Substructure Help

Stepped Cap Parameters Screen

Selecting the Stepped Cap option enables you to define the input Start Elevation, End Elevation, Number. of Steps, and Start and End Thickness.

Program computes step length and thickness using the change in the thickness along the cap length and number of steps. User can overwrite default cap thickness length using Yes for Input thickness and No for "Steps lengths Equal?" option.

Note: Step thickness is used only in analysis and design which assumes constant cap thickness.