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AASHTO (LRFD) Design Parameters

This document outlines the default design parameters that can be used with the AASHTO (LRFD) code in the program. It provides the parameter name, default value, and description for each parameter including beam checking locations, maximum and minimum section depths, deflection length values, grade of steel, effective length factors, member lengths, net section factors, and output detail level.

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AASHTO (LRFD) Design Parameters

This document outlines the default design parameters that can be used with the AASHTO (LRFD) code in the program. It provides the parameter name, default value, and description for each parameter including beam checking locations, maximum and minimum section depths, deflection length values, grade of steel, effective length factors, member lengths, net section factors, and output detail level.

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2.6.2.

3 AASHTO (LRFD) Design Parameters


The following table outlines the parameters that can be used with the AASHTO (LRFD) code along
with the default values used if not explicitly specified.
Table 2-9: AASHTO (LRFD) Design Parameters
Parameter
Default Value Description
Name

BEAM 1.0 Identify where beam checks


are performed:

0 = Perform
design at ends
and those
locations
specified in the
SECTION
command.
1 = Perform
design at ends
and 1/12th
section locations
along member
length.

DMAX 1000 Maximum allowed section


depth (in current length
units) for a section to be
selected with the SELECT
command.

DMIN 0 Minimum allowed section


depth (in current length
units) for a section to be
selected with the SELECT
command.

DFF 0 “Deflection Length”/Max


allowable local deflection
If set to 0, (default) then no
deflection check is performed.

DJ1 Start joint of Joint No. denoting starting


member point for calculating
“Deflection Length”.

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Parameter
Default Value Description
Name

DJ2 End joint of Joint No. denoting ending


member point for calculating
“Deflection Length”.

GRADE 1 Grade of Steel:

1: Grade 36
2: Grade 50
3 Grade 50W
4: Grade 70W
5: Grade
100/100W

Refer to AASHTO LRFD,


Table 6.4.1-1

KY 1.0 Effective length factor to


calculate slenderness ratio
for buckling about local
y-axis. Usually this is the
minor axis.

KZ 1.0 Effective length factor to


calculate slenderness ratio
for buckling about local
z-axis. Usually this is the
major axis.

LY Member Length Length to calculate


slenderness ratio for
buckling about the local Y
axis.

LZ Member Length Same as above except in


local z-axis.

MAIN 0.0 Flag for checking slenderness


limit:

0.0 =check for


slenderness
1.0 =suppress
slenderness
check

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Parameter
Default Value Description
Name

NSF 1.0 Net Section Factor.


Ratio of (Net Area)/(Gross
Area)

NSF 1.0 Net section factor for


tension members.

TRACK 0 Level of detail in Output File:

0 = Print the
design output at
the minimum
detail level.
1 = Print the
design output at
the
intermediate
detail level.
2 = Print the
design output at
maximum detail
level..

UNB Member Length Unsupported length of


bottom flange. Used for
calculating the moment of
resistance when the bottom
of beam is in compression.

UNT Member Length Unsupported length of top


flange. Used for calculating
the moment of resistance
when top of beam is in
compression.

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