Summary of Revisions for BRADD Version 3.2.0.0
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1. 54 55 56 57 58 59 Additional informational messages were added so they appear as BRADD converts the design files into a single PDF file VI 4180 A problem was corrected where the Microsoft Office programs were not detected by BRADD if the BRADD program is installed by an Administrator but BRADD was first executed by a non privileged user who is not a member of the computer s Administrator group VI 4178 A warning was added to the BRADD superstructure log file if BRADD determines that the bridge is not expanding uphill as per DM 4 Part B Section 14 6 1 1P VI 4174 The BRADD FULL DEPTH END DIAPHRAGM detail SECTION B B section mark was removed if the SECTION B B is not displayed VI 4173 A BRADD GUI input menu display problem was fixed where the list of menus would scroll unexpectedly when the top line in the display was clicked VI 4172 The Job Group Description text box was moved to the bottom of the Create New Job Group and Open Existing Job Group dialog windows VI 4171 Save and Undo icons were added to the BRADD toolbar and will appear if the Save input values as changes are made option is not selected in the Tools Options Input dialog window VI 4170 All references to precast composite channel beams were removed from BRADD as per the Chief Bridge Engineer based on the recommendations of Engineering Districts 1 0 and 3 0 VI 4168 The values displ2. VI 3684 3685 The outline of the front face of the abutment wingwalls work points and associated dimensions have been added to the BRADD FOOTING PLAN detail VI 3682 Dimensions and angles between the work points and the safety wings were added to Abutment Plan view VI 3681 Ixxix BRIDGE AUTOMATED DESIGN AND DRAFTING SOFTWARE 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 The front face of the abutment was labeled in the Abutment Plan detail VI 3680 BRADD was updated to always show the dimension of the abutment corner along the abutment s front face for the traditional abutment Section C C detail VI 3679 The calculation of the volume of concrete in the stay in place SIP forms was revised to stop at the front face of the concrete diaphragm instead of extending to the end of the beams as was previously calculated VI 3582 The beam end slope components were added to the BEARING SEAT ELEVATIONS AND BEAM END SLOPE AT CL OF BEARING table in the geometry output file VI 3521 The longitudinal reinforcement splice lengths in the concrete diaphragms were revised for prestressed I beams and prestressed spread box beams so that if the required splice length is too large to fit into the available clear space between beams diaphragm length a warning is output and the splice length is shortened to be equal to the diaphragm length minus 2 VI 3474 Additional information w
3. VI 4117 VI 4116 VI 4054 VI 3965 VI 3817 VI 3815 VI 3758 VI 3518 The designation of the top transverse reinforcement located in an elevated sidewalk near the curb was moved from the sidewalk pour to the deck pour because the bar extends into the deck slab VI 4151 BRADD was changed to display N A in the SLIDING table that appears on the drawings if the Sliding Resistance on Rock input menu item is set to No VI 4149 The fanned bars at the acute deck corners of the deck slab were changed so that the longest bars of both the top and bottom layers end at the same location simplifying the dimensioning of these bars on the deck slab reinforcement plan VI 4144 The beam and deck elevations values shown on the BRADD drawings are displayed so that the elevation values shown on the BRADD drawings match the corresponding elevations shown in the geometry output file VI 4127 Text describing the longitudinal dimension was added beneath the longitudinal dimensions displayed on the FOOTING PLAN detail VI 4125 The STAKE OUT detail note concerning work points located off the structure was changed to a Designer note VI 4122 The note C Combined shear flexure interaction rating factor controls on the BRADD Rating Tables drawing was removed because this type of rating factor was removed from STLRFD v1 6 0 0 VI 4118 Notes to bearing seat elevation table details were added to clarify the meaning of negati
