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D E S I G N P R O G R A M
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Written by Bruce Howard
1920 Gallagher Road
Centralia, WA 98531
206-736-8950
Copyright (c) Bruce Howard 1991 All rights reserved.
POLE FOOTING DESIGN PROGRAM
SHAREWARE
Under the shareware concept you are allowed, in fact encouraged, to
freely copy, distribute and share this program with others as long as
it is not modified in any way and is accompanied by the disk
documentation files.
This is a fully functional version of POLE FOOTING, and nothing has
been removed that would deprive you of a complete evaluation of the
program.
The author reserves the right to make improvements and price changes
without notice.
DISCLAIMER:
This entire software package (including the documentation) is provided
in "as is" condition and includes no warranties, expressed or implied.
The entire risk for its use rests with the user.
The author makes no warranties as to the contents of this
documentation or the POLE FOOTING program and specifically disclaims
any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any
particular purpose. In no event will the author or anyone else who
has been involved in the creation, production or delivery of this
software and documentation be liable for any loss of profit or any
other loss or damage, including but not limited to special,
incidental, consequential or other damages. Included are losses
resulting from errors in the program whether or not the author had
been advised of the errors and the possibilities of such damages.
COPYRIGHT:
This software is copyrighted and all rights are reserved worldwide by
Bruce Howard and your use is subject to the limitations and
restrictions of the copyright laws and of this license.
We hereby release and modify our copyright protection for this version
of "POLE FOOTING" as follows.
You MAY:
1.) Use the software on a trial basis to obtain a complete evaluation
of its capabilities as to how it may fit your requirements.
2.) Copy the disk in its entirety for the purpose of distributing it
and may charge a nominal fee for the copying service, the disk
plus shipping and handling.
3.) Transfer disk contents in its entirety by electronic bulletin
boards or by other medium.
You MAY:
1.) NOT modify, translate, adapt, disassemble, or create other
software or documents from this software or documentation.
2.) NOT continue using this software as a permanent part of your
library without paying the fee and becoming a registered owner.
Commercial resale is strictly prohibited without written permission of
the author.
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POLE FOOTING DESIGN PROGRAM
T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S
OVERVIEW:
Program Description ........................................... 1
Machine Requirements .......................................... 1
Computer .................................................... 1
Printer ..................................................... 1
Software needs and files on disc ............................ 2
COPY AS NEEDED:
Back-up copy .................................................. 2
Copying to another floppy disc ................................ 3
Copying to hard disc .......................................... 3
INPUT INFO:
Special Keys Used by program .................................. 4
Form of input question ........................................ 4
Repeat input .................................................. 4
Input edits ................................................... 4
Input errors .................................................. 4
Typo errors ................................................. 4
Wrong value and Enter was pushed ............................ 4
BASICS:
Terms Used by program ......................................... 5
Basic Design info for input ................................... 5
PROGRAM INPUT:
Input questions ............................................... 6
PROGRAM DISPLAY OUTPUT:
What display output shows ..................................... 8
PROGRAM PRINTED OUTPUT:
What printed output shows ..................................... 9
COMMENTS & SUGGESTIONS:
What to do .................................................... 9
REGISTRATION:
Method 1: Money ............................................... 9
Method 2: Questionnaire ....................................... 9
Registration Form ............................................ 10
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POLE FOOTING DESIGN PROGRAM
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
This program is for the design of pole footings per 1985 thru
1991 UBC Sec. 2907(g) and gives you a print out or Design Calc that
can be part of your job calcs or submittal to Building Officials.
Based on your input of pole or footing diameter, height of load, load
acting on pole, lateral soil bearing and restraint condition, the
program will find depth of footing needed. The output will show your
input, equation used and depth needed. If depth is too shallow or too
deep, it will print warning message.
Program also has a option that if diameter is unknown, it will
display and/or print table of various diameters and their depths.
MACHINE REQUIREMENTS:
Computer:
This program is for a IBM or IBM compatible (XT or AT) machine
that has 200K of free memory. A hard drive is not required but is
nice to have (loads program faster and gets file info faster). At
least one 5 1/4" floppy disc drive (360 Kb or 1.2 Mb) is required for
running program, making back-up copies or hard disc installation. A
Numeric co-processor is not required but program will use it if
present and run faster. The monitor can be either color or mono.
