• A new and improved user interface.

             

• Simplified modelling process for isolated, combined and mat foundations including pedestals.

             

• A new prompt-based workflow to guide users through the various stages of modelling to design of foundations.

               

• Import one or multiple STAAD.Pro analytical models with beam and plate elements with auto detection of mat foundations, slabs and walls along with associated regions and openings.

               

• Import SFA V9 models with loads, load combinations, pedestals etc. to further analyze and design the foundation systems.

               

• Definition of different levels in the program to facilitate the automatic calculation of overburden soil loads including buoyant loads. Representation of the levels with a “level scale” for imported models.

               

• “Import” facility to provide more control to the user on the import process.

               

• Import of .dxf files to enable rapid generation of foundation objects along with regions and openings for mat foundations.

               

• Automatic consideration of the column footprint area while applying pressure load over foundation structures.

               

• Plot of plate moments and shear forces for isolated and combined foundations analyzed as finite elements along the foundation element local direction and shell local directions.

               

• Plot of plate moments and shears for mat foundations along the shell local directions and global directions.

               

• Enhanced cutline feature with graphs for plate stresses along and about the cutline.

               

• Stability checks include soil capacity envelope, pile capacity envelope (for pile supported mat foundations), sliding and overturning and Loss of Contact checks.

               

• Automatic determination of dimensions of isolated and combined footings. Convergence graph to track the various iterations towards the convergence of the foundation dimensions.

             

• Both rigid and finite element analysis can be performed to analyze isolated and combined footings.

               

• Design of isolated, combined and mat foundations to ACI 318 2014, ACI 318 2019 and IS 456 2000 codes. 

               

• Design of pedestals to ACI 318 2014, ACI 318 2019 and IS 456 2000 codes, with visual aids to verify the interaction ratio, area of steel provided, steel percentage and the detailing of the provided reinforcements.

               

• Improved flexure design of foundations to include calculations of development length, curtailment length and minimum spacing checks. Design based on first principles with capability to design double reinforced sections, if required.

               

• One way shear check for mat foundations with automatic identification of shear planes around columns.

               

• Enhanced punching check where the possible punching perimeters are determined based on a user specified search criteria and the critical one selected for punching check.

             

• Improved calculations for Bill of Quantities for foundations to include reinforcement, concrete and formwork, with options to compare BOQs between various design options.

               

• Rationalization of designed flexure reinforcement for different surfaces of a mat foundation.

               

• An enhanced “Live Report” module with context specific options, detailed equations and image capturing capabilities.

             

• Generation of general arrangement, sectional and reinforcement plan drawings.

               

• The program allows for advanced automated workflows based on a generated command file.