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Apr 26, 2012
Automation: From Bridge Design to Contract Drawings
Authors: Mary P. Rosick [email protected], Mark Mlynarski [email protected], and Jay M. Fitzgerald [email protected]Author Affiliations
Publication: Structures Congress 2005: Metropolis and Beyond
Abstract
This paper is written to introduce the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation's (PENNDOT) Bridge Automated Design and Drafting Software (BRADD Version 3.1.0) to the bridge design community. BRADD is a computer software program developed to automate the highway bridge design process from problem definition through contract drawing development for typical single span bridges in Pennsylvania. The purpose and reasons for developing this software will be stated and explained. User input and guidance during both development and maintenance will be addressed. The description of the capabilities, functionality, assumptions, and limitations will be presented along with an overview of the Windows-based Graphical User Interface (GUI). Upon review of this paper, the bridge design community, especially in Pennsylvania, should have the necessary information and understanding to determine if BRADD is a design tool that can significantly assist them in their design of single span highway bridges.
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Structures Congress 2005: Metropolis and Beyond
Pages: 1 - 12
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© 2005 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Apr 26, 2012
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ASCE Technical Topics:
- Automation and robotics
- Bascule bridges
- Bridge design
- Bridge engineering
- Bridges
- Bridges (by type)
- Business management
- Computer programming
- Computer software
- Computing in civil engineering
- Contracts and subcontracts
- Design (by type)
- Engineering fundamentals
- Highway and road design
- Highway bridges
- Practice and Profession
- Span bridges
- Structural engineering
- Systems engineering
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P.E.
Project Manager, Michael Baker Jr. Inc., Airside Business Park, 100 Airside Drive, Moon Township, PA 15108. E-mail: [email protected]
P.E.
Project Manager, Michael Baker Jr. Inc., Airside Business Park, 100 Airside Drive, Moon Township, PA 15108;. E-mail: [email protected]
P.E.
BRADD Manager, Bureau of Design, PENNDOT, 400 North Street - 7th Floor, Harrisburg, PA 17120-0094;. E-mail: [email protected]
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