2025 Library Releases
April 24, 2025 - August 22, 2025
The Truss Bridge Workflow is now available. (Truss Bridge Workflow)
Pile Check with Interaction Diagram, Framing Plan, GDOT Abutment, and Custom Pier Cap (shell-based pier cap modeling) have been introduced; vertical and integral pier caps have been merged into a standard pier cap, bearing construction/deconstruction has moved to the superstructure, and a “Material Change” object has been added under “Changes.” (Steel Tub Girder Workflow)
Pile Check with Interaction Diagram, Framing Plan, GDOT Abutment, WSDOT Abutment, Abutment Construction, and Custom Pier Cap (shells) have been introduced; vertical and integral pier caps have been merged into a standard pier cap, bearing construction/deconstruction has moved to the superstructure, and a “Material Change” object has been added under “Changes.” (Steel I Girder Workflow)
Custom Diaphragm, End Diaphragm, Continuity Diaphragm, Diaphragm X (w/o Top Chord), Pile Interaction, GDOT Abutment, and Custom Pier Cap have been introduced; bearing construction/deconstruction has moved to the superstructure, and a “Material Change” object has been added. (Spliced I Girder Workflow)
TxDOT Abutment, Approach Slab, Pile Interaction, and Custom Pier Cap have been introduced; vertical and integral pier caps have been merged into a standard pier cap, bearing construction/deconstruction has moved to the superstructure, and a “Material Change” object has been added. (Precast I Girder Workflow)
Pile Interaction, GDOT Abutment, and Custom Pier Cap have been introduced; vertical and integral pier caps have been merged into a standard pier cap, bearing construction/deconstruction has moved to the superstructure, and a “Material Change” object has been added. (Concrete U Girder Workflow)
Pile Interaction, GDOT Abutment, and Custom Pier Cap have been introduced; a “Material Change” object has been added. (Concrete Box Girder Workflow)
Custom Pier Cap has been introduced; vertical and integral pier caps have been merged into a standard pier cap, bearing construction/deconstruction has moved to the superstructure, and a “Material Change” object has been added. (Cable Stayed Bridge Workflow)
CAD Plan and Elevation and GIS have been introduced; bearing construction/deconstruction has moved to the superstructure. (Concrete Segmental Bridge Workflow)
GDOT Abutment and Custom Pier Cap have been introduced; a “Material Change” object has been added. (CIP Pre/Post Tensioned Bridge Workflow)
Framing Plan and Pile Interaction have been added to the summary report, and FDOT rebar stress checks have been added to the Pile Cap Code Check section. (All-Type Superstructure Summary Report / Steel I Girder Workflow Summary Report)
Framing Plan and Pile Interaction have been added to the summary report, FDOT rebar stress checks have been added to the Pile Cap Code Check section, and Section D6.5.2-1 has been added to the Tub Girder Code Check section. (Steel Tub Girder Workflow Summary Report)
Pile Interaction has been added to the summary report, the Pile Code Check has been removed, and FDOT rebar stress checks have been added to the Pile Cap Code Check section. (Precast I Girder / Concrete U Girder / Concrete Box Girder / Spliced I Girder Workflow Summary Reports)
The Truss Bridge Workflow Summary Report is now available. (Truss Bridge Workflow Summary Report)
A Web Local Yielding section has been added, a new “Appendix B6” tab has been introduced, deck reinforcement validation checks have been removed, and new inputs have been added including “Override Effective Deck Width,” “Variable Depth Start or End Location,” “Include Prb/Prt in Positive Flexure,” and “Detail Category”; the “Use Deck Rebar in Plastic Mom. Calc. (Pos. Flex.)” description has been updated. (Steel I Girder Code Check)
A Web Local Yielding section has been added, deck reinforcement validation checks have been removed, a “Variable Depth Start or End Location” input has been added, a fatigue-parameter override input for Table 6.6.1.2.3-1 has been added, “Include Prb/Prt in Positive Flexure” has been added, and the “Use Deck Rebar in Plastic Mom. Calc. (Pos. Flex.)” description has been updated. (Steel Tub Girder Code Check)
“Display Analysis Results” has been disabled, deck reinforcement validation checks have been removed, and the St. Venant condition and Equation 6.11.10-1 have been added. (Shear Stud Code Check I Girder / Shear Stud Code Check Tub Girder)
New validation checks have been added, including a Vs check based on AASHTO 5.7.2.6. (Concrete Pier Cap Code Check)
A Vs check based on AASHTO 5.7.2.6 has been added. (Concrete Pier Code Check / Concrete Girder Load Rating / Concrete Girder Code Check / Concrete Segmental Girder Code Check / Spliced Girder Code Check)
A new “Ubs Factor” input has been added. (Splice Code Check I Girder / Splice Code Check Tub Girder)
