The Washington Bridge Foundation Libraries (WBFL) provides a foundation upon which to build bridge engineering software.
The WBFL consists of the Application Services Layer and the Engineering Services Layer.
The application services layer (ASL) provides libraries for building applications. The libraries include
- Core - Core features of the Agent/Broker architecture
- DManip - GUI direct manipulation framework
- DManipTools - Tools for making use of the DManip library easier
- EAF - Engineering Application Framework
- GraphManager - A ready to use graph manager
- GraphManagerAgent - A wrapper on the GraphManager for use with the Agent/Broker architecture
- MFCTools - Extensions to the Microsoft Foundation Class (MFC) library
- Reporter - Report content definition
- ReportManager - Report management
- ReportManagerAgent - A wrapper on the ReportManager for use with the Agent/Broker architecture
- System - Provides common services such as object persistence, string manipulations, debugging and diagnostics.
- Units - Definition of units of measure
- UnitMgt and \subpage WBFL_UnitServer - Management of a system of units (SI/US) and indirect display units
- Tools - Miscellaneous tools such as object persistence, progress monitors, and generic containers
- Transactions - Support for transactional based actions (Undo, Redo support)
- Types - System independent data type definitions
The engineering services layer (ESL) provides libraries for building engineering applications. The libraries include
- COGO - Coordinate geometry modeling
- EngTools - Engineering tools such as Mohr's circle and biaxial strain plane modeling
- Fem2d - 2D, plane frame, finite element analysis
- GenericBridge - Generic bridge modeling
- GenericBridgeTools - Tools for manipulating and extracting data from a generic bridge model
- GeometricPrimitives - Geometric primitives such as points, lines, and shapes
- Geometry - Geometric primitives such as points, lines, and shapes
- GeomModel - Modeling of geometric shapes such as girder cross sections
- GraphicsLib - a library for graphing and plotting
- LBAM - Longitudinal Bridge Analysis Model, high level modeling of plane frame bridges for dead and live load analysis.
- Library - A general library system
- Loading - Bridge load modeling and management
- LRFD - Support procedures for the AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specification
- Material - Modeling of engineering materials such as concrete and steel
- Math - Math routines include equation modeling, root finding, and numerical integration
- RCCapacity - Nominal flexural capacity calculations for reinforced concrete elements (uniaxial and biaxial analysis)
- Roark - Closed form beam equations for moment, shear, and deflection based on Roark's Formulas for Stress and Strain
- Sections - Modeling of structural sections comprised of a variety of materials.
- Stability - Stability analysis precast concrete girders
These instructions will get you a copy of the project up and running on your local machine for development and testing purposes.
You will need to download and install the following projects before you can build the WBFL
- Visual Studio - We are currently using Visual Studio 2022
- Boost libraries
- Code Synthesis XSD 3.3
Define BOOSTDIR and XSDDIR environment variables for the location where the boost and code synthesis libraries are installed.
Clone the repository into drive letter:/ARP/ and create an environment variable ARPDIR to this folder.
WBFL forms the basis of the BridgeLink application suite. If your intent is to build the BridgeLink suite, you will need the Stingray ObjectiveGrid library from Preforce software. If you do not have ObjectiveGrid, you can still build the BridgeLink suite by following these steps:
- Open WBFL\Include\WBFLGrid.h and uncomment the #define _NOGRID macro
- Create a C:\Program Files\Preforce\Stingray Stuido 2021.1\Src folder
- Copy the dummy props file WBFL\SS-X64-PropSheet16.props into that folder.
This will permit you to build the code. The substitute grid code does not simulate grid functionality. Dialogs and windows that use ObjectiveGrid are likely to crash the application when using the substitute code.
The no-grid option is not well maintained. If you find that some methods are missing, please stub them out and submit a pull request.
This project is jointly developed by the Washington State and Texas Departments of Transportation
- Richard Brice, PE - WSDOT
- Richard Pickings, PE - BridgeSight Inc for TxDOT
This project is licensed under the Alternate Route Library Open Source License