Bentley’s LEAP Bridge Enterprise, the most widely used concrete bridge design software in the United States, was recently released for India, including support for Indian Road Congress (IRC) bridge design specifications. To introduce LEAP Bridge Enterprise to India, the software was used to re-create the design and analysis of the South Kasheli Bridge, and the results were then validated against the detailed calculations from the original design consultant. The South Kasheli Bridge is a 13-span prestressed concrete (post-tensioned) box girder bridge that crosses the Thane creek at Thane-Bhiwandi-Wadapa Road in Maharashtra in western India.

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