Precast/Prestressed Girder Help

Nomenclature and Printout Explanation (LRFD)

This section provides the following glossary of the terms as they appear in the program.

  • Bridge Layout
  • Concrete Properties
  • Span Data
  • Beam Data
  • Loads on Precast
  • Diaphragm Loads
  • Loads on Composite/Supplemental
  • Live Load Library
  • Precast Data
  • General Bridge Data
  • Topping Data
  • General Load Data
  • Load Factors
  • General Span Data
  • Miscellaneous
  • Section Properties
  • Prestressed Steel
  • Reinforcing Steel
  • Prestress Losses
  • Shielding and Reduced Initial Pulls
  • Shear and Moment Envelope
  • Reactions
  • Release Stresses
  • Final Stresses: Positive Moment Envelope
  • Vertical Shear Art. 5.8.3
  • Anchorage Zone Reinforcement Art. 5.10.10.1
  • Horizontal Shear Art. 5.8.4
  • Ultimate Capacity
  • Camber and Deflections
  • Detensioning
  • Final Stresses: Negative Moment Envelope
  • Reinforced Design
  • Design Summary