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Key comPonents

• RM™BridgeProfessional

• RM™BridgeCable

• RM™BridgeAddcon

• RM™BridgeLargeDeflection

• RM™BridgeErectionControl

• RM™BridgeWindCFD

• RM™BridgeWindBuffeting

• RM™BridgeCantilever

• RM™BridgeILM

• RM™BridgeRollingStock

• RM™BridgeCast

RMBridgeV8iiscomprehensivesoftwareforstructuraldesignandanalysis.Itsupportstoday’sadvancedunderstandingofbridgebuildingtoproduceaccurate,dependableresultsforallbridgetypes,classes,andmaterials.Thesoft-warestreamlinestypicallymassiveanalyticaltasks,handlingcomplexengineeringissueswhileenablinguserstoachievesubstantialtimesavings.

Usedworldwidebyconsultingengineeringfirms,governmenttransportationorganizations,contractors,andprojectconsortia,RMBridgesetsthestandardforbothroutineandsignaturebridgedesignanddelivery.Routinelydeployedonrecord-breakingprojects,itcontinuestogrowitsreputationforsolvingcomplexengineeringchallenges.

Bridge engineers need a single, flexible design and analysis solution capable of solving intensive engineering challenges while addressing a full spectrum of structural, material, performance, and construction issues.

Manysoftwaredesignapplicationsaredevelopedformultipletypesofstructures.Ultimately,theyonlypartiallyaddresstheuniquenatureofbridges.RMBridgewasdesignedspecificallyforbridges–bybridgeengineersdirectlyengagedinmanyoftheworld’smostrenownedbridgeprojects.

RMBridgehasevolvedinpracticeoverseveraldecadesintoagloballyrecognized,expertsystemcapableofsolvingvirtuallyanybridge

designoranalysisproblem.Itstandsunchal-lengedasthemosttechnicallyrobustbridgesoftware,offeringthehighestlevelofcomputa-tionalfunctionalityandautomaticconformancetodesigncodes.

ThevalueofRMBridgeisfurtherstrengthenedbyBentley’sstrongcustomersupportnetwork,whichfocusesonhelpingbridgedesignersandengineersgainthemostfromtheirinvestmentinthisinnovativesoftware.

Why rm Bridge? Focused and dePendaBle

rm™ Bridge2D/3D/4DBridgeDesign,Analysis,Fabrication,andConstruction

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EngineersuseRMBridgetosolvevirtuallyanyengi-neeringchallenge,andtheydependonthesoftwaretodelivermorethanstructuralanalysisresults.RMBridgeenablesengineerstotakeamoreintegratedapproachinthecreationandconstructionofbridgesystems,whichinturnreducesriskandhelpsdelivertop-performingbridges.

comPrehensive, integrated solutionRMBridgeisafamilyofintegratedsoftwareapplica-tionsthatenablesuserstosolveanyengineeringprobleminasingleengineeringenvironment.Engineer-ingorganizationsnolongerspendvaluabletimere-inputtinginformationorre-engineeringdatamidstream.RMBridgeusersdevelopandanalyzeaconsistentbridgemodelinacontinuouscycle,greatlyincreasingengineeringefficiency.Thesystemensuresaccuracyandfidelityofthebridgeinformationasitisseamlesslyreused,refined,andreprocessedacrossthedesign,engineering,andconstructionphases.

RMBridgealsoperforms4Dtime-dependentanalysis,providingimmeasurablebenefitsthroughoutthedesign-to-constructionprocess.Theabilitytomodelabridgeovertimebringsawealthofanalysispossibilitiesanddeliversreal-worldresultsforconstructionsequencinganderectioncontrol.Throughtime-steppedanalysis,engineerscanconsideralltypesofnonlinearity.

