SPEED

Purpose: Used to define design speed in Girder System Projects. (Not applicable to Line Girder Projects.)

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Design speed (mph or kmph) for determining centrifugal force effects in live loading. If both design speed and superelevation data (see SUPER and SUPERL ) are not given, centrifugal force effects will not be considered.

Note: If wheel distribution factors are specified (see WHDINT , WHDFAS , WDD-i , WDF-i , WDR-i , WDS-i ) these factors must account for centrifugal force to include centrifugal force effects.