Following are the Support Types available in LEAP Bridge Steel:
- Pinned: the support cannot move in any direction but is free to rotate.
- Roller: the support can translate in the direction of the member longitudinal axis and is free to rotate.
- Fixed: the support cannot translate or rotate in any direction.
- Float: the support can translate in any direction except global Y and is free to rotate. See spring constant definitions below.
- Directional: this support is similar to the roller support but the direction of translation can be specified as an angle relative to the member longitudinal axis. The sign convention for the directional support condition is as shown below:
