Document Information

Document Type: FAQ

Product(s): LEAP CONBOX/CIP RC/PT Girder

Version(s): All

Original Author: Bentley Leap Bridge Technical Support Group – VM

QUESTION:   How does Conbox distribute the loads from superstructure to the substructure for skewed bridge?

ANSWER:

This depends on whether the user chooses to Magnify external shear. If external shear is magnified, the bridge will be modeled with normal piers/abutments, and forces are magnified per AASHTO specifications.

The other options is to model the skew in the bridge using the super element.