BXLRFD Revision History / Pending Revisions

This page was last updated on:  July 02, 2008

Current Production Version 2.0.0.0

Revision No. Description Date Logged Status
163 Update PENNDOT Bureau Name in User Manual 06/05/2008 open
162 Remove [prod] and [test] sections from RUN.INI 06/05/2008 open
161 BXLRFD v1.4.1.0 Beta Test Comments 03/18/2008 v2.0.0.0
160 EngAsst doesn't allow 3rd wall on WLR command 03/18/2008 v2.0.0.0
159 Single Axle SLL 03/18/2008 open
158 Divide by zero error related to Alpha on the MAT command 03/13/2008 open
157 Minimum Design Slab Thickness Issue 03/11/2008 open
156 Offest on SID Command Errors When Zero 03/03/2008 open
155 Application of Parpaet Load on a Culvert 02/13/2008 open
154 Shear Design table shear cpacity output issue 12/21/2007 v2.0.0.0
153 Bottom Slab thickness when Fish channel is present 12/18/2007 v2.0.0.0
152 Frame Culvert Run Crashes Program 11/12/2007 open
151 Fish channel negates wall concrete dead load 10/31/2007 v2.0.0.0
150 Strip Footing Moment Calculation Question 06/07/2007 open
149 Dead Load Foundation Pressure Shows One Limit State 03/15/2007 v2.0.0.0
148 Serviceability Summary Flags Code Failure but Serviceability Table Shows None 03/07/2007 v2.0.0.0
147 Crack Control Assumption User Manual Change 02/16/2007 v2.0.0.0
146 Service Reinforcement Stress Question 01/05/2007 v2.0.0.0
145 GNDLL Debug Routine Revisions 12/22/2006 v2.0.0.0
144 LDC Parameter 2 UM wording conflicts with program 12/21/2006 v2.0.0.0
143 Run.ini Test Path Change 11/29/2006 v2.0.0.0
142 Lane Load still enveloped for Top Slab for Thru Fill Loading 10/17/2006 v1.4.0.0
141 Special Axle Loads Input Summary Issue 10/17/2006 v2.0.0.0
140 TK527 Vehicle Question 10/17/2006 closed
139 BXLRFD User Manual Corrections 10/12/2006 v1.4.0.0
138 BXLRFD User Manual Chapter 4 Changes 10/10/2006 v1.4.0.0
137 Special Live Load Includes Percent Increase in Gross Vehicle Weight 10/05/2006 v1.4.0.0
136 Crack Control User Manual Revision 10/02/2006 v1.4.0.0
135 P-82 Live Load Analysis Question 10/02/2006 v1.4.0.0
134 Live Load Distribution Question 10/02/2006 v1.4.0.0
133 BXLRFD User Manual Review Comments 09/27/2006 v1.4.0.0
132 BXLRFD User Manual Address Correction 09/27/2006 v1.4.0.0
131 TK527 Axle weights are not correct 09/27/2006 v1.4.0.0
130 Input parameter check revision 09/01/2006 v1.4.0.0
129 Add POI to Strip Footing 08/28/2006 open
128 Footing POI Location Issue 07/27/2006 v1.4.0.0
127 Corresponding Response Value In Construction Limit State for Strip Footing Issue 06/09/2006 open
126 Convert DIGITAL/PADIGITAL to INTEL/PAINTEL 04/26/2006 v1.4.0.0
125 Multi-Cell Live Load Distribution Issue 03/22/2006 v1.4.0.0
124 New Live Load Distirubtion Equations 03/09/2006 v1.4.0.0
123 New Crack Control Equations 03/01/2006 v1.4.0.0
122 One side reinforcement controls Max T&S spacing for both sides of wall/slab 02/09/2005 v1.4.0.0
121 Update Chapter 2 Design Truck Diagram 12/09/2005 v1.4.0.0
120 Increase number of special vehicle axles to 80 11/12/2005 V2.0.0.0
119 Implement changes to allow for input lines > 256 characters 11/17/2005 v1.4.0.0
118 Intel Visual Fortran program conversion 09/13/2005 v1.4.0.0
117 Fatigue Dynamic Live Load Allowance Lower Limit Change 08/03/2005 v2.0.0.0
116 No 'Shear Design' parameter documented in User Manual OUR Command 06/10/2005 v1.3.0.5
115 Remove ALL Stop Statments from BXLRFD 06/02/2005 open
114 Make BXLRFD compatible with ABREV180 IAIGNDLL changes 05/27/2005 v1.4.0.0
113 BXLRFD Seismic Consideration Question 05/25/2005 closed
112 Rating Tonnage Calculation Adjustment 05/18/2005 v1.4.0.0
111 APRAS Run with ML-80 Vehicle and Load Code C Analysis Run Produce Different Ratings 05/06/2005 v1.4.0.0
110 Shear Reinforcement Warning Issue 03/31/2005 v1.4.0.0
109 Remove all Warning Messages from Example Problems 03/08/2005 v1.4.0.0
108 SAL command 256 character limit 11/23/2004 v1.4.0.0
107 Automatic Update for PD file time and date changes with XP 08/05/2004 v1.4.0.0
106 Update Chapter 9 with new contact information 07/21/2004 v1.4.0.0
105 Add caption text to EngAsst image files 07/19/2004 v1.4.0.0
104 Revise PennDOT LRFD Website to remove e-Notifications regarding fixed Revision. 06/28/2004 closed
103 Make config files ENGMGR compatable 06/08/2004 v1.4.0.0
102 Create temp files to TEMP variable location 06/01/2004 v1.4.0.0
101 Compiled User Manual Changes 05/27/2004 v1.4.0.0
100 Shear Design vs. Analysis Issues 05/27/2004 closed
099 Fatigue Limit State ELAT not being calculated correctly 05/14/2004 v1.3.0.5
098 Manual ELAT input for testing purposes 05/11/2004 v1.3.1.0
097 BXLRFD V1.3.0.4 - Test Comments 04/22/2004 v1.3.0.5
096 Small clear-span errors out the program 04/09/2004 v1.3.0.5
095 BXLRFD 1.3.0.3 - Test Comments 03/22/2004 v1.3.0.5
094 BXLRFD DLL Conversion 03/15/2004 v1.4.0.0
093 No Crack Control Stresses for Analysis Run 02/20/2004 v1.3.0.5
092 Reinforcement Input Cards during Design Run Documentation Discrepancy 02/04/2004 v1.3.0.5
091 Serviceability Issues Related to e-Notificaiton BXLRFD No. 002 01/27/2004 v1.3.0.5
