LEAP Bridge Concrete CONNECT Edition V17 Update 1 (v17.01.00.36) is now available to all users on Bentley Software Downloads. This release contains enhancements and bug fixes.
Major Enhancements
- Merging LBC library files
- LEAP Component libraries – including those libraries of LEAP Bridge Enterprise, LEAP standalone products, and libraries from the modules of LEAP Bridge Concrete
- LEAP Consolidated library (*.lbclib)
- LBC now supports merging library files from
- Multiple units in superstructure
- This feature allows users to model, analyze and design bridges with two and more superstructure units. The multiple units are either of the same type or of different types.
- Transition pier in substructure
- LBC now supports modeling, analysis and design of transition pier that connects two different units.
- Stepped cap
- This feature allows users to model stepped cap in a full bridge in the Main module, and subsequent analyze and design it in Substructure module.
- Three-point bearing system
- LBC now supports three-point bearing system through ABC Wizard where two bearings are used at the beginning of span, and one bearing is used at end of span.
- Texas and Mississippi options in Substructure module
- LBC now offers the customized configurations for substructure analysis requested by Texas and Mississippi DOT.
- Merging LBC library files
Additional Enhancements
- Support new girder types for superstructure design
- 24 new NEXT beams (‘D’, ‘E’, & ‘F’) for Maryland DOT
- 11 new IL-Beams for Illinoi DOT
- 2 new wide flange beams for Idaho DOT
- Response spectrum analysis extension
- Option of rigid abutment (no lateral movement)
- Import and Export Custom design response spectrum
- New graphic engine for the 3D viewer
- Support new girder types for superstructure design
For the detailed release notes, see the attached PDF file.