https://communities.bentley.com/products/bridge_design___engineering/f/bridgemaster-lars-leap-openbridge-rm-forum/116926/leap-consplice-exterior-beam-designI have to do an exterior beam design in consplice. I start with my interior beam and make changes to the geometry and loading. As you would expect, in the Geometry tab I specify that this will be an exterior girder and give the distance to the face ofen-USTelligent Community 12https://communities.bentley.com/thread/360140?ContentTypeID=1Wed, 16 Mar 2016 16:36:02 GMT6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:1f8031ab-8df3-4dd8-ad7d-0a9a37629eeaBrandon BrooksEffective Width does not equal Flange Width. The Effective Width is the effective slab width carried by the beam. For an internal beam this would just be the same as the spacing between beams, but for an exterior beam it&#39;s 1/2 the beam spacing plus the width of the overhang. Thanks though.<div style="clear:both;"></div>https://communities.bentley.com/thread/360132?ContentTypeID=1Wed, 16 Mar 2016 16:17:18 GMT6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:ae349149-e096-4c8e-b3ff-9345113f7a39Alex O [Bentley]Brandon,<br /> Effective with is the width of the compression block used for ultimate capacity calculation. The effective width you enter manually can be verified in the Detailed Moment Capacity report under Flange Width. The bridge width you input is located under Distribution Factors and not related to the Effective Width. DF for LL can be verified under Truck/Lane report. As a strategy for creating your first model you can use Tutorial 2 of CONSPLICE or Tutorial 4 and modify them in order to minimize potential issues. Please make sure you are using the latest version of CONSPLICE v1.3.0.22.<div style="clear:both;"></div>