090 Elat Output Report Development 12/02/2003 v1.3.0.5
089 Crack Width Parameter Discrepancy 11/26/2003 v1.4.0.0
088 Short Segment Length Precast Section Rating 11/20/2003 open
087 .ANN file missing information 11/10/2003 open
086 Long Filename Support 11/07/2003 v1.3.1.0
085 D negative value in Shear Reinforcement Calculations Question 10/31/2003 v1.3.0.5
084 Conflicting Rating Tonnage between Load Coade and Special Live Load 10/31/2003 v1.3.0.5
083 Comparison of Chapter 8 to Example Files 10/20/2003 v1.3.0.5
082 Cracked Section causes drop in Allowable Crack Control Stress 07/09/2003 v1.3.0.5
081 Shear Region Tolerence Issue 07/01/2003 v1.4.0.0
080 Crack Control Does not Pass from Design to Analysis Run 06/30/2003 v1.3.0.5
079 Question Shear Reinforcement At Midspan of Top Slab 04/01/2003 v1.3
078 EV use in Construction Limit State 03/27/2003 v1.4.0.0
077 BXLRFD v1.3.3 Test Comments 04/23/2003 v1.3
076 Non-Standard Fish Channel w/ Haunches causes Errors 12/10/2002 v1.3
075 Modifiy OUI Output to provide more meaningful Heading Information 04/14/2002 open
074 Metric and US Designs not Matching 08/09/2002 v1.3
073 Clarifiy "Shear Region Out of Range" error message 06/06/2002 closed
072 BXLRFD Live Load Distribution for Shear 08/06/2002 v1.3
071 BXLRFD v1.3.2 Test Comments 06/21/2002 v1.3
070 Prepare BOX 5 vs. LRFD Comparison Information 06/17/2002 v1.3
069 Revise Shear Evaluation Locations 06/13/2002 v1.4
068 Program out of memory errors when span and height of fill are increased 05/28/2002 v1.3
067 F'c Error message Clarification 04/17/2002 open
066 Volume of Concrete Verification 04/11/2002 v1.3
065 Apply AASHTO Section 12.11.4.3.2  04/04/2002 open
064 Verify P-82 Loading in LRFD Programs is treated as a notional load 03/29/2002 closed
063 Investigate Question Regarding Parameter 9 of the SLL Command 03/14/2002 v1.3
062 Modify Default ETA Factors 03/06/2002 v1.4.0.0
061 SID command modification for APRAS  02/06/2002 v1.4.0.0
060 Revise program to eliminate Dynamic Live Load Allowance for bearing pressure calculation. 01/03/2002 v1.3
059 Revised User Manual to properly document the lateral distribution for Precast culverts under 2' of fill 11/07/2001 v1.3
058 Add TK527 Truck Load and use when ML-80 is used. 11/02/2001 v1.4.0.0
057 Added new CTL input item for the Maximum Impact Factor for the P-82 Truck Load 10/26/2001 v1.3
056 Revised Maximum Temperature and Shrinkage Spacing to 12" for #4 bars and 18" for larger bars. 10/23/2001 v1.3
055 Revised program to recognize negative rating values indicate a failure. 10/09/2001 v1.3
054 Revised User Manual Limit State Table to clarify which limit states the program uses. 09/13/2001 v1.3
053 Replace Memory Manager used in the program with structure statements. 08/31/2001 open
052 Add shear region geometry checks and warnings to the program Analysis runs when a single bar is used. 08/09/2001 open
051 Revise headings in the OUI file to be more meaningful. 08/13/2001 open
050 Revised User Manual TVA and BVA command shear steel information to be consistent with the program. 08/01/2001 v1.3
049 Revised how program calculates section properties for the haunch when a shear region extends into it. 07/16/2001 v1.3
048 Revised program to use average fill height to identify which shear equations to use and then to use the value in the shear equations. 07/26/2001 V1.3
047 Added new Serviceability Table to program output for Analysis Runs to check serviceability of rebars 07/10/2001 v1.3
046 Investigate why Resistance Demand Ratio's are not printed in OUI file when requested. 08/06/2001 open
045 Revised program to properly compute Required Area of Shear Steel when spacing is entered for an Analysis Run 07/05/2001 v1.3
044 Revise User Manual to describe how the program locates the shear regions. 06/26/2001 v1.3
043 Investigate printing flexural rebar sizes and spacings computed for shear reinforcement calculations 06/08/2001 v1.3
042 Added History file option to see design iteration details for debugging purposes. 05/18/2001 v1.3
041 DM-4 Section DC5.8.3.2  -  Investigate if this section applies to the program 05/08/2001 closed
040 AASHTO Section AC4.6.2.1.6  -  Investigate if this section applies to the program 05/08/2001 v1.3
039 DM-4 Section DC5.8.2.9P-1  -  Revise dv calculation 05/08/2001 v1.3
038 DM-4 Section 5.8.2.9  -  Revise program to calculate shear stress on concrete using equation provided 05/08/2001 open
037 DM-4 Section D5.8.2.7  -  Enhance program to calculate shear reinforcement spacing 05/08/2001 open
036 DM-4 Section D3.6.1.2.5  -  Revise tire contact area calculation 05/08/2001 v1.3
035 Revise the program to use the axle weight of 100 kN {25 kips} for a dual tandem to compute neg. moments 05/08/2001 v1.3
034 Convert program to be compatible with APRAS/ABAS 05/07/2001 v1.4.0.0
033 Enhance program to enter two concrete densities for modulus of elasticity and dead load calculations. 04/27/2001 open
032 Enhance program to compute shear reinforcement size and spacing.  Enhance program to compute total weight of segments for precast culverts. 02/15/2001

