A new feature of using rigid links in the structure model in RC-PIER has been added in LEAP Bridge Enterprise v14 per the request from Michigan DOT. Below are some basic facts about the new feature. A rigid link, simply put, is one which does not…

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…

Primary benefit of integral abutments is to offer joint-less bridges to improve the durability of the structure. The most common integral abutment type is the pile bent abutment. The connectivity with the abutments causes the structure to move as a whole…

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…

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