ArcelorMittal has released its new software, Advance Bridge Expert, for the pre-design of composite bridges with hot rolled sections. Developed by Graitec with support from ArcelorMittal the software is dedicated to the pre-design of straight, skewed, and/or curved bridges for roads, railways, and pedestrians according to the Eurocodes. Options include filler beam, composite, or PreCoBeam. For railway bridges, the software allows for the dynamic pre-design of high-speed trains according to EN 1991-2.
ArcelorMittal rolled section have a range to 1138mm deep (UB 1100x400x607), available in S460 and Histar460, and in weathering steel to EN 10025:2019 part 5. AMDS UK hold a stock of popular weathering steel equal angle (150x150x12/15/20, 200x200x16/20) and PFC (380×100, 300×90, 260×90, 200×75), ideal for bridge bracing members.
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