Introduction to CSI SAP2000/Bridge Manual

SAP2000/Bridge? is an analysis and design program for bridge structures. The ease with which complex bridge structures can be modeled has made the SAP2000/Bridge? program the most useful bridge analysis and design program in the industry. Using SAP2000/Bridge?, engineers can easily define complex bridge geometries, boundary conditions and load cases. The bridge models are defined parametrically, using terms that are familiar to bridge engineers, such as layout lines, spans, bearings, abutments, bents, hinges, and post-tensioning. The software creates spine, shell, or solid object models that update automatically as the bridge definition parameters are changed.