Thanks for the quick reply! Once I calculate my load over the bearing itself, say I used the outside(north) stringer and bearing as my beam would I then have to treat the deck along the top off all the bearings as another simple beam to show the increases to each bearing? And we will probably...
Hello, first time poster here. I am an entry level Project Engineer/Foreman for a bridge company. We have a bridge repair project at the moment that requires a live load calculation before we can begin. To summarize:
The Bridge needs to be jacked up half an inch along its bent 3 abutment...