued Options. The availability of these options depends on the analysis case chosen in the Case/Combo drop-down list.

Envelope Max/Min option. Choose this option to display the maximum and minimum results over all time steps.
Envelope Max option. Choose this option to display the maximum results over all time steps.
Envelope Min option. Choose this option to display the minimum results over all time steps.
Step selection box. Use this selection box to choose the number of steps to be included in the plot.

Bridge Response Plot display area. The plot is displayed in this area of the form. Use the horizontal scroll bar at the bottom of the display to move the mouse pointer along the plot to review data for specific points along the plot line.
Snap to Computed Response Points check box. When this check box is checked, SAP2000 snaps the small red dot to specific computed response points along the bridge response plot as the mouse is moved over the display. When this check box is unchecked, the small red dot moves freely along the plot line. The location of the small red dot is displayed in the Mouse Pointer Location display boxes.
Mouse Pointer Location display boxes. The display boxes in this area of the form show the location of the small red dot as the mouse pointer is moved over the plot. The distance values are in the currently selected units. The names of the display boxes are assumed to be self-explanatory.