LEAP Bridge Steel Help

Design Check Dialog

Opens when Design Check is selected in the Analysis group.
SettingDescription
Run Design Check Press this button to initiate design checking for all Stages and Load combinations that have been defined in the Loads Command
Design Options
  • Always ignore deck reinforcement in negative bending regions.
  • ADTT - Enter the average daily truck traffic value to be used fatigue calculations. This field will be editable if the Use ADTT box is checked.
  • Use ADTT - check this box to allow user entry of the ADTT. If this box is unchecked the system defaults to an ADT (average daily traffic of all types) of 20,000 vehicles per day. The ADTT_SL (single lane) is then computed based on the Class of Highway (see below) and the Fraction of Trucks in Traffic from AASHTO Table C3.6.1.4.2-1.
  • Highway Type - Select the Class of Highway that is used to look up the Fraction of Trucks in Traffic from Table C3.6.1.4.2-1
  • Performance Ratio Thresholds:
    • Under Design - enter the performance ratio to be used as a maximum when checking for under design conditions. This value will determine what under design conditions are reported in the Under Design Summary Report. The default is 1.0.
    • Over Design - enter the performance ratio to be used as a minimum when checking for over design conditions. This value will determine what over design conditions are reported in the Over Design Summary Report. The default is 0.5.
Reports Press this button to launch design report viewing. Options are:
  • Design Check - The design report viewer will be launched allowing reporting of code checker results and other information.
  • Fatigue - The design report viewer will be launched allowing the Fatigue report to be generated
  • Cross Frame - The design report viewer will be launched allowing the cross frame member design check report to be viewed.
  • Shear Connector - The design report viewer will be launched allowing the shear connector check report to be viewed.
  • Summary - Under Design - The design report viewer will be launched allowing the Summary - Under Design report to be generated.
  • Summary - Over Design - The design report viewer will be launched allowing the Summary - Over Design report to be generated
Close Press this button to exit the dialog.