Use the "New Bridge Wizard" to rapidly specify the type of bridge being modelled (highway or railway), its geometry, material properties and the loading to be applied. Specify the values of any applicable partial factors.

This allows a preliminary bridge model to be set up, with (generally conservative) default values of parameters used in the absence of better information.t goes here

If necessary, select regions of the bridge with different material properties, or where there are localized defects, and specify appropriate properties via the "Property Editor".

This reduces the likelihood of a bridge being needlessly condemned because e.g. the arch thickness has been globally reduced to account for a local defect.

Set up a series of load cases to traverse a vehicle across the bridge and click Solve to determine the critical load position and associated factor of safety. Alternatively, use the software in "drag and solve" mode to quickly explore the response of the structure with the load at different locations.

The software comes complete with a built-in library of standard rail and road vehicles, with the option to also define bespoke loading vehicles that can be shared between users.

Unlike some traditional masonry arch bridge assessment methods, LimitState:RING users can quickly explore a large number of "what if?" scenarios, each time viewing the corresponding failure mechanism and building up a clear understanding of the likely mode of response and the key parameters influencing overall safety.

Automatically generate a PDF document containing all the relevant project information, including the computed load carrying capacity and an image of the associated failure mechanism.