AUTODESK STRUCTURAL BRIDGE DESIGN

Autodesk Structural Bridge Design – Design, Analysis and Structural Verification of Bridges according to International Standards

Autodesk Structural Bridge Design is a professional software dedicated to the design, analysis and structural verification of road and railway bridges, compliant with the main international technical standards. It is designed for civil engineers and designers who want a complete and precise control over all phases of complex infrastructure development, from the conceptual stages to executive design.

Thanks to the integration with BIM flow, Structural Bridge Design allows you to simulate the behavior of structures in static and dynamic conditions, perform detailed regulatory checks, optimize loads and sections, and automatically generate the necessary technical documentation.

🌉 Main Features of Autodesk Structural Bridge Design

• Advanced Bridge Modeling and Analysis: create detailed parametric models of beam bridges, composite steel-concrete bridges, arches, continuous beams and multi-span solutions.

• Static, Dynamic and Mobile Analysis: simulate loads from mobile traffic, permanent loads, thermal effects, wind and earthquake. It includes modal analysis, stability analysis and nonlinear analysis to assess the realistic behavior of the structure.

• Automatic calculation of mobile loads: automatic application of mobile loads according to regulations, including braking effects, acceleration, eccentric loads and critical combinations.

• Design and verification according to international codes: full support for Eurocodes (including NA), AASHTO, BD 21/01 and other local regulations 🌍.

• Parametric sections and customizable libraries: possibility to model complex sections or import standard sections from international databases.

• Verification at the ultimate and service limit state: automatic execution of checks for strength, deformability, fatigue, cracking, stability and service constraints.

• Analysis of construction phases: simulation of the progressive behavior of the structure during construction, useful for prefabricated, incremental or cantilever bridges.

• Automatic technical documentation: generation of calculation reports, stress diagrams, deformation charts and summary tables ready for presentation or technical approval 📄.

🔗 Integration with BIM flows and other tools

• Compatible with Autodesk Revit, AutoCAD and InfraWorks for the transfer of geometries and structural data

• Supports export and import in standard formats such as IFC, DWG, DXF and Excel files

• Integrated workflow for coordination between geometric design and structural analysis

💻 Compatibility and System Requirements

🖥️ Supported operating systems:

• Windows 10 / 11 (64-bit)

The software is not natively compatible with macOS, but can be used on Mac through virtualized environments such as Parallels Desktop, VMware Fusion or Boot Camp (only on Macs with Intel chip).

🔧 Recommended minimum requirements:

• CPU: Intel Core i7 or AMD Ryzen 7 (multicore, high frequency)

• RAM: minimum 16 GB (32 GB recommended for complex or long models)

• Graphics card: compatible with DirectX 11, minimum 2 GB VRAM (NVIDIA Quadro or RTX recommended)

• Disk space: at least 10 GB available for installation + space for models and output

• Internet Connection: required for license activation, updates and cloud synchronization ☁️

👥 Who is Autodesk Structural Bridge Design suitable for?

This software is intended for:

• Structural and civil engineers specialized in the design and verification of bridges and linear infrastructures

• Design studios working on public and private contracts where calculations according to international standards are required

• Public entities and administrations for the validation and maintenance of infrastructural works

• Building companies and general companies participating in integrated design or EPC competitions

• Universities and research centers engaged in experimentation and advanced structural analysis 🏗️

✅ Autodesk Structural Bridge Design is a highly specialized professional tool, capable of combining analytical power, regulatory compliance and BIM integration, to offer a complete solution in the structural design of bridges. Reliable, flexible and engineeringly rigorous, it is ideal for confidently tackling any infrastructural challenge.