I am designing a concrete pile cap which supports a bridge pier column. The piles are steel HP piles. I can reduce lateral deflections considerably by making the pile tops fixed instead of pinned. My plan is to embed them deep into the cap (say 2 ft).
My question is, is there any difference...
Hi all - I am designing a bridge where the concrete deck is composite with the steel stringers and am using LFD. Per AASHTO 10.50.2.3 in AASHTO 17th Edition, it mentions that the min longitudinal rebar must be 1% of the concrete area when the longitudinal stress in the concrete slab is greater...