Introducing Design Beams

There are four design beam types for which analysis and code checking is carried out:

Steel/Concrete Composite bridge beams to AASHTO LRFD 7.
Pre-tensioned, prestressed bridge beams to AASHTO LRFD 7.
Reinforced concrete beams to AASHTO LRFD 7.
Post-tensioned, prestressed bridge beams to AASHTO LRFD 7. Multiple spans may be defined and each analyzed in turn.

The above beams can also be defined to AASHTO 17th Edition but there no code checking to this standard.

Each beam is defined by one or more sections which can vary along the span.
Features such as transverse web stiffeners, lateral restraints, shear studs etc. are positioned along the span.
Reinforcement can be placed within the sections and curtailed at positions along the span.
Load effects for a variety of load cases can be entered manually or obtained automatically from the Structural Analysis.
Capacity Resistance checks are carried out at default and user defined locations along the span and displayed graphically.
Other code verification is also carried out at these locations, the results of which can be printed out in "calculation style" to be included in a user report.