Load Case Data - Moving Load Form

Access the Load Case Data - Moving Load form as follows:

Note: To analyze for vehicle live load, first define a layout line, a lane(s), a vehicle(s), vehicle class(es), a
bridge load(s) and set the type of bridge response.

1. Click the Define menu > Load Cases command, or on the Bridge Wizard highlight the Load Cases item
and click the Define/Show Load Cases button to display the Define Load Cases form.
2. Click the Add New Load Case button or highlight a previously defined analysis case and click the Add
Copy of Load Case or the Modify/Show Load Case button to display the Load Case Data {Load Case
Type} form.
3. Select Moving Load from the Load Case Type drop-down list to display the Load Case Data - Moving
Load form.

After the bridge loads have been defined, define one or more moving-load cases that assign the vehicles
classes to the traffic lanes. The Load Case Data - Moving Load form is used to view and change the definition
of a moving-load load case.

 Load Case Name edit box. Use the name shown or type a new name in this edit box. It should be
unique among all load cases of all types. Click the Set Def Name button to apply the default load case
name.
 Notes Modify/Show button. Click this button to access the Load Case Notes form. Use that form to add
notes to the file concerning this load case.
 Design button. Click this button to access the Design Load Type form. Choose Program Determined, or
User Specified and then a design type from the drop-down list. Design load types are used in creating
automatic design load combinations.
 Stiffness to Use Choose to solve for the response using the stiffness of the unstressed structure (i.e.,
the Zero Initial Conditions - Unstressed State option), or at the end of a nonlinear static or nonlinear
direct-integration time-history analysis case (i.e., the Stiffness at End of Nonlinear Case option and drop-
down list). See Stiffness to Use for more information. If you don't know what to do, choose the Zero
Initial Conditions - Unstressed State option.
 Loads Applied Apply loads by specifying one or more lanes in which a vehicle class may operate.
Every permutation of vehicle classes operating in traffic lanes that is permitted by the entries in this table
will be considered in the analysis.
 Assign Number display box. As loads are defined, the program enters an assignment number in
this display box.
 Vehicle Class drop-down list. Choose the vehicle class name, which was defined using the
Vehicle Class Data form.

 Scale Factor edit box. Enter a scale factor that multiplies the load for all vehicles in the class.

 Min Loaded Lanes edit box. Enter the minimum number of lanes that must be occupied by the
vehicle class. This is usually zero.
 Max Loaded Lanes edit box. Enter the maximum number of lanes that may be occupied by the
vehicle class. A value of zero indicates all lanes.
 Add button. To add a live load to the set of applied loads, enter the vehicle class and other
parameters at the top of the table, then click the Add button. After clicking the Add button,
use the Add-> and <-Remove buttons in the "Lanes Loaded for Assignment {Number}"
area of the form to create a list in the Selected Lanes column that indicates all of the lanes
in which this vehicle class is allowed to operate. All permutations will be considered for the
lanes that are between the minimum and maximum number of allowed loaded lanes.

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  Modify button. To modify a live load in the set of applied loads, click on the load in the
table to select it, make any changes to the vehicle class and other parameters at the top of
the table, or to the list of loaded lanes, then click the Modify button.
 Delete button. To remove a live load from the set of applied loads, click on the load in the
table to select it, then click the Delete button.
 Lanes Loaded display box. The program will display All, Some, or None in this column to specify
if lanes are involved in the applied load assignment. Use the following list boxes and buttons to
modify the lane assignments to the applied load.
 List of Lane Definitions. The lanes defined for the model are listed in this list box.

 Selected Lane Definitions. The lanes to be used in a particular load are shown in this list
box.
 Add and Remove buttons. Use these buttons to add lanes to or remove lanes from an
applied load. Highlight the load in the Loads Applied area (e.g., click on the Assign
Number), highlight a lane(s) in the List of Defined Lanes display box and click the Add
button to move the selected lane(s) into the Selected Lanes display box, which adds the
lane(s) to the applied load. To remove a lane(s) from the applied load, highlight the load in
the Loads Applied area, highlight a lane(s) in the Selected Lanes display box and click the
Remove button to move the selected lanes into the List of Defined Lanes list box, which
removes the lane(s) from the applied load.
 Multi-Lane Scale Factors parameter. For each Number of Loaded Lanes, enter any Reduction
Scale Factors that may apply. This does not apply to any specific lanes, but rather to combinations of
loaded lanes. For example, you may want to set the scale factor to 1 for one or two loaded lanes, to 0.9
for three loaded lanes, and to 0.75 for four or more loaded lanes. These factors will be automatically
applied when forming the various permutations of vehicle classes on the traffic lanes. Highlight data in
the display list, enter a revised Reduction Scale Factor in the edit box, and click the Modify button to
change a scale factor.

See Also
Analysis Case Data
Define Analysis Cases

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