Bridge analysis, design + assessment

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Advanced elements, materials and solvers

Unrivalled state-of-the-art linear and quadratic element libraries; advanced material models; linear, nonlinear and seismic isolator joint models; direct and eigen solvers, and a fast solver option collectively allow all types of bridge engineering problem to be modelled and solved as efficiently as possible.

Advanced element libraries

  • Plate and shell elements for slab decks
  • Beams and shells for prestressed concrete, steel and composite construction
  • Solid elements for detailed modelling and studying local effects
  • Elements for cable stayed and suspension structures
  • Joint elements for linear and nonlinear joint models

Additional element information is given on the product specification page.

Advanced general material models

  • Isotropic including plastic, creep, damage, shrinkage, viscous, two-phase
  • Orthotropic including plastic, creep, damage, shrinkage, viscous, two-phase
  • Anisotropic and rigidity models
  • Temperature dependent models
  • Concrete models with opening and closing of cracks, concrete crushing, and strain softening based on fracture energy in 2D/3D
  • Concrete creep including AASHTO LRD 7th Edition, CEB-FIP Model Code 1990, EN1992-1-1:2004 Eurocode 2, IRC:112-2011 and creep only for Chinese creep model code.
  • Geotechnical models include Tresca, Von Mises, Drucker Prager, Duncan-Chang, Modified Cam-clay, Mohr Coulomb criteria with non-associative flow for soils and rocks, Volumetric deformation soil model (includes consolidation)
  • User-defined models and others

Joint material models

Joint material models are used in conjunction with joint elements to fully define the properties for linear, nonlinear and seismic isolator joints.

  • Linear joint models include those for spring stiffness only and for general joint properties having spring stiffness, mass, coefficient of linear expansion and damping factor. User-defined force/displacement and axial force dependent curves are supported.
  • Nonlinear joint models include elasto-plastic uniform tension and compression with isotropic hardening, elasto-plastic general with isotropic hardening, smooth contact, frictional contact, nonlinear user-defined, matrix properties, and others.
  • Seismic isolator joint models include viscous dampers (Kelvin and Four Parameter Solid), lead rubber bearings with plastic yield and biaxial hysteretic behaviour, friction pendulum system with pressure and velocity dependent friction coefficient and biaxial hysteretic behaviour, and others.

Solvers

A Fast Solvers option (supplied with all new sales) provides a range of state-of-the-art solvers for use with all LUSAS Bridge software products.

Load types and combinations


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Software Information

  Bridge / Bridge plus
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  Application areas
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  Additional information
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