Comprehensiveanalysisandproof-checkingprocedurescanberunatanytime.RMBridgeallowseasymodi-ficationofbridgemodelparameterssothatuserscanquicklymakechangeswithoutrecreatingnewparamet-ricandanalyticalmodels.Thesystemcomprehensivelyanalyzesallchangesforallresults.

real-World construction engineeringRMBridgeoffersextensiveconstructionplanningandengineeringsolutions.Thesystemtakesintoaccounttime-dependentmaterialcharacteristicssuchascreep,shrinkage,andrelaxationastheusercomputesthecon-structionsequence.Engineersinvestigateindetailthedifferentstatesinstage-wiseconstruction–comparingresults,detectingtherelevantstates,andproducingresultenvelopesforproofchecking.

RMBridgeenablesuserstosolvestructuralproblemsandconflictsbeforeconstructionbegins,resultinginimpressiveprojectsavings.Duringconstruction,RMBridgeisusedtomonitorthepositionofastructureinrealtimeandensureconstructiontoanexact,pre-definedpositionorgradient.Thisreduceserrorsandpreventscostlyrectificationduringconstruction.

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rm Bridge ProfessionalRMBridgeProfessionalistheprincipalsoftwareintheRMBridgeofferingandthefoundationforspecializedbridgedesignandanalysisperformedbyallRMBridgeapplications.A2D/3D/4Dmodelingengine,asophisti-catedbridgesolver,andastructuraldatabaseworkinsynctomanageallbridgeinformation,fromcreationtocompletion.

Asastandaloneapplication,RMBridgeProfessionalisaworkhorsethatenablesuserstodesignthemajorityofconcrete,steel,andcompositestructures,planconstruc-tionstaging,performerectioncontrolandconstructionengineering,andmore.

RMBridgeProfessionaloffers:

• 3Dparametricmodeling• 4Dtimesequencingandtime-dependent

effectsanalysis• Fullstructuralanalysisanddesign• Hybridfinite-elementmodeling(FEM)• Construction-stageengineering• Trafficloadinganalysis• 3Dstaticanddynamicanalysis• Second-ordertheoryandstabilitychecking• Seismicanalysis• Materialnonlinearity• Crackedtensilezonesanalysis• Concretereinforcementdesign• TimeHistoryAnalysis• Steelandcompositestructureanalysis• Designcodechecks• Post-processingofresults• Dataexchangewithcivilengineeringapplications

RM Bridge’s 4D time-dependent analysis benefits bridge delivery – design through construction.

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Integrating modeling, analysis, design, and construction engineering, users of RM Bridge reduce risk and deliver top-performing bridges.

rm Bridge advancedUserscanaddpowerfulapplicationstoRMBridgeProfessionalfromtheRMBridgeAdvancedgrouptoautomatecomplexdesignandengineeringchallenges:

rm Bridge cable•forcable-supportedbridgesCalculates the nonlinear effects of cable sagging

rm Bridge addcon•forcable-supportedbridgesOptimizes the cable tensioning sequence – linear and nonlinear analysis

rm Bridge large deflection •forsuspensionbridgesandlargecablestructuresComputes deflections for equalizing force distribution

rm Bridge erection control•forerectionmonitoringCompensates for structural deformations during the erection sequence

rm Bridge Wind cFd•forbridgesofalltypesSimulates wind tunnel analysis by calculating aerody-namic coefficients using computational fluid dynamics

rm Bridge Wind Buffeting •forbridgesofalltypes(complementsRMBridgeWindCFD)Analyzes the effect of wind dynamics using CFD-calcu-lated coefficients

BrIM: A Synthesis of Planning, Engineering, Design and Construction

With the integrated process of rm Bridge, users synergistically develop a precise bridge data model that improves overall project accuracy and consistency. the results provide important information that proves to be a useful asset, not just for the design phase but also for the life of the bridge.

this synthesis of bridge information development can carry through all the project phases, from conception to detailed design, design to fabrication and manufacturing, and construction to operations. Bridge information modeling or Brim is a practice that endeavors to enable any person requiring information about a given bridge to access and reuse information relevant to his or her purpose during the lifecycle of the infrastructure.

