• Floor Beam Live Load moment calculation in LARS

    Ryan Fehr
    Ryan Fehr
    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…
    • over 6 years ago
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  • How do you model girder Live Load as point loads in ThruGirder-Floorbeam-Stringer system in LARS?

    Ryan Fehr
    Ryan Fehr
    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…
    • over 6 years ago
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  • LARS Live Load Distribution Factors

    Geoff Kramer
    Geoff Kramer
    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…
    • Answered
    • over 6 years ago
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