JavaScript must be enabled in order to use this site.Please enable JavaScript in your browser and refresh the page. AASHTO LRFD Topics available in this section include: Methodology Limit States Structural Modeling Dead Loads Live Loads Pedestrian/Sidewalk Loads Optional Live Load Deflection Analysis Distribution of Loads Load Factors Resistance Factors Full Beam and Half Beam Kern Points Effective Flange Width Strand Groups Prestress Losses Transformed Section Properties Elastic Shortening Transfer and Development Length Calculation of Strand Area and Location Limiting Stresses in Concrete Vertical Shear Horizontal Shear Automatic Straight Strand Pattern Generation Automatic Draped Strand Pattern Generation Automatic Debonding and Critical Point Midspan Shielding Reactions Ultimate Capacity Negative Moment Reinforcement Positive Restraining Moments Camber and Deflections Detensioning Parent topic: Theory