BS 5400 - Bridges (related software)

BS 5400 - Bridges

Overview
Related Software

1. ADAPT-ABI - Special-purpose program for the design and analysis of prestressed concrete bridges built either segmentally or conventionally. It provides information for geometry and stress control during construction, as well as design values for service load.
2. BD2 (Bridge Designer II) - 2D stage construction analysis and design of pre/post-tensioned concrete bridges.
3. BD3 - 3D stage construction analysis and design of pre/post-tensioned concrete bridges.
4. COBRAS (Concrete Bridge Assessment) - Yield-line analysis software for assessing the ultimate load capacity of concrete structures, particularly concrete bridge decks. Successfully used to evaluate the load carrying capacity of concrete bridges that have failed assessment using conventional elastic analysis methods.
5. SAM Integrated Bridge Design Software - Specialized bridge design software for medium span bridges that integrates code checking with analysis. Contains modules for section properties, differential temperature analysis of any section, design and assess of concrete sections, torsion and shear calculations for any section, and thermal cracking of concrete sections.
6. Sofistik - FEA and CAD software for civil and structural engineering modeling, analysis, design, and detailing. SOFiSTiK is one of the most complete FE packages and covers almost all structural engineering disciplines: building, bridges, foundation, tunneling, membranes, lightweight, dynamics. Design code checks can be performed for 18 international codes.

   FEA suite (SOFiSTiK) includes the following programs: Sofistik Structural Desktop - SSD (main user interface that helps the user control various modules), CADINP (text editor and script language to define parametric input), SOFIPLUS (standard pre-processor based on AutoCAD), ASE (3D finite element analysis), STAR (3D frame analysis), SlabDesigner PRO (analysis of slabs, walls, frames and grillages), TALPA (linear and nonlinear plain strain/stress analysis), HASE (soil-structure interaction), PFAHL (analysis of pile foundations), HYDRA (analysis of potential problems), PHYSICA (multiphysical code for computation fluid dynamics that can be used for dynamic wind analysis of bridges and buildings).

   CAD Suite (SOFiCAD) includes the following programs: SOFiCAD DETAILING (tools for construction and formwork planning), SOFICAD REINFORCEMENT (used to generate reinforcement drawings within AutoCAD), SOFiCAD BAMTEC (detailing of reinforcement mats), SOFiCAD ALIGNMENT (horizontal and vertical alignment of highway structures and bridges), SOFiCAD STEELWORK (steel detailing), SOFiCAD DATA-EXCHANGE.
7. Spreadsheets for Bridge Design - Collection of 14 Excel spreadsheets for (1) loading and analysis; (2) concrete design; (3) steelwork design; (4) composite design; and (5) geometry calculations.