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 SIMON Systems (one-year renewable license subscription)
SIMON Systems is a PC software system for the design of straight
steel plate girder
(I- or box-girder) bridges. The designs are according to the 16th Standard
Specifications for Highway Bridges of the American Association
of State
Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO). LRFD Specifications
will be
available in the near future. Program input can be made in either
standard US or
SI Units. SIMON, the basic building block of SIMON Systems, is
a line-girder program that will design up to 12 continuous spans that
may contain hinges.
The pre- and post-processing program SIMPLE is also provided as part
of
SIMON Systems. Program SIMPLE helps the user optimize the vertical
web
depth of an I- or box-girder. For users who prefer a freeform screen-oriented
input style to create SIMON input files, program SIP (Simon Input
Processor) is
also provided with SIMON Systems.
The SIMON Systems are DOS programs compatible with Windows Operating
Systems on IBM personal computers and compatibles. A Windows version
will
also be available in the near future.
Licensing of the SIMON Systems programs for use on a personal computer
is on
a renewable subscription basis with an annual fee. Additional licenses
are available
at a reduced cost. New subscribers may return all materials within
30 days
if not satisfied with the program and receive a refund subject to
a 10% restocking
charge.
To subscribe to SIMON Systems, e-mail moffitt@nsbaweb.org for a
license agreement. During the annual license period, NSBA will also furnish
any interim
updates to the SIMON Systems programs and User Manual at no additional
charge. NSBA will also furnish telephone support on the use of
the software as
part of the license agreement.
Item SIMON
Member
Annual Fee ..........................................................$265
Non-Member Annual Fee ..................................................$348
 System
VANCK (one-year renewable license subscription)
System VANCK performs
a V-Load analysis of a curved open-framed I-girder bridge system. VANCK
then checks designated target girders in the cross section
according to the provisions of the latest AASHTO Guide Specifications
for
Horizontally Curved Highway Bridges.
The system is designed as a tool to simplify the preliminary design
of curved
steel I-girder bridges. In a single execution, System VANCK will
determine the
individual girder span lengths from input baseline stationing and
cross-section
information (program JINK), do a V-Load analysis of the curved-bridge
systems
(program V-LOAD), and check the normal bending and tip stresses
in the flanges
and output fatigue stress ranges including the effects of lateral
flange bending
(program CURVCHK). System VANCK is limited to a minimum of two
and a maximum
of ten spans. In addition, the number of girders in the cross section
must
be at least two and not more than eight. Tangent segments and multiple
radii of
curvature are allowed but reverse curvature is not allowed.
System VANCK are DOS programs compatible with Windows Operating
Systems on IBM personal computers
and compatibles. The programs and associated
files will occupy less than 2 MB on a hard disk.
Licensing of
System VANCK for use on a personal computer is on a renewable subscription
basis with an annual fee. Additional licenses are available at
a reduced cost. New subscribers may return all materials within
30 days if not satisfied with the program and receive a refund subject
to a 10% restocking charge.
To subscribe to System VANCK, e-mail moffitt@nsbaweb.org for
a license agreement. During the annual license period, NSBA will also
furnish any interim updates to the System VANCK programs and user manual
at no additional charge. NSBA will also furnish telephone support
on the use of the software as part of the license agreement.
Item VANCK
Member
Annual Fee ..........................................................$265
Non-Member
Annual Fee ..................................................$348
To order in the U.S.: 800.644.2400
Order
online at www.aisc.org
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