Rate Location
==================

**Table** :ref:`tbRateLocation`

**PURPOSE**

The program will automatically use the locations along line members per the
`MbrPts` parameter in the  :ref:`Analysis Controls` table.
These automatically generated locations are used in addition to any
explicitly defined locations defined by entries in this table.

The `MbrPts` parameter specifies the number of equal spaced locations along the
length of a member including the two end points.  For example, a `MbrPts` of 5
will create rating locations at the member ends and the three internal third
points.

For stringers, the engineer can specify additional locations where the program will
compute a capacity and a rating value.

More then one entry per member line can be specified, and all of the resulting
locations will be used.

.. note::

  This entry is optional and will only apply to stringers.

**Parameters**  

  .. Include:: ../../tables/tbRateLocation.txt