ASPIRE Summer 08 - Aspire - The Concrete Bridge Magazine

Integrated 3D DesignParaBridge is a parametric 3D bridge modeling anddesign system that puts powerful and flexible bridge generation,geometry, and design tools at your fingertips.Designed and created within the state-of-the-art Microsoft.NET Framework, it represents the future of integrated 3Dbridge engineering.Laying out a bridge has never been easier. Powerful modelingwizards help you rapidly import or enter bridge alignmentand roadway data. Girder and pier framing tools giveyou a highly-leverage means of describing the bridge layout.Piers and girders of multiple types can then be insertedinto the project—all parametrically.ParaBridge All pertinent bridge geometry is solved by ParaBridge:deck elevations, girder lengths, bearing data, quantities,etc. Element design is smooth and seamless. BothPSBeam and ETPier are tightly integrated withParaBridge.The main view is a true 3D object-oriented model of yourbridge. Zoom, rotate, and pan the model in real time.ParaBridge utilizes technically advanced OpenGL graphicswith no third party add-ins. The result: a high-performancesystem with no need to purchase an expensive CADsystem to run it. Yet the model can be seamlessly passedto CAD software as needed.PSBeam PSBeam V3 is a high-performanceprogram for the design andanalysis of simple-span orcontinuous precast, pretensioned or post-tensionedconcrete bridge girders. PSBeam is the software ofchoice for many bridge engineers who demand flexibility,high performance, and rock-solid reliability.Virtually any precast beam type and pretensioningpattern can be handled by PSBeam. You can evenextend spans using spliced girder technology.PSBeam can accommodate the needs of allstakeholders in the life of a girder—from design tofabrication, through to load rating.LRFD.comETPier ETPier seamlessly combines thefunctionality of a state-of-the-artstructural analysis engine withconcrete column, beam, and footing design. Integrationof these critical design tasks into one system means youget superior productivity and flexibility with improvedquality control.ETPier is specifically designed for bridge substructures.Powerful parametric modeling wizards are included tofacilitate rapid structure layout and generation. Specifywhich load combinations to investigate and ETPier willautomatically process them and quickly identify thegoverning case for each component of the structure.Erikssontechnologies© 2008 Eriksson Technologies, Inc.