Load Manager


RM Bridge load manager is a very useful tool for the automatic superposition of load cases. This Load Management function can be found at Analyzer\Schedule\Load definition\Load Management and is provided particularly for speeding up the necessary definitions for the analysis of construction stages, where repetitive load types can be grouped into Load Cases Categories that are instantly added to their groups once calculated in the Schedule Actions. The load sequence is then very important, and time-dependent load cases, such as creep, shrinkage, and relaxation, should be included and calculated.

Below, is one simple example of Load Management, the defined load managements are connected to the specified load cases categories with the appropriate superposition rules and are to be added to up to three other load cases and a maximum of three envelopes. These are known as Summation Load Cases or Summation Envelopes. Whenever a load case with a valid assigned category is calculated, the required superposition actions are automatically determined and performed. The names are alphanumeric; so, it's common to find them as G1, G2 or SW, DL, or 100, 200, and PT, CS or 500, 600...

     

More information can be found at Help - F1 or at the RM Bridge User Guide Manual under item 7.2.6. Load Management