IDEA StatiCa for Bridge Engineers

Bridges are hard to design. Long spans, heavy loads, congested reinforcement, and a service life of 100 years or more. The critical parts are often the details - connections, anchoring, and concrete D-regions. Most software handles these details poorly, so engineers fall back on hand calculations. IDEA StatiCa lets you analyze and code-check these details on the real geometry, with the real reinforcement.

Complex connection design

Every bridge is different. Its joints rarely match a standard table. With IDEA StatiCa, you can design and check each joint on its real load path whether it is bolted or welded.

$Splices$
$Truss nodes$
$Bracing connections$
$Bearing stiffeners$

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Complex connection design

Anchoring and steel-to-concrete

Steel-to-concrete details on bridges carry high forces. The concrete is often congested, and the edge distances are small. Standard anchoring tools assume ideal conditions that bridges rarely have. With IDEA StatiCa, it is possible to design anchoring considering real reinforcement.

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Anchoring and steel-to-concrete

Concrete D-regions

Beam theory does not work in these regions. Strut-and-tie by hand requires estimation. With IDEA StatiCa, you can model the region, place the real reinforcement, and get a code check that is defensible.

$Pier caps$
$Diaphragms$
$Abutment corbels$
$Dapped ends$
$Box culverts$
$Retaining walls$
$And more$

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Concrete D-regions

Assessment and retrofitting

Existing bridges must be checked against current codes and usually need strengthening. IDEA StatiCa helps you design connections considering old details, and unusual geometry.

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Assessment and retrofitting

Temporary works and launching structures

Constructing of bridges usually involves temporary structures that are built and taken apart on site. Temporary structures require connections that are strong and easy to assemble.

$Launching noses$
$Gantries$
$Temporary supports$
$Bracing$

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Temporary works and launching structures

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