STAAD Foundation Advanced Help

Add self weight to mat foundations

  1. Do either of the following:

    Select Loads & Factors > Apply Self Weight from the Main Navigation pane.

    or

    Select the Self Weight tool from the Tools ribbon tab.

    The Add Self Weight & Modify Dead Weight Factor dialog box opens containing a list of all load cases.
  2. Select the Include check box for each load case to have Self Weight included.
    Tip: At the bottom of the dialog there is a control to toggle the selection of all load cases.
  3. Specify a Factor by which to multiply the program-calculated self weight and/or dead weight. This is set to unity (1) by default. Factor values will be used to for load combinations. For service load combinations self weight will be multiplied by the corresponding factor of that load combination. This factor governs both the foundation self weight as well as the weight of soil above a mat foundation.
  4. Click on OK to assign/un-assign self weight.
Tip: Self Weight and factors can also be set for individual load cases when load cases are created or selected in the Load Description Tree.
Parent topic: Add Self Weight & Modify Dead Weight Factor dialog box