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CANDE is a special purpose, 2D finite element computer program developed for the structural design and analysis of soil bridges, buried culverts and underground structures. CANDE is applicable to all cross-sectional shapes and materials including corrugated metal, reinforced concrete and thermoplastics. Further Information on CANDE's overall scope and user community is provided in the followings two links... CANDE was first introduced in 1976 under sponsorship of the Federal Highway Administration. FHWA continued sponsoring upgrades in CANDE's capabilities until 2007 whereupon the American Association of State Highway Officials (AASHTO) sponsored significant enhancements in CANDE including a graphical user interface. This version of CANDE called CANDE-2007 with 2011 upgrade is maintained by the Transportation Research Board at the TRB website.