LimitState:RING 4 NOW Available

We are excited to announce that version 4.0 of our powerful masonry arch analysis software, LimitState:RING, is now available.

LimitState:RING 4 is the result of many years of development, and includes numerous new features, enhancements and fixes, including:

Streamlined load modelling

  • Model multiple scenarios, with critical scenario auto-identified

  • Expanded vehicle database

  • Apply arbitrary block forces

Handle more complex geometries

  • Offset piers

  • End abutments with retained fill

  • More complex arch profiles

  • CAD (DXF) geometry import

Permissible Limit State (PLS) analysis

  • New built-in PLS analysis mode to check for load-induced damage

  • Approach outlined in CIRIA C800 and compliant with CS454

Other features

  • Command line interface

  • Template files to speedup model creation

  • Model shear bond strength

  • And many other enhancements!

If you are a current customer you or one of your colleagues will already have been sent an updated license - and you can now download and install the software to experience it for yourself. Engineers new to LimitState:RING can download and install the software and run it in ‘free’ mode, or contact us to request a short-term ‘full’ license to enable more in-depth evaluation.

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