New product line RM Bridge Advanced+ V8i  v08.11.11.01 Index 1. About the RM Bridge V8i v08.11 products 1.1 RM Bridge V8i 1.2 RM Bridge Advanced V8i 1.3 RM Bridge Cast V8i 1. About the RM Bridge V8i v08.11 products

The new RM Bridge V8i v08.11 product line is the next major release of the renowned and widely used software suite RM Bridge V8i.

The software performs analysis and design of arbitrary bridge structures…

What´s New & Changed in RM Bridge V8i v08.10.18.01 Index 1. About the product 2. Improvements in Detail 2.1 GUI – Enhancements 2.2 RM2Rebar 2.3 Earthquake Analysis 2.4 Tendon geometry 2.5 Steel design 2.6 Wizard 2.7 Localisation 2.8 Loading 2.9 FEM 2.10 Documentation and Examples 1. About the product

RM Bridge V8i (SELECTseries 3)  is the 4th major release (July 2012, maintenance release…

General

1. Fix for LRFR live load various distribution factor values were defined in various spans of continuous structures.

       2.   Fix for ASD/LFD/LRFR live load symmetry.  A larger live load value was sometimes computed.  Changes have been made to the lane live load computation which will result in a slight increase or decrease of the previously computed value.

       3.   Fix in Echo.lis when reporting nonstandard truck axle…

If you are visiting NASCC, The Steel Conference, in St. Louis, MO, April 17-19, 2013, please stop by the Bentley booth (#919) for an exciting preview of our sophisticated new offering for Steel Bridge Design.

Bridge Inspectors have a new level of mobility with InspectTech Collector Mobile on the iPad. This app enables quick and effective collection of transportation infrastructure asset information and completion of inspections in the field. A streamlined interface delivers valid fields and drop-downs as the inspector works through a logical and thorough collection of data. Support for rich data such as photos, video, and…

New Features and Improvements

In past months several enhancements have been implemented in RM Bridge V8i version. Due to the variety of new functions we decided to create a short summary of the comprehensive functionality in form of document.
We are encouraging you to accept the challenge of using them and giving us feedback of your experience as well as new ideas, which will serve you during your bridge analysis and…

What´s New & Changed in RM Bridge V8i v08.10.12.01   Index 1. About the product 2. Improvements in Detail 2.1 GUI – Enhancements 2.2 RM2Rebar 2.3 Earthquake Analysis 2.4 Tendon geometry 2.5 Steel design 2.6 Wizard 2.7 Localisation 2.8 Loading 1. About the product

See also release notes RM Bridge V8i (SELECTseries 3)  v08.10.12.01.

RM Bridge V8i (SELECTseries 3)  is the 4th major release…

In case you've missed it, here is a link to an excellent presentation by Finley Engineering Group, Inc. (FINLEY).

http://www.roadsbridges.com/bridge-information-modeling-design-and-engineering-collaboration

Webinar Overview:

Bentley provides the world’s most comprehensive solution for Bridge Information Modeling (BrIM). At the core of this solution are MicroStation, RM Bridge, and Bentley Rebar. This overview of…

LEAP Bridge v12.01.00.57

Enhancements:

• Introduced a new analysis option “Integral Abutment Bridge” in the Project tab. This option allows users to analyze and design integral abutments.
• Support for Pile Bent and Wall Pier Type abutments has been added. ABC Wizard custom definition, 2D and 3D drawings and transfer of information to RC-PIER and Geomath are now supported.
• The variable cap definition in…

RM Bridge V8i (SELECTseries 3) v08.10.07.02 is a maintenance release for v08.10.07.01

We recommend using it as your new production release. It fixes reported common problems of the main release:

• ULTCHK: Reinforcement defined at composite was not considered – fixed
• ULTSUP: Tendon results were not treated correctly – fixed
• CANTILEVER : Module did not work properly - fixed
• Element-CS: Editing an element…

Index 1. About the product 2. Improvements in Detail 2.1 RM2Rebar 2.2 Earthquake Analysis 2.3 Tendon geometry 2.4 Steel design 2.5 Localisation 1. About the product

See also release notes RM Bridge V8i (SELECTseries 3)  v08.10.07.01.

