Thanks for the response, but I am still a little unclear on this one. How do I limit this width to a practical value. If I am trying to determine how much additional steel is required beyond what I have already provided, it would seem that I need to define a specific width of beam to check. Practically speaking, if my interior strip design requires #8 @ 6", how many of those #8's (in the coping) do I consider effective in resisting the 0.10PS Load? Once I know how much of my longitudinal steel is effective, then I can determine how many additional bars to provide if necessary for the edge beam. I hope my confusion makes sense...