© 2009 Bentley Systems, Incorporated Steve Willoughby, Bentley Systems Bridge Product Specialist LEAP Bridge: Product Update and Direction
Feb 15, 2016
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LEAP Bridge: Product Update and Direction
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What’s in LEAP Bridge v9.0.0
Many Enhancements to the ABC Wizard:• Alignments can be tied to XY Coordinates• Multiple Cross-section Templates• LandXML v1.2 import
– Alignments– Profiles– Cross Sections (Superelevation)– TIN Models
• Define Parallel Structures in Multiple Bridges dialog
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What’s in LEAP Bridge v9.0.0
Many Enhancements to the ABC Wizard (continued):• Support for hollow-core slabs, channel sections
and precast solid slabs• Definition and Modeling of:
– Bearing Pads– Drilled Shafts– Battered Pile– Abutments (Stem Wall, Pile Cap)
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What’s in LEAP Bridge v9.0.0
3D viewer Enhancements:• Show Ground (Imported from a LandXML file)• Compass showing North• 3D coordinate display of structure or ground• New menus and icons• Display deck reinforcing• CIP Box/Slab show realistic cross-sections
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ABC Wizard Improvements
Import Multiple cross sections from LandXML
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ABC Wizard can now define Abutments
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3D Model Shows Battered Piles, Abutments, Drilled Shafts
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2D Views Show Abutment, Drilled Shafts, Battered Piles
All Reinforcement will also be shown
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Improved Interface:
•New Tool Bar•New Icons•2D Compass•Auto - Selection Window•Improved Library installations•Two-color gradient background•Improved Speed
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3D viewer now shows Ground
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3D Coordinates of cursor position
•Will show true Elevation, Station & offset.•Useful for measuring lengths, obtaining Elevations etc.
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What’s new in GEOMATH v9.0.0• Definition and Modeling of:
– Bearing Pads– Drilled Shafts– Battered Pile– Abutments (Stem Wall, Pile Cap)
• Girder Layout Wizard• Level Manager• Zoom In/Zoom Out icons added• Improved speed / Vertical recompute option• Stepped cap / Beam seat-bearing separation• Status Bar Filter for Piles, Columns and Footings
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Integrated Abutment/drilled shaft/piles
• GEOMATH is now fully integrated with LEAP Bridge and exchanges drilled shaft, abutment (pile cap/stem wall) and battered piles data
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Automatic Girder layout wizard• Quick method to layout the girders in entire
bridge using wizard.
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GEOMATH Level Manager
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Improved Speed• Using "Vertical recompute” users can make
geometry changes very quickly & update the elevations at the end of the project, resulting in speeding the performance.
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Updated Define menu for all bridge components
• Ability to define column, drilled shaft, battered pile, bearing and footing properties using define menu.
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Improved toolbar
• Now, the toolbar is improved and made user friendly
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What’s new in CONSPAN v9.0.0• Deck Slab Design using Strip Method – LRFD
4.6.2• Updated to 2009 LRFD Spec – Fatigue Limit State
considered automatically• Improved Auto-strand generation• Honors Deck Bulb Tee’s with no topping• Up to 50 trucks can be rated concurrently• New Summary Rating Report – allows rating of
single span or whole bridge• National Rating Vehicle add to Live Load Library• No longer compute stresses in topping top
(deck) by default
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What’s new in CONSPAN v9.0.0• Display a Summary of Beam Stresses and
Moments• Diaphragm Wizard• ‘Copy to…’ button added for Diaphragm Loads• Option to Define Materials per Beam• Option to neglect Elastic Gains in Losses• Sacrificial Deck Thickness moved to Geometry
tab• Updated to Manual for Bridge Evaluation, 2008 • Write Deck Reinf. to LEAP Bridge• Improvements to Dead Load Wizard
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CONSPAN Deck Slab Design
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CONSPAN –Diaphragm Wizard
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CONSPAN – Option to not compute deck slab stresses
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CONSPAN – Option to specify material properties per Beam
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CONSPAN – Option to ignore Elastic Gains in LRFD Losses
Requested by:Georgia DOTMinnesota DOTVirginia DOTIllinois DOT
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CONSPAN – New GUI for Truck Selection
• Select upto 50 trucks for Permit Load Rating.
• Simplified User interface for selection of Trucks.
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What’s new in CONBOX v9.0.0• Support for T-Beam structures
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What’s new in CONBOX v9.0.0• Automatic Load Generation
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What’s new in RC-PIER v9.0.0• Stepped Cap Definition, Analysis and Design
– Start and End Elevations– Input Individual Step Thickness
• Custom Load Combinations– Generate Default Combinations– User Defined LC’s by selecting Load Case and Factor
• Filter Analysis results to view specific Members and Nodes
• Import loads from CSV file or Copy/Paste from Excel
• Ability to define Footing eccentricity in X & Z directions
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What’s new in RC-PIER v9.0.0• Ability to define different check point for flexure
and shear in cap design• Stem Walls can be eccentric• New pile section library• New load case for Permit truck, Fatigue Truck in
LRFD• Minor enhancements:
– Flag for Kl/r in column design – Improved footing dialog– Ability to select lateral tie/stirrup size etc– Improved/enhanced printout capability
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Stepped Cap• Ability to define different step thickness along
the cap length
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RC-PIER Stepped Cap Dialog
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Filter• Ability to filter analysis results considering
member, node no and force type.
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Eccentric Footing• Ability to define footing eccentricity in both X &
Z direction
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Check points for Flexure and Shear• Ability to define separate check points for
Flexure and Shear in structural model.
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Pile section library• User can define any pile section and save in the
pile section library.
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Load case for Permit, Fatigue truck• Separate load case for Permit, Fatigue truck is
added in LRFD specification.• As per LRFD 2009 interim, Fatigue for infinite life
is modified to use correct load factors.
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Misc. Enhancements Common to All• Academic Licensing• Printing Time Stamp in Footers• Enhanced Report headers / tables• New fields for “Checked By” and Check “Date”