Mouse, Joystick or Track-ball not required or used by program. Other
miscellaneous requirements, such as chair (Lazy-Boy or hardback),
liquids (water or soda), music (classical or rock), snacks (carrot
sticks or candy), atmosphere (home or office), etc., are at the
discretion of the user.
NOTE: A floppy disc is that flat square thing in a black jacket (not
leather) that is in a paper envelope. A hard disc is that thing-a-ma-
bob that is inside your computer that you never see.
Printer:
Most 80 or more column dot matrix printers will work with this
program if they support line drawing characters or IBM character mode.
If the drawing on cover sheet of this document is made with lines,
then your printer should be acceptable. If the drawing is made with
some letters, then you need to change dip switches on your printer
(see your printer manual) or get a different printer.
The use of printer cover, printer buffer, green bar paper, blue
bar paper, color ribbon, etc. is at the discretion of the user. We
have found that blank paper and black ribbon are best to use.
We were not able to try program with Daisy Wheel or Laser
printers. Try or use at your discretion.
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POLE FOOTING DESIGN PROGRAM
SOFTWARE NEEDS AND FILES ON PROGRAM DISC:
The program disc has the following files on it that are needed or
help running of program.
GO.BAT MANUAL.BAT TESTPRT.BAT
GO.TXT TESTPRT.TXT
POLE.EXE POLE.DOC (this document)
The GO.BAT file will clears screen and displays text in GO.TXT
file. The GO.TXT file contains information info on starting program
and information on printing this document.
The MANUAL.BAT file will clear screen, display message about
printing this document (POLE.DOC) and print this document (if you have
printer on).
The TESTPRT.BAT file will clear screen, display message about
printing a printer test and then print the TESTPRT.TXT file (if you
have printer on).
POLE.EXE file is the POLE FOOTING DESIGN PROGRAM.
Your CONFIG.SYS file should look something like the following lines.
FILES = 20
BUFFERS = 10
DEVICE = ANSI.SYS
ANSI.SYS is a standard DOS file that comes with your operating system.
The ANSI.SYS file and DEVICE = ANSI.SYS line in CONFIG.SYS file
are needed by program to function properly. If these items are not
present, program will run but some of the features (like clear screen,
home cursor) will not function.
If DEVICE = ANSI.SYS is not in your CONFIG.SYS file, you can use
your favorite text editor to add the line. You should also have a
copy of ANSI.SYS file in your root directory. See your DOS manual if
you need more info on CONFIG.SYS and ANSI.SYS.
BACK-UP COPY:
It is a good idea to have a back-up disk in case of problems. If
you are installing to hard disc, this program disc is your back-up.
If your using floppy disc drive, you should make copy of this disc for
daily use and keep original as back-up. See Copying to another floppy
disc for info on how to make copy.
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POLE FOOTING DESIGN PROGRAM
COPYING TO ANOTHER FLOPPY DISC:
When making a copy, please copy entire contents of disc using
DISKCOPY program that comes with your operating system (see your DOS
operating manual if needed). Steps are as follows.
NOTE: SOURCE disc is original disc & TARGET disc is disc that you are
putting copy on. If TARGET disc is not formatted, DISKCOPY will
format it before it makes copy.
1.a. One floppy drive (A:) - Put DOS disc in drive A:, at A: prompt
type DISKCOPY A: A: and push Enter key. Go to step 2.
1.b. Two floppy drives (A: & B:) - Put DOS disc in drive A:, at A:
prompt type DISKCOPY A: B: and push Enter key. Go to step 2.
1.c. Hard disc drive & floppy drive (C: & A:) - At C: prompt type
DISKCOPY A: A: and push Enter key. Go to step 2.
2. Follow instructions of DISKCOPY program.
COPYING TO HARD DISC:
Most hard discs are drive C (C:). If your drive letter is
something else, use it in place of C in following steps.
