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TRAP USER MANUAL
Table of Contents
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List of Tables ........................................................................................................ iii
List of Figures....................................................................................................... iii
Abstract................................................................................................................. iv
1.0
Using WIN-TRAP .................................................................................. 1-1
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
2.0
Description.............................................................................................. 2-1
2.1
2.2
2.3
2.4
2.5
2.6
2.7
3.0
General......................................................................................... 2-1
Structural Model .......................................................................... 2-1
Dead Loading............................................................................... 2-1
Live Loading................................................................................ 2-2
Load Combination ....................................................................... 2-2
Rating........................................................................................... 2-3
Prestressing .................................................................................. 2-4
Input ........................................................................................................ 3-1
3.1
3.2
3.3
3.4
3.5
3.6
3.7
3.8
3.9
3.10
4.0
Before You Begin ........................................................................ 1-1
Accessing the Main Menu ........................................................... 1-1
The TRAP Main Menu ................................................................ 1-2
Detailed Usage of the Utility Program......................................... 1-2
System Data ................................................................................. 3-1
Live Load and Rating Data .......................................................... 3-3
Special Vehicle Data.................................................................... 3-4
State Vehicle Data........................................................................ 3-5
Panel Point Data........................................................................... 3-5
Member Data ............................................................................... 3-6
Cable Data.................................................................................... 3-8
Uniform Dead Loads.................................................................. 3-10
Panel Point ................................................................................. 3-10
Miscellaneous Panel Point Loads .............................................. 3-11
Output ..................................................................................................... 4-1
4.1
4.2
4.3
General......................................................................................... 4-1
Rating and Analysis Output ......................................................... 4-1
Optional Program Output............................................................. 4-1
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