4. displayed Previously a Prestress Bulb Tee beam was always shown regardless of the beam type chosen VI 4004 As per DM 4 Part B Section 5 11 1 2 1 180 degree hooks were added to both ends of the bottom transverse bars for abutment pile footings VI 4003 An error was corrected in BRADD where the total number of shear connectors and the number of shear connectors per row that BRADD shows on the drawings may be different from the numbers shown in the STLRFD output VI 3986 The word STYROFOAM was replaced with the term PREFORMED CELLULAR POLYSTYRENE in the BRADD details and Users Manual as per BD 611M VI 3976 The criteria for placing the BRADD Elevation detail on the first sheet was changed so that the scales for the Plan and Elevation are always the same and the Elevation is moved to its own sheet when it encroaches on the Title Block and not just the PE Seal and Signature Block VI 3964 For adjacent box beams superstructures with no backwall with a paving notch and with a beam notch the number of transverse bars at the ends of the slab was corrected to match BD 656M For plank beams with no backwall with no paving notch and with no beam notch BRADD was changed to include 2 6 bars at the end of the deck slab VI 3960 BRADD was modified to allow negative uniform loads to be entered for individual beams VI 3957 BRADD was modified to allow user defined barriers to be input defined by width height and weight per
5. foot BRADD will not detail the user defined barriers but will show a rectangular box in cross section views where the user defined barrier is located The Designer is responsible for detailing the actual user defined barriers including the reinforcing on the drawings VI 3956 The BRADD geometry output file was modified to include two new haunch tables PRELIMINARY HAUNCH AT 1 10 POINTS and HAUNCH AT 1 10 POINTS INCLUDING ADDITIONAL THICKNESS which does not include and does include respectively any additional haunch depth required to maintain the minimum deck thickness at a sidewalk VI 3953 The display of the horizontal longitudinal reinforcement in the Abutment Elevation detail was corrected to extend the bars into the abutment corner area VI 3924 The Max and Min End Diaphragm Weight comments that BRADD was adding to the BRLRFD input file have been removed because they were confusing as they did not include the reactions due to the lxxviii BRIDGE AUTOMATED DESIGN AND DRAFTING SOFTWARE 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 end block and overhang All the reactions passed to the BPLRFD program are documented in the Superstructure Controller output file VI 3855 The reinforcement callout 1 SETS OF was changed to 1 SET OF when only one set of reinforcement is detailed in Approach Slab detail VI 3812 Two foundation related notes were added to G
6. BRIDGE AUTOMATED DESIGN AND DRAFTING SOFTWARE SUMMARY OF NOVEMBER 2013 REVISIONS VERSION 3 2 0 0 Since the release of BRADD Version 3 1 6 2 several major enhancements have been made to the software and many reported operational issues have been fixed This release of BRADD Version 3 2 0 0 contains the following revisions 10 11 12 13 Drafting and detailing of Integral Abutment substructures was added to BRADD thus completing the implementation of Integral Abutment bridges in BRADD VI 3435 The BRADD logic for laying out abutment pile patterns for traditional abutments was significantly overhauled and enhanced to reduce potential gaps in the pile layout at the abutment wingwall interfaces and to eliminate the following problems overhangs from the center of the last pile to the edge of the footing at the abutment sides were too large for the longitudinal footing reinforcement and the overhang from the center of the pile to the construction joint were too large for longitudinal footing reinforcement VI 3997 Version 2 6 0 1 of PennDOT PSLRFD was incorporated into BRADD VI 4201 VI 4359 Version 1 12 0 0 of PennDOT ABLRFD was incorporated into BRADD VI 4203 VI 4298 Version 2 1 0 0 of PennDOT STLRFD was incorporated into BRADD VI 4202 Version 1 6 0 0 of PennDOT BPLRFD was incorporated into BRADD VI 4308 BRADD was updated for the May 2012 Release of Design Manual Part 4 DM 4 VI 4206 BRADD was u
7. ENERAL NOTES section of the GENERAL NOTES sheet VI 3804 The elevation callouts at the bottom of the cheekwalls in the Abutment Elevation detail were changed such that the elevations correspond to the front face bearing seat elevations point B first beam and point C last beam Previously BRADD was using the bearing seat elevations located along the centerline of bearing VI 3802 BRADD was updated so that the beam drip notch and associated callout for prestress box and plank beams only appear on the BRADD drawings when the deck slab overhang is less than 8 The drip notch callouts were modified to match BD 661M VI 3801 BRADD now permits the input of DEFAULT for the Backfill Friction Angle the Backfill Unit Weight dry and the Backfill Unit Weight saturated VI 3738 The new PennDOT font resource file was added to BRADD Included in the new font resource files are characters for 1 2 3 and e4 fractions VI 3700 The note SEE TYPICAL SECTION FOR DIMENSIONS has been added to the Slab Section detail VI 3688 The note BUNDLE WITH lt S2 gt BARS TYP been added adjacent to the lt S7 gt overhang bars in the Slab Section detail VI 3687 BRADD was fixed such that the DRAPE POINT REINFORCEMENT DETAIL will only appear if the prestressing strands are draped VI 3686 Various notes were added to the BRADD BEAM FABRICATION DETAILS 1 sheet for adjacent box beam superstructures as per BD 661M Sheet 1 General Notes
