BRIDGE DESIGN & RATING REPORTS TECHNICAL

ADVISORY GROUP (RTAG)

Amjad Waheed, PE

2014 RADBUG Presentation

Traverse City, Michigan

August 13, 2014

PURPOSE/GOAL

Produce reports/results in AASHTOWare Bridge Design

and Rating Programs to satisfy Users’ needs

RTAG MEMBERS

1 Beckie Curtis Michigan DOT

2 Cindy Wang Ohio DOT

3 Arthur D’Andrea Louisiana DOT

4 Todd Thompson South Dakota DOT

5 Paul Campisi New York State DOT

6 Jeff Olsen Montana DOT

7 Amjad Waheed Ohio DOT

RTAG UPDATE (SINCE RADBUG 2013)

Report submitted to BrDR TF in November 2013

Report has 25 recommendation to improve the reports

TF asked the contractor to review the recommendations and prepare estimates

The Baker (contractor) submitted their responses and estimates (some) to the TF in June 2014

1. Naming convention for the reports be made standardized & meaningful.

2. Provide a list of all reports with short introduction in the help menu.

3. Provide option to include the name of the rater and the date of report generated in the report header.

RTAG Recommendations

4. Show Bridge ID/Bridge Alternate/Structure ID/Structure Alternate in the report header

5. Control Options & default values used in the analysis should be shown & labeled accordingly in the reports

6. Create a summary report of load ratings of all current and existing “Bridge Alternates.”

7. 1-2 pages concise rating summary report.

8. A comprehensive report to re-create a bridge data file without going through bridge plans.

9. The reports generated in the BrDR programs should display which elements of the bridge had been checked

10.List dead loads in separate columns (e.g., DC & DW should be in separate columns).

11.List deflections due to parts of dead and live loads separately

12.List live load alone and L+I load moments and shears separately. List impact factor on all reports that include impact of the live load

13.Live load forces should be clearly labeled if they are distributed or not distributed.

14.Provide a list of report parts at one place to create a la carte reports (“smart reports”). Provide a report tab listing all the reports.

15.Provide separate Spec Check Reports of passed and failed checks. Hyperlinks are good & recommended.

16.Provide all essential cross-section properties at critical points

17.Summarize moments/shear/axial forces for various components

18.Option to upload a logo file (jpg/png/gif) in the report header

19.Enhance truss reports20.Give option to generate output reports in the

PDF format at member and bridge levels21.Some headers and other formatting of the

XML reports are needed to be revised

22.Include wind data in Substructure Design output report

23.Include eccentricity with the girder reactions in the Substructure

24.Provide moment, shear and axial force tables for all members of the culvert analyzed

25.Detailed/comprehensive reports at BE level. Modify the Bridge Rating Results report at BE level to include location of controlling rating factors & limit state.

Estimated Recommended for Modernization Scope Required

CONTRACTOR RECOMMENDATIONS

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RTAG UPDATE

Modernization Meeting in Baker’s Office, Pittsburgh, PA, from July 29-31, 2014 Brainstorming of the modernization ideas Review of the Enhancement Bucket Lists Review of the User Interface

All Report Enhancements will be rolled into the Modernization

Amjad Waheed, PEBridge Rating and Bridge ManagementOhio Department of Transportation, CO1980 W. Broad St., Columbus, OH 43223

Email: awaheed@dot.state.oh.usPhone: 614-752-9972