XCS

 

Purpose:  Used to define longitudinal compression flange stiffeners on box girder. 

 

-->    Given in girder input

 

Distance of centroid (inches or mm) of compression flange stiffeners from stiffener base.  Can be given as a list, or a single value for all segments.  Must be given if stiffeners are to contribute to section properties of the girder.  (Also see XAS and XIS )

 

 

Related topics:

Bottom Flange Stiffeners

Girder Definition Input Reference