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Flexibility and Power
Why guess when ring2.0 will identify the critical failure mechanism for you?
- Analyse single or multi-span bridges, with no fixed upper limit on the allowable number of spans
- Automatically identify the critical failure mode even if:
- only a single span is involved
- sliding is involved
- Model multi-ring arch bridges
- Multiple load case facility
- Automatic detection of 'passive' pressures allows deep and multi-span arch problems involving passive pressures to be analysed without difficulty
- Facility to model the presence of arch backing material
Ease of Use
Spend your time as productively as possible, taking advantage of ring2.0's user-friendly interface.
- Undo / redo
- Interaction with the model
- Easy to use wizard system
- Explorers
- Property editor
- 3D graphical output
- Automatic generation of reports
Specify Local Properties
Model the bridge as it is, rather than as in a grossly idealized way.
- User-definable arch and backfill profiles
- User-definable individual block weights, masonry strength, mortar loss etc.
Previous Track Record
Use ring2.0 safe in the knowledge that it is the product of over 15 years research effort.
- ring was originally developed as an academic research tool in 1992, with results published in papers in The Structural Engineer and elsewhere
- The first public versions of ring (released 2001) were developed in association with Network Rail
- ring2.0 has been developed for worldwide use in association with the International Union of Railways (UIC)
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