I am trying to investigate whether the exisiting pile cap with 13 pile beneath them is capable of taking an increased load or not. I am considering modelling the pile cap in Staad Pro as solid elements. how do I define the supports?. Existing piles were designed to take compression only and no...
I am designing a foundation of size 16'X 11'.Depth is 2' for the left 6' and 4' for the remaining length of the foundation. It rests partly on a existing foundation (2'ft depth portion) and rest of the length(with depth 4') is on soil. I will use modulus of subgrade of soil for the soil portion...
I am designing a foundation which rests partly on soil and partly on a existing concrete foundation. I am modelling it in Staad pro. I know the modulus of subgrade for soil. My question, how should I model the portion of foundation slab on the existing foundation? What are the constants that I...
