FOM MOMENT SMOOTHING

 

Purpose:  Used to select alternate method for determining lateral bending stress at piers. 

 

-->    Given in girder input

 

Averages the moment at the pier and straddling brace location (fraction-of-moment parameter) when calculating lateral bending stress at the pier.  (See USS HIGHWAY STRUCTURES DESIGN HANDBOOK II/6.29 ).

 

 

Related topics:

Stress Check Settings

Analysis Settings Input Reference