LEAP Bridge Steel: Integrated Design, Analysis and Load Rating of Everyday Steel Bridges

LEAP Bridge Steel
Integrated Design, Analysis and Load Rating of Everyday Steel Bridges

Lee D. Tanase
2014 Bentley Systems, Incorporated
Director, Bentley BrIM
Intelligent Bridge Modeling

Design, Construction, Inspection, Maintenance, and Management of Steel
Bridges
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The Limitations Of The Current Processes

Departments, Consultants, Etc.
Storage Locations
File Formats
Collaboration:
Disciplines
Stakeholders
Continuity
Between project phases
Construction Sequencing
Design, Build, Operate, Retrofit
ASSET KNOWLEDGE
Multiple Data Sources

BrIM GAIN
PRINT
PLAN
DESIGN
PRINT
PRINT
BUILD
O&M
PROJECT TEAM
Traditional Design Process
BrIM Process
Bridge is still the only industry constructing 3D

projects using mainly 2D drawings
Smart Market Report: Information Mobility

Proved results in the value of information mobility
investments, with contractors reporting:
Shorter schedules by 9%
Project cost decreases of 10%
And increases in project ROI of 2%
Public - Private Partnerships Gaining Momentum

P3s are not privatization
A P3 is a partnership, shared risks and rewards
Major project funding tackled
Unlike privatization, the public sector remains ultimately responsible for the delivery of goods or
services
Control stays with the public sector, ownership stays with the public sector.
This is not privatization
Rick Norment, September 22, 2012
Features of P3s that drive benefits

Improved performance - private-sector partner assumes far more risk and has incentives to meet
schedules
Responsibility for multiple tasksdesign, build, finance, operate, and maintainstretches over a
assets life cycle
Information
Mortality
vs.
Information
Lifecycle
Todays Capabilities Interdisciplinary Modeling

Direct connection/ referencing of Civil data
Horizontal Alignment, Vertical Profile, Ground Contours
InRoads, GEOPAK, MXROAD
Visualization, Rendering, Clash Detection, QTO &

Clearances
Interoperability with:
Analytics:
LEAP Bridge Enterprise, LEAP Bridge Steel, RM Bridge
Detailing and Documentation:

Rebar, ProStructures
Construction, Inspection & Maintenance

InspectTech
Todays Capabilities Trusted Deliverables

Rich 3D models
i-models
Business Attributes
Dgn format
3D PDF
Clash detection
Construction sequence definition and
animation
2D documentation for all phases

Design
Construction
Inspection, Operation & Maintenance
LEAP Bridge Steel

Integrated Design, Analysis and Load Rating of Everyday Steel Bridges
Bentley BrIM Products
LEAP Bridge Steel v.1.0
LEAP Bridge Steel

RM Bridge
Medium to Long Span, any complexity
Beam, grillage, FEM, advanced non-linear and dynamic
LEAP Bridge Enterprise

Everyday concrete beams, boxes and slabs
Line girder analysis
LEAP Bridge Steel

Everyday steel I-girder
Line girder, and grillage
LEAP Bridge Steel Summary

Simple and continuous spans
Straight and curved I-girder
Rolled shapes, Welded plate girders
Design & Rating:
LRFD Specification, 6th Edition, including
2013 interims
AASHTO Manual for Bridge Evaluation,
2nd Edition
Superstructure and substructure

design.
Creates intelligent 3D MicroStation
models
Rapid Optimum Designs

Estimated Cost ($/ft)
Optimal Span Length = 175.0 ft.
Total Cost Curve
100
200
Span Length (ft)
Geometry
Interoperable with Power InRoads, Power GEOPAK and MXROAD for
alignments, profiles and DTM data
Superstructure
Complete set of tools to define the bridge superstructure
Slabs and slab steel

Supports
Standard section library
Members
Cross frames
Stiffeners
Shear connectors
Appurtenances (parapets, medians)
Substructure
Define abutment and pier geometry
in Leap Bridge Steel.
Uses LEAP RC-PIER for design
and analysis
Analysis
Powered by STAAD.Pro and STAAD.Beava (live load analysis) for all analytic
processing
Line Girder Analysis

Each physical model member is modeled as a
series of longitudinal straight beam element
Members modeled as longitudinal elements
using composite/non-composite section
properties as the model and/or stage dictates.
All loads are applied directly to the main
members
Distribution factors are automatically computed
from the physical model and applied to the line
girder results along with dynamic allowance
Grillage Analysis
The entire bridge (deck, main
members, cross frames) are modeled
as an assemblage of beam elements
Slab modeled as series transverse
beams with section properties of the
equivalent slab strip
Main members modeled as
longitudinal elements using
composite/non-composite section
properties as the model and/or stage
dictates.
All dead loads are applied directly to
the main members
Constructability - Deck Placement Sequence
Provides means to simulate effects (steel and slab

stresses) of placing slabs as they are actually
poured
Certain sections of the girder may
become composite before other sections,
and temporary responses can be
different than final values.
These responses must be considered
during design
The process is closely tied to Constructibility

checking (6.10.3)
DeckPlacementSequenceandConstructibilityAnaly
sis(1).docx
LBS automatically generates stages, load cases

and load combinations. User can add additional
load cases and include in any stage or stages.
Design and Rating

Design compliant with AASHTO
LRFD 2nd Edition and 2013
Interims
Load Rating compliant with Manual
for Bridge Evaluation, 2nd Edition
and 2013 Interims
Design Reports
Detailed Reports
References to LRFD Articles and
Equations
Summary Reports
Under & Over Design
Fatigue Check Report
Interoperability - MicroStation
Intelligent 3D DGN files

Interoperability Bentley Rebar

Complete solution for Reinforced Concrete
Detailing
CADD platform independent: dgn, dwg
Integrates 2D detailing
3D Modeling
Scheduling
Bar Lists and Charts
Multiple Bar Codes
Drawing Production
Interoperability Construction and O&M - InspectTech
Interoperability with InspectTech

LBS DGN iModel InspectTech
Conclusions
LEAP Bridge Steel saves time with efficient 3D bridge modeling, design,
analysis, and load rating of everyday steel bridges
Provides a solution to design both superstructure and substructure in a single
program.
Allows design engineers to quickly investigate multiple design alternatives for
more cost-effective steel-girder design
The cornerstone of BrIM is data mobility and reuse, and LEAP Bridge Steel
was created to take full advantage of this capability by creating information-rich
MicroStation 3D bridge models.
Thank You!
Thank You!
2014 Bentley Systems, Incorporated

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LEAP Bridge Steel

Integrated Design, Analysis and Load Rating of Everyday Steel Bridges

Director, Bentley BrIM

Intelligent Bridge Modeling

2 | WWW.BENTLEY.COM | 2014 Bentley Systems, Incorporated

The Limitations Of The Current Processes

Multiple Data Sources

Bridge is still the only industry constructing 3D

Smart Market Report: Information Mobility

4 | WWW.BENTLEY.COM | 2014 Bentley Systems, Incorporated

Public - Private Partnerships Gaining Momentum

Features of P3s that drive benefits

6 | WWW.BENTLEY.COM | 2014 Bentley Systems, Incorporated

Todays Capabilities Interdisciplinary Modeling

Visualization, Rendering, Clash Detection, QTO &

Detailing and Documentation:

Construction, Inspection & Maintenance

7 | WWW.BENTLEY.COM | 2014 Bentley Systems, Incorporated

Todays Capabilities Trusted Deliverables

2D documentation for all phases