Bridge Rating and Analysis of Structural Systems (BRASS) is a system of computer programs developed by the Wyoming DOT to assist bridge engineers in their efforts to design and determine load capacity of highway bridges. Involved in the BRASS programs are BRASS-GIRDER (steel and concrete, including prestressed), BRASS-PIER, BRASS-TRUSS, BRASS-CULVERT, BRASS-SPLICE, BRASS-PAD (elastomeric bearing pads), BRASS-SCREED, BRASS-POLE (cantilever sign, luminaire and signal support structures), and BRASS-DIST (wheel line distribution factors). A workshop to train bridge engineers to use BRASS has been developed.

Presentations of the BRASS workshop have been made in Connecticut, Oklahoma, Arizona, Hawaii, Delaware, New York, Nevada, and Maryland. Work is underway by Wyoming DOT to include SI units, in addition to the current English units, and to incorporate Load and Resistance Factor Design Specifications. This work was completed in 1997. Additional workshops are planned after the conversion is completed.

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