LimitState RING v3.2a 20141

LimitState:RING 3.0 is the latest version of the popular software product

for masonry arch bridge analysis - designed from the ground up with the

needs of professional engineers in mind:



Modern, intuitive user interface

Multi-ring, multi-span masonry arch analysis (no need to balance

thrusts)

Use a wide range of built-in and user-defined arch profiles

Include local defects such as mortar loss and weak masonry



Undertake support settlement analyses

View moment, shear and normal force diagrams

Allocate separate properties to nearsurface and deep fill

Model reinforcement



LimitState:RING uses rigorous mathematical optimization to directly

identify a wide range of potential modes of response, including those

involving:



Hinging and/or masonry failure

Radial sliding

Ring separation



Single or multi-spans

Support movement HOW TO INSTALL/RUN THIS RELEASE



o1 - Unpack the release into a directory of your choice

o2 - Run the installer and install it

o3 - Copy the files from /crack into the installation directory

o4 - Enjoy this fine AMPED release, but buy it if you will use it

o5 - As always, make sure to have a firewall to block outbound connections