RCM ACI Builder designs pile caps for various geometry cases, including 2, 3, 4, 5, and strip-pile caps.

To ensure accuracy when using RCM ACI Builder V17.8.5, implement these engineering best practices:

Evaluating two-way shear around columns or concentrated loads is critical in flat slab and footing design. The 17.8.5 release refines the calculation of eccentric shear stress distributions, accounting accurately for openings near column faces and complex geometry boundaries. 3. Automated Rebar Optimization

RCM ACI-Builder applies the same code formulas found in ACI 318, making it as accurate as manual code-based calculations provided inputs are correct.

Engineers can input preferred bar sizes (e.g., #4 for stirrups, #8 for longitudinal steel). The software runs an iterative optimization routine to find the minimum area of steel ( As,mincap A sub s comma m i n end-sub

Step-by-step substitution of the user's specific geometric and material variables.