In the current economic climate, when the private market sector is essentially shut down, the public sector—especially bridge design—remains active. Despite the activity, however, now more than ever, bridge engineers are expected to perform bridge analysis and design more quickly and with greater precision as budgets are scrutinized and timelines tighten even further.

Bridge design software has advanced to include many time-saving factors such as complete code and jurisdiction checks. In addition, the technical challenges of bridge design—including linear, nonlinear, static, and dynamic analyses as well as the ability to accurately model today’s complex geometry and multi-material projects—are easily accomplished by cutting-edge software systems.

In a response to an open invitation from Structural Engineer, a number of companies provided information about their bridge design software products. Visit www.gostructural.com to learn more about the following companies and their bridge design products:

• ADAPT Corporation
• AEC Software
• Bentley Systems, Inc.
• Daystar Software, Inc.
• GT STRUDL
• Interactive Design Systems
• MIDASoft Inc. (TNO DIANA)
• Opti-Mate, Inc.
• POSTEN Engineering Systems
• RISA Technologies

To participate in future Structural Engineer Specifiers’ Guides including steel, wood, and green products, as well as for general design and analysis software and proprietary foundation systems, visit www.gostructural.com/specguide.