Surface Load

This section defines surface loads for wearing surface and formwork.

Navigation: Loading > Loads > Surface Load

Steps

Step 1: Define Load Surface Geometry

Navigate to Load Geometry Definitions > Surface > Quadrilateral in the tree view.

Quadrilateral navigation

Click the three-dot icon on the Bridge cell and set BRG1.

Enter surface dimensions:

• Start Station [ft]: 0
• End Station [ft]: 520
• Surface Width [ft]: 36

Surface dimensions

Step 2: Define Surface Loads

Navigate to Loads > Surface Load.

Surface Load navigation

Surface Load table

Click the three-dot icon in the Surface cell and set LS1 to identify the construction stages that have a surface load.

Step 3: Assign Construction Stages

Click the three-dot icon on the Stage cell and assign stages:

• FutureWearLoad: FutureWearingStage
• SIPLoadLeft: SIPFormworkStage
• SIPLoadRight: SIPFormworkStage

Stage assignment

Stage details

Step 4: Enter Load Magnitudes

Enter the magnitudes of the surface loads to be applied.

Load magnitudes

Step 5: Set Element Stage

Set the Element's stage, which indicates which surface load will be applied to each surface.

Element stage

Verification

All surface loads should be properly defined with appropriate stages and magnitudes.