STAAD.foundation

Resources

Comprehensive Foundation Design

Features

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 loading—like 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

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

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 drawing detects 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