• Welcome to CIP RC/PT Girder Help
  • Copyright Disclaimer
  • Measurement Units
  • Introduction to CIP RC/PT Girder
    • Program Main Features
    • Program Boundaries and Conventions
  • Program Interface
    • Tabs, Screens, and Dialog Boxes
    • Program Menu Commands
    • Toolbar
    • Status Bar
    • Using Grids in CIP RC/PT Girder
      • Navigating in a Grid
      • The Active Row
      • Entering Data in a Grid
      • Resizing Columns in a Grid
      • Sorting Grids by Column
      • Pop-Up Menus in a Grid
    • Using Graphics Windows in CIP RC/PT Girder
      • Export as DGN File Format
      • Export as DXF File Formats
      • Full Screen Viewer
  • General Operation
    • Project Tab
    • Geometry Tab
      • Bridge Alignment Dialog Box
      • Alignment Tie Dialog Box
      • Bridge Component Layout Dialog Box
      • Connector Spring Stiffness Dialog Box
      • Cross Section Layout Dialog Box
      • Multi-Cell CIP Box Section Dialog Box
      • Concrete Material Dialog Box
      • Multi-Cell CIP Box Parts Dialog Box
      • Pier & Column Definitions Dialog Box
      • Column Definition Dialog Box
    • Model Tab
      • Superstructure Dialog Box
      • Tendon Definitions Dialog Box
      • Longitudinal Rebar Definitions Dialog Box
      • Stirrup Definitions Dialog Box
      • Model Points of Interest Dialog Box
    • Loads/Analysis Tab
      • Uniform Temperature Dialog Box
      • Temperature Gradient Dialog Box
      • Multi-Linear Temperature Dialog Box
      • CHBDC Combination Factors Dialog Box
      • Analysis Results Screen
    • Design tab
      • Design Results Screen
      • Longitudinal Rebar Dialog Box
      • Stirrups Dialog Box
  • Program Menu Commands
    • File Menu
    • Edit Menu
    • View Menu
    • Library Menu Commands
      • Vehicle Library
      • Rebar Library
      • Tendon Library
      • Library Setup
    • Settings Menu
      • CHBDC Design Parameters
      • General
    • Help Menu
  • Reports
    • Input Echo Reports
    • Analysis Results Reports
      • Composite Forces Report
      • Force/Stresses Report
      • Displacements Report
      • Reactions Report
      • Force Influence Line Report
      • Displacement Influence Line Report
      • Reaction Influence Line Report
      • Truck/Lane Min/Max Forces Report
      • Live Load & Combination Min/Max Stresses Report
      • Truck/Lane, Live Load & Combination Min/Max Displacement Report
      • Truck/Lane Live Load & Combination Min/Max Reaction Report
      • Post-Tensioning Losses Report
      • Substructure Report
      • Design Synopsis Report
    • Design Results Reports
      • Stress Check Report
      • Minimum P-Jack Report
      • Minimum f'c Report
      • Moment Capacity Report
      • Shear Capacity Reports
      • Design Summary Report
      • PT Elongation Report
      • Detailed Moment Capacity Report
      • Detailed Shear Capacity Report
  • Theory
    • Overall Design Approach
    • Design
    • Rebar Layout
    • Model Generation
      • Superstructure
      • Substructure
      • Foundations
      • Cross Sections for Superstructure
      • Cross Sections for Substructure
      • FE Loads
      • Post-Tensioning Loads
      • Add Post-Tensioning & Shrinkage Loadings
      • Analysis/Design Cases
      • CHBDC Load Combinations
      • Load Factors
      • Post-Tensioning
      • Optional Girder Analysis
      • Time-Dependent Material Properties
      • Compressive Strength
      • Modulus of Rupture/Tensile Strength
      • Modulus of Elasticity
      • Shrinkage Strain
      • Creep Coefficient
      • Relaxation of Steel
      • Relaxation Variation with Time F(t), ksi, t in days
      • Relaxation Reduction for Interaction with Creep and Shrinkage
    • Structural Analysis
      • Classical Matrix Structural Analysis Techniques
      • Element Library
      • Element and Nodal Point Loads
      • Element Restraining Forces
      • Cross Section Part Force Calculations
    • Response Calculation
      • Self Weight and Dead Loads
      • LL Response
      • CHBDC Load Combination
      • Post Tension
    • Specifications Check
      • Stress Check
      • Moment Capacity
      • Strain Compatibility
      • Design Surface Crackwidth
      • Shear Capacity