LEAP Bridge Steel CONNECT Edition V17 Update 1 contains enhancements and bug fixes.

The following enhancements and bug fixes are available in this release.

Major Enhancements

• Centrifugal Force Application

The effects of centrifugal force and cross-section superelevation on wheel loads are introduced in live load calculations when the bridge is on a curved alignment.

• Travelway Definition

This feature is intended to locate…

LEAP Bridge Steel CONNECT Edition V17 Maintenance 2 contains enhancements and bug fixes.

The following enhancements and bug fixes are available in this release.

Enhancements

• Load Rating for Tub-Girders
• Shear Connector Design Check for Tub-Girders

 Bug Fixes

This release fixes the following issues:

• Error in calculating the load rating factors at the POI’s where live load creates both negative and positive flexure

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   LEAP Bridge Concrete CONNECT Edition V17 Maintenance 1 contains enhancements and bug fixes. The enhancements include:

• CONNECT Advisor

Get access to relevant help on Bentley Communities, Learn Server and YouTube right from within LEAP Bridge Concrete.

• CONNECT Updater

LEAP Bridge Concrete CONNECT Edition now includes a notification service from within the CONENCTION Client that notifies you when new versions are available…

Enhancements in RM Bridge CONNECT Edition V10 Update 3 (V10.03.00.18):

 RM Bridge CONNECT Edition V10 Update 3 contains the following enhancements and error corrections:

1. Stress-leading Superposition
2. Bilinear Hysteretic Elements
3. New RM-Set for Time History (RHIST)
4. Enhanced TCL Editor
5. RM View: Customized Report Generation
6. Enhancements in GUI including: new easy-access icons, Load visualization in the main window, display…

LEAP Bridge Steel CONNECT Edition V17 contains enhancements and bug fixes. The following enhancements are available in this release.

Major Enhancements

• Modeling, analysis and design check for Tub-Girder bridges
• 3D Finite Element Modeling and Analysis for both I-Girder and Tub-Girder bridges

Additional Enhancements

• Option to Specify Bracing of Concrete-Encased Top Flange

When this option is selected, the top flange…

We are excited to announce a new release of OpenBridge Modeler V8i SELECT series 3. This new release features several user requested enhancements and bug fixes and introduces over 30 enhancements to the product since our last release in February. There is tremendous interest from the bridge owners, designers, contractors and consultants in Bridge Information Modeling, and OpenBridge modeler is an effective tool for enabling…

LEAP Bridge Concrete CONNECT Edition V17 contains enhancements and bug fixes. The major enhancements include:

• Response spectrum analysis for seismic design
  • US LRFD code
  • Indian code
• Support new PennDOT girder types for superstructure design
  • 28 Adjacent Box Beams
  • 75 I-Girders
  • 28 Spread Box Beams
• Support installation of multiple versions
• Sloped footing for India market
• Sloped abutment for India market
• Detailed design…

Learn how Bentley’s bridge solution enables you to plan, design, analyze, and detail reinforcement within a Connected Data Environment to increase productivity, mitigate risks, and streamline workflows. See how you can develop intelligent 3D parametric bridge models within the context of an overall transportation project using OpenBridge Modeler for rapid and iterative design, and efficiently model any reinforced concrete…

We recently identified a few issues in the current market version 16.02.00.01 of LEAP Bridge Concrete. The details of the issues are as shown below. We have fixed those issues, and created a maintenance patch (v16.02.00.11). If you need this patch, please contact our technical support manager Ignacio Almagro (Ignacio.Almagro@bentley.com).

• In Precast/Prestressed Girder module
  • Analytical results of individual load cases…

We are excited to announce that OpenBridge Modeler V8i SELECT series 2 will be released shortly. Several enhancements and bug fixes based on user feedback have been implemented in this release. This release will continue to add value and increase productivity for bridge engineers involved with comprehensive bridge information modeling.

•Substructure Drawings – Generate preliminary drawings for abutments and piers, including…

LEAP Bridge Steel CONNECT Edition V16 Update 2 contains enhancements, improvements, and several bug fixes. Major enhancements include the addition of: design optimization for the web plates, the ability to design code check multiple years (AASHTO LRFD 2015 and 2016), use of wheel loading for live load analysis, design check summary reports, and improved display of analysis results.

Critical Bug fix

A critical bug has…

  LEAP Bridge Concrete CONNECT Edition V16 Update 1 contains enhancements and several bug fixes.

