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  • Floor Beam Live Load moment calculation in LARS

    I'm doing a rating of a Girder-Floorbeam-Stringer bridge in LARS (LFR). I hardcoded the input files to automatically create check points at section changes '[SectionChangeGenerateCheckPoints] 1', and that appears to work fine except for with the floor…
  • How do you model girder Live Load as point loads in ThruGirder-Floorbeam-Stringer system in LARS?

    I am load rating (LFD) a ThruGirder-Floorbeam-Stringer bridge with open-grid steel deck. The deck is welded to the floorbeams and stringers only. There is no connection of the deck to the girders. The only load path for live load to get to the Thru-Girders…
  • LARS Live Load Distribution Factors

    Hello all, I just searched through the forums and the wiki and couldn't find an answer to this question. I'm using LARS Bridge V8i (SELECT Series 3) - Version 6.00.01.08 In the "Description" drop down menu --> General Member Information There…