Comprehensive Foundation Design

Features
Modeling

Intuitive user-friendly graphical user interface; the workflow is categorized and arranged to flow from top to bottom Complete foundation project environment which includes isolated, combined, strip, pile cap and mat foundations; it connects all the modules through a global layer Plant-specific foundations such as vertical vessel and heat exchanger foundations Specialized foundations like drilled pier and dead man anchor guy foundations Physical mat foundation modeling environment saves time and reduces errors Physical loadinglike point load on space, quadrilateral load, circular load, or line load allows user to simulate tank loading and wall loading STAAD.foundation is seamlessly integrated with STAAD.Pro to import loadings, reactions, column positions; users can even import any set of analyzed plates to design; program tracks changes made in STAAD.Pro model and can merge the changes with STAAD.foundation file Powerful OpenGL-based graphics helps visualize output like displacements, stress on displaced shape, combined beam stress, and entities like plates and beams in 3D for a realistic rendered view Automatic transfer of load from top of the pedestal to the base of the footing Automatic pile arrangement Automatic mesh generation considering holes, control regions and column lines; option for both triangular and quadrilateral plates Physical beam

Analysis and Design

Supports both flexible and rigid method Sophisticated FEM analysis for mat foundation powered by reliable STAAD analysis engine Supports unlimited number of load cases and load combinations Physical tie beam which automatically converts to analytical members for analysis and output like BM/SF and combined stresses are presented on physical entity Innovative and unique slab design to take full advantage of FEM analysis; it produces user-defined reinforcing zones and blocks for optimal reinforcement distribution which saves huge material Reinforcement can be laid out at any user defined direction Slab design along any cut line to simulate manual mat design technique Proper handling of biaxial moment for all footing types using finite

difference approach Pedestal design

Output

Step-by-step detailed calculation sheet with code clauses and equations to verify output and to understand actual processes involved in design General arrangements (GA) drawing with grid marks and to-scale drawingdetects overlaps and helps user to choose appropriate foundation type Detailed structural drawing of each footing with customizable arrow marks and labels Footing schedule drawing for the entire foundation project DXF export of all drawings Base pressure and plate stress color contour

Design Codes

United States - ACI 318-2005 United Kingdom - BS 8110 India - IS 456-2000 AS 3600-2004 CA A23 3-04