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Stage | Loads | Load Factors5 | Limit States3 | Cross-Section | Time (days) | Material Properties and Losses1 | Boundary Conditions2 | Comments/Details |
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Transfer/Release | P/S + SW | 1.0 | Transfer | Non-Comp. | 1-2 | Initial | User Defined | Component still present in casting bed, includes calculation of Att4 |
Stripping | P/S + SW | User Defined | S&H | Non-Comp. | 1-2 | Initial | Stripping | Pulling the member out of the casting bed (Deflection Stage 1 - Beam) |
Handling (in yard) | P/S + SW | User Defined | S&H | Non-Comp. | 1-2 | Initial | Handling | Moving the member from the casting bed to the storage yard (Beam) |
Transportation | P/S + SW | User Defined | S&H | Non-Comp. | User Defined | Initial | Transportation | Placing the member on the truck and driving to the construction site (Wall) |
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Erection | P/S + SW | User Defined | S&H
| Non-Comp. | User Defined | Final | Erection | Lifting the member from the truck and setting it in place |
Post-Erection | P/S + SW | By Spec. | Final
| Non-Comp. | User Defined | Final | In-place | Member set in in-place position, may have construction loads |
NC Loads | P/S + SW + NC (excl. topping) | By Spec. | Final | Non-Comp. | User Defined | Final | In-place | Non-composite permanent loads added, excluding topping weight (Deflection Stage 2 - Beam), may have construction loads |
NC Topping | P/S + SW + All NC | By Spec. | Final | Non-Comp. | User Defined | Final | In-place | All non-composite permanent loads added (topping is placed) (Deflection Stage 3 - Beam), may have construction loads |
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Comp Loads | P/S + SW + NC + C DL | By Spec. | Final | Composite | 100,000 | Final | In-place | Composite permanent loads added (Deflection Stage 4 - Beam) |
Final | P/S + SW + NC + C DL + LL | By Spec. | Final | Composite | 100,000 | Final | In-place | Final conditions, all permanent and transient loads placed (Deflection Stage 5 – Beam) |
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