Document Information Document Type: FAQ Product(s): LEAP CONSPAN/Precast/Prestressed Girder Version(s): All Original Author: Bentley Technical Support Group - VM QUESTION: Camber and Deflection - Is the Diaphragm load considered as part of the…

Document Information Document Type: FAQ Product(s): LEAP CONSPAN/ Precast/Prestressed Girder Version(s): All Original Author: Bentley Technical Support Group - VM QUESTION: Can the Live Load reactions be separated into truck and lane loads…

Document Information Document Type: FAQ Product(s): LEAP CONSPAN/ Precast/Prestressed Girder Version(s): All Original Author: Bentley Technical Support Group - VM QUESTION: Why is that the program is checking stresses at top of the topping…

Document Information Document Type: FAQ Product(s): LEAP CONSPAN/ Precast/Prestressed Girder Version(s): All Original Author: Bentley Technical Support Group - VM QUESTION: If there are four lanes in total – two travelling in one direction…

Document Information Document Type: FAQ Product(s): LEAP CONSPAN/ Precast/Prestressed Girder Version(s): All Original Author: Bentley Technical Support Group - VM QUESTION: What is the difference between Precast Dead Load ,Composite Dead…

Document Information Document Type: FAQ Product(s): LEAP CONSPAN/ Precast/Prestressed Girder Version(s): All Original Author: Bentley Technical Support Group -VM QUESTION: Does Conspan calculates the deflection for Design Tandem Live Load…

Document Information Document Type: FAQ Product(s): LEAP CONSPAN/ Precast/Prestressed Girder Version(s): All Original Author: Bentley Technical Support Group -VM QUESTION: Is the Detensioning table provided for designers or fabricators …

QUESTION: Detensioning portion of the design print out is same as the release stresses for the beams ? ANSWER: Detensioning is the process of releasing (by cutting) the strands, typically two at a time. Release stresses are the stresses after all…

Document Information Document Type: FAQ Product(s): LEAP CONSPAN/ Precast/Prestressed Girder Version(s): All Original Author: Bentley Technical Support Group -VM QUESTION: What is the difference between Vmu and Vu ? ANSWER: Vmu and Vu…

Document Information Document Type: FAQ Product(s): LEAP CONSPAN/ Precast/Prestressed Girder Version(s): All Original Author: Bentley Technical Support Group - VM QUESTION: When using Lever Rule how's the program is calculating the distribution…

Document Information Document Type: FAQ Product(s): LEAP CONSPAN/ Precast/Prestressed Girder Version(s): All Original Author: Bentley Technical Support Group - VM QUESTION: How to distribute Future wearing surface load to particular number…

Document Information Document Type: FAQ Product(s): LEAP CONSPAN/ Precast/Prestressed Girder Version(s): All Original Author: Bentley Technical Support Group - VM QUESTION: How does Conspan computes the distribution factors for skewed…

Document Information Document Type: FAQ Product(s): LEAP CONSPAN/ Precast/Prestressed Girder Version(s): All Original Author: Bentley Technical Support Group QUESTION: Does Conspan have an option to set Elastic Gains as zero ? How does Conspan…

Document Information Document Type: FAQ Product(s): LEAP CONSPAN/ Precast/Prestressed Girder Version(s): All Original Author: Bentley Technical Support Group QUESTION: Where can the user find Elastic shortening information in Conspan output…

Document Information Document Type: FAQ Product(s): LEAP CONSPAN/ Precast/Prestressed Girder Version(s): All Original Author: Bentley Technical Support Group - VM QUESTION: How to get rid of high stresses for Precast Top - Negative moment…

Document Information Document Type: FAQ Product(s): LEAP CONSPAN/ Precast/Prestressed Girder Version(s): All Original Author: Bentley Technical Support Group - VM QUESTION: Is Expansion joint option available in Conspan ? ANSWER: Currently…

QUESTION: Procedure on how to export and import the reactions from Conspan to RCPier. ANSWER: 1) In conspan once the analysis is done please go to the file menu and click EXPORT TO RCPIER. 2) In the new window please save the file as a TEXT File…

QUESTION: How to Export of Reactions from Conspan/ Precast/Prestressed Girder to Rcpier/Substructure? ANSWER: Design all the beams. Save the file Click on File > Export to RC Pier/Substructure Save the Text file at desired location.

Document Information Document Type: FAQ Product(s): LEAP CONSPAN/ Precast/Prestressed Girder Version(s): All Original Author: Bentley Technical Support Group - VM QUESTION: How does Conspan calculates the area of shear reinforcement when…

Document Information Document Type: FAQ Product(s): LEAP CONSPAN/ Precast/Prestressed Girder Version(s): All Original Author: Bentley Technical Support Group -VM QUESTION: How Conspan is measuring the Spacing between the Girders for Flared…

Document Information Document Type: FAQ Product(s): LEAP CONSPAN/ Precast/Prestressed Girder Version(s): All Original Author: Bentley Technical Support Group -VM QUESTION: How to assign spacing between the flared girders along the support…

Document Information Document Type: FAQ Product(s): LEAP CONSPAN/ Precast/Prestressed Girder Version(s): All Original Author: Bentley Technical Support Group - VM QUESTION: New option in Conspan to run the analysis when Flared Girder option…

Document Information Document Type: FAQ Product(s): LEAP CONSPAN/ Precast/Prestressed Girder Version(s): All Original Author: Bentley Technical Support Group - VM QUESTION: For flared girder bridges, how does the program calculates the distance…

Document Information Document Type: FAQ Product(s): LEAP CONSPAN/ Precast/Prestressed Girder Version(s): All Original Author: Bentley Technical Support Group - VM QUESTION: How to add Custom Vehicle to Conspan Live Load Library ? Please…

Document Information Document Type: FAQ Product(s): LEAP CONSPAN/ Precast/Prestressed Girder Version(s): All Original Author: Bentley Technical Support Group - VM QUESTION: How to change the Fy(ksi) value of the rebar from 60 ksi to 36 ksi…