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Shallow Foundation Design

Isolated, combined and mat footings on soil under the columns of a SAP2000 or STAAD.Pro model: overturning, sliding, uplift and bearing on every SLS combination, plus footing and pedestal design to ACI 318-14 on every ULS one.

Shallow Foundation Design ⤢
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Key features

  • Reads model directly from open <b>SAP2000</b>/<b>STAAD.Pro</b> model
  • Click a column for an <b>isolated footing</b>, select several columns for a <b>combined footing / mat</b>
  • Automatically proposes dimensions and see results update live
  • SLS checks: <b>overturning, sliding, uplift, gross bearing</b>
  • Allowable bearing (<b>long term/wind/seismic</b>), with groundwater buoyancy
  • ULS footing design to <b>ACI 318-14</b>: one-way shear, bending reinforcement
  • <b>Pedestal design</b>
  • Metric D bars or ASTM A615M (#) bars
  • Saves the project to one .json (reopens without SAP2000) and exports Excel report

System requirements

Windows / SAP2000 or STAAD.Pro