Input Hinge Placement

Table tbHingePlacement

PURPOSE

Location of the hinges along a stringer. Hinges must be on a COGO point used either as a member end point or interior-point. An interior point is created by defining a member that spans multiple COGO points using the “AutoCn” option “Y” when placing the stringer. (Input Stringer Definition)

You need to reference an existing hinge defined in the Link-Hinge library. (Input Link Hinge Library)

Parameters

tbHingePlacement

Field	Type	Units	Description
MbrLine	text		Member line name
CogoPt	text		Cogo Point on Member line at hinge.
Hinge	text		Reference Hinge
RateFactor	text		Rating Factors
CxS	real		Condition factor * System factor (phi_c * phi_s) (default = 1.00 if cell is blank or has value of 0.0)
ShearLag	real		Shear lag reduction factor (U = ShearLag) (see AASHTO 6.8.2.2) (default = 1.00 if cell is blank or has value of 0.0)