A “Side Reinforcements” tab has been added, input descriptions have been corrected, “Reinforcement Data Preference” has been added, new validation criteria have been introduced for “Use Footing Rebar,” “Distance Between Legs” has been added, a shear design parameter table has been added, “Include Side Rebars in Capacity Calculations” has been added, a “Section Analysis” tab has been added, the “Distance to Reference Edge” parameter has been repositioned, and a Vs check based on AASHTO 5.7.2.6 has been added. (Pier Footing Code Check)
Pile naming has been revised in both the Code Check document and CAD drawings. (Pile Capacity Check)
A new “Appendix B6” tab has been added, inputs have been relocated from the template, “Include Prb/Prt in Positive Flexure” has been added, and the “Use Deck Rebar in Plastic Moment Calculation (Positive Flexure)” description has been updated. (Steel I Girder Load Rating)
A new “Appendix B6” tab has been added, inputs have been relocated from the template, “Override Effective Deck Width” and “Include Prb/Prt in Positive Flexure” have been added, and the “Use Deck Rebar in Plastic Moment Calculation (Positive Flexure)” description has been updated. (Steel Tub Girder Load Rating)
Truss Load Rating is now available. (Truss Load Rating)
An “Additional Station” input has been added, and corresponding stations are displayed in bold in the camber table; a “Use CL of Bearings/Piers” input has been added to allow the camber table to be displayed between pier stations instead of bearing stations. (Girder Camber Diagram)
Framing Plan is now available. (Framing Plan)
A “Number of Decimal Points” input has been added. (Seat Elevation Table)
A “Number of Decimal Points” input has been added. (Slab Elevation Table)
IFC parameters have been adjusted. (Roadway / Sidewalk)
The Wind FE Group has been updated based on separate right and left FE Groups, and IFC parameters have been adjusted. (Barrier / Rail)
Inputs for “Use Custom Alignments for Deck Edges,” “Alignment (Left Edge of Deck),” and “Alignment (Right Edge of Deck)” have been added; longitudinal rebar quantity calculation, Wind FE Group updates, IFC adjustments, flared girder haunch geometry fixes, dripping notch 3D fix, deck thickness export correction with no girders, and a truss-compatible deck object have been implemented. (Deck)
A “Plate Girder / Rolled Section” input has been added; the Wind FE Group and IFC parameters have been updated. (Steel I Girder)
Support node elevation issues with changing web depth have been fixed, the Wind FE Group and IFC parameters have been updated, girder adjustments for the camber diagram have been implemented, skew parameters have been corrected, insertion-point validation has been added, and IFC parameters have been adjusted. (Steel Tub Girder)
Longitudinal and shear rebar quantity calculations, Wind FE Group updates, diaphragm reference, and IFC adjustments have been added. (Precast I Girder)
Quantity calculations, IFC adjustments, and Wind FE Group updates have been added. (Girder – Truss / Cable Stayed / CIP Pre/Post-Tensioned Bridge)
Wind FE Group updates and IFC adjustments have been added. (Concrete U Girder / Girder – CIP Pre/Post-Tensioned)
Quantity calculations and IFC adjustments have been added. (Concrete Box Girder / Cable)
Quantity calculations, Wind FE Group updates, and IFC adjustments have been added. (Spliced I Girder / Segmental Concrete Girder)
Quantity calculations have been added, FEA filter parameters are now applied during partial construction and deconstruction, and Wind FE Group updates and IFC adjustments have been made where applicable. (Cross Frame / Cross-Frame Stiffeners)
Quantity calculations and IFC adjustments have been added. (Gusset Plate)
Quantity calculations and IFC adjustments have been added. (Longitudinal Stiffener / Tub Girder Bottom Flange Stiffener)
The alignT effect for straight girder layouts has been corrected, quantity calculations have been added, and IFC parameters have been adjusted. (Transverse Stiffener)
The segment label logic has been changed to left/right, and quantity calculations have been added. (Cross-Frame Vertical Stiffener)
Quantity calculations have been added. (Cross-Frame Diagonal Stiffener)
The alignT effect for straight girder layouts has been corrected, and IFC parameters have been adjusted. (Bolted Field Splice)
IFC parameters have been adjusted. (Shear Stud / Gusset Plate / Drainage)
A diaphragm stiffener 3D issue has been resolved (no impact on analysis/design), quantity calculations have been added, and IFC/Wind FE Group updates have been made where applicable. (Diaphragm Objects – Multiple Types)
Connection diaphragm objects for Precast I and Concrete U have received Wind FE Group updates, quantity calculations, and IFC adjustments. (Connection Diaphragm Precast I / Connection Diaphragm Concrete U)
