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Pile Cap Design

The design and detailing results are displayed on

the screen at all times and are instantaneously
updated with every key press for true interactive
design. The graphically explicit output allows you to
see at a glance how the pile cap is being detailed,
while clear and concise calculation output provides
instant evaluation of the comprehensive and
accurate design.
MasterRC Pile Cap Designer makes light work of
the laborious task of designing and detailing pile
caps, whilst providing advanced design options
allowing you to maintain control over the design
process.
OPERATIONAL FEATURES

DESIGN FEATURES

Calcs, dimensions and reinforcement details

Design pile caps based on bending theory

are clearly presented on screen.

or using a truss analogy method.

You can export the calculations and dimensioned

Deep beams accurately designed

detailed drawing and schedule to the printer.

PowerPad users can export to Word.

using deep Beam Theory.

In truss analogy, when piles are greater than 3 diameters

The Pile Cap Designer uses the efficient and

apart, any steel outside the 3 diameter bands is ignored.

The truss analogy also considers concrete compression.

popular MasterSeries Designer Suite interface.

Easy to learn and simple to use.

Any number of pile caps can be designed in one file.

Enhanced shear stress capacity is taken into account

when checking plane and punching shear.

1-9 Pile pile-caps with Concentric Axial Load.

The general form of the pile caps follows the conventions
established by Whittle and Beattie (Concrete, 1972).

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Pile Cap Design

MasterSeries Pile Cap Designer provides you with a

fast route to the analysis, design, design, detailing and
scheduling of regularly shaped pile caps for 1 to 9 piles.

SCHEDULING FEATURES

Use circular or square piles.

Draws and details the variable bars

Produce complete and accurate schedules

with a single mouse click.

in 3 and 7 pile pile-caps.

Export the schedule to the printer. PowerPad

Option to provide nominal top reinforcement.

You can also export dimensions and

users can export to Word.

Choose to detail the reinforcement to BS

reinforcement details to DXF file.

4466, BS 8666 or SABS 082.

Users with MasterRC can export details to AutoCAD

Include weights per bar size and weights per pile cap.
Schedules for 3 and 7 pile Pile-Caps can only be

in MasterRC format, where reinforcement can be

modified and scheduled inside MasterRC to match.

scheduled in MasterRC due to the varying bar lengths.

User defined pile spacing & overhang.

POWERPAD
MasterRC Pile Cap is included in POWERPAD and POWERPADPLUS for
the analysis, design and detailing of pile caps with one or two piles.
With POWERPADGOLD you can choose to upgrade MasterRC Pile Cap to
the full version, allowing you to design up to 9 pile arrangements.

C&SCS Ltd. 2007.11

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Pile Cap Design

DETAILING FEATURES

More information
MasterSeries
Civil & Structural Computer Services Limited
1 Circular Road
Newtownabbey
Co. Antrim
BT37 0RA
United Kingdom
Phone
UK: 028 9036 5950
RoI: 048 9036 5950
Overseas: +44 28 9036 5950
Fax
UK: 028 9036 5102
RoI: 048 9036 5102
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Email
Technical Support: help@masterseries.co.uk
Sales: sales@masterseries.co.uk
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