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Here is a model that will combine the moving loads into the load combinations.

It is rather
impractical on a large scale due to the number of load cases the moving loads generate
and the associated analysis time, but it seems this is the only way to do it...

You need to create your "load combinations" as REPEAT LOADS. You then need to
ADD LOAD these repeat loads to the generates moving load. You would also need to
create multiple VEHICLE DEFINITIONS in order to get the correct load factor on the
generated moving load.

STAAD SPACE
START JOB INFORMATION
ENGINEER DATE 14-Jan-16
END JOB INFORMATION
INPUT WIDTH 79
UNIT FEET KIP
JOINT COORDINATES
1 0 0 0; 2 0 0 20;
MEMBER INCIDENCES
1 1 2;
DEFINE MATERIAL START
ISOTROPIC STEEL
E 4.176e+006
POISSON 0.3
DENSITY 0.489024
ALPHA 6e-006
DAMP 0.03
TYPE STEEL
STRENGTH FY 5184 FU 8352 RY 1.5 RT 1.2
END DEFINE MATERIAL
MEMBER PROPERTY AMERICAN
1 TABLE ST W14X22
CONSTANTS
MATERIAL STEEL ALL
SUPPORTS
1 2 PINNED
DEFINE MOVING LOAD
TYPE 1 LOAD 1
DIST 0
TYPE 2 LOAD 0.75
DIST 0
LOAD 1 LOADTYPE Dead TITLE DEAD
SELFWEIGHT Y -1
LOAD 2 LOADTYPE Live REDUCIBLE TITLE LIVE
MEMBER LOAD
1 UNI GY -0.5
1 CON GY -10 10
LOAD 3 LOADTYPE Wind TITLE WIND +X
MEMBER LOAD
1 UNI GX 0.05
LOAD 4 LOADTYPE Wind TITLE WIND -X
MEMBER LOAD
1 UNI GX -0.05
LOAD 101 D+L
REPEAT LOAD
1 1.0 2 1.0
LOAD 102 D+.75(L+WX)
REPEAT LOAD
1 1.0 2 0.75 3 0.75
LOAD 103 D+.75(L-WX)
REPEAT LOAD
1 1.0 2 0.75 4 0.75
LOAD 104 0.6D+WX
REPEAT LOAD
1 0.6 3 1.0
LOAD 105 0.6D-WX
REPEAT LOAD
1 0.6 4 1.0
LOAD GENERATION 30 ADD LOAD 101
TYPE 1 0 0 0 ZINC 1
LOAD GENERATION 20 ADD LOAD 102
TYPE 2 0 0 0 ZINC 1
LOAD GENERATION 20 ADD LOAD 103
TYPE 1 0 0 0 ZINC 1
PERFORM ANALYSIS
PARAMETER 1
CODE AISC UNIFIED 2010
CHECK CODE ALL
FINISH

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