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Loading on Pile Cap

The loading on the pile cap from the column, concrete self-weight, and surcharge are nearly identical to a spread footing with the single exception that the column is always assumed to be centered on the pile cap. This effectively means there is no additional induced moment on the pile cap due to column eccentricity. For an in-depth discussion of the loading on a pile cap please refer to the Section 4.16.4.