LEAP Bridge Steel CONNECT Edition V18

Streamline the design of straight and curved I-girder and tub-girder bridges with LEAP Bridge Steel’s computational 3D design and modeling. Benefit from the software’s advanced load rating and analysis capabilities, such as line-girder, grillage, and finite element analysis, which will enable you to evaluate steel bridges faster and deliver your projects on time and under budget.

Capabilities:
- Analyze and rate traffic loading
Streamline bridge modeling, analysis, and load-rating for both existing and new bridges with an integrated toolset. Leverage various international design code specifications and rating methodologies for verification.

- Capture roadway geometry and topography
Reuse civil data obtained directly from Bentley road products such as GEOPAK, Bentley InRoads, or MXROAD, and import roadway information and ground data from LandXML files.

- Coordinate multi-discipline bridge teams
Exchange project information including bridge geometry, materials, loads, prestressing strand pattern, and shear reinforcement to improve decision making. Streamline engineering content management with real-time collaboration and share, reuse, and repurpose data throughout the bridge lifecycle to minimize risk of design error and construction issues.

- Design and analyze steel bridges
Model, design, analyze, and load-rate and optimize steel I-girder and tub-girder bridges using powerful analysis techniques such as Finite Element Modeling (FEM) and Response Spectrum Analysis, according to AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design specifications.

- Design and analyze superstructures and substructures
Use a synthesis of geometric modeling, substructure and superstructure analysis, and design in a single information-rich environment to benefit from a comprehensive bridge model.

- Generate bridge project deliverables
Generate detailed reports. Create 3D models and 2D drawings for sections, elevations, and framing plans.

- Sequence construction and phasing
Investigate the different stages in stage-wise construction – comparing results, detecting the relevant states, and producing result envelopes for proof checking. Account for creep, shrinkage, and relaxation and solve problems before construction begins.

- Visualize bridge designs
Experience instantaneous 3D visualization of the bridge superstructure and substructure. Visualize designs and rapidly verify modeling input as you work. View in-profile, elevation, and cross-section views with solid and transparent view options to help explore areas with complex geometry.