For example, a structural detailer can access rebar information, a bridge modeler can extract key design measurements, and a road design engineer can access the exact geometry and posi-tion of the bridge deck from accurate as-built information. moreover, bridge owners can access historical trending, traffic analysis, and cost information along with physical models of the infrastructure for capital project planning.

Bridge inFormation modeling

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applications for specialized erection ProceduresUserscanchoosefromthefollowingapplicationstoseamlesslyleverageinformationfrombridgedesigntohandlespecializederectionprocedures:

rm Bridge cantilever•forsegmentalbridgedesignandconstructionWizard to rapidly define the bridge and tendons geometry and construction stages for balanced cantilever construction

rm Bridge ilm•fortheincrementallaunchingmethodofbridgeconstructionWizard for full structural analysis of every bridge stage for incremental launching construction

rm Bridge rolling stock•forhigh-speedrailbridgesApplication for analysis of loads, oscillation behavior, and location of resonance velocities for high-speed rail

rm Bridge cast•forsegment-by-segmentcastingofprecastsegmentalbridgesTool for precision control of geometry for seg-ment casting using RM Bridge camber design calculations results

integration With civil/road/rail engineering aPPlicationsRMBridgeenablesuserstoworkwithanarrayofprojectinformation–alignmentdata,verticalprofiles,digitalterrainmodels(DTM),isolines(contours),coordinategeometry(COGO),andsurfacepointdata–inDGN,DWG,andcom-monrasterfiledataformats.Likewise,thebridgedesignmodeldatacreatedinRMBridgecanbeexportedviaLandXMLforuseinahostofparallelanddownstreamprocesses.

ThesharingofroadandbridgedataisevenmorestreamlinedforusersoftheMicroStationplatformandthemanysoftwarefamiliesthatitsupports.RMBridgesharesdatawiththesesystems,whichincludeInRoads,GEOPAK,MXROAD,andBentleyRailTrack.Italsosupportscommoncontentpublishingtools,allowinguserstowritefilesandmodelstoAdobePDForUniversal3D(U3D)format.

Bentley Bridge solutionBentleyiscommittedtoprovidingtoolsthathelpengineeringprofessionalsdesignanddeliverhigh-quality,sustainableinfrastructure.RMBridgeisamajorofferingwithintheBentleybridgesolu-tion,whichalsoincludesworld-classapplicationsforroaddesign,digitalterrainmodeling,bridgedesign,structuralengineeringandanalysis,steeldetailing,concretereinforcement,andbridgeloadratingandanalysis.

RMBridgeiscompatiblewithMicroStation®,Bentley’scommondesignplatform,andProjectWise®,Bentley’splatformforconnectingpeopleandinformationacrossprojectteams.Thisintegrationsubstantiallybroadensthemovementofdatanotonlywithinthebridgedeliverydisciplines(planningthroughconstruction)butalsoacrossthelifeofthebridge.

RunningRMBridgewithProjectWiseand/orProjectWise®Navigator,usersareabletoperformasynthesisofbridgeinformationmodeling,continuouslysharing,reusing,andrepurposingdata.Theyenjoythemanybenefitsofreal-timecollaborationandstreamlinedengineeringcontentmanagement–workingacrossmultiplelocationsandtimezones,amongnumerouscontributors,companies,andstakeholders.

Withthissystem,dataintegrationhappensatafairlygranularlevel,enablingusersto:

• Browsequicklyfortherightinformation,includinglegacybridgedata

• Createanarrayofstructureandinfrastructureprojectmodelsandflyarounds

• Utilizerasterandotherdataformats• Checkforgeometricalconflictsinthemultidis-

ciplineinfrastructuremodel• Simulateandmanageconstructionschedules

ByimplementingtheBentleybridgesolution,usersenjoythefullbenefitsofareal-worldsolutionfordelivery,maintenanceandoperationofbridgesystems,andimproveROIindataateverystepofthebridgelifecycle.