1. Go to root directory. At C:> prompt type CD \ and push Enter key.
2. Make new directory to put program in. I would suggest a directory
name of POLE, POLEFT or ENGR, but if you want you could call it
ANYNAME. At C:> prompt type MD POLE (or MD ANYNAME) and push Enter
key.
3. Go to new directory. At C:> prompt type CD POLE (or CD ANYNAME)
and push Enter key.
4. Copy POLE.EXE file to new directory. Put original POLE program
disc in in drive A:. At C:> prompt type COPY A:POLE.EXE and push Enter
key. Screen will show file POLE.EXE being copied.
The POLE FOOTING program should now be installed on your hard
disc. To run program, get in POLE (or ANYNAME) directory. At C:>
prompt type CD \POLE (or ANYNAME) and push Enter key. Then at C:>
prompt type POLE and push Enter key.
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POLE FOOTING DESIGN PROGRAM
SPECIAL KEY USED BY PROGRAM:
The program uses a special key that it sets up when program
starts and re-sets to normal when program ends.
F1 key - This key is the back-up one question key. When pushed, the
program will display the previous question. Continued pushing of F1
key will continue back-up process till you reach first question of
input.
NOTE: The F1 back-up key only works if it is the first key-stroke of a
new question. If you press a key and then press F1, the program will
end your input and go to next question or display a error message and
ask question again.
FORM OF INPUT QUESTION:
The form of the input question is to display the question,
display the old or previous input and have blinking cursor waiting for
response. Below is example of how question would look on screen.
Input Question: = Last Value = New Value
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NUMBER REQUIRED ...................... (XXXX) = 36 = _
REPEAT INPUT:
To repeat or reuse input value from last run (Last Value) for
current run, just push Enter key. If value is different, enter new
value and push Enter key. Most of the questions have repeat input
capabilities. When you first start the program up, it will use input
from pre-defined starting values built into program.
INPUT EDITS:
The program will edit your input to see if its reasonable. It
will check the number that you input to see if it is within the
allowable range that the computer will accept. Example - b = Diameter
range is 0.00 to 4.00 - If your input is greater or equal to 0.00 and
is less or equal to 4.00, then program will accept input. If not,
computer will beep and display acceptable range of input and ask
question again. Text input (such as Project Name, Project Number,
etc.) can not be edited.
Most questions need a numeric input. If you press a wrong key or
a letter key for input and press Enter key, computer will beep and
display comment and ask question again.
INPUT ERRORS:
Typo error - If you push wrong key during input, use back-space key to
move cursor backwards and retype input.
Wrong input and Enter was pushed - If you input a value and push Enter
and then realize it is wrong, push F1 key to back-up one question and
re-do input.
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POLE FOOTING DESIGN PROGRAM
TERMS USED BY POLE FOOTING PROGRAM:
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Before starting to do a computer design, you will need to
determine lengths and loads for input to program. See above drawing
for example of info needed. You will also need to know project
number, project name and pole ID. I would suggest making some written
notes and drawings on designs before running program (it may save you
time and errors).
BASIS DESIGN INFO FOR INPUT
Project Number
Project Name
Pole Number or ID code
b = Pole or footing diameter
h = Height of load from ground
P = Applied lateral load
S = Allowable lateral soil bearing
d = depth of footing
Constraint conditions
1/2" Motion at ground surface
Normal use condition
Restrained at ground surface
SEE INPUT QUESTIONS ON FOLLOWING PAGES FOR MORE DETAIL ON THESE ITEMS.
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POLE FOOTING DESIGN PROGRAM
PROGRAM INPUT QUESTIONS:
The program will ask you a series of question about the design
you are running. Following are the questions with some comments about
what you need to input.
REMEMBER to push Enter key after each input or to repeat input.
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1. Project Number (10 Char) .. (STOP = End Program) =
Input number or code (up to 10 characters) that is used to
identify the project or job. This could be a 2 digit year number and
a 3 or 4 digit project number. Example: 91123. The input can be any
number, letter or symbol on keyboard. Example: 1-91*123A. Any input
beyond 10 characters will be ignored by program.
