I have recently been given a job that entails making a bridge for the forest service and they asked to use the design trucks U80, U100, and U105. I can find the design loads for U80 and U102 but cannot find the load distribution for U100 or U105. Also the distribution for U80 and U102 are...
Does anyone know a good book or website for help on designing knee braces, or their effect on top chord stability? I have Stability Design Criteria by Galambos but it only mentions knee braces. Another question is does anyone know where I could find a way to calculate the top chord stability...