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The design involved in the formation of a base plate has always been a crucial part of the any structural design. There are various reasons to back up this statement, however the biggest reason is that loads are transferred from the massive structure to the foundation with the help of the base plate. The base plate can be considered to be an interface in between the massive structure and the foundation, which fulfills the load path into the foundation system. Base plate designs can also be used to provide a uniform distribution of massive structure loads into the foundation, and therefore comply with the shape of the foundation, generally a square or a rectangle.

  Dear ASDIP Customer: ASDIP FOUNDATION 4 was released recently. It includes the design of pile caps based on ACI 318 and CRSI Design Guide. The design of pile caps may be time-consuming, since it implies the check of multiple limit states for shear and bending, in addition to the pile axial and lateral capacity. But what about if you could model your pile cap in a software, check everything graphically as you go, and complete and optimize your design within minutes? Too good to be true? I have prepared a new blog post with a short video, where I show the design example of a typical pile cap completely from scratch using ASDIP FOUNDATION.  Y ou are invited to read this blog post and watch the video. Pile Cap Design Example Using ASDIP FOUNDATION Your comments and suggestions are welcome. Best regards, Javier Encinas, PE ASDIP Structural Software www.asdipsoft.com