Sudden drop in Vc when providing flared sections in Conbox
The bridge I'm analyzing has a flared girder and superstructure at the expansion piers.
This is the cross section I have defined for this bridge:
In order to directly obtain the area of steel required to resist direct shear; I removed the stirrups…
Self Weight Reaction
In Conbox, when we select the Self weight reaction in the analysis model, does it include the self weight of the piers defined as well?
Re: COnbox: Side-by-side option
The side-by-side option in CONBOX allows you to apply the provisions of LRFD Art. 4.6.2.2.5 Special Loads with Other Traffic.
SBS: Side-by-Side live load responses use the following equations:
· LLRsp = LLRsp(PermitLL) * DF1/Z + LLRsp(DesignLL…