v5.7.0

03 Sep 2020

• Added new boundary condition options for wall joints

• Added/modified critical section location options

v5.5.0

14 Aug 2020

• Added additional optional load combinations for BNSF

• Added option to joint test vertical boxes

• Removed fatigue check for vertical boxes

• Misc. minor improvements to the text report

v5.3.0

09 Jul 2020

• New Moving Loads input window

• Added legal live load factor

• Resolved iterative beta algorithm when As is 0.0

v5.2.0

29 Jun 2020

• New web-based User Manual

• Added help buttons to all input windows

• Changed units of M-dimension to ft-in

v5.1.0

12 Jun 2020

• Added capability to analyze shear steel in the walls

• Resolved EH loading issue for vertical culverts

v5.0.0

08 Jun 2020

• New ‘vertical box’ culvert design type

• New ‘Ratings Summary’ tab on main window

• New ‘Reinforcement Summary’ tab on main window

• Added option to apply an additional vertical load to the slabs of the culvert

• Added option to apply an additional horizontal load to the walls of the culvert

• Added new analysis options to ‘use M-dimension for bar length calculations’

• Added multi-tab report printing

• Improved splice length table for precast boxes

• Modified M-dimension calculations

• Modified ‘combine all axles’ axle combination algorithm

• Corrected ‘coincident bottom slab load’ displayed in text report

v4.7.2

15 May 2020

• Fixed environmental durability factor for type I culverts

• Fixed As when corner bars are included in type I culverts

• Fixed read error of v2 ETCulvert files

v4.7.1

08 May 2020

• Modified wire lengths for 4-sheet mesh layouts

• Fixed case where incorrect controlling mode was being reported

• Misc. minor interface improvements

v4.7.0

05 May 2020

• Modified user inputs in Analysis Options window

• Added more LL distribution options

• Added ASTM bar labels to Main View tables

• Fixed boundary conditions for three-sided culverts

• Misc. minor changes to text report

v4.6.1

29 Apr 2020

• 3D rendering performance improvements

• Bug fix for three-sided CHBDC culverts

• Changed internal pressure head units

v4.6.0

21 Apr 2020

• Modified linear solve for performance

• Improvements to FEM structural model

v4.4.4

25 Nov 2019

• Modified default start-up files

• Interface improvements for inverted three-sided culverts

• Minor changes to buoyancy check section of text report

v4.4.2

30 Oct 2019

• Added prospective LRFD 9th edition specification

• Improved mesh auto-design algorithm

• Improved ds calculation for two layers of mesh

v4.4.1

08 Aug 2019

• Modified effective depth calculations for two layers of mesh

• Improvements to the auto-design algorithm

v4.4.0

31 Jul 2019

• Added inverted three-sided culvert type

v4.3.1

15 Jul 2019

• No longer flagging Mcr as an error for the LRFD 7th or 8th editions

• Resolved issue with “distribution slab has been provided” option

• Misc. minor text report changes

v4.3.0

10 Jul 2019

• Added type I and II examples to the QC document

• Improvements to the ‘As Bar Marks’ table in the text report

• Improvements to the ‘export to AASHTOWare’ feature

• Improvements to the reported ‘controlling case’

• Added user option to modify the max steel ratio coefficient

• Refined M-dimension calculations for mesh

• Modified MnDOT agency settings

• Flagging bar overstress as a deficiency in the text report

• Misc. minor interface improvements

v4.2.3

16 May 2019

• Resolved sign error for type II horizontal earth loads

• Fixed bug for multi-cell culverts when “always check deflections” is selected

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