New and Existing Foundations in STAAD
New and Existing Foundations in STAAD
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I have been asked to design a steel frame which is to be supported on new and existing pier foundations. If I know the existing pier capacity, what is the best way to model it in STAAD so that the support does not accept more load than the pier's capacity?






RE: New and Existing Foundations in STAAD
RE: New and Existing Foundations in STAAD
I think you need to create a pier layout/geometry that distributes the load in a way that limits the load on the existing piers to whatever their capacity is. Not by plugging in a max load but by creating and tweaking the geometry that leads to that condition.
RE: New and Existing Foundations in STAAD