8. as added to the BRADD output files to help trace the source of negative square roots in case they would occur VI 3429 A stationing rounding error was fixed in the Work Points table on the STAKE OUT drawing VI 3310 New figures were added to the Abutment x Stub Abutment Dimensions and Abutment x High Abutment Dimensions menu help VI 3281 An error was fixed in the tangent framing plan logic for spread beam superstructures which caused BRADD to find a successful framing plan with the Framing Plan option but failed when the Minimum Beams option was selected VI 3231 In the Abutment Elevation detail the line that represents the bearing seat was revised to more accurately represent the computed bearing seat elevations This was done to correct a problem that sometimes occurred where the bearing seat line would incorrectly appear to be stepped on either side of the staged construction joint VI 3137 The lines that represent the top and bottom of the deck slab were fixed in the TYPICAL SECTION and SLAB SECTION details so that the deck thickness is more accurately represented VI 3130 The location of the BEGIN END structure callouts was fixed to match the station of those points VI 3125 XXX BRIDGE AUTOMATED DESIGN AND DRAFTING SOFTWARE 120 121 BRADD was changed so that if adjacent beams are redesigned due to BRADD making a change in the deck thickness then each group of beams will be redesi
9. ayed for column yc in the BRADD superstructure output DAP calculation steps 8 9 Maximum slope of beams due to camber was corrected This revision only affected the output file as the correct values were being computed and used inside BRADD VI 4166 Miscellaneous updates corrections were made to the BRADD User s Manual and the calculations of the estimated pile lengths and the strip seal dam length were documented VI 4163 VI 4162 VI 4161 VI 4160 The BRADD default pile pattern optimization setting in the Pile Layout Design input menu was changed from Pile Density to Footing Size as per the Chief Bridge Engineer VI 4159 The TYPICAL SECTION AT ABUTMENTS 1 amp 2 details were changed to be drawn to scale for both steel and prestressed superstructures VI 4157 The concrete diaphragm section and elevation details were changed so that both are always plotted at the same scale VI 4156 IXxVv BRIDGE AUTOMATED DESIGN AND DRAFTING SOFTWARE 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 The concrete diaphragm section details were modified to more clearly label the horizontal top and bottom reinforcement VI 4155 Miscellaneous clarifications were made to the BRADD details including refinements to the dimensioning and line work VI 4154 VI 4153 VI 4152 VI 4143 VI 4141 VI 4138 VI 4137 VI 4135 VI 4133 VI 4131 VI 4130 VI 4129 VI 4128 VI 4124 VI 4123
10. calculations for the integral abutment diaphragm approach slabs and sleeper slabs were revised to take into consideration when a staged construction joint is present VI 4188 Sidewalk cross slopes in BRADD were changed from 2 0 to 1 5 and the hook was removed from transverse sidewalk reinforcement as per BDTD e Notification 30 VI 4186 A problem was corrected in the abutment height used in the ABLRFD Analysis input files for high abutments BRADD e Notification 32 BRADD was corrected to use the stem height instead of the structure height when creating the Analysis input files This error did not affect the abutment design as BRADD does not use the ABLRFD Analysis input files They are only provided as a convenience for the user to make ABLRFD runs outside of BRADD if necessary VI 4184 A problem was corrected in the calculation of the depth down to water when designing wall abutments BRADD e Notification 33 BRADD was modified to subtract out the additional fill height for the superstructure depth VI 4185 BRADD was revised to work with Microsoft Office 2010 VI 4183 Throughout BRADD references to AAA Concrete were replaced with AAAP Concrete as per SOL 431 12 02 VI 4181 Modified BRADD to require no test pads as per SOL 483 13 08 Previously BRADD included 1 test pad at the expansion bearing VI 4384 Ixxiv BRIDGE AUTOMATED DESIGN AND DRAFTING SOFTWARE 47 48 49 50 51 52 53
