Purpose: Used to indicate which analyses use girder hinges.
--> Given in girder system input in Girder System Projects.
Noncomposite dead load forces and deflections use given hinges for total self weight only, modeling an erection chronology where continuity is established at those hinge locations only after the steel has been placed and concrete poured. In order to use HINGES FOR TOTAL SELF WEIGHT ONLY, the self weight feature must also be active (see SELF WEIGHT FOR DEAD LOAD 1 ).
Modeling Settings in Girder System Projects