Bentley LEAP Bridge Steel

LEAP Bridge Steel is a system for design, the analysis and calculation of an allowable load of metal bridges.

On July 29, 2014 the company Bentley Systems, Incorporated announced an exit in March, 2014 software of LEAP Bridge Steel for three-dimensional modeling, design, the analysis and calculation of an allowable load of daily used metal bridges.

Screenshot of LEAP Bridge Steel

The software conforms to requirements for calculation of capacity factor and stability (LRFD) of the American association of the serving state highways and transport (AASHTO). The product gives to users the chance - to apply advantages of information modeling of bridges (BrIM), including increase in efficiency and reuse of the data obtained for lifecycle of these engineering constructions.

The software product locates advantages of optimization of engineering developments that helps engineers to find quickly compromise solutions between the different strategy of design. When using software of Bentley LEAP Bridge Enterprise LEAP Bridge Steel provides for steel concrete bridges to engineers-bridge builders and designers the complete solution giving the chance to consider and compare several options of reinforced or steel structures.

According to developers, software of Bentley LEAP Bridge Steel represents completely integrated product for the analysis of flying and reference structures of the bridge, design and calculation of an allowable load, and as such promotes information mobility at different stages of the project. In addition, design of bridges can be made with cumulative support of such software as MicroStation, GEOPAK, InRoads, MXROAD, products Power Civil and InspectTech that facilitates information exchange between different sections of the project. BrIM promotes not only information mobility, but also flexibility of the project: Software of LEAP Bridge Steel gives opportunities of parametrical three-dimensional modeling.

LEAP Bridge Steel executes calculations for reference cages and road bearers, helps to carry out a complex inspection of project parameters and an allowable load, based on analysis results.

Possibilities of technology:

• create three-dimensional models of flying and reference structures of bridges in one software environment, including land data;
• to quickly estimate alternative options of construction;
• project and build bridges of higher quality;
• take advantages of compatibility of this software with other applications of Bentley, including:
• * MicroStation,
  • GEOPAK,
  • InRoads,
  • MXROAD,
  • Power Civil
  • InspectTech.