BRASS-PAD™– Version 3.7-November 2020

BRASS-PAD™

BRASS-PAD™ – Version 3.7 – November 2020

The program is current with the AASHTO Standard Specifications for Highway Bridges, 17^th Edition, 2002, and the AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications, 9^th Edition, 2020.

BRASS-PAD™ designs and analyzes rectangular elastomeric bridge bearing pads with or without shims, using the Load Factor Design or Load and Resistance Factor Design specifications: Method A or B.

Program capabilities include:

• Bearing analysis and iterative design capability.
• User can specify whether to iterate on pad length or thickness.
• Recommendations when bearing fails design check(s).
• Analysis with or without keeper plates.
• Analysis with or without shims.
• Calculation of layer thickness to achieve rounded pad thickness.
• AASHTO stress strain curves for durometer 50 or 60 hardness built in.
• Analysis with or without anchor bolts.

 

System Requirements

Operating System                            Microsoft Windows™ 7, 8 , 8.1 or 10
Microprocessor                                Pentium IV or higher
Microsoft .NET Framework            4.6.1
Memory                                            16 MB required, more is better
Hard Disk Space                               Approximately 43 MB
Disk Drive                                          DVD drive

 

BRASS-PAD™ Documentation

Release Notes (44 KB)

Getting Started Manual (60 KB)