RM Bridge V8i (SELECTseries 3)  is the 4th major release (July 2012) of the renowned and widely used software suite RM Bridge V8i, succeeding RM2006 in 2009. The software performs…

LARS Bridge General Enhancements and Fixes

• Critical bug fix for floor beam live loading.  The issue occurred only when the default edge distance was 18” and the Description è General Bridge Information è Edge Dist. was set to 24”
• Compute impact factors at exact checkpoints.  This value was not previously computed.
• Critical fix Floor beam
• Critical bug fix for LRFD lane load which was reduced…

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Discover how the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development integrated design efforts across multiple teams and locations to complete their bridge project under budget and ahead of schedule!

An exciting new addition to the Bridge Product line at Bentley rounding off the bridge asset life cycle management, all the way from design to maintenance and inspection.

Bentley Systems, Incorporated, the leading company dedicated to providing comprehensive software solutions for sustaining infrastructure, today announced at this gathering of infrastructure professionals from around the world that it has acquired InspectTech…

LARS Bridge General Enhancements and Fixes

• LLDF Cross-Section Description dialog now applies to each member instead of each bridge.   This will allow a User to define different beam spacing and roadway width for each member.  There is no visible change in LARS Bridge for this enhancement.   Any existing files with data in the LLDF Cross Section Description dialog  should be saved in LARS Bridge v5.00.06.06 so that LARS…

Index

1. About the product 2. General GUI Enhancements 3. Templates, Macros, Preprocessors 4. Wizards 5. Steel Checks 6. Pre-tensioned Girders 7. Miscellaneous Functional enhancements 8. Localization

1. About the product

RM Bridge V8i (SELECTseries 2)  is the 3rd major release (March 2012) of the renowned and widely used software suite RM Bridge V8i, succeeding RM2006 in 2009. The software performs analysis…

Bentley’s Bridgekey product line is now the LARS product line.  Also, all of the LARS products are now utilizing the “SELECT series 2” licensing.  The individual products names have also been changed.  The name changes are:

• BridgeKey BridgeModeler/LARS à LARS Bridge
• BridgeKey Complex Truss à LARS Complex Truss
• BridgeKey DataChecker à LARS Checker
• BridgeKey DataConnector à…

LEAP Bridge v8i (SELECTseries 2) v10.00.02 is a maintenance release and incorporates the following fixes to itself and its component programs:

LEAP Bridge v10.00.02

Fixes:

• Fixed an error in LEAP Bridge, where if the user selects EXIT option in CONBOX, LEAP Bridge was closing.
• Automatically minimize LEAP Bridge, when a component application is minimized.
• Automatic bearing location algorithm now considers bottom…

• LARS Bridge v5.00.05.01 issues fixed

• Live load distribution factors were changing for all member when only one was changed
• The Bridge ID didn’t save more than 6 characters
• Modified live load distribution factors weren’t saved
• Corrected any issue Single floor beam distribution factor when using MODOT’s multiple/single LLDF enhancemenr

• No production releases for version v5.00.02.00,  v5.00.03…

Always wanted to create your own 3D Bridge Models for use in presentations and reports? Using LEAP Bridge this is real easy and ultra cool. Most importantly it is the same structural model that is used to analyze and design your bridge. A simple byproduct of your everyday work!

Simply use the ABC Wizard, where you could model realistic looking concrete bridge models, complete with Abutments, intermediate piers, bridge…

LEAP Bridge v8i (SELECTseries 2) v10.00.01 is a new release which incorporates numerous enhancements. 

LEAP Bridge v10.00.01

Enhancements

• ABC Wizard now allows users to model T beam bridges, reinforced or post-tensioned.
• ProjectWise integration is now available directly from within LEAP Bridge. Open, Save and Update files directly from ProjectWise repositories. .
• Specify or edit bearing and beam…