 v1.3

031 Convert user manual to Microsoft Word 02/13/2001 v1.3
030 Pause the program when the run is complete to prevent the DOS window from closing automatically. 02/13/2001 v1.3
029 Implment additional compiler settings to prevent the program from performing invalid operations, such as divide by zero. 02/13/2001 v1.3
028 Add live load option to include ML-80 truck as a design vehicle 01/23/2001 v1.3
027 Add U-Channel design capability to BXLRFD.  Same capability as the BOXCUL LFD program. 01/05/2001 v2.0.0.0
026 Enhance the program to print ratings in tons like the PSLRFD and STLRFD programs. 01/11/2001 v1.3
025 Update PENNDOT's address for User Manual Chapter 9 & add contact person e-mail address 01/11/2001 v1.3
024 Use a different extension (other than .PDF) for parameter definition file 01/11/2001 v1.3
023 Add a special copyright notice for beta test versions of the program. 01/02/2001 v1.3
022 Add documentation on how Dynamic Load Allowance (IM) is used in the program. 01/02/2001 v1.3
021 For box culvert with a bottom slab, sometimes an uplift warning message will appear along with another message advising the user the bearing pressure is an approximation.  No instructions are provided to tell the user how to determine the exact bearing pressure. 11/30/2000 v1.3
020 HL-93 Ratings were not displayed during an Analysis run. 11/15/2000 v1.3
019 Investigated how the input item "Live Load Distribution Length" is used by the program.  No changes were made to the program. 09/22/2000 v1.3
014 Revised the program output software to make it easier to maintain. 01/24/2000 v1.3