Quantity calculations have been added, gusset material has been added, and IFC/Wind FE Group updates have been made. (Diaphragm Steel I / Diaphragm Concrete U / Diaphragm Box Girder)
IFC parameters and quantity definitions have been updated, including manual quantity calculation for Single Bracing and new quantities for Top Lateral Bracing; unnecessary “active only” lines have been removed. (Bracing / Single Bracing / Top Lateral Bracing)
IFC parameters have been adjusted, and support for variable girder depth, kinked girders, and cross slopes has been added. (Single Element)
IFC parameters have been adjusted. (Pot Bearing / Single Roller Bearing / Sliding Plate Bearing / Steel Elastomeric Bearing)
Seat depth input and IFC adjustments have been added, and a compute command now adjusts bearing thickness and step distance automatically. (Bearing Seat)
A read-only “Reference Support Line” input has been added and fixed; IFC parameters have been adjusted. (FEA Bearing)
The description has been updated from “Station Perpendicular to PGL (readonly)” to “Distance Perpendicular to PGL (readonly),” and a “Reference Object [Girder Layout / Steel Bent]” input has been added. (Insertion Point)
Longitudinal and shear rebar quantity calculations, additional result extraction wording updates, Wind FE Group updates, IFC adjustments, shear reinforcement validation, new integral cap inputs, and quantity calculations have been added. (Pier Cap)
The pile group visibility issue in pile capacity checks has been resolved, and Wind FE Group updates have been made. (End Bent)
Wind FE Group updates and IFC adjustments have been applied. (Integral Pier Cap)
Quantity calculations, Wind FE Group updates, and IFC adjustments have been added. (Vertical Pier Cap)
Validation criteria based on insertion-point references, IFC adjustments, and quantity calculations have been added. (Steel I Girder Bent Cap)
Quantity calculations and IFC adjustments have been added. (Straddle Bent Diaphragm Steel I Girder / Straddle Bent Plate Steel I Girder)
IFC and Wind FE Group updates have been made. (V Shape Pier Cap)
Custom Pier Cap is now available, with Wind FE Group updates and quantity/IFC adjustments as applicable. (Custom Pier Cap)
Stirrup and longitudinal rebar quantity calculations, column top elevation (read-only), Wind FE Group updates, new support line referencing logic, and IFC adjustments have been added. (Column)
Quantity calculations and IFC adjustments have been added. (Pier Bracing / Bent Cap)
Wind FE Group updates, offset corrections, and IFC adjustments have been applied. (Pier Stem)
Stirrup and longitudinal rebar quantity calculations, side and shear reinforcement tabs, rebar count options, IFC adjustments, polygon validation checks, and “Distance Between Legs” have been added. (Foundation)
Quantity calculations, IFC adjustments, pile group references, and chamfer fixes have been added. (PennDOT Integral Abutment)
Seat depth correction, new seat and bottom elevation parameters, no-bearing automatic computation, tub-girder support automation, quantity calculations, IFC adjustments, and pile group references have been added. (GDOT Abutment)
WSDOT Abutment is now available. (WSDOT Abutment)
TxDOT Abutment is now available. (TxDOT Abutment)
Pier cap parameters have been added to the bearing seat; quantity calculations, IFC adjustments, and pile group references have been added. (Cantilever L Abutment)
IFC adjustments and quantity calculations have been added. (Approach Slab / Sleeper Slab / Sleeper Slab Head Wall)
IFC adjustments have been applied. (Strip Seal / Temporary Shoring / Pylon / Floor Beam / Support Beam)
Integration with End Bent has been added, and sloped-end-bent connection issues have been resolved. (Pile Layout)
Footing offset has been added to the rotation center of battered piles; stem wall conditions have been included; sloped-end-bent connection issues, soil layer filtering, and floating-footing correction factors have been resolved; Wind FE Group and IFC adjustments have been applied; the McVay material model refinement has been improved. (Pile)
Quantity calculations, IFC adjustments, and required material parameters have been added. (Tendon)
Quantity calculations and IFC adjustments have been added. (Strand)
The truss object is now available. (Truss)
Wind-stage NULL issues have been resolved for sub-stages; Wind FE Group updates have been applied; partial wind load application inputs (“Partial Wind Load Application,” “Start Station,” “End Station”) have been added. (WS AASHTO)
Stem wall construction stage is now available. (Pier Stem Construction)
Truss construction stage is now available. (Truss Construction)
Truss load is now available. (Truss Load)
Pile Interaction is now available. (Pile Interaction)
DGN Additional Properties is now available. (DGN Additional Properties)
