image of a bridge near Trout Creek, MT, that carries Blue Slide Road over Vermillion River

Bridge near Trout Creek, MT, that carries Blue Slide Road over Vermillion River.
Background scenic view of the Cabinet Mountains.

AASHTOWare Bridge Rating (BrR)

MDT Current Version

7.2

Licensing

AASHTOWare Bridge Rating (BrR) software is available to consultants at a discounted rate for use on Montana structures. All AASHTOWare licenses are valid July 1st through June 30th of the following year. Licenses are required to be renewed each year prior to July 1st.

Special Consultant licenses can be ordered through AASHTOWare. Prior to ordering, please notify MDT by emailing the AASHTOWare BrDR Contact the following information:

   Consultant Name
   Primary user(s)
   Number of licenses
   Project/Contract

BrR software licensing will typically be an indirect cost, unless its intended use meets a set of very specific criteria. Consultants are encouraged to work with their contract manager during the scoping phase of the project if they have questions on license reimbursement.

Tutorials

AASHTOWare Tutorials

MDT Preferences/User Guide
This document is in development and will be posted once it's complete. In the meantime, refer to the MDT Bridge Inspection and Rating Manual, Additional Load Rating Guidance, Load Rating Requirements for Bridge Design Contracts, BrR Templates for details on specific MDT preferences.

BrR Support

Technical support information can be found on AASHTOWare's website.

For Special Consultant Licenses, the primary technical support channel is through MDT. Please contact MDT's AASHTOWare BrDR Contact for help with resolving any issues or to report any bugs. Consultants with Unlimited Licenses will have their own account, and should work through their organization contact for any technical issues.

JIRA

The AASHTOWare BrDR Support Center uses a web-based software called JIRA for tracking issues and bugs. Although reporting needs to go through a specific contact, read-only access is available for viewing all issues. For more information about JIRA, see the BrDR Support page.

   JIRA login: https://aashtobrdr.atlassian.net/servicedesk/customer
   Username/Password (read-only): contact Load Rating Engineer

Load raters are responsible for reviewing all applicable JIRA tickets to ensure reported issues do not affect a given BrR model. If a JIRA ticket does affect the BrR model and a workaround is available, the following should be documented in the load rating report:

   Reference ID
   Brief statement of problem and how the model was affected
   Workaround procedure performed