Wind Loads

For Wind loads, users have the option to use UBC or ASCE-7 (1998, 2002 or 2010) codes.  With one of these codes, the user can enter some inputs and the wind profile is calculated for you.  If none of these codes apply, the user also has the option to choose “Profile.”  With this option, you can input your user wind profile.  The pressure will usually change with height. 

 Go to Load-->Wind

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Fill out the inputs in the top box.  Remember, if you are confused about what any input means, you can press F1 while in that input box and the specific help menu will pop up.  Then click on the specific wind profile you want to update (W1) and click on Modify.

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In here, the user wind profile can be created.

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If one of the codes is chosen as the wind profile “type,” a different dialog box would pop up with specific inputs.  From these inputs, a wind profile would be created.

Snow Loads

Snow loads are simply a load that gets applied on a segment basis.  You can apply it as weight per length, weight per area or density.  It does not matter what code is being used when you apply a snow load. 

 Go to Load-->Snow

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Choose your method and input your load.  Then leave the checkbox checked on if you want the snow load applied to all segments.  If you only want the snow load applied to a part of your model, uncheck the checkbox.  Then in the Input Grid, under the Segment tab, you can choose which segments you want the Snow Load applied to.  The same can be done for the wind load.

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Static Earthquake Loads 

For Static Earthquake loads, you can choose from ALA (ASCE 2002), ASCE-7-10, Chinese GB50011 – 2001 and Mexican CFE 2008 codes.  You can also create a User profile where you can insert your x, y and z earthquake loads (this is what we did in class).  Again, if you choose from one of the codes, you have to enter some inputs (Press F1 for help) and then the values will be calculated for you. 

 Go to Load-->Static Earthquake

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Create as many New cases as you need.  If you are using the User profile, simply enter in your earthquake g-load values.

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If you are going to choose a code, choose the code and then click Modify.

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In the next dialog box, enter all the inputs and click OK.  This dialog will have different required inputs for each code.

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Your X, Y and Z values will then be calculated for you. 

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 Load Review

For all of these loads, you can review them by going to Tools-->Model Input Listing

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Choose “Loads Summary” and a report will pop up to review you loads.

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Analysis 

Also!!  Remember that you have to include these in your analysis manually.  Go to Load-->Static Analysis Sets

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Highilight your analysis set and click on modify.

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Make sure to click the checkbox on for all of the loads you want to include in your analysis set, including Earthquake, Wind and Snow.

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Thanks, hope this was helpful!

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This project has really taken off!

Today we’re talking about CCC’s implementation of BIM in an amazing, enormous project: the Midfield Terminal Building at the Abu Dhabi International Airport. This huge 3.2 billion project covers 750,000 sqm and will provide passenger and cargo facilities, duty free shops, and restaurants for 40 million travelers every year. If the scale of this project hasn’t sunk in yet, think about this – just the conveyor belts to transport packages are the length of a half-marathon.

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The complexity of the structure in design and shape presented challenges in terms of engineering, construction and procurement. Abu Dhabi Airports Company required a totally BIM-driven lifecycle to facilitate project delivery. When it came to planning for the project, Consolidated Contractors Company didn’t “wing” it – they leveraged their 17 years of experience with Bentley BIM solutions to integrate Bentley products. AECOsim Building Designer, MicroStation VBA, ProjectWise, and InRoads were all combined with in-house platforms to meet the project’s demanding, ambitious and quite unique specifications. It's no wonder CCC was a 2013 Winner of a Special Recognition Award in Innovation in Comprehensive BIM!

Consolidated Contractors Company’s innovations are “plane” to see!

Hear more about other Be Inspired winners this year at The Be Inspired Awards, hosted during The Year in Infrastructure Conferencein London on November 4-6^th 2014!

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Deze video werd getoond tijdens de presentatie van Louis van Amerongen op de Bentley Advantage Seminar te Utrecht.

Het laat zien wat zien wat er kwam kijken bij het maken van het 3D model, de visualisaties en de animaties van de Carbasiusweg in Hoorn.

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Bentley AutoPIPE Vessel V8i is a stand-alone, Engineering application for the comprehensive calculation of pressure vessels, heat exchangers, tanks, and air coolers to ASME, European, French CODAP, German ADM, and Russian GOST standards. It is the only program to perform truly optimized vessel design in minutes and produce fully automated detailed drawings and cost estimates.

This is maintenance release 3 for AutoPIPE Vessel V8i which includes several bug fixes.

For additional information on release notes and system requirements see the Readme document at the link below:

ftp://ftp.bentley.com/pub/help/bentley_autopipe_vessel/33020108en/readme.htm

To download, go to the SELECT website:

http://selectservices.bentley.com/en-US/Support/Downloads+And+Updates/

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LEAP Bridge Steel V01.00.00.01

Bentley Systems is pleased to announce the availability of a new BrIM product – LEAP Bridge Steel! Read on for the product details. The product is available for download from SELECT Services. Please note a 30-day trial can be installed from the same location.

