Purpose: Used to generate bolted web splice designs in LFD and LRFD projects. (Not available in ASD projects.).
--> Given in girder input
Bolted web splices will be designed for number of vertical and horizontal lines of bolts, splice plate thickness, vertical and horizontal gage distances, vertical edge distance, and horizontal plate and web edge distance. The method of LRFD Specification article 6.13.6.1.4b is employed, but with the appropriate load factors of the specification being used.
If this condition is given in girder design generation input and the girder design is generated the resulting bolted web splice dimensions will be placed in the girder definition input for review and modification by the user. Modifications by the user, if any, will be evaluated upon re-analysis and the results will be shown in the girder rating output. If this condition is only given in girder definition input the resulting web splice dimensions will be shown just in the girder rating output.