RE: Solid Wall Pier
Hi,
I'm also trying to model a solid wall pier using LEAP RC-Pier V12.01.00.57. This version has the 'Wall Pier' option, however the generated wall design is coming up with rather impractical reinforcement layouts (#18 @ 12") oriented parallel to the…
Auto-generation of wind load on structure (WS) per FDOT Structures Design Guidelines (SDG) 2013
One of the new features added to the latest RC-PIER is the comprehensive auto-generation of WS loads and load combinations per the FDOT SDG 2013:
An option for WS load auto-generation is now offered under the “Loads” tab.
FDOT strength and service…
Cannot specify Lane Loads in RC-Pier
When manually inputting live loads into RC-Pier, how do you specify a lane load. According to the help.... "For manually input live loads in AASHTO LRFD, this screen behaves slightly different. When a live load case is added in LRFD mode and edited, the…