Static moment due to eccentric surface load has been added, and geometry of moving surface loads over skewed support lines has been improved. (Construction Moving Load)
Force redistribution due to bearing stiffness changes has been enabled. (Bearing Fixity Change / Pier Section Property Override)
Lateral bracings can now be deconstructed. (Girder and Cross-Frame Deconstruction – Steel I Girder Workflow)
Piles assigned to end bents are now transferred. (Shared Substructure)
Change Material is now available. (Change Material)
A Color Code input has been added. (Arrow CAD)
Pier superelevation drawing for box girders has been corrected, nonprismatic girder depth variation is supported, TxDOT Abutment has been added, object names have been corrected, skewed station handling has been fixed, barrier extension drawing has been corrected, elevation drawings now follow changing girder depths, and segmental bridge plan/elevation drawings have been added. (Plan and Elevation CAD)
Inputs for “Support Line Range for Framing Plan Drawing” and “Selected Support Lines” have been added, and transverse stiffener spacing is now shown. (Framing Plan CAD)
Tub Girder Flange and deck cross-section drawings have been corrected, substructure exclusion in tub deck cross-sections has been implemented, steel tub girder drawings have been aligned with deck drawings, and Bearing Seat has been added to cross-section drawings. (Substructure CAD)
Revisions have been made to Caltrans I-Beam sections, and curve points have been added to Caltrans Bulb Tee sections; IFC and minor 3D modifications have been applied to various objects. (Precast I Girder Sections Database / Multiple Objects)
March 18, 2025 - April 24, 2025
The Segmental Bridge Workflow is now available. (Segmental Bridge Workflow)
Steel Cross Frames, GDOT Abutment, and Camber Diagram have been introduced. (Precast I Girder Workflow)
The precast I girder camber diagram and cross-frame code check have been added to the superstructure summary report for all bridge types. (All-Type Superstructure Summary Report)
The Cross Frame Code Check has been added to the summary report. (Precast I Girder Workflow Summary Report)
A “Straight/Curved Bridge” option has been added to override girder layout geometry. (Steel I Girder Code Check / Steel I Girder Load Rating / Steel Tub Girder Code Check / Steel Tub Girder Load Rating)
A validation check has been added for deck reinforcement calculations. (Steel I Girder Code Check / Steel Tub Girder Code Check)
Minor adjustments have been made to the effective deck width computation. (Steel I Girder Code Check / Steel Tub Girder Code Check)
Minor adjustments have been made to the 3D effective deck width calculation. (Spliced Girder Code Check / Steel I Girder Stress Summary Table)
A “Straight/Curved Bridge” option has been added to override girder layout geometry. (Steel Diaphragm Code Check / Cross Frame Code Check)
Shear stud reports have been restructured to be more compact and present critical values concisely. (Shear Stud Code Check I Girder / Shear Stud Code Check Tub Girder)
The haunch calculation for straight girders has been corrected. (Deck)
The default value of “Continues at Start/End” has been updated to YES. (Deck)
An option has been added to include or remove the bottom chord, and geometric inputs have been added to the stiffener. (Cross-frame K Top)
An option has been added to include or remove the top chord, and geometric inputs have been added to the stiffener. (Cross-frame K Bottom)
Geometric stiffener inputs have been added. (End Cross-frame / Cross-frame X (w/o Top Chord) / Cross-frame X)
An “Additional Result Extraction Point in Longitudinal/Transverse Direction” parameter has been added. (Foundation)
Minor adjustments have been made to the 3D calculation process, and the pile/pile group name has been added to the generated document; a node is now generated at the soil top elevation when the footing is floating. (Pile / Pile Group)
Generated soil curves can now be viewed in the Documents tab via a Soil Set option. (Soil Structure Interaction)
Top and Bottom properties can now be specified separately and interpolated between; generated soil curves are available in Documents. (Soil Structure Interaction)
The descriptions of “Extracted Forces” inputs have been clarified. (Bearing Result Extraction / Column Result Extraction (Organization))
“Nonuniform Segment Distribution,” “Additional Stations,” and “Ignored Insertion Point” inputs have been added. (Steel I Girder Camber / Steel Tub Girder Camber / Precast I Girder Camber)
The GDOT Bulb-T sections and wide-flange Caltrans girder sections have been added. (Precast I Girder Sections Database)
CADOT, TXDOT, and Median barrier sections have been added. (Barrier Sections Database)
Various objects have undergone IFC-related and minor 3D modifications. (Multiple Objects)
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