Limit States [EX1-SIG]

After clicking on ‘Combinations> Design Load Combinations> Limit States' in the navigation treeview, follow the steps to define the Limit State. You can use the collapsed documentation page below for more information on the explanations of each parameter.

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1	Click the three-dots on the first cell of the Name and click Import OBPAASHTOLimitState.
2	Import following limit states from OpenBrIM Library OpenBrIM Bridge Objects > AASHTO 9th Edition Limit States > Strength Limit States > StrengthI OpenBrIM Bridge Objects > AASHTO 9th Edition Limit States > Strength Limit States > StrengthII OpenBrIM Bridge Objects > AASHTO 9th Edition Limit States > Strength Limit States > StrengthIII OpenBrIM Bridge Objects > AASHTO 9th Edition Limit States > Strength Limit States > StrengthIV OpenBrIM Bridge Objects > AASHTO 9th Edition Limit States > Strength Limit States > StrengthV OpenBrIM Bridge Objects > AASHTO 9th Edition Limit States > Service Limit States > ServiceI OpenBrIM Bridge Objects > AASHTO 9th Edition Limit States > Service Limit States > ServiceII OpenBrIM Bridge Objects > AASHTO 9th Edition Limit States > Service Limit States > ServiceIII OpenBrIM Bridge Objects > AASHTO 9th Edition Limit States > Service Limit States > ServiceIV OpenBrIM Bridge Objects > AASHTO 9th Edition Limit States > Fatigue Limit States > FatigueI OpenBrIM Bridge Objects > AASHTO 9th Edition Limit States > Fatigue Limit States > FatigueII
3	Keep the ηD, ηR and ηI as default.
4	Click on the related cells of DC1 and select a Result Extraction Cases as DC1.
5	DC2, DW, LL, BR, WS, WL, TU and CE parameters can be defined similarly to DC1.
6	Keep the CL as default.
7	Keep the Load Cases 2 and Load Cases 3 parameters as default.
8	Proceed to the next step to verify the model.

The completed limit states are illustrated below. Please verify that you have the same model on your end by examining each view provided here. For more information on how to perform visual checks, refer to the quick tips.