2023 Top 10 RADBUG Enhancements
March 11, 2024The top 10 voting results for each product are tabulated below. A couple of the enhancements are already in the pipeline. For the #1 ranked BrR enhancement BSSD-3824, the BrDR 7.7 development will start tackling this enhancement by implementing non-linear finite element formulation of soil-culvert interaction. The development of the user interface, modeling capabilities, and specification checking are currently under planning. For the #6 ranked BrR enhancement BSSD-1855, the BrDR 7.7 release will introduce Load and Resistance Factor Rating (LRFR) of reinforced concrete pier caps. The AASHTOWare Bridge Design and Rating Task Force will examine the top enhancements, prioritize, and align with the strategic goals of both products in the upcoming April Task Force meeting.
AASHTOWare Bridge Design (BrD) – 14 state agencies returned the ballot with 70 unique enhancements.
| Rank | Points | Key | Summary |
| 1 | 3696.4 | BSSD-4290 | Constructability Checks |
| 2 | 3056.8 | BSSD-4294 | Elastomeric Bearing Design Tool |
| 3 | 2561.2 | BSSD-4289 | Request for QA/QC Capabilities within the BrDR model |
| 4 | 2528.8 | BSSD-4291 | Staged Deck Placement |
| 5 | 1468.8 | BSSD-1749 | Prestressed Design Tool Enhancements |
| 6 | 985.6 | BSSD-1763 | Dog-legged framing plan |
| 7 | 940.8 | BSSD-1746 | Enhance Curved Girder Capabilities in BrR to handle varying locations of point of curvature per girder |
| 8 | 806.4 | BSSD-4016 | SDT – Provide flexibility to use different steel material for flanges in positive and negative flexural regions |
| 8 | 806.4 | BSSD-3684 | Load Rate and Design Spliced Prestressed Post Tensioned Concrete Girders |
| 9 | 627.2 | BSSD-1857 | Design and analyze abutments |
| 10 | 620.2 | BSSD-4021 | SDT – Add design for negative flexure reinforcement |
AASHTOWare Bridge Rating (BrR) – 28 state agencies returned the ballot with 113 unique enhancements.
| Rank | Points | Key | Summary |
| 1 | 3247.1 | BSSD-3824 | Create a CANDE-like modeling/engine for BrDR The BrDR 7.7 development will start tackling this enhancement by implementing non-linear finite element formulation of soil-culvert interaction. The development of the user interface, modeling capabilities, and specification checking are currently under planning. |
| 2 | 2484.3 | BSSD-3618 | Allow adding Girder(s) to either Left or Right side of Girder System model |
| 3 | 2060.8 | BSSD-3503 | Add steel curved girder functionality to the load rating tool for both LFD and LRFR |
| 4 | 2016.0 | BSSD-1692 | Steel girder strengthening: Cover plates and Post-Tensioning |
| 5 | 1971.2 | BSSD-1757 | Culvert Haunches |
| 6 | 1881.6 | BSSD-1855 | Introduce rating factor for Bent Caps (substructure) The BrDR 7.7 release will introduce LRFR of reinforced concrete pier caps. |
| 6 | 1881.6 | BSSD-1681 | Show bent and hook bars in the Reinforcement schematic |
| 7 | 1747.2 | BSSD-3849 | Consider splice plate for gusset plate chord splice rating |
| 8 | 1612.8 | BSSD-1684 | Printing out summary rating results for floor beam system and culvert structure using Report Tool bar |
| 9 | 1431.8 | BSSD-3610 | Evaluation for Shear per MBE 6A.5.8 |
| 10 | 1344.0 | BSSD-4126 | Grid Deck Option for Truss Superstructure Definition |