If you input STOP (in capitals) or stop (in lower case), the
program will stop running (then you can catch it). You can not back-
up from this question.
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2. Project Name: (30 Char - Last char under arrow)
Input the project or job name (up to 30 characters) as you want
it printed on design. Any text inputed beyond arrow will be ignored
by program.
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3. Pole number or ID code (6 Char) ................ =
Input the pole number or ID code (up to 6 characters) as you want
it printed on design. Example: 1 or A. Any input beyond 6 characters
will be ignored by program.
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4. b = Pole or footing diameter (ft.) . (0 = Table) =
Input diameter of round post or footing or diagonal dimension of
square post or footing in feet. If diameter is 14", input 1.1667 as
diameter in feet. Input range for edit is 0 to 4 feet.
If you input 0 (zero), program will generate a table of diameters
and depths. The table will show diameters from 0.25 feet to 4.00 feet
by 0.25 foot increments.
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5. h = Height of load from ground (ft.) ........... =
Input distance in feet from ground surface to point of load
application. Input range for edit is 0.5 to 40 feet.
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POLE FOOTING DESIGN PROGRAM
6. P = Applied lateral load (lb.) ................. =
Input load in pounds applied to pole at h feet above ground.
Input range for edit is 0.5 to 4000 pounds.
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7. S = Allow lateral soil bearing (psf/ft) ........ =
Input allowable lateral soil bearing pressure as set forth in
Table No. 29-B of the UBC code book.
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******** CONSTRAINT OPTIONS ********
1) 1/2" NOTION AT GROUND SURFACE
2) NORMAL USE CONDITION
3) RESTRAINED AT GROUND SURFACE
8. Option code number from above menu ............. =
Input option number from above menu. Input range for edit is 1
to 3.
Option 1 - Used for isolated poles such as flagpoles or sign poles and
poles used to support buildings which are not adversely affected by
1/2" motion at ground surface due to short-term lateral loads.
Option 2 - Used for normal non-constrained conditions.
Option 3 - Used for conditions where there is a rigid floor slab or
rigid ground surface pavement that will restrain pole at ground
surface.
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After you respond to last question (OPTIONS), the program will
pause for a moment and then display design information on the screen.
The display will show your input and the depth(s) needed. This will
give you a chance to see if design is OK before you answer question
about OUTPUT TO PRINTER (see below). If display is correct, press
Enter key to print output.
If display is not correct or you do not want a print out, input
zero (0) and press Enter key to go back to first input question.
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9. OUTPUT TO PRINTER ................ (0=NO, 1=YES) =
Input 0 to not print output or input 1 to print output. The
program will always show a one (1) as a default answer. Input range
for edit is 0 or 1.
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POLE FOOTING DESIGN PROGRAM
PROGRAM DISPLAY OUTPUT:
Below are two samples of design display to screen.
SAMPLE 1: Actual Diameter inputed.
Project number ...... : 1-91-1234 10:45 am
Project Name ........ : XYZ SAMPLE BLDG.
Pole number or Id code: A
b = Pole or footing diameter ..... (ft.) = 2.000
h = Height of load from ground ... (ft.) = 12.000
P = Applied lateral load ......... (lb.) = 1000.0
S = Allow lateral soil bearing (psf/ft.) = 200.0
CONDITION = NORMAL USE CONDITION
d = Depth (ft.)
d = A/2 x (1.0+(1.0+(4.36 x h/A))^0.5) Where A = (2.34P)/(S x bd/3)
DIA.(ft.) DEPTH (ft.)
2.00 7.0718
OUTPUT TO PRINTER ................ (0=NO, 1=YES) = 1 =
SAMPLE 2: Diameter inputed as zero (0) to get table.
Project number ...... : 1-91-1234 10:45 am
Project Name ........ : XYZ SAMPLE BLDG.
Pole number or Id code: A
b = Pole or footing diameter ..... (ft.) = 0.000 (See Table Below)
h = Height of load from ground ... (ft.) = 12.000
P = Applied lateral load ......... (lb.) = 1000.0
S = Allow lateral soil bearing (psf/ft.) = 200.0
CONDITION = NORMAL USE CONDITION
d = Depth (ft.)
d = A/2 x (1.0+(1.0+(4.36 x h/A))^0.5) Where A = (2.34P)/(S x bd/3)
DIA.(ft.) DEPTH (ft.) DIA.(ft.) DEPTH (ft.)
