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Please note that the *Bridge Modeler* supplements [SAP2000|sap2000:home] releases through Version 14, and has since extended into [CSiBridge|csibridge:home]. Most material in this space applies to both of these products, therefore the term _Bridge Modeler_ will refer to both SAP2000 and CSiBridge application.
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The *Bridge Modeler* enables the parametric definition of girder-type bridge systems. Users initiate high-level parametric modeling by defining span length, [layout lines|tutorials:Layout-line geometry], cross section, and other geometric and structural specifications. The Bridge Modeler then assembles [frame|kb:Frame], [shell|kb:Shell], and [solid|kb:Solid] objects, and connects them with [link|kb:Link] elements, to automatically create bridge objects. The Bridge Modeler expedites design by quickly generating, meshing, and analyzing complex bridge models. Templates are also available for several superstructure and substructure design checks.

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h5. Recommended publication

* {new-tab-link:http://peer.berkeley.edu/publications/peer_reports/reports_2008/web_PEER803_AVIRAM_etal.pdf}Guidelines for Nonlinear Analysis of Bridge Structures in California{new-tab-link} {^}\[1{\]^}


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h1. References

* \[1\] -- {new-tab-link:http://peer.berkeley.edu/publications/peer_reports/reports_2008/web_PEER803_AVIRAM_etal.pdf}Aviram, A., Mackie, K., Stojadinovic, B. (2008){new-tab-link}. _Guidelines for Nonlinear Analysis of Bridge Structures in California_. Berkeley, CA: Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research (PEER) Center.