Precast/Prestressed Girder Help

CALTRANS Specific Options

  • Maximum debonding limit set to 50% per row, and 33% total.
  • Double Tandem Vehicle is automatically selected for continuous span analysis.
  • Fatigue I limit state (with 1.75 LL factor) for compression check of concrete stress.
  • Fatigue Truck added to library and auto selected for Fatigue I limit state.
  • CALTRANS Permit vehicles P5 through P15 auto selected for analysis under Strength II Limit State.
  • Reduced impact for Permit trucks (Strength II) of 0.25 rather than 0.33.
  • CALTRANS specific beam cross sections added to library (I-beams, U-beams, Rect beams with circular voids).
  • New tension check/limit under Service III for PS+DL combination.