 For licensing information, please contact your Bentley Account Manager. Click here for a quick overview of the product.

Product Description

LEAP Bridge Steel V01.00.00.01 represents the inaugural release of the new Bentley product focused on steel bridges. LEAP Bridge Steel (LBS) compliments LEAP Bridge Enterprise.  The product supports 3D modeling, design, analysis, and load rating of straight and curves steel I-girder bridges consisting of single or multiple spans.  LBS utilizes a state-of-the-art user interface employing DGN Navigator for all graphic views.  Key components of this inaugural release follow:

Modeling and Visualization:

• Streamlined and rapid modeling of all bridge components

• Direct import of horizontal alignment, vertical profile, and ground data from Bentley Civil applications – GEOPAK, InRoads, and MXROAD

• Instant 3D visualization of the bridge superstructure and substructure

• Automatic creation of complete 3D MicroStation model

• Parametric physical bridge modeling of all bridge components including:

• • Straight, curved, and skewed I-girder bridges

  • Horizontal alignment and vertical profile

  • Roadway/deck surface

  • Piers and abutments, normal and/or skewed to the alignment

  • Deck slab definition including flared slabs and deck placement sequence

  • Member group and framing plan definitions

  • Straight, flared, and curved girder layout

  • Extensive library of standard rolled steel shapes

  • Schedule-based member definition for built-up members

  • Cross frame and diaphragm definition and layout tools

  • Transverse, longitudinal, and bearing stiffeners

  • Bracing connection plates

  • Shear connector layout

• • Appurtenance library for parapets, medians, sidewalk, railings, and other components

Analysis, Design, and Load Rating:

• Deck placement sequence analysis

• Automatic dead load calculation for self-weight of girders, cross frames, concrete deck, and appurtenances

• Design checks per the AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications, 6^th Edition and load rating per AASHTO Manual for Bridge Evaluation, 2^nd Edition, including 2013 Interims

• User-defined dead load: uniform, trapezoidal, and point loads

• User-defined pedestrian, wind load, and temperature loads

• Live load library for LRFD HL-93 loading, fatigue truck, standard rating and permitting vehicles

• Custom vehicle definition including variable gage axles

• Structural analysis powered by Bentley STAAD.Pro engine

• Automated physical to analytical model creation for line-girder and 3D grillage analyses

• Extensive options for viewing and printing analysis and design results: graphical, tabular, textural in Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Adobe PDF and HTML

   

Product Interoperability:

• MicroStation, GEOPAK, InRoads, MXROAD

• ProjectWise

• InspectTech

• Bentley LEAP RC-PIER

System Requirements

Supported Operating Systems:

• Windows 7, Windows 7 (64-bit), Windows Vista, Home premium, Ultimate and Enterprise Editions, Windows Vista (64-bit)

Communications Protocols:

• Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4)

• Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6)

 Prerequisites:

• Windows Installer Version 3.1v2

• Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1

• Microsoft Access Runtime 2007

Processor:

• Intel or AMD processor 2.0 GHz or greater

 Memory:

• 4 GB minimum, 8GB or higher recommended

 Hard Disk:

• 700 MB free disk space (includes 300 MB install footprint for a complete installation)

 Video:

• 250 GB of video RAM or higher recommended

Quick Install Guide

 To install, run the installation .exe file and follow the prompts. All prerequisites will be installed as required. LEAP Bridge Steel will install under “Program Files (x86)\Bentley\LEAP Bridge Steel” by default.

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Hello,

My name is Tom Dywanski from Bentley Systems and I teach MicroStation classes - all levels, all versions. I'm very good at what I do. I have used MicroStation since 1989 as a civil designer and CAD Manager. I've joined Bentley Systems in the year 2001. I love answering questions during my classes. Here is my "rant" about questions - sorry about poor audio, I'm planning to re-record my "selfie" with a lapel microphone.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSZf6u3dyrE&feature=youtu.be

My classes are all about you - making sure that you learn what you need.

So... I have a question for you...what's preventing your from taking the training? Time? Would it help you if we offer some courses after business hours: evenings and weekends? What do you think? What classes would you like to see?

We are thinking about scheduling some distance learning classes in September.

Thank you!

Tom

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New Webinar this week - Vessel Nozzles/Flange Design using AutoPIPE and AutoPIPE Vessel

For accurate pipestress models, learn why and how to easily model Vessels and Vessel Nozzle flexibility as well as capturing full ASME VIII flange design checks on all flanges in AutoPIPE. We will also review the additional local load analysis, flange and nozzle flexibility, and reinforcement design methods in AutoPIPE Vessel, including optimization available.

