FLONG

 

Purpose:  Used to define longitudinal compression flange stiffener in box girders.

 

-->    Given in girder input

 

A list of spacings (feet or meters) for alternating regions of stiffened and unstiffened compression flanges of box girders.  The first value in the list is the distance from the left bearing of the girder to the beginning of the first stiffened segment.  (Also see NLS)

 

 

Related topics:

Bottom Flange Stiffeners

Girder Definition Input Reference