Field Splices Dialog

Member Group

Select the member group from the drop-down list in the upper left corner of the dialog.

Members

This list will show the members that are contained in the selected group. Member 01 is initially highlighted by default. Click on any member to make it active for field splice definition activities.

Default Settings

Press this button to access the field splice default settings dialog. The Default Settings can be used later in individual field splices by pressing the Use Defaults button

in the Settings dialog.

Add

For the selected member press the Add button to add a field splice. A line will appear in the grid where the defining data for the field splice will be entered.

Delete

Highlight the line in the grid and press this button to delete it from the member definition.

Delete All

Press this button to delete all field splices from the current member.

Field splice data (the

symbol denotes the currently active field splice)

Setting	Description
No	This is the field splice number that is automatically incremented by the system)
Reference type	Select the reference to be used for locating the field splice. Options are: Beam Limit – locates the field splice along the member Support – locate relative to a selected support Cross-Frame – locate relative to a selected cross frame Section Break – locate relative to a section break
Reference	Depending on the Reference Type selected above, this list will contain lists of the respective elements as follows: Reference Type = Beam Limit – Start, End of Beam Reference Type = Support – shows a list of existing supports Reference Type = Cross Frame – shows a list of cross frames that connect to the beam Reference Type = Section Break – shows a list of section breaks Reference Type = Section Break - shows a list of section breaks where top and/or bottom flange or web change dimension.
Offset	Enter a +/- offset distance from the reference type. + will be up station and - will be down station.
Beam Along	This read only field shows the distance of the field splice from the beginning of the beam in feet or meters.
Beam Ratio	This read only field shows the fractional location of the field splice from the beginning of the beam.
Status	Status: Current = the field splice design is current relative to the bridge model and field splice settings Out of date=design check need to be run first: Case 1: not designed yet. Case 2: values from Field Splice were modified. Run analysis=The POI where the field splice is located has not been analyzed yet. Save and exit the field splice command. Perform Analysis then return to the Field Splice command and resume activities.
Results	Containing summary of Design and or Check. Status: Is Good: OK(Green) Has Warnings: Warning (orange) Not Good: NG (Red), not good (if Design/Check operation was not applied). Blank - the field splice was never designed or checked Click on the Result field to see the Critical Ratio and the Load Combination name where the maximum critical ratio was found.
Design/Check	This button will be labeled Check or Design depending on the selection made on the bottom of the field splice Settings dialog. If Check was selected on the Settings dialog, pressing this button will activate specification checking of the field splice flange and web components as they are defined (dimensioned) in the Settings dialog. If Design was selected on the Settings dialog the field splice will be designed/optimized according to the parameters specified on the Settings dialog. Note that for Check or Design, all load combinations defined on the LEAP Bridge Steel Load dialog, including construction stages, are included.
Settings	Press this button to see the current Settings for the field splice. See the table below for setting definitions.
Report	Press this button to see the reports for the field splice.

Design/Check all

Press this button to design or check all field splices. Design or check will be done as specified in the Settings for each field splice. Check the Only out of date locations check box to only design or check field splices that are out of date.

Save DGN

Press this button to save the splice locations plan view schematic to a MicroStation .dgn file.

Generate FS map

Press this button to generate a 3D MicroStation file that contains field splice drawings for one of the following:

All members in this bridge
All members in the selected group
The Selected member

OK

Press this button to save the field splice definitions and exit the dialog.

Cancel

Press this button to exit the dialog without saving field splice information.