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Slope Option[Input/Alignment]: If cross slope of the alignment at this station needs to be used as the slope of the pier cap,”Alignment” can be selected. To input a slope value in the next column, select 'Input'.
Slope:The transverse slope of the top of the pier cap can be adjusted using positive or negative values, which will rotate the section as demonstrated below.
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Transverse Offset: When 0 is entered, the midpoint of the pier cap (equal to half of the cap length) will be positioned at the PGL location. If a negative value is used, the pier cap will be offset in the left direction when looking up-station from the alignment, and if a positive value is used, it will be offset in the right direction when looking up-station from the alignment.
Longitudinal Offset: If you intend to adjust the centerline of the pier cap in the longitudinal direction, use this offset value. For end bents, a value of typically half the section width can be helpful, as support lines are typically not defined at the centerline for end bents.
FEM
Generate FEM[Yes/No]: Setting the "Generate Fem" parameter to "No" can disable the analytical representation of the pier cap substructure.
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Merge Deck Nodes: Opting for "Yes" avoids creating additional nodes in the deck mesh and utilizes the nearest nodes with automatically computed element end offsets.
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Reinforcement
Show[Yes/No]: Choose "Yes" to display reinforcement in the 3D model.
Longitudunal Reinforcement Data:
Reinforcement Profile:
Reinforcement Material:
Number of Bars:
Inner Rebar Spacing:
Outer Rebar Spacing:
Reference Edge[Top/Bottom]:
Distance to Reference Edge:
Offset from ( Start):
Offset from End:
Horizontal Offset from Center:
Shear Reinforcement Data:
Start Length(From Right End): Specify the starting distance from right side of the Pier Cap.
End Length(From Right End):
Transverse Offset Center of the Row:
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Specify the ending distance from right side of the Pier Cap.
Reinforcement Profile: Select a rebar profile for the transverse reinforcement.
Reinforcement Material: Select a rebar material for the transverse reinforcement.
Spacing: Specify the spacing along the length of the object.
# of Legs: Specify the number of tranverse reinforcement legs.
Clear Cover (Visual): Does not affect the code check; it's solely for visualization purposes.
Visual Settings
Adjust Pier Cap Edges to PGL: When the support line used ,to define the Pier Cap location, has a non-zero skew angle, selecting 'Yes' adjusts the Pier Cap edges to be parallel to the PGL.
Cap Opacity: Input a value between 0.1 and 1. A value of 0.1 represents maximum transparency, allowing the rebar or tendons inside to be visible, while a value of 1 signifies no transparency.
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