11. d to make similar adjustments to PSLRFD VI 4410 A new sheet containing abutment waterproofing details was added to BRADD for prestressed superstructures as per the August 2012 BD 656M standards VI 4326 A problem was fixed for PennDOT installations of extraneous characters being inserted into BRADD initialization file after making changes to BRADD settings using the BRADD OPTION menu VI 4268 Missing Attachments A and B to Strike Off Letter SOL 431 98 21 were added to BRADD VI 4261 A problem was corrected where beam angles and beam lengths were computed incorrectly for some flared beam geometries when the roadway s horizontal curve had a negative radius value VI 4257 VI 4233 For bridges with a positive skew angle a problem was corrected where bearing seat locations were shown in the wrong location on the BEARING SEAT DETAIL VI 4255 The abutment stem splice length calculation was changed to use the value calculated by ABLRFD and displayed in the ABLRFD Optimum Design Details section Stem Location D output table Bar Lap Length Previously abutment stem splice length was calculated from BC 736M Tables B and C Lap Splice Length of Bars in Tension which could be overly conservative VI 4232 VI 4253 An error in the integral abutment Section Through End Diaphragm details was corrected where a spliced vertical bar was shown for shallow prestressed l beams when the splice should not have been shown because it could
12. gned considering the maximum deck thickness over that particular beam group instead of considering the maximum deck thickness over all beams VI 2999 Many changes were made to the BRADD Generate tab to improve usability VI 2207 IXxxi
13. not fit into the diaphragm due to the shallow beams VI 4252 For the Bearing Seat detail an error was fixed that was incorrectly identifying the line for the back face of abutment for superstructure only jobs that have abutments with a backwall VI 4250 The word FACTORED was added to the column headings for Columns A and B of the BEARING CAPACITY SLIDING and PILE CAPACITY tables located on the Abutment Bearing Capacity drawings VI 4244 The camber and haunch values were verified for steel superstructures and additional BRADD User Manual documentation was added to clarify the camber and haunch calculations for all Ixxii BRIDGE AUTOMATED DESIGN AND DRAFTING SOFTWARE 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 superstructures CAMBER COMPONENT TABLES were also added to the geometry output file VI 2482 BRADD was modified such that the output files that are generated from the last unsuccessful runs of LRFD programs are retained with BAK file extensions These BAK files are removed after the LRFD program completes successfully but remain if a successful design is not achieved to assist the Designer VI 4242 Problems were corrected with the Print Input Menu Options tool that prevented the successful generation of BRADD menu output VI 4241 A BD e Notifications link was added to the BRADD Help Design and Construction Standards menu to provide access to the current BDTD e Notification
14. on measured from the centerline of beam to the end of beam when a sole plate is present for Prestress l beams and Bulb Tee beams VI 4195 Ixxiii BRIDGE AUTOMATED DESIGN AND DRAFTING SOFTWARE 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 The TABLE OF DECK ELEVATIONS on the drawings was widened so that the title would not extend beyond the last column for structures with only three beams V14193 The Copy ALL Selected File s tool which is available from the Design Quantity tab had an error which was corrected where files were copied to the wrong location if the destination folder did not end in a trailing backslash V character VI 4192 When BRADD attempts to delete previous run output and it is unsuccessful BRADD was modified to display a list of all the files that cannot be deleted instead of only displaying the first file VI 4191 An error was fixed where changes to the input menus were not saved when choosing Yes to the Save changes prompt with the Save input values as changes are made setting toggled off in Tools Options Input dialog VI 4190 A problem was fixed for superstructures that have a large minimum beam depth input value and have Integral Abutments with a large wingwall length input value where BRADD would check if the wingwall length was appropriate for the beam depth selected and would produce confusing error messages VI 4189 Reinforcement
15. pdated for the August 2012 Release of the BD Standard Drawings VI 4263 VI 4266 VI 4267 VI 4287 VI 4288 VI 4289 VI 4291 VI 4295 VI 4298 VI 4326 VI 4380 BRADD was updated for the May 2012 Release of the BC Standards VI 4205 The August 2009 update to Pub 13M DM 2 was included in BRADD VI 4332 The APPROXIMATE QUANTITIES block was updated to reflect changes in the May 2012 Edition of DM 4 VI 4258 Publication 408 2011 Change No 5 October 2013 and the Constructions Items Catalog Pub 7 dated 3 25 2013 have been included in BRADD VI 4388 The number of design lanes in BRADD was changed to 2 for curb to curb roadway widths from 20 to 24 feet as per the changes made to DM 4 PP Section 2 4 2 and DM 4 Part B Section 3 6 1 1 1 in the 2007 Edition of DM 4 VI 4358 Ixxi BRIDGE AUTOMATED DESIGN AND DRAFTING SOFTWARE 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 For prestressed spread box and prestressed I beam superstructures BRADD will now adjust the input minimum beam depth that is passed to PSLRFD if it is less than the maximum calculated overhang so that PSLRFD will obtain a design that satisfies DM 4 9 7 1 5 1P If the input maximum beam depth is less than the maximum calculated overhang then BRADD will output an error and continue processing However because of the error the superstructure design will be identified in BRADD as unsuccessful Revision request PSREV487 has been registere
