v6.0.0
26 Sep 2022
New Features:
WSDOT agency
Ability to calculate EH loads through the following methods:
Soil equivalent earth pressure (used in all designs prior to v6.0.0)
Active earth pressure
At-rest earth pressure
Ability to model culvert on flexible foundation
Allow user to select ASTM steel for automatic calculation of gamma factor 3 (on Material Properties window)
New options for when the effects of LL can be neglected
New options for how vertical and horizontal seismic forces combine
Allow users to define free-field ground strain for the seismic analysis
Allow both internal and external water to be analyzed in the same design
Allow the input of negative pressure heads
Added new option to epoxy all steel in top slab
Bug Fixes:
Corrected reported midspan deflection, for cases when 1/9999 was displayed
v5.14.0
06 May 2022
New “type III” culvert type (joints at both top and bottom of walls)
New optional “design limits” on Project Settings window
Note: this will only alert you if your design exceeds these input limits, it does not effect the auto-design algorithms.
New analysis option to include approach slab
Note: if this is selected, live load surcharge will be neglected
New option for users to define the free field displacement in the seismic analysis
New option to apply horizontal loads at the top of the walls to inverted three-sided culverts
Added ability to define additional analysis points
Allow more letters for designer name
Corrected bug in which impact factor could not be input if using the CHBDC design specification
Corrected conservative units error in calculation of exterior water pressure
Misc. interface improvements
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