What's New
What's New in CONNECT Edition V9.7
What's New in CONNECT Edition V9.6.1
What's New in CONNECT Edition V9.6
What's New in CONNECT Edition V9.5
What's New in CONNECT Edition V9.4
What's New in CONNECT Edition V9.3
What's New in CONNECT Edition V9.2
What's New in CONNECT Edition V9.1
What's New in CONNECT Edition V9.0
What's New in CONNECT Edition Update 4 (v8.4.0)
What's New in CONNECT Edition Update 3 (v8.3.0)
What's New in CONNECT Edition Update 2 (v8.2.0)
What's New in CONNECT Edition Update 1 (v8.0.1)
What's New in CONNECT Edition (v8.0.0)
V8i (SELECTseries 3) (Release 7.2)
General Mode
Plant Mode
V8i (SELECTseries 3) (Release 7.1)
General Program
General Mode
Plant Mode
V8i (SELECTseries 3) (Release 7.0)
General Program
New File Format
Updated Start Page
Global Settings Dialog Updates
General Mode
Machine Foundation Wizard
Dynamic Drawings in the Calculation Sheet
Variable Soil Bearing Table
Isolated Footings
Pile Cap Foundations
Mat Foundations
Combined Footings
Octagonal Footings
Strap Footings
Plant Mode
Toolkit Mode
Other Miscellaneous Enhancements
V8i (SELECTseries 2) (Release 6.2)
Integrated Structural Modeling
ACI 318-2008 & 2011
Enhanced Detail Drawing
Updated Detail Drawing Options
Mat Foundation General Arrangement Drawing
Combined Footing Sliding Check
Bottom Reinforcement Placement Options
Aspect Ratio for Isolated Footings
V8i (SELECTseries 1) (Release 6.1)
ISM Export
Anchor Bolt Library
Isolated Footing Enhanced Drawing
Concrete Check Options
Bearing Capacity Type
Compression Development Length for Isolated Footing
Top Reinforcement Load Factors
Negative Load Combination Factors
Soil Bearing and Self Weight Factors for Plant Mode
Sliding Check for Octagonal Footings
Node to Node Dimensions
Multiple Load Case Selection
Pedestal Reinforcement Input
Updates to Detailed Output Spreadsheet
Shear Design for Pedestals
Isolated Footing Error Reporting
Update to Import/Export
V8i (Release 6)
General Program Features
Plant Mode
General Mode
Getting Started
Welcome
System Requirements
Fundamentals
Starting STAAD Foundation Advanced
CONNECTED Project Association
To Associate a CONNECTED Project with Your File
To Disassociate a CONNECTED Project from a File
Choose Project dialog
Register a CONNECTED Project
Exiting
Foundation Modes
Global and Local data
Document Conventions
Using Window Panes
To float a window pane
Alternate method - To float a window pane
To dock a window pane
Alternate method - To dock a window pane
To close a window pane
Alternate method - To close a window pane
Toggle auto hide for a docked window pane
Alternate method - Toggle auto hide for a docked window pane
Graphical Input
Application Window Layout
Application button and menu
Create New Project dialog box
Open Project dialog box
File saving dialog
Print dialog box
Print Setup dialog box
Print Preview window
Quick access toolbar
Ribbon toolbar
Home tab
STAAD.Pro File Import dialog
Global Settings dialog
Report Setup dialog
afs Converter dialog
View tab
Color dialog box
Tools tab
Adding a dimension line between supports
Deleting a dimension line between supports
Adding a dimension line between meshed nodes
Deleting a dimension line meshed nodes
Move selected entities by… dialog box
Mat Foundation modeling wizard
Set Column Dimension dialog box
Translational Repeat dialog box
Add Circular Pressure Load dialog box
Creating a circular pressure load
Add Line Load dialog
Adding a Line Load to a Mat foundation
Add Point Load dialog
Adding a point load to a mat foundation
Add Reaction Load dialog
Adding a column reaction load to a support position
Add Rectangular Pressure Load dialog
Adding a quadrilateral pressure load
Unit Setup dialog box
Save Bitmap dialog
Bentley Cloud Services tab
Help tab
About dialog
