LBC - Pile Bent Battered piles capabilities
Hi,
I am trying to analyze a PILE BENT with Batter piles using LBC but when checking the Structural model of the bent. I noticed that the exterior piles (which should be battered) are still showing as straight in the structural model. Is this a limitation…
How to adjust the Precast girder length from one abutment to the other?
In LEAP Bridge Concrete , for a flared bridge model with only one single span, the user has to follow some steps to adjust the Precast length :
1. Open the model and go to the Superstructure tab, select the Precast/Prestressed Girder button to open…
Clean Temp files for LBC
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When working in LBC if the program crashes or things that were working/reporting fine before are showing some issues please do the following clean up of temp file as shown below:
Exit any LEAP file you may have open (also exit OBD if opening the file…
LEAP Bridge Concrete - CONSPAN, CONBOX, RC-PIER, CONSPLICE, and GEOMATH inside OpenBridge Designer CONNECT Edition
LEAP Bridge Concrete is a consolidated version of LEAP Bridge Enterprise , plus all LEAP standalone products including CONSPAN, CONBOX, RC-PIER , and GEOMATH. In addition, CONSPLICE is also included as an add-on tool. The following new features have also…
Shrinkage Strain Load & Moment capacity error - LBC Substructure
I have bent that is being constructed in two phases so some shrinkage will happen on the first phase before the next phase is constructed. In the final condition, I could assume the entire shrinkage strain is applied to both sections but that will be…
Release Announcement - OpenBridge Designer CONNECT Edition 2021 Release 2 (March 2022)
What's New in OpenBridge Designer CONNECT Edition 2021 Release 2 (March 2022)
This topic summarizes the new enhancements in OpenBridge Designer (OBD) CONNECT Edition 2021 Release 2 (v10.10.20.34) and its components OpenBridge Modeler (OBM), RM Bridge…
How to update alignment/profile/cross section when ABC or Create/Edit Bridge is grayed out?
ABC Wizard or Create/Edit Bridge gets grayed out when information from any of the module updates the main LBC module. One can edit the alignment, profile or the cross section using the Roadway Elements under the Selection tree from the Geometry tab: …
Unable to enter magnitude when entering loads manually in Precast/Prestressed module.
Question : Why am I not able to change the Mag1 values in Precast/Prestressed module when generating loads manually?
Answer : In OpenBridge Designer (10.09.01.15) > LEAP Bridge Concrete (21.00.00.24) this is a known issue. We are unable to enter the…
Application cannot be found
Initially, the migration from OpenBridge Modeler . to OpenBridge Designer usually allows users to use OpenBridge Modeler from OpenBridge Designer . So, in general, the new licenses are, for now on, for OpenBridge Designer and include OpenBridge Modeler…
Release Announcement - OpenBridge Designer (OBD) CONNECT Edition, 2021 Release 1 (July 2021)
What's New in OBD CONNECT Edition, 2021 Release 1
This topic summarizes the new enhancements in OpenBridge Designer CONNECT Edition v10 Update 10 and its components 1) OpenBridge Modeler (OBM), 2) RM Bridge, 3) LEAP Bridge Concrete (LBC), and 4) LEAP…
Span Types
The Span Type offers multiple choices to select from:
Simple Span: The Simple Span option allows you to specify information for only one span at a time.
Multi Span (continuous): The Multi Span (continuous) option should only be selected if the live…
What's new in OpenBridge Designer V10.09.01.15?
OpenBridge Designer CONNECT Edition V10.09.01.15 contains the following analytical enhancements, user request enhancements, and bug fixes in its components (RM/LBC/LBS):
AASHTO LRFD 9th Edition update (LBC)
This enhancement aims to support the…
Release Announcement: What's new in OpenBridge Designer V10.09.01.15?
OpenBridge Designer CONNECT Edition V10.09.01.15 contains the following analytical enhancements, user request enhancements, and bug fixes in its components (RM/LBC/LBS):
AASHTO LRFD 9th Edition update (LBC)
This enhancement aims to support the…
How to change deck width and offset (when ABC is grayed out)
When working with a full bridge the deck width can be changed from the LBC > Geometry tab
Open the LBCX file and navigate to Geometry tab
Expand Roadway Elements and select XCECT01 from the tree under Selection on the left:
In the Cross…
How to transition in superelevation or vary deck width in ABC Wizard
Basic bridge cross sections can be defined in LEAP Bridge Concrete to describe the roadway surface. Individual cross sections are referred to as templates, and the collection of templates constitute a cross section set.
A cross section template is composed…
Leap Bridge Concrete Version 20.00.00.46
Hello,
I have been experiencing a substantial amount of instability/crashing in LBC 20.00.00.46. The program will randomly freeze and become unresponsive. This happens when I run an analysis, look things up in the help manual, attempt to save, and many…