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Lanes

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are

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available

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through

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the

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bridge

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modeler

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to

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indicate

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where

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vehicle

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loads

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act

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on

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a

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bridge

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superstructure.

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Lanes

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are

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defined

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by

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reference

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lines,

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which

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may

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be

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layout

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lines

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or

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frame

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-object

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paths.

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Versatile

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features

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enable

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the

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modeling

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of

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complex

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roadways

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and

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traffic

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patterns.

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Multiple

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lanes

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may

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be

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created,

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straight

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or

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curved,

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each

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of

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a

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specific

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length

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and

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width,

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and

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need

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not

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be

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parallel.

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Users

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may

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combine

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vehicle

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loads

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with

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static

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and

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dynamic

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loads,

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then

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envelope

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parameters

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for

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maximum

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and

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minimum

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response.

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Response

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quantities

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may

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then

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be

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presented

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in

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a

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useful

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manner

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according

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to

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lane

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geometry.

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Vehicle

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live

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loads

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may

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be

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created

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manually

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or

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selected

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from

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a

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list

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of

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standard

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specifications.

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Moving-load

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analysis

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may

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then

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be

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selected

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as

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the

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load

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case

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which

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implements

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one

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of

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the

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following

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methods:

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  • Influence-based

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  • enveloping

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  • analysis

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  • ,

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  • in

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  • which

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  • vehicles,

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  • oriented

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  • in

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  • either

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  • direction,

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  • are

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  • automatically

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  • positioned

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  • within

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  • each

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  • lane

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  • to

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  • induce

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  • maximum

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  • and

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  • minimum

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  • response

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  • throughout

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  • the

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  • structure.

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  • Step-by-step

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  • analysis

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  • ,

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  • in

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  • which

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  • vehicles

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  • travel

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  • along

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  • the

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  • roadway,

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  • each

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  • with

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  • its

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  • own

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  • start

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  • time

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  • and

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  • position,

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  • direction,

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  • and

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  • speed.

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  • This

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  • step-by-step

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  • procedure

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  • may

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  • couple

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  • with

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  • analysis

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  • and

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  • behavior,

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  • and

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  • may

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  • be

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  • useful

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  • for

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  • special

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  • studies

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  • or

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  • unusual

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  • permit

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  • vehicles.

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Additional

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information

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is

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available

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in

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the

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Analysis

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Reference

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Manual

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(Lanes,

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page

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436).

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Tips

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  • article,

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  • users

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  • may

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  • control

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  • which

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  • superstructure

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  • objects

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  • are

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  • subjected

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  • to

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  • lane

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  • loading.

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See Also