Main Navigator pane
Tabbed View window
Start Page tab
Geometry page
Detail and Schedule Drawing tab
Detail and Schedule Drawing Options form
Save As dialog box (drawings)
Drawing Notes dialog box
GA Drawing tab
GA Drawing Options form
Calculation Sheet tab
Graphs tab
Graph Drawing Options form
Data Input and Load pane
Output Pane
Limited Versus Full Licensed Versions
General Foundations
Introduction
To create an isolated footing job
Global Data
Project Info
General Information form
Review History form
Modeling View Options form
Scale Setup form
Foundation Plan
Linear Grid Setup and Table form
Radial Grid Setup and Table form
Anchor Bolt Library form
Adding an anchor bolt library
Selecting an existing anchor bolt library
Column Positions table
Column Dimensions table
Pedestal and Anchor Bolt table
Loads & Factors group
Using Loads, Load Cases, and Load Combinations
Adding a load using pop-up menu
Deleting a load case from the active project file
Create New Load Case form
Adding a new load case to a project
Add a Column Reaction Load form
Creating a reaction load
Add a Point Load form
Creating a point load
Add a Quadrilateral Load form
Creating a quadrilateral load
Add a Circular Pressure Load form
Creating a circular load
Add a Line Load form
Creating a line load
Add an Irregular Surface Load form
Creating an Irregular Surface Load
Add Uniform Load form
Creating a uniform beam load
Add Concentrated Load form
Creating a concentrated load on a beam
Add Trapezoidal Load form
Creating a trapezoidal beam load
Load Multipliers form
Sliding and Overturning Factor Multiplier Form
Load Combination form
Load Combination Input dialog box
Add Self Weight & Modify Dead Weight Factor dialog box
Add self weight to mat foundations
Soil Properties
Pile/Soil Bearing Capacity Factors form
Variable Soil Bearing Table
Using a Variable Bearing Capacity Table for Design
Job Setup group
Creating a New Job
Job Info form
Loading form
Editing the current job
Deleting a job from the active project file
Delete Job form
Local Data
Isolated Footing job
Concrete and Reinforcement form (Isolated Footing)
Cover and Soil form (Isolated Footing)
Footing Geometry form (Isolated Footing)
Sliding and Overturning form (Isolated Footing)
National Annexure form (Isolated Footing)
Designing an isolated footing
Pile Cap job
Design Parameters form (Pile Cap)
Pile Layout (Predefined) form (Pile Cap)
Load Table for Support No <#> dialog
Pile Layout (Parametric) form (Pile Cap)
Designing a Pile Cap
Mat Foundation group
Deleting a mat region
Default Properties form (Mat Foundation)
Physical beam table (Mat Foundation)
Pile Position table (Mat Foundation)
Rectangular Pile Arrangement Parametric form (Mat Foundation)
Circular Pile Arrangement Parametric form (Mat Foundation)
Using Polyline form (Mat Foundation)
Create a mesh region using the polyline vertex coordinates
Draw a mesh region using the Polyline tool
Add Meshing Region > Add Rectangular Region form (Mat Foundation)
Create a rectangular mesh region parametrically
Draw a rectangular mesh region
Add Meshing Region > Circular Boundary form (Mat Foundation)
Create a circular mesh region parametrically
Draw a circular mesh region
Add Meshing Region > Regular Polygon form (Mat Foundation)
Create a regular polygon mesh region parametrically
Meshing Setup (Mat Foundation)
Add a meshing region in to the Meshing Setup tree
Generate a mesh for a boundary region
Edit geometry of a boundary region
Delete a boundary region from the meshing setup tree
Meshing Options dialog
Edit Meshing Region dialog
Analysis Properties > Slab Thickness form (Mat Foundation)
Analysis Properties > Soil Property form (Mat Foundation)
Calculate Subgrade Modulus From Soil Bearing Capacity dialog
Pile Spring Definition table