0.25 15.9790 Depth > 12 ft. 2.25 6.7648
0.50 12.0894 Depth > 12 ft. 2.50 6.5025
0.75 10.3054 2.75 6.2746
1.00 9.2152 3.00 6.0741
1.25 8.4565 3.25 5.8958 Depth < 2 Dia.
1.50 7.8871 3.50 5.7357 Depth < 2 Dia.
1.75 7.4382 3.75 5.5909 Depth < 2 Dia.
2.00 7.0718 4.00 5.4590 Depth < 2 Dia.
OUTPUT TO PRINTER ................ (0=NO, 1=YES) = 1 =
NOTE: Output will show warning message if depth is greater than 12 ft.
or less than twice Diameter.
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POLE FOOTING DESIGN PROGRAM
PROGRAM PRINTER OUTPUT:
The output to the printer is same as shown on screen display
(see above samples). The program will add the heading POLE FOOTING
and date to top of each page printed. If you are doing a number of
calcs, the program will count number of lines printed and go to top of
form before printing a output so not to print on tear line. Each
output will be separated by a dashed line.
COMMENTS and SUGGESTIONS:
What makes a computer program great? It is feed-back from the
users. I will be working on Version 2.00 of the program in the future
and I need your comments and suggestions to help with the changes.
Use the program for a while. Show the output to project
engineers for their comments and suggestions. Show the output to
building officials for their comments and suggestions.
After you have done above, put together a list of comments and
suggestion and send it to:
Bruce Howard
1920 Gallagher Road
Centralia, WA 98531
(206) 736-8950 Evenings only
REGISTRATION:
As this is my first shareware release, I am more interested in
building a customer base than making a ton of money at this time (I
hope the money comes later, lots of it). I have a number of ideas for
engineering programs and have a number of programs in the works (such
as Rigid Frame, Beam Design, Ditch Flow, Masonry Retaining Wall
Design, Soil Classification, Shaped Round Pole Section Properties,
Energy Calc, Continuous Beam, Linear Regression and Statistical
Analysis).
Because I need to know what kind of programs do you want and what
kind of programs will you bye, I am offering two methods of program
registration.
Method 1:
$5.00 registration fee.
Method 2:
Answer Questionnaire about types of programs you would like to
see.
SEE NEXT PAGE FOR REGISTRATION FORM
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POLE FOOTING DESIGN PROGRAM
Version 1.01
Registration Form
Name:_____________________________________________ Date:____________
Company Name:_________________________________________________________
Address:______________________________________________________________
City:_____________________________ State:_______ Zip:_____________
Phone: ( ) ___________________
Where did you obtain your shareware version? _________________________
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│ │ Method 1: $5.00 registration fee. For this you will be added to
└──┘ my data base and I will keep you informed as new programs become
available or as updates become available. This fee will help cover
some of my mailing cost to keep you informed.
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│ │ Method 2: Answer questionnaire below. For this you will be added
└──┘ to my data base and I will keep you informed as new programs
become available or as updates become available.
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│ │ Do both Method 1 and Method 2. This is also acceptable.
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Q U E S T I O N N A I R E
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What kind of programs do you need? |_|Structural |_|Civil |_| Other
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What would you pay for good programs? |_|0-25 |_|26-50 |_|51-75
Which of following that I'am working on would you like to see released
next? Please pick three.
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|_|Rigid Frame |_|Energy Calc
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|_|Beam Design |_|Continuous Beam
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|_|Ditch Flow |_|Linear Regression
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|_|Masonry Retaining Wall Design |_|Statistical Analysis
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|_|Soil Classification |_|Round Pole Section Properties
Please list sections from UBC that you would like to have a computer
program to solve problem or do calculations with nice printout.
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
Send this form (or copy) to:
Bruce Howard
1920 Gallagher Road
Centralia, WA 98531