Bridge Design and Rating Reports Technical Advisory Group
This report presents the recommendations of the Bridge Design and Rating Reports Technical Advisory Group (RTAG) for improving reports generated in AASHTOWare Bridge Design and Rating Programs. Key recommendations include standardizing naming conventions, providing concise summaries, and enhancing report headers with essential information.
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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 2 Cindy 3 Arthur 4 Todd 5 Paul 6 Jeff 7 Amjad Curtis Wang D Andrea Thompson Campisi Olsen Waheed Michigan DOT Ohio DOT Louisiana DOT South Dakota DOT New York State DOT Montana DOT 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
RTAG Recommendations 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.
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 reports 20.Give option to generate output reports in the PDF format at member and bridge levels 21.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.
CONTRACTOR RECOMMENDATIONS 3 CATEGORIES Estimated Recommended for Modernization Scope Required
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, PE Bridge Rating and Bridge Management Ohio Department of Transportation, CO 1980 W. Broad St., Columbus, OH 43223 Email: awaheed@dot.state.oh.us Phone: 614-752-9972
