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  • allowable deflection of a suspension bridge

    Hi all. Can you tell me what the allowable deflection of a suspension bridge is? And what standard is this deflection limit based on? best regards.
  • 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…
  • CFD RM Bridge

    Dear All, I am using RM Bridge for CFD to compare values with wind tunnel test. I am able to do cfd for predefined deck section but when I make my own deck section, In Analyzer --> Aero classes when i try to do the CFD error message displays ""Cross…
  • 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…
  • RC-PIER Live Load Auto-generation verification

    Does anyone have calculation verification for the live load auto-generation function in RC-PIER? Or has anyone else had problems verifying the LL output from RC-PIER?
  • Create Wind Definition & Assign Wind Load for Bridge (AASHTO 2012)

    Following is for student project in Bridge Engineering class: We have modeled a two-span continuous bridge in STAAD. We intend to assign Wind loads, based on AASHTO 2012 values. How can a wind definition be created to assign a wind load? Our wind…