What is New & Changed in LEAP Bridge Enterprise V8i (SELECTseries 3) Release v11.00.00, November 2011

What is New & Changed in LEAP Bridge Enterprise V8i (SELECTseries 3) Release v11.00.00, November 2011

CONTENTS                                                           

• LEAP Bridge v11.00.00
• LEAP CONSPAN v11.00.00
• LEAP CONBOX v11.00.00
• LEAP RC-PIER v11.00.00
• LEAP GEOMATH v11.00.00
• Upgrade Instructions

LEAP Bridge V8i Enterprise is a consolidation of all configurations of LEAP Bridge (i.e. LB Suite, LB Precast and LB Cast-in-Place). This single executable integrates CONSPAN, RC-PIER, CONBOX and GEOMATH. LEAP Bridge V8i Enterprise also consolidates all country codes (currently USA, Canada and India) into one application and installer.

NOTE for existing users of LEAP Bridge Suite, LEAP Bridge Precast and LEAP Bridge Cast-in-Place: Due to the change in Licensing, you will be contacted by your Bentley Account Manager or you may contact one of our LEAP Bridge sales representatives; Maria Vega at +1 (954) 343-9308 to guide you through the transition process smoothly.  A technical demonstration of the features within the LEAP Bridge Enterprise package can be scheduled at your convenience as well.

LEAP Bridge V8i (SELECTseries 3) v11.00.00 incorporates the following enhancements and fixes to itself and its component programs:

LEAP Bridge Enterprise v11.00.00.24

Enhancements:

• Supports Canadian Highway Bridge Design Code, CHBDC
• New Drawing Tab: Automatically generate DGN drawings
  • Straight, curved, offset, and skewed bridges
  • Precast, prestressed I-girders, adjacent boxes, and spread boxes
  • Specify DGNLIB, levels, and seed filesView, zoom, pan and print generated drawings in LEAP Bridge Drawing tab
  • Open DGN files in MicroStation for further processing
  • Drawings offered:

ü  Bridge Plan and Elevation

ü  Framing Plan

ü  Bridge Cross-Section

ü  Abutment elevation and cross-sections (Concrete outline only)

ü  Precast, prestressed girder elevation and cross-sections

ü  Multi-column pier elevation and cross-sections

ü  Hammerhead pier elevation and cross-sections

• Import roadway geometry directly from GEOPAK, InRoads, and MXROAD files
• Import ground data (DTM) directly from GEOPAK and InRoads files
• Option to auto-compute beam seats to keep top of pier cap straight
• Support for Inverted-Tee pier cap in ABC wizard, 2D and 3D graphics
• Well Foundation (India version) support in ABC wizard and graphics
• Enabled ProjectWise usage from components in LEAP Bridge environment

LEAP CONSPAN v11.00.00

Enhancements:

• Supports Canadian Highway Bridge Design Code, CHBDC
• New option to auto-design all beams, strands and stirrups
• Updated FDOT rating options as per new guidelines (Sept. 2011)
• In the Live Loads Library[SB1]  an option to copy “Permit” to “Legal” and vice-versa.

Fixes:

The following issues have been fixed:

• The option to include graphics in the report was incorrectly flagging Service 1 Final Stresses.
• For continuous spans, Live load reactions under LRFD were incorrectly adding the reaction due to Fatigue Truck.

 LEAP RC-PIER v10.00.02

Enhancements:

• Supports Canadian Highway Bridge Design Code, CHBDC
• Inverted T pier caps (AASHTO LRFD)
• Well Foundation (IRC)
• Automatic generation of seismic loads (IRC)
• Ability to define approach slab in Superstructure Parameters dialog box
• Cap and Column tab now show plan, elevation, and cross section details. Also, users can graphically check the reinforcement details at specific locations.

Fixes:

The following issues have been fixed:

• Incorrect calculation of minimum pile reaction
• Incorrect automatic generation of Water Current load
• Incorrect values of M_ux and M_uz reported under File|Print
• Incorrect generation of water load for HFL and LWL levels (IRC)
• Inability to select end hook type for reinforcing bars in isolated footings
• Program did not print loads defined on footing in the final printout

LEAP CONBOX v10.00.02

Enhancements:

• Supports Canadian Highway Bridge Design Code, CHBDC

Fixes:

The following issues have been fixed:

• Program crash while editing Parts in Cross-section dialog
• Variable cross-section columns were reset to constant cross-section columns after round-trip to LB
• CONBOX – IRC
  • Incorrect design vehicle combinations for a given carriageway width
  • Incorrect calculation of Live Load moment from Tuck/Lane moment reports
  • Incorrect Impact Factor
  • Min Av/S not reported under Design Results
  • Incorrect design vehicle selection for one-lane bridge
  • Mismatch between Av/S (Min, Reqd, Provd) reported under Design Results and Detailed Shear Capacity report
  • Impact Factor is set to zero for Custom Live Load
  • Incorrect calculation of Av/S_Min & Vs_Min

LEAP GEOMATH v10.00.02

Fixes:                                      

• Some minor changes for enhanced LEAP Bridge compatibility.

Upgrading from LEAP Bridge v10.x, v9.x, v8.x or v7.x

• Make a backup copy of your modified default libraries (in the /Lib folder) by copying the files to a different location other than the original folder.
• Run the downloaded setup file.
• Follow the on-screen instructions and install the program. The program will automatically be installed in the existing LEAP Bridge folder. The existing license key will be transferred automatically to LEAP Bridge v10.00.02 without any further authorization action required by the user.
• Restore the back-up copies of the libraries (created in step 1 above) to the LEAP Bridge folder.