 The enhancements include:  

• Consolidated library

• Improved integration of LBC with ProjectWise

• Detailed design reports for Substructure Module, and

• Two-way connection to OpenBridge Modeler

A new version of OpenBridge Modeler is now available. Based on user feedback we have added several enhancements and a few bug fixes. 

This post will be updated as soon as the software is available for download by users. 

• Pier Columns can now be defined with variable cross-sections including parabolic, linear and circular transitions between sections thus allowing flexible and advanced column shapes.
• Geometry data transferred…

This webinar features, RM Bridge and will demonstrate:

• How RM Bridge can save time, improve results, and maximize your ROI
• How to save time in bridge engineering by streamlining massive analytical tasks with optimization
• How to ensure safe bridges while, considering environmental impacts
• How RM Bridge was successfully used for impressive bridges.

Webinar Schedule:

(Click to register)

North America - 21st June 2016 2…

RM Bridge View represents the new post-processing tool of RM Bridge.

With the latest version many new features were added, which allows to view:

• Internal forces
• Stresses
• Strains
• Design check results
• Live loads
• Structure

in multiple ways, like:

• 3D diagrams
• 2D diagrams
• Tables

Review the videos listed below to have a quick overview of the new RM Bridge View capabilities:

• General overview (video 2 min.)

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OpenBridge Modeler - Develop intelligent 3D bridge models within the context of an overall transportation project using OpenBridge Modeler for rapid and iterative design.

“OpenBridge Modeler is very easy for bridge designers to use because you input all of your parameters like you would in an analysis program and the software generates the graphical model for you.  You don’t have to be a CAD expert to use the program…

 LEAP Bridge Concrete now includes all of the individual LEAP modules that were previously sold separately (CONSPAN, CONBOX, CONSPLICE, RC-PIER, and GEOMATH.) With LEAP Bridge Concrete you can create 3D bridge models, perform analysis, design, and load-rating, handle bridge geometry and more, on concrete bridges of all types. Upgrading to the latest version of LEAP Bridge Concrete ensures that you will have access to all…

LARS Bridge CONNECT Edition 10.01.00.02 is now available for download on SELECT. See the attached release notes for changes to LARS Bridge in this update.

The new version of RM Bridge CONNECT Edition V10 Update 1 - v10.01.00.02 has been released.

It is part of the new Bentley CONNECT Edition branded generation of products and supports the Bentley CONNECT features like online services and project support capabilities.

The new product generation RM Bridge CONNECT Edition V10 replaces the RM Bridge V8i V08.11 generation.
Both generations require the new SELECT licenses. You…

See how to develop intelligent 3D bridge models within the context of an overall transportation project with Bentley’s OpenBridge

This webinar will highlight the use of OpenBridge Modeler and it’s interoperability with OpenRoads and LEAP Bridge Steel. Attendees will learn how to:

• Leverage OpenRoads geometry data (terrain, alignments, profile, and superelevation) into your bridge project
• Layout a multi-span…

We are excited to announce the first commercial release of OpenBridge Modeler V8i. Develop intelligent 3D bridge models within the context of an overall transportation project using OpenBridge Modeler for rapid and iterative design. Interoperate with Bentley's bridge analysis and design applications, LEAP Bridge Concrete, LEAP Bridge Steel, RM Bridge, as well as ProStructures. Calibrate design to terrain, roadways,…

Coming soon! …. OpenBridge Modeler V8i

 

Bentley's Bridge Analysis Modeling team is proud to announce the soon to be released OpenBridge Modeler V8i.

 

Develop intelligent 3D bridge models within the context of an overall transportation project. Use OpenBridge Modeler for rapid and iterative parametric design. Calibrate design to terrain, roadways, access ramps, and related infrastructure by directly leveraging…

Please join Barbara Day for the next Bentley Bridge Special Interest Group (SIG) meeting, Applying Product Updates to Improve Your Workflows, on Thursday, February 18, at 2 p.m. EST.

SIG live, virtual meetings are complimentary, and attendees earn one Professional Development Hour. You'll learn how:

• • New features in LEAP Bridge, LARS Bridge, and RM Bridge streamline existing processes

• • OpenBridge Modeler integration…

Join Alex Mabrich for this session which will cover the latest features in the upcoming product releases of RM Bridge, LEAP Bridge Concrete, LEAP Bridge Steel and introducing OpenBridge Modeler.

Register Here!

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