Pile Cap Design & Analysis

Analyze any pile arrangement and design the pile cap accordingly.

Module Description

Analyze any pile arrangement and design the pile cap accordingly, including cap thickness, steel requirements, and rebar spacing. Any configuration of up to 200 piles may be analyzed for both axial and biaxial bending moments. The program then computes the centroid. Pile Cap Analysis & Design not only analyzes the pile group, but also designs the cap’s required thickness and reinforcement.

Digital Canal’s Pile Cap Analysis & Design has been in use for nearly 20 years. During that time, it has been used across the country to design hundreds of pile caps. The program is sophisticated enough for most designs, yet does not require an advanced degree to operate. In fact, learning to use the program takes about 15 minutes.

3D structural rendering of a reinforced concrete pile cap with multiple piles, column, and rebar layout, illustrating the type of foundation modeled in pile cap design and analysis software.

Technical Specifications

  • Analyze design pile caps for a column with up to 200 piles.
  • The column’s loads can include axial loads and biaxial bending moments for dead, live and wind loads.
  • The weight of the pile cap is automatically included in the analysis.
  • Pile group analysis is made using a linear strain model. In the case of wind loads, moment directionality (positive or negative sign) is accounted for automatically.
  • The centroid of the pile group is computed and displayed in the report.
  • Design the pile cap for shear, flexure, minimum steel requirement and development length criteria using ACI 318-2014. Shear design includes one way, two way and deep beam shear.
  • Reinforcement design includes suggested bar size, spacing, and material quantities.
  • A minimum thickness is input and incremented to satisfy shear requirements.