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Nonprismatic girders in bridge deck sections

Nonprismatic girders in bridge deck sections

To model plate-girder flange transitions, users may assign girder sections as nonprismatic frame sections in the Components > Superstructure Item > Deck Sections menu.

Further discussion and an alternative procedure may be found in the Nonprismatic frame elements article.


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