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~BLVA

 

~BLVA, n, a₁, a₂, ..., a_n-1

Defines spacing between the vehicle’s axes (load columns definition)

SOLUTION: BRIDGE AND CIVIL NON LINEARITIES: Bridge model loads

n

Number of load column axes.

a_i

Spacing between axes.

Notes

- This command must be included in the loop of vehicle definition, the beginning of which is carried out with the ~BLVST command and ends with the ~BLVEND command.

- The command ~BLVA (as the ~BLVB and ~BLVD) can be applied in consecutive lines. In this case the consecutive lines should have the first argument blank.

~BLVA, 5, 3.25, 5.75, 6.12

~BLVA,, 7.21

~BLVA,, 8.19

- CivilFEM reads the arguments a_i in the ~BLVA command, until finding a zero or a blank.

- If a command ~BLVA or ~BLVB is repeated with the fields n or m different than zero, the previous values of a_i or b_i are deleted. In addition the P_ij loads already introduced with the ~BLVD command are also deleted.

Menu Paths

Main Menu > Civil Solution > Bridges Solu > Traffic Loads > Vehicle

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