Cable-stay bridge design and modelling

MODELLING AND TESTING CABLE-STAY BRIDGES

Professional engineers frequently create bridge models in order to examine behaviour. Testing bridge models to give useful results is very complicated, but bridge models software can be examined in very simple ways to give an indication about performance.

There are some special-purpose programs developed for the design and analysis of prestressed concrete bridges built either segmentally or conventionally. It provides information for geometry and stress control during construction, as well as design values for service load.

They all are packed with a full range of powerful modeling and analysis capabilities, like a 3D modeling interface, and intuitive 4D construction sequencing. This bridge design software becomes an useful practical tool that engineers can use to rapidly evaluate design options and shorten project delivery times.

The  Bridge Designer software that we are going to work is based on profesional engineer design software  allowing you to learn how engineers can create and optimize model bridges.

Click on the link about the video tutorial to guide you how to create and design a virtual bridge.

You also have this link to download the software on your computer, remember it's a free software!

https://bridgecontest.org/resources/previous-versions-of-the-software/

Finally, we offer a pdf file in Spanish with all features of the program and a complete guide step by step design of a bridge.