Document Information Document Type: FAQ Product(s): LEAP RCPIER/ Substructure Version(s): All Original Author: Bentley Technical Support Group - VM QUESTION: In RCpier program if the user selects Up station or Down Station option in the…

Document Information Document Type: FAQ Product(s): LEAP RCPIER/ Substructure Version(s): All Original Author: Bentley Technical Support Group -VM QUESTION: Does Footing Design include the P Delta Effect?. ANSWER: Generally for Slender…

Document Information Document Type: FAQ Product(s): LEAP RCPIER/Substructure Title Version(s): All Original Author: Bentley Technical Support Group - VM QUESTION: When the number of P-Delta iterations is set in the analysis options, will…

Document Information Document Type: FAQ Product(s): LEAP RCPIER/ Substructure Version(s): All Original Author: Bentley Technical Support Group - VM QUESTION: When the P-delta option is checked, are the ensuing force envelope results for…

Document Information Document Type: FAQ Product(s): LEAP RCPIER/ Substructure Version(s): All Original Author: Bentley Technical Support Group - VM QUESTION: How are moments amplified by P-Delta and Moment magnification method applied while…

Document Information Document Type: FAQ Product(s): LEAP RCPIER/ Substructure Version(s): All Original Author: Bentley Technical Support Group -VM QUESTION: For the case of pier columns supported by individual drilled shafts is the shaft…

A feature has been added in RC-PIER per the request from Caltrans. This feature is about how the out-of-plane reactions to external loads from superstructure are distributed to pier columns in an integral pier. For those loads which have both vertical…

Document Information Document Type: FAQ Product(s): LEAP RCPIER/ Substructure Version(s): All Original Author: Bentley Technical Support Group -VM QUESTION: One way shear :How to Measure distances to calculate critical section distance…

Document Information Document Type: FAQ Product(s): LEAP RCPIER/ Substructure Version(s): All Original Author: Bentley Technical Support Group -VM QUESTION: What does the note "No Two way Shear " mean in Leap RCpier Footing design status…

Document Information Document Type: FAQ Product(s): LEAP RCPIER/ Substructure Version(s): All Original Author: Bentley Technical Support Group - VM QUESTION: How does the program applies multiple presence factor ? ANSWER: Regarding the…

Document Information Document Type: FAQ Product(s): LEAP RCPIER/ Substructure Version(s): All Original Author: Bentley Technical Support Group - VM QUESTION: Where can the user find Pier Cap Moment and Shear Diagram and also Column Interaction…

Document Information Document Type: FAQ Product(s): LEAP RCPIER/ Substructure Version(s): All Original Author: Bentley Technical Support Group -VM QUESTION: How can the user check the column for minimum reinforcement ?Is it possible for…

Document Information Document Type: FAQ Product(s): LEAP RCPIER/ Substructure Version(s): All Original Author: Bentley Technical Support Group -VM QUESTION: In the latest version where can the user find the user manual file ? ANSWER: …

Document Information Document Type: FAQ Product(s): LEAP RCPIER/ Substructure Version(s): All Original Author: Bentley Technical Support Group -VM QUESTION: How to calculate the Lateral resistance when the piles are battered ? ANSWER:…

Document Information Document Type: FAQ Product(s): LEAP RCPIER/ Substructure Version(s): All Original Author: Bentley Technical Support Group -VM QUESTION: Which equations does RC pier checks for Ledge reinforcement (Bars M & N) calculation…

Document Information Document Type: FAQ Product(s): LEAP RCPIER/ Substructure Version(s): All Original Author: Bentley Technical Support Group - VM QUESTION: How to verify if the program is considering the correct Stem width for calculation…

Document Information Document Type: FAQ Product(s): LEAP RCPIER/ Substructure Version(s): All Original Author: Bentley Technical Support Group - VM QUESTION: Will RC Pier model the Integral abutment as pinned at the top? ANSWER: Integral…

Document Information Document Type: FAQ Product(s): LEAP RCPIER/ Substructure Version(s): All Original Author: Bentley Technical Support Group - VM QUESTION: Where can the user find the information on how to input the Strut and Tie model…

Document Information Document Type: FAQ Product(s): LEAP RCPIER/ Substructure Version(s): All Original Author: Bentley Technical Support Group -VM QUESTION: How to Import Conspan reaction to RCpier? ANSWER: If the user is using Standalone…

Document Information Document Type: FAQ Product(s): LEAP RCPIER/ Substructure Version(s): All Original Author: Bentley Technical Support Group - VM QUESTION: How to apply Ice Load on a pier ? ANSWER: User has to apply ICE load based…

Document Information Document Type: FAQ Product(s): LEAP RCPIER/ Substructure Version(s): All Original Author: Bentley Technical Support Group -VM QUESTION: How to read the Reinforcement information from Column/Wall Pier and Abutment Design…

Document Information Document Type: FAQ Product(s): LEAP RCPIER/Substructure Version(s): All Original Author: Bentley Technical Support Group -VM QUESTION: How to add Custom Load group to Leap RC pier Library ? ANSWER: If the user wants…

RC-PIER provides the option to select specific member or node and force type to be displayed in the Analysis Window. To select the desired location and force, click Filter button. If filter is not selected, program displays results for all members.

In general Frame Analysis method, cap is modeled as a beam and piles/stem walls are modeled as columns. In the “Cap as continuous beam” option, the cap is analyzed as a continuous beam. To mimic the continuous beam” analysis for the cap, the axial stiffness…

Substructure module generates SW automatically. However, if Texas state specifications are chosen the user needs to specifically generate the SW of structure (see screen shot below).