Tie Beam / Intermediate Bent / Stacked Columns Design
Is it possible in RCPier / Substructure / LEAP Concrete V18 to model a tie beam / intermediate bent with a different column diameter above and below the tie beam? Like so:
I have tried to enter column information for both diameter columns, but I get…
What's New in LEAP Bridge Concrete CONNECT Edition V18 Maintenance 2? (January 28, 2019)
We recently identified some important issues in the Substructure module of the market version 18.02.01.06 of LEAP Bridge Concrete CONNECT Edition. The details of the issues are listed as shown below. We have fixed those issues in the maintenance 2 (18…
What's New in LEAP Bridge Concrete CONNECT Edition V18 Maintenance 2? (January 28, 2019)
We recently identified important issues in the Substructure module of the current market version (18.02.01.06) of LEAP Bridge Concrete CONNECT Edition. The details of the issues are listed below. We have fixed those issues in the maintenance 2 (18.02…
What's New in LEAP Bridge Concrete CONNECT Edition V18 Update 2 Maintenance 1? (November 29, 2018)
We recently identified a couple of important issues in the market version 18.02.00.12 of LEAP Bridge Concrete CONNECT Edition. The details of the issues are listed as shown below. We have fixed those issues in the maintenance release v18.02.01.06.
Precast…
What's New in LEAP Bridge Concrete CONNECT Edition V18 Update 2 Maintenance 1? (November 29, 2018)
We recently identified a couple of important issues in the market version 18.02.00.12 of LEAP Bridge Concrete CONNECT Edition. The details of the issues are listed as shown below. We have fixed those issues in the maintenance release v18.02.01.06.
Precast…
Post-tensioned integral pier cap
Hello,
I was wondering if there is a way to design a post-tensioned integral pier cap for a steel I-girder bridge in Leap Bridge Concrete or any other LEAP software?
Thank you for your help,
Olya
What's New in LEAP Bridge Concrete CONNECT Edition V18 Update 2? (October 29, 2018)
LEAP Bridge Concrete (LBC) CONNECT Edition V18 Update 2 (v18.02.00.12) with CONNECT Licensing is now available to all users on Bentley Software Downloads. This release contains enhancements and bug fixes. The main enhancements are summarized below.
…
What's New in LEAP Bridge Concrete CONNECT Edition V18 Update 2? (October 29, 2018)
LEAP Bridge Concrete (LBC) CONNECT Edition V18 Update 2 (v18.02.00.12) with CONNECT Licensing is now available to all users on Bentley Software Downloads. This release contains enhancements and bug fixes. The main enhancements are summarized below.
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Prestressed Girder Bridge Rating Issue
Hi Everyone,
I am using LEAP Bridge software to do the bridge rating. It's a prestressed girder bridge. I did all the inputs in geometry, material, loads, beam and I got a satisfactory results for moments and shear. But when I do rating, it does not…
What's New in LEAP Bridge Concrete CONNECT Edition V18 Update 1? (July 20, 2018)
LEAP Bridge Concrete (LBC) CONNECT Edition V18 Update 1 (v18.01.00.16) is now available to all users on Bentley Software Downloads. The release contains enhancements and bug fixes. The main enhancements are summarized below.
AASHTO LRFD 8th Edition…
What's New in LEAP Bridge Concrete CONNECT Edition V18 Update 1? (July 20, 2018)
LEAP Bridge Concrete (LBC) CONNECT Edition V18 Update 1 (v18.01.00.16) is now available to all users on Bentley Software Downloads. The release contains enhancements and bug fixes. The main enhancements are summarized below.
AASHTO LRFD 8th Edition…
An issue related to incorrect year of California Amendments in the design reports of LEAP Bridge Concrete has been identified and fixed.
We recently identified an issue that incorrect year of California Amendments was included in the design reports of LEAP Bridge Concrete (LBC). If a user selects California from State Specification and proceeds with analysis and design, the final design…
Are there any comprehensive tutorials for LEAP bridge software apart from the Pdf. available in "help"?
I am trying to learn LEAP bridge concrete and steel and was looking for any video tutorials that could help me ( similar to the ones that are available for REVIT on AUTODESK's website with detail examples).
Thank you for help!
Additional Composite DW load?
Is there a way to add a supplemental composite DW load for a poly wearing surface in Leap Concrete Bridge? I want to keep it separate from the Future Wearing Surface (Composite DW) load I already have. This is necessary to accurately calculate camber…
Varying Beam Spacing LEAP Steel
I have beams with varying spacing. When I try to make multiple beam groups within the same span, an error message says that beam groups are overlapping. Ok, so it obvious you cannot have more than one "beam group" within the same span. If I have 10 beams…
Leap Bridge Concrete Wall Pier - Moments at bottom of wall
I am using Leap Bridge Concrete to design a skewed wall pier. After analyzing the pier, I noticed that for the braking force, that the sum of the forces in the z-direction at the top of the wall did not equal the sum of the forces in the z-direction at…
What’s New in LEAP Bridge Concrete CONNECT Edition V17 Update 1? (November 6, 2017)
LEAP Bridge Concrete CONNECT Edition V17 Update 1 (v17.01.00.36) is now available to all users on Bentley Software Downloads. This release contains enhancements and bug fixes.
Major Enhancements
Merging LBC library files
LBC now supports merging…
AASHTO Code Verification
Hello,
I was wondering what edition of AASHTO is LEAP Bridge Concrete v16.00.00.24 using? I was unable to find it in the software itself so if it's possible to describe to me how I can find this within the program as well I would appreciate it.
Thanks…
Bearing Spacing Dimensions Differ Between Main Bridge Model and Substructure Module
I am designing a 2-span precast prestressed beam bridge in LEAP Bridge Concrete CONNECT Edition v17.00.01.01.
The bearing dimensions along the pier cap are shown correctly in the following view under the 'Substructure' tab:
However, when you click…
LEAP Bridge Concrete - Error Message "You need a newer version of program to open this data file" LEA
First of all; I have already updated the user's machine to the newest version of LEAP Bridge Concrete. I removed the older version and restarted before installing the newest version. The error occurs anytime the user tries to open an LBG file created…
What’s New in LEAP Bridge Concrete CONNECT Edition V17 Maintenance 1 (July 31, 2017)?
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…
RE: Microstran- high-density-polyethylene pipe settling support partially under sea water prestressed concrete *** for bridge
Microstran is a general purpose finite element analysis tool so you can probably simulate these things, but there are some limitations on material properties and elements types. For example, custom materials can be created in Microstran, but they are…
Can LEAP RC-Pier analyze/design for a cantilever abutment?
Can LEAP RC-Pier analyze/design for a cantilever abutment?
I used RC-Pier for Abutment Cap with Pile Design before, but not sure if it works with cantilever abutment design.
Thanks
Alex
LEAP Bridge Concrete v16.01.00.10 - Substructure - Can Pier have a tapered cap and have a off-set column?
I try to create a pier with a tapered cap, which is unsymmetrical and with a column near one edge.
Is it possible? I know i can create a symmetrical cap with a column offset from the center, but the location of non-tapered segment cannot be modified…