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Question: How are bridge force and stress diagrams obtained?
Answer:
CSI software uses section cuts defined by groups to obtain bridge force and stress diagrams. These section cuts are automatically formed through parametric definition of the bridge model. Section cuts may be viewed through Display > Show Tables > Model Definition > Bridge Data > Bridge Object Data > Table: Bridge Section Cuts 01 - General and Table: Bridge Section Cuts 02 - Groups. Within these tables, the coordinate system for bridge section cuts are as follows:
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