LEAP Bridge V8i

New Features in LEAP RC-PIER v.9.0.0

• Stepped cap: Users can now define stepped caps for piers. Program provides two options to compute the step thickness using start and end elevations or to input step thickness manually.
  
  
• Custom load combinations: Program provides two options:

1. Generate default combinations.
2. Define your own combination selecting individual load case and factor.

• Analysis filter: User has the ability to filter out analysis results based on member and node number selection.
  
  
• Check point for flexure and shear design: In cap design, the users can now define separate design check points for flexure and shear.
  
  
• Ability to define footing eccentricity in both X and Z directions. 
  
  
• A new grid format for loads data allows importing loads from CSV file type. Also, allows copy/paste from and to Excel spreadsheets.
  
  
• In previous version, stem wall was assumed to be concentric with the footing. In v9.0, this limitation has been removed and users can now define eccentric stem walls.
  
  
• Program now has new pile section library.
  
  
• Footing dialog is improved to help user easily define footing/eccentricity dimensions.