• North America - Tuesday, July 22, 2014 11:00:00 AM EST

• Europe, Middle East and Africa - Wednesday, July 23, 2014 10:00 GMT

• Asia Pacific - 24 July 2014 10:30 IST | 13:00 SGT | 15:00 AEST

Check registration page for local time in your area Duration: 1 hour (45-minute presentation, 15-minute live Q&A) Register here http://pages.info.bentley.com/webinars/

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One of the various things we heard from members when the Communities site was migrated at the end of 2013 was what the new things were. In this migration, there is something called "Tour Tips" included, which are meant for first-time, new members and display short description bubbles that point to important home page areas and items. Tour Tips are designed to quickly engage a new member with the community by pointing out: 

Sign-in or -out

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Profile and Settings

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Bookmarks

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Conversations

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Communities

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The Be Inspired team here at Bentley are busy organizing and counting the awesome Be Inspired Entries we have received. So this week I’ve been asked to write about my experience as an Intern this summer working with the Be Inspired team!

First, a bit about myself: I am rising Senior at Villanova University majoring in Marketing and International Business and I am with Bentley this summer from May until August! I was taken on here in the Exton, Pennsylvania headquarters as a Marketing Intern to help with the Be Inspired submission process.

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My Responsibilities have included:

• Supporting users and colleagues during the Be Inspired submission process
• Pulling daily reports from the Be Inspired Website
• Creating Social Media Posts for Be Inspired

And because you are reading this blog – that means you also know that I have been given the responsibility of being Bentley’s official Be Inspired Blogger!

I have been very lucky that all the people I have worked with at Bentley have been welcoming and helpful! They have put up with my questions and have been more than happy to explain how to perform different tasks!

I’ll be back next week with an update on the Be Inspired submissions! And sorry the blogger in me can’t help but give a shameless reminder – don’t forget about this year’s Be Inspired Awards, hosted during The Year in Infrastructure Conferencein London November 4-6^th!

Thanks for reading!

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 How do you manage a mega—in fact giga—project where every piece of equipment, materials, and tools must be inspected, cleaned, fumigated, and shrink wrapped prior to shipment? Add in the fact that the location is a protected Class-A Nature Reserve with extremely limited lay down yards and you have one of the most challenging and complex projects in the world today.

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Kellogg Joint Venture’s project on Barrow Island, Australia includes construction of a three-train liquefied natural gas plant to be built under such conditions. Their intelligent solution to the challenge is the reason they won a 2013 Special Recognition Award for Attaining Return on Innovation. They used Bentley’s ConstructSim software to aggregate and update project details 18 weeks before construction, which allows them to automate WorkFace planning best practices. The AUD 52 billion project has reduced work package production time by 90%, improved field productivity and safety, and saved millions of dollars. Now that’s more than just pocket change!

You can find out which winners will impress us this year at The Be Inspired Awards, hosted during The Year in Infrastructure Conferencein London on November 4-6^th 2014!

See you next #tbt!

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I am excited to announce the latest new release of the STAAD.Pro V8i SELECTseries 5* has been published on the Bentley SELECT server and is now available for download.

This version has undergone extensive QA testing and this version will be delivered shortly to accounts that entered the QA&R programme with the required supporting documentation so that it can be used on nuclear projects.

Build 20.07.10.64 builds on the enhancements delivered in the earlier release of STAAD.Pro V8i SS5 (details of which can be found here) with a number of significant enhancements that I would like to draw your attention to that should excite you and provide a good reason to update your current version of STAAD.Pro to this one.

AISC 360-10 Steel Design Performance Boost

The current AISC 360-10 steel design module in STAAD.Pro has been turbo charged by restructuring the design processes to use multi-threading which can deliver a major performance boost that results in designs being performed quicker and making designers more productive.

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Canadian Concrete Design in Concrete Mode

A new beam and column design module, to the Canadian concrete design standard, has been added to the Concrete Mode giving designers a clear design with detailed supporting calculations.

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SP 16.13330.2011 Steel Design

A new steel design module has been added to the main analysis and design engine to the current Russian steel design specification.

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SP 20.13330.2011 Wind Loading

An additional new wind load pre-processing module has been added that can quickly create wind loading on frames to the current Russian specification.

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SP 14.13330.2011 Seismic Loading

A new response spectra routine has been added to support the seismic definitions as defined in the current Russian design code.

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User Reports

The popular method to create custom user reports has been updated so that it is now possible to include more detail of the analysis functions that have been introduced into STAAD.Pro over recent times such as Reference and Notional load cases.

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Finite element Analysis

Improved analysis routines for models incorporating quad-plates means that the analysis can now be performed on models with slightly warped elements which previously would have not been possible.

