STAAD Foundation Advanced Help

Slab Design

Slab design in STAAD Foundation Advanced has three distinct parts.

First step is to generate moment envelope. Next step is to design the slab and the last step is to create reinforcement zones for reinforcement layout.

  1. Select Mat Foundation job > Mat slab analysis/design options > Moment envelope generation in the Main Navigator pane.
    The Moment Envelope Generation form (Mat Foundation) opens in the Data Input pane.
  2. Define the longitudinal axis of the slab by specifying Starting X / Z coordinates of 0,0 and Ending X/ Z coordinates of 100, 0.
  3. Select Use all load cases for the Select load type list.
  4. Click the Generate Moment Envelope button to generate moment envelope. The program generates a finite number of discrete points which are used as design points.
  5. Select Mat Foundation job > Mat slab analysis/design options > Design Parameters in the Main Navigator pane.
Parent topic: Mat Foundation Example