Vehicles

Enter vehicle load. Standard vehicle is not supported. Only the user-defined vehicles are available.

From the Main Menu select Load > Moving Load > Moving Load Analysis Data > Vehicles.

To enter new or additional vehicle loads

Click to enter vehicle loads.

To modify previously entered vehicle loads

Select the vehicle loads to be modified in the dialog box and click .

To delete previously entered vehicle loads

Select the vehicle load to be deleted in the dialog box and click .

Load Type

Enter the type of vehicle loads.

Truck / Lane: Concentrated axle loads or traffic lane loads

Train Load: Train Loads

Vehicular Load Name

Enter the name of a vehicle.

Truck Load

Enter the concentrated wheel axle loads and spacings.

P: Concentrated loads

D: Spacings between concentrated loads

: Add the entered concentrated loads.

: Insert a concentrated load at a specified position.

: Modify the magnitude or spacing of the concentrated loads previously selected in the list.

: Delete the selected loads from the list of previously entered concentrated loads.

Lane Load

Enter traffic lane loads.

w: Distributed traffic lane load

PL: Concentrated traffic lane load used to calculate member forces

PLM: Concentrated traffic lane load used for moment calculations

PLV: Concentrated traffic lane load used for shear force calculations

Train Load

Enter train loads.

dW1~2: Distributed traffic lane load

dD1~2: Spacing between the distributed traffic lane load and concentrated load (Refer to diagram)

P: Concentrated traffic lane load (Enter in Load)

D: Spacing between concentrated traffic loads (Enter in Distance)