Webinar: Pier Cap Design Utilizing the Strut-and-Tie Provisions of AASHTO LRFD and MIDAS Civil Software
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Author: Daniel Baxter
Publish Date: 25 Feb, 2021
In this Midas Webinar Session, our Top Expert Engineer Daniel Baxter and Shayla Olson from Michael Baker International shared their knowledge present on pier cap designs using the strut-and-tie method and explain how to use the moving load tracer function in MIDAS and how to write nodal load definitions to the MCT program text file. For all North America engineers, you can also join our next workshop sessions by signing up here www.midasoft.com/midas-expert-network.
Daniel provided the answers to questions we weren't able to answer as well! Check out the answers below.
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