This tutorial takes you through a Precast/Prestressed Girder design, step-by-step, demonstrating the design of a continuous 3-span bridge with NU1600 girders, using the AASHTO LRFD design code.

The information for Tutorial 4 is contained in a Precast/Prestressed Girder input file called “Tutor4.csl”. As an alternative to inputting all information manually, as directed by this tutorial, you may load this file and work on only specific sections. To load this file, select Open from the File menu, move to the Precast/Prestressed Girder\EXAMPLES subdirectory and select the file “Tutor4.csl.” For this tutorial, you will design beam 2 of span 2.