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  • short-term and long-term composite cross-section

    Hi all. In composite steel girder bridges with concrete decks (continuous span bridges), does RM bridge automatically Calculator effective width of deck to calculate short-term and long-term composite cross-sections? best regards.
  • Steel composite bridge

    Hi all. I hava some question about steel composite brige as follows: 1. To calculator stress point of section, Rm Bridge automatic use short-term section for live load and load case type Non-permanent and use long-term section for load case type Permanent…
  • upward deflection of the continuous bridge structure

    Hi all. In continuous beam structures, the allowable downward deflection of the bridge under HL93 load is L/800. So may I ask what is the upward deflection of the continuous bridge structure under HL93 load? best regards.
  • allowed deflection of the bridge under the effect of live load

    Hi all. Nice to meet you. I have a model steel composite cable-stayed bridge with 6 span continuos by Rm Bridge V8, 2 side span have 150m, 4 main span is 300m. I don't known about allowed deflection of the bridge. I use AASHTO LRFD standard. If you…
  • Reinf crack for prestressed concrete

    Hi all. I have a question about Reinf crack for prestressed concrete as follows: If you calculator stress bot of section beam in MinMz_Service exceeding allowable stress tension limit is 0,5 x sqrt(f'c), you can calculator reinf area to control crack…
  • RCPIER deletes strut-and-tie model for hammer head piers upon return to main LEAP Bridge Concrete screen.

    When using RCPIER and the strut-and-tie model for hammer head piers my strut-and-tie model deletes after I exit RCPIER to the main LEAP Bridge Concrete screen even after saving and generating reports. How can I preserve my model upon exiting RCPIER? …
  • Can LARS Bridge load rate ACROW Truss?

    Can LARS Bridge load rate ACROW Truss?
  • Post-Tensioning of AASHTO I Girder Type LEAP Bridge Concrete

    June 24, 2017 Dear Engineers, Greetings for all structural engineers in the world. I'm a bridge engineer from the Philippines and currently connected in a consulting firm. I'm using Leap Bridge Concrete for less than a month and find out that it…
  • LEAP Bridge Substructure/RC-Pier LFD Live Loads in the Negative Moment Region

    I am using the LEAP Bridge Substructure module to design a pier for a continuous 4 span structure using HS20 LFD loads. In the AASHTO Standard Specifications, it gives you a few options for the loading. One is that you can use a lane load with one concentrated…
  • Out-of-plane reactions distributed to pier columns for AASHTO LRFD with California option in Substructure

    A feature has been added in RC-PIER per the request from Caltrans. This feature is about how the out-of-plane reactions to external loads from superstructure are distributed to pier columns in an integral pier. For those loads which have both vertical…
  • Wind Load Auto Generation

    I have created a Leap Bridge Enterprise file consisting of a 3 span precast girder Conspan Model, and single column bents with bent caps created in RC-Pier. I'm trying to generate WS loads from the Auto Generate feature. I assume the Wind Pressure for…
  • Auto-generation of wind load on structure (WS) per FDOT Structures Design Guidelines (SDG) 2013

    One of the new features added to the latest RC-PIER is the comprehensive auto-generation of WS loads and load combinations per the FDOT SDG 2013: An option for WS load auto-generation is now offered under the “Loads” tab. FDOT strength and service…
  • Walls in RC Pier

    I am designing a two stage pier wall. There is no option for just a wall in RC pier. Is there a way to trick the program, I have tried a couple of different options but none have worked. The top wall is tapered in both directions and the bottom wall does…
  • LEAP CONSPAN / Precast/Prestressed Girder

    Document Information Document Type: FAQ Product(s): LEAP CONSPAN Version(s): All Original Author: Bentley Bridge Technical Support Group TECH NOTES & FAQ RELATED TO LEAP CONSPAN See Also Product TechNotes and FAQs External Links…
  • Lever Rule For Computation Of Live Load Distribution Factors In CONSPAN [TN]

    Document Information Document Type: TechNote Product(s): LEAP CONSPAN/ Precast/Prestressed Girder Version(s): All Original Author: Bentley Technical Support Group EXAMPLE 1: COMPUTATION OF LEVER RULE FOR EXTERIOR BEAM The distribution…