Using PipePac for Basic RCP Design
The basic Indirect Design Method used for precast concrete pipe is relatively simple. However, to save time, the American Concrete Pipe Association (ACPA), along with the Canadian Concrete Pipe and Precast Association (CCPPA), have made available a web-based program called PipePac. PipePac has three modules: Life Cycle Analysis (LCA for evaluating the life cycle cost of a pipe installation, CAPE (Cost Analysis Pipe Envelope) to evaluate the installed cost of various pipe products, and the 3 Edge Bearing (3EB) Analysis to perform an indirect design of buried precast concrete pipe.
This seminar will focus strictly on the 3EB Analysis module of the program and is a follow up webinar to Basic Concrete Pipe Design. Knowing the basic nomenclature used for Indirect Design, the Engineer can easily perform designs using PipePac/3EB. This webinar will take the software user through the program and design examples.
KEY TAKEAWAYS:
- How to use the PipePac program for basic design.
- How to evaluate multiple installation options at the same time.
- How to evaluate highway live loads in PipePac.
- How to determine if a trench or embankment condition is governing the design.
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