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Enter Pile Cap Design Parameters

  1. Select Pile Cap Job > Design Parameters in the Main Navigator pane.
    The Design Parameters form (Pile Cap) opens in the Data Input pane.
  2. Enter the following design parameters in the form, ensuring that the correct units are displayed for each:
    1. Strength of Concrete: 4 ksi
    2. Yield Strength of Steel: 60 ksi
    3. Minimum Bar Size: 6
    4. Maximum Bar Size: 11
    5. Side cover (Cs): 4 in
    6. Bottom Cover (Cb): 3 in
    7. Pile in Pile Cap (Cp): 4 in
    8. Initial thickness: 18 in
Parent topic: Pile Cap Example