16. s which revise the BD Standards VI 4239 The BRADD substructure output file asubs_c out headings were changed from ANALYSIS OF to CREATION OF ANALYSIS INPUT FILE FOR to emphasize the fact that BRADD designs but does no analysis of substructure components VI 4238 The labeling of the Structural Backfill under the sleeper slab in the Sleeper Slab details for integral abutments was corrected VI 4236 A problem was corrected with certain U wing geometries where the wingwall may not line up with the abutment correctly VI 4234 BRADD was changed so that beam haunch depths and bearing seat elevations are calculated on a beam by beam basis BRADD previously had considered the entire deck geometry when calculating the depths of all beam haunches sometimes causing excessive haunch depths for structures with certain geometries VI 4230 The SI column was removed from the BRIDGE DATA table in the BRADD superstructure controller file metric units were removed from some BRADD output error messages and metric units were removed from BRADD User Manual figures VI 4199 VI 3984 VI 4187 After a new version of BRADD has been installed and an old BRADD job is opened BRADD now presents the database version number to which the database will be converted when prompting the user whether the BRADD input will be upgraded to the newer database version VI 4196 A correction was made to the calculation of the beam projection dimensi
17. ttom of the deck is sloped in the overhang region VI 4076 The help text for Project ID menu items were updated VI 4071 For the purposes of drafting the BRADD deck section details the box beam haunch dimensions have been changed to use the calculated haunch values at mid span for each beam VI 4064 For the purposes of drafting the SLAB SECTION detail the location of the bottom transverse reinforcement was revised such that the bottom clearance is maintained VI 4063 A problem was fixed where sometimes BRADD would report a successful design on the Design Quantities tab even though the STLRFD or PSLRFD output files would show specification check failures occurred The Design Quantities tab and the superstructure controller log files will now summarize the number of specification check failures and the number of Chief Bridge Engineer CBE warnings that occurred when reporting a successful design VI 4061 The superstructure plan has been added to the GENERAL PLAN sheet for BRADD superstructure only jobs VI 4014 For spread box and prestressed I beam BRADD superstructure only jobs the STRUCTURE PLAN AT END OF BEAM detail was added to the drawings VI 4013 Ixxvii BRIDGE AUTOMATED DESIGN AND DRAFTING SOFTWARE 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 For BRADD jobs with prestressed I Beams the TYPICAL CLIPPED FLANGE REINFORCEMENT detail was fixed so that the correct beam type will be
18. ve slope values VI 4119 The BRADD Disclaimer dialog was modified to be resizeable VI 4115 The BRADD Help Contents BRADD Help Index and BRADD Help Search menu items were corrected to launch the appropriate help windows VI 4113 Ixxvi BRIDGE AUTOMATED DESIGN AND DRAFTING SOFTWARE 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 For Prestress l Beam superstructures with splayed beams the horizontal dimension at mid span calling out the spacing of the vertical stirrup bars in the I BEAM ELEVATION detail was removed because each beam length will be different VI 4111 An issue was corrected where the MAXIMUM MOMENT CAPACITY on the Rating Table drawing was 0 0 for non composite steel superstructures STLRFD v2 1 0 0 change VI 4110 A problem was fixed where occasionally a BRADD steel girder design would produce a successful design but the STLRFD output would show a P 82 vehicle rating factor that was less than 1 0 VI 4105 The BRADD example problems were updated to use a 3 increment when computing the abutment reinforcement spacings VI 4092 A new DIMENSIONS FOR STRUCTURE PLAN AT END OF BEAM table was added to the superstructure controller output file VI 4083 A duplicate dimension that would sometimes appear was removed on STAKE OUT plan detail VI 4078 The calculation of the haunch concrete quantity was corrected for cases where the bo
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