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Cover, Soil, and Safety page

Used to input the soil properties and soil type. Unit types available in drop-down lists reflect the choices made on the Ribbed (Beam) Footing Job Setup page .

SettingDescription
Factor of Safety Against Overturning

Specify a factor of safety against overturning.

Unit Weight of Soil

Specify a density to be used for the soil, in the selected units.

Depth of Soil Above Footing

Specify the depth from soil surface to the top of footing, in the selected units.

Soil Bearing Capacity

Specify the allowable (?) capacity of the soil, in the selected units.

Surcharge for Loading

Specify a surcharge loading above the footing, in the selected units.

Note: For surcharge calculation only the cantilever portion of slab projected from each side of beam are to be considered. While calculation of soil weight above footing STAAD Foundation Advanced engine automatically excludes beam volume and pedestal volume for accurate estimation of soil weight.
Bottom Clear Cover

Specify a concrete clear cover distance to be used for the bottom-most layer of footing reinforcement, in the selected units.

Depth of Water Table

Specify the depth from soil surface to the water table, in the selected units.

If water table is not to be considered for this footing,

Pedestal Dimensions table

Table rows represent supports with the same numbers. Provide the pedestal dimensions for the corresponding support.

  • Ped Ht - If a pedestal is used a this support, specify a height, in the selected units.
  • Ped Depth - Specify a column (or pedestal, height is specified) depth (dimension parallel to the X axis), in the selected units.
  • Ped Width - Specify a column (or pedestal, height is specified) depth (dimension parallel to the X axis), in the selected units.
Note: Pedestal Design is support for US (ACI 318) code only.
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