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Features
System Features
- Full 32-bit Windows XP/VISTA/WIN7 System
- Parametric modeller for automatically meshing a large range of structure types
- Integrated, fully-featured, CAD modeller for graphically modifying the structure and applying loads
- Comprehensive analysis module that includes 2D/3D frame, grillage, plate and shell elements
- Capacity of over 12,000 nodes and members, 6000 elements and over 3000 loadings
- Dynamic analysis module (fundamental modes and frequencies only)
- Second-order solution module
- Prestressed Concrete Design Module (PSC) for the design of pretensioned Super-T beams
- Incremental Launching Module (ILB) for straight or curved bridges
- Continuous Beam Module (ACES-BEAM) for rapid line modelling of bridges
Modelling Features
- Permits rapid modelling of 2D/3D structures using standard model templates
- Includes a range of beam, grillage and Finite Element plate and shell elements
- Models bridge decks as continuous beams, grillages, slabs, slab+grillage, frames or box girders
- Other model types include culverts, tanks, silos, wingwalls and footings
- Paste geometry data from other apps or enter frame/grillage data into spreadsheets
- Incremental launching module for straight or curved bridges
- Large range of static, earth pressure and moving vehicle loads
- Graphical results can be viewed as values, envelopes, contours or solid shaded diagrams
- Includes an on-line library of standard Australian member shapes and properties
- A concise User Manual is provided with the system
- HTML based on-line help system
Mesh Generation of Structure Geometry
- Automatic mesh generation of beam, grillage, slab, slab+grillage or box girder bridges
- Structures may be single span or multi-span continuous
- Data entry using simple templates (span lengths, number of girders, girder spacings, etc)
- Structures may be straight, curved or of arbitrary plan shape
- Auto-mesh generation of 2D/3D Super-T beam grillages
- Supports in 2D/3D structures can be normal or skewed in any direction
- Parametric generation of a range of other structure types (multi-bay frames, trusses, tanks, silos, boxes and wingwalls)
- Click here to view a static screen image of a grillage model
Moving Vehicle Loads
- Automatic movement of single or multiple vehicle loads, both along and across the structure
- Automatic generation of the full AUSTROADS SM1600 design envelopes
- Supports up to 5 vehicles in any one load case - vehicles can all be identical or all different
- Each vehicle can move along its own unique path or on the same path
- Vehicle paths can be straight or lie on a circular curve
- Moving trains of vehicle loads can act in the longitudinal and transverse directions as well as vertically
- Vehicles with up to 99 axles can be created and saved to the vehicle data base
- Each axle can have a variable number of wheels and wheel spacings
- Vehicles and patch loads can be applied within predefined lanes
- A library of standard AS5100, AUSTROADS and BS5400 vehicles are provided
- Multiple patch (lane-type) loads can be applied simultaneously with moving vehicle loads
- Auto-patterning of lane loads
- Trains of horizontal & transverse loads can be moved simultaneously with vertical load
- Click here to view static screen images of a typical model
Static Loads
- A full range of static loads are available including nodal, member and element loads
- Patch loads include an auto-generated lane load feature
- All static loads can be simultaneously applied with moving vehicle loads
- Earth pressure and hydrostatic loads can be easily applied to walls and tanks/silos
Graphical Results
- All results, for every load case and every vehicle position, can be graphically viewed and printed
- Results include deformations, reactions, axial forces, moments, shears, torsions
- Element stresses are given for shell element models
- Moment triads (Wood-Armer formulation) are provided for plate element models
- Results can be displayed as numeric values, line diagrams, contour diagrams or solid-shaded (filled) diagrams
- Member results can be superimposed onto one another (moments, shears, torsions)
- Display of maximum/minimum values of M, V, Torsion and their corresponding values
- Distribution factors for a user-selected range of members
- Full enveloping of moving vehicle loads giving the load number producing maximum effects
- Any number of envelopes can be created, viewed and saved to a file in text form
- Envelopes can themselves be enveloped and summed
- Create envelopes from multiple model files (stage-construction)
- Click here to view static screen images of a typical grillage model
Tabular Reports
- Print all results, for every load case and every vehicle position
- Results include deformations, reactions, axial forces, moments, shears, torsions
- Element stresses for shell elements
- Moment triads (Wood-Armer formulation) are provided for plate element model
- Envelope one or more existing envelopes
- Envelope maximum/minimum values of one vector with corresponding values of all others
- Loading producing the maximum value is shown
- Results can be printed as tabular numeric values or saved to text files
- Vehicle position can be superimposed onto member moment, shear, torsion or deflection diagrams
- Distribution factors for any vehicle position can be easily obtained for any member range
- Any number of envelopes can be created and printed or saved to a file in text form
- Results can be saved to file in spread-sheet format
- Click here to view static screen images of a typical grillage model
Minimum Hardware Requirements
- WINDOWS 2000/XP/VISTA/WIN7
- 1Gb RAM
- 2 or 3 button mouse
- Minimum of 100 Mb free hard disk space (varies depending on model size)
- 200 Mb disk space for dynamic analysis (fundamental frequencies)
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