SlideRuleEra - That's a very accurate sketch of my situation, and a very simple way to solve the problem.
STrctPono - Only need worry about steel girders at the bents this time. I like the idea of sandwiching the pier-cap and keeping everything up-top.
Both solutions are good ideas and I like...
Hello - I’m wondering if anybody knows about any provisions from AASHTO, ACI, or others for dealing with edge loading of concrete? Looking at AASHTO, all I find regarding bearing is in AASHTO 5.7.5 which seems of which seems insufficient for my situation as described below.
The project I'm...
