Software Developed by FSEL
UT Lift 1.3
PURPOSE: The purpose of this spreadsheet is to provide a tool and give information to an engineer when deciding the safety of lifting a horizontally curved steel I-girder with one crane and two lift clamps. The difference between versions 1.2 and 1.3 are primarily editorial changes.
UTrAp 2.0
PURPOSE: UTrAp 2.0 is intended to perform both linear analyses and linearized buckling analyses of straight or curved steel trapezoidal box-girder bridges under construction loading. The program is able to model the partially-composite behavior due to concrete curing during the bridge deck pours. UTrAp 2.0 is limited to elastic analyses, and does not account for nonlinear material behavior. There are no limits on stresses in the girder, which may therefore exceed the yield stress. In order for the UTrAp analysis to be valid, care must be taken by the designer to ensure that the bridge remains elastic under the given loading.
Questions or Comments about software.
Buckling Analysis of Stiffened Plates
Installing the Application
Read instructions in the help file.
Download into a directory in your computer.
- BASP_1_4_0_WD.zip for Windows
Note
License file is required to run the program. The License file, BASPTitle, should be stored in the directory where the BASP application is stored, which is typically Program Files (x86)\BASPv1.4.0
What is New
- New Graphic Interfaces
- Errors in BASP Help Example are corrected
Troubleshooting
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ANSYS
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ATENA
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LS-DYNA
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LabVIew
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MATLAB
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SAP2000
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VecTor
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