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  • Temporary supports in RC-Pier

    I want to place an eccentric point load on the footing to model a temporary support in RC-Pier. What's the best way to do that? I tried applying a dead load to the footing tab under DC1, however the input is a little confusing and there is no way to…
  • Walls in RC Pier

    I am designing a two stage pier wall. There is no option for just a wall in RC pier. Is there a way to trick the program, I have tried a couple of different options but none have worked. The top wall is tapered in both directions and the bottom wall does…
  • RC-Pier: Best way to input vertical wind loads on pier.

    I'm trying to apply vertical wind loads on a pier per AASHTO LRFD 3.8.2. The problem I have is with the load combination generation. This load shoud only be applied during Strength III and Service IV limit states. Is there a way to specify this for the…