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Cloud Analysis

An updated UI improves project interoperability with Bentley CONNECT Scenario Services giving the opportunity to explore the effects of alternative scenarios and determine a best solution for given criteria.

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Over 180 documented updates are listed in the Revision History document (view details here) with over 90 updates specifically in the analysis and design engine ranging from small enhancements in the output to corrections affecting a number of the design routines.

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Bentley BrIM Webcast Series
Best Practices for Steel I-Girder Bridge Design & Analysis

Monday, August 11, 2014
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Eastern
 
Participants earn one Professional Development Hour.

Attendees will learn about some of the best practices for steel I-girder bridge design. With over 25 percent of today's bridges involving steel design, this is a market you need to understand. Learn about some of the more critical LRFD design criteria for continuous-span steel I-girder design and how to use Bentley's LEAP Bridge Steel software package to check these important criteria.

Click here to register for this free seminar.

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Another great new capability included with the Communities platform upgrade is responsive design. With this new responsive scheme, site elements appear almost identically on different formats and screens -- whether from a desktop browser or from a mobile browser. With responsive design, page layouts adjust according to layout priority and device width, images and media adjust to full screen size, tables and pre-formatted content are scrolled, and pop-up menus become option sheets. This can be seen as:

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on a desktop presentation, which compresses to

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on a mobile device. The benefits of of this include:

• Accessibility. All user desktop functionality is exposed from mobile devices.
• Portability. All user features available are available on a desktop or mobile device, making the experience feel seamless between devices.
• Usability. User interface elements and functionality respond to device form factor by providing appropriately sized elements and providing functionality in intelligent ways.
• Customizability. Customizations are defined once and apply to all devices.

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These are the fixes newly available as of 28th July 2014. Fixes can be downloaded from the Downloads area of http://selectservices.bentley.com .

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Forum thread presentation got a good deal of user experience improvement. When looking at the forum thread list...

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If you click on "Answered" or "Suggested Answer", you will see a preview of the answer without having to "open" the thread.

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If you do open a thread, there are two "tabs" for threads that have verified and suggested answers... one showing just the question and the answers:

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(which is the default) and the "All Responses" tab showing the thread in chronological order (Suggested and Verified answers are attributed accordingly, but are not "duplicated" in the "All Responses" thread presentation).

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Happy Tuesday everyone! July has flown by while we have sorted through some remarkable entries and learned about the amazing achievements of our users around the world. Now we can report some fun facts about the over 250 submissions for the 2014 Be Inspired Awards.

Our three most popular project categories were:

• Innovation in Water, Wastewater, and Stormwater Network Modeling and Analysis
• Innovation in Offshore Engineering
• Innovation in Building

Top Submission Regions:

We received submissions about projects taking place in 47 countries across the world.Asia & ANZ topped the charts with over 110 projects, followed close behind by the over 90 projects from Europe.

In Europe our submission projects hailed from these top three countries:

1) Netherlands

2) U.K.

3) Spain

In Asia the top three countries were:

1) India

2) China

3) South Korea

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Thank you to all those who submitted projects—you have truly inspired us! Now that all the submissions are in, it’s time for thejury to begin deliberations. We can’t wait until the finalists are announced in September!

Be sure to make a note in your calendar to attend this year’s Be Inspired Awards, hosted during The Year in Infrastructure Conferencein London November 4-6^th.

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In Dataset Explorer copy the slab part to your project dataset, rename it with the suffix _Insulation.

In the Cut Patterns definition:

1. Tick in the Pattern column
2. Change the Pattern type to Patterning
3. Set the pattern cell to 'baten' (this should be available, I think it is in all datasets)
4. Set the pattern size to maybe 0.25, you will probably need to play around with the size to get it right
5. Commit your changes to the dataset.

In DataGroup Explorer:

1. Copy the existing Slab item
2. Find the property Part Definition, change it from the existing slab part to your new *_Insulation part
3. Save changes.

The new slab should show up in the available slabs when you start the place slab tool, if not click the Refresh library icon in the tool.

The pattern can't interactively re-flood/scale to fill the slab depth so if you get the pattern size right for a particular slab depth it will be cropped for thinner slabs or will repeat for thicker slabs.

The options for dealing with this are:

1. don't mind about the pattern being cropped or repeated (but some drawings will look messy so not my choice!) 
2. create a number of slab parts for specific thicknesses (but you will still get cropping or repeating for tapered slabs)
3. keep it simple and avoid the crop/repeat issue by using a different pattern such as honeycomb that seamlessly fills the slab regardless of size, if that is acceptable to the project CAD standards. After all the insulation type is specified, the graphic is just indicative.  This also handles curved forms if the part is applied to them.

This example is a 150mm slab using the GB Dataset and the 'baten' pattern:

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