STAAD Foundation Advanced

V8i

What's New
DAA039810-1/0001 Last updated: 26 July 2012

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1 Integrated Structural Modeling
1.1 Creating ISM Repositories 1.2 Update Repository Enhancements 1.3 To create a STAAD Foundation Advanced model from an ISM Repository

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2 ACI 318-2008 & 2011 3 Enhanced Detail Drawing

3.1 Combined Footing 3.2 Heat Exchanger Footing 3.3 Octagonal Footing

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4 Updated Detail Drawing Options 5 Mat Foundation General Arrangement Drawing 6 Combined Footing Sliding Check 7 Bottom Reinforcement Placement Options 8 Aspect Ratio for Isolated Footings 9 Combined Footing Optimization

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Thank you for your purchase of a STAAD Foundation Advanced V8i license! This new product is built upon the previous STAAD.foundation program but includes powerful new features and an improved user interface. The name change represents the extended feature set available in the program in comparison to the limited foundation design capabilities which are available with a license of STAAD.Pro V8i. Whether you are new to STAAD Foundation Advanced or have used STAAD.foundation in the past, then we suggest you spend some time reading this document and trying some of the examples in order to familiarize yourself with the program. Even if you've used previous versions STAAD.foundation before, we feel that you'll benefit from learning the new user interface. The following list provides describes new features for users of STAAD Foundation Advanced (the previous version of this product). The following list provides describes new or enhanced features of STAAD Foundation Advanced V8i (SELECTseries 2) release 6.2 added since release 6.1:

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Chapter 1

2 STAAD Foundation Advanced

1 Integrated Structural Modeling

1 Integrated Structural Modeling

1.1 Creating ISM Repositories
You can now create Integrated Structural Modeling (ISM) repositories from an even greater number of STAAD Foundation model types. In addition to Combined and Isolated footings, you can now export the following types of foundation to ISM:
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Pile Cap (All codes) Octagonal Strap

1.2 Update Repository Enhancements

Now in update repository, we have provided a model filter to filter out unnecessary objects from the model.

1.3 To create a STAAD Foundation Advanced model from an ISMRepository

You can now import any superstructure ISM repository into STAAD Foundation Advanced using the New from Repository tool. For reading and updating a repository, a model filter is provided that simplifies the ISM repositorys ISM model into a subset that is appropriate for STAAD Foundation Advanced, filtering out those objects which are not needed in the application depending upon the action (whether reading repository or updating repository). To read model data from a repository to create a new STAAD Foundation Advanced model: 1. Click the STAAD Foundation Advanced Application button and select General Mode. 2. Click the STAAD Foundation Advanced Application button and select Sync ISM > New from Repository from the application menu. The Open Repository dialog opens. 3. Select an existing ISM repository (file extension .ism.dgn) and click Open. The program reads all the supports and the support reactions from the ISM repository and creates a new model.

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2 ACI 318-2008 & 2011

2 ACI 318-2008 & 2011

STAAD Foundation Advanced now supports ACI 318 - 2008 and 2011. Now when creating a job, you have the option of choosing the design code version for US code.

Once designed, the calculation sheet will reflect the selected code.

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3 Enhanced Detail Drawing

3 Enhanced Detail Drawing

The following enhancements have been added to construction-ready detail drawings produced by STAAD Foundation Advanced.

3.1 Combined Footing

The detail drawing for combined footing has been greatly improved. The enhanced drawing is now construction-ready:
Figure 3-1: Elevation, plan, and section views

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Figure 3-2: Anchor bolt details

It consists of following key features

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Auto-scaled views Sheet Management True scale reinforcement along with thickness for congestion detection Anchor bolt overlay on pedestal reinforcement Concrete grout, leveling concrete, Project Elevation options Revised Title Block

This feature has been implemented for isolated footings for all codes.

3.2 Heat Exchanger Footing

The detail drawings for heat exchanger footings have been greatly improved.

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Figure 3-3: Heat exchanger isolated footing drawings

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Figure 3-4: Heat exchanger combined footing drawings

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Figure 3-5: Heat exchanger pedestal detail drawings

3.3 Octagonal Footing

Figure 3-6: Octagonal detail drawings

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10 STAAD Foundation Advanced

4 Updated Detail Drawing Options

4 Updated Detail Drawing Options

With the enhanced detail and schedule drawing options, you can enter appropriate inputs to be viewed in detailed drawings.
Figure 4-1: Detail and Schedule Drawing Options pane

Stirrup arrangement can be modified clicking Change Stirrup Arrangements and edit the table to accommodate multiple pedestals in combined footing.

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5 Mat Foundation General Arrangement Drawing

5 Mat Foundation General Arrangement Drawing

General Arrangement drawings are available for mat foundations. Foundation overlaps can be visually detected from the GA drawing.
Figure 5-1: GAdrawing including mat and other foundation types

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6 Combined Footing Sliding Check

6 Combined Footing Sliding Check

A sliding check has been implemented for combined footing, for all codes.

Select the Design Parameters for the job in the Main Navigator to set the Factor of safety against sliding has been added to accommodate sliding factor of safety.

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7 Bottom Reinforcement Placement Options

7 Bottom Reinforcement Placement Options

You now have an option to choose the direction of the bottom layer of reinforcement. Based on reinforcement bottom direction, the effective depth calculation will change

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8 Aspect Ratio for Isolated Footings

8 Aspect Ratio for Isolated Footings

Now, isolated foundations can have same aspect ratio as that of column support they are supporting.

By entering 0 in the Length/Width Ratio field, the isolated footing aspect ratio will be set to the column length/width ratio.

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9 Combined Footing Optimization

9 Combined Footing Optimization

A combined footing will be sized based on loading applied on top of the footing. When the Optimize Footing Size option is selected as No, the footing dimensions will be increased in both directions which can lead to an oversized footing. When the Optimize Footing Size option is selected as Yes, the footing size will increase only in direction where loads (shear force/moments) are applied.

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