Automatic Load Combination Manager
This program is used to edit load combination rules, enable notional loads to applied for certain load cases in combinations, and to select the combination method.
Opens when the Manage Rules button is clicked in the Automatic Combinations dialog.
The Contents tab contains a tree list of all the codes and the
tables for each code.
- Configuration - A list of the load types and how they
are combined for this code. Also, the option to include the notional load
for this load type. Each code has a single configuration which is applied to
all the tables within that code. The Combination Type
options are:
- Aggregate - this combines all cases together. All load cases of this load category are aggregated together into a single combination. For example, for
- Separate - separate combinations for each case. A separate combination is created for reach load case of the given category.
- Matrix - all possible combinations are generated. A combination is created for every possible combination of the given category, including aggregate and separate methods.
- Table - A grid of the load types and various combinations for each. Each load type is assigned a load factor for the combination in the table.