WHEELS

 

Purpose:  Used to specify wheel load distribution in ASD or LFD Line Girder Projects.  (For LRFD Line Girder Projects, see LANED , LANEM , LANEMF , LANEV , LANEVF )

 

-->    Given in line girder input

 

A list of the number of wheel loads by tenth points of the girder for stress determination. If a partial list is given, the list will be padded with the last value in the list.

 

For example, if the girder spacing is 10 feet, then (for multiple lane loadings) the value for WHEELS would be s/5.5, according to AASHTO Table 3.23.1, where ‘s’ is the girder spacing.  WHEELS is required data for ASD and LFD Line Girder Projects.  Also see WHEELD , WHEELF , WHEELR.

 

 

Related topics:

Lateral Distribution of Live Load in Line Girder Projects

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