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Modernize and Upgrade CANDE for Analysis and Design of Buried Structures

项目名称：	Modernize and Upgrade CANDE for Analysis and Design of Buried Structures
摘要：	First introduced in 1976 under the sponsorship of FHWA, CANDE (Culvert ANalysis and DEsign) is a design and analysis tool for all types and sizes of buried structures. CANDE is a public-domain finite element program, available through McTrans, and is widely used by State DOTs, industry, consulting firms, and universities in the United States, Canada, Europe, Africa, and Australia. CANDE provides an elastic solution (Level 1), automated finite element mesh generation for common configurations (Level 2), and a user-defined finite element mesh (Level 3). CANDE operates in a batch-mode environment and was last updated and enhanced in 1989 (CANDE-89). Since then, significant changes have occurred in computer technology, such as Windows®-based programming environments. Moreover, recent NCHRP studies have introduced new design criteria and analysis techniques, which have been incorporated into AASHTO LRFD design specifications for buried structures. The objective of this project is to modernize and upgrade CANDE-89. The products of this research will be a fully documented Windows®-based, user-friendly buried structure analysis and load and resistance factor design program; a user's manual; and a tutorial.
状态：	Completed
资金：	450000.00
资助组织：	Federal Highway Administration<==>American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)<==>National Cooperative Highway Research Program
项目负责人：	Beal, David B
执行机构：	Michael Baker Jr., Incorporated
开始时间：	20050429
实际结束时间：	20080331
主题领域：	Bridges and other structures；Design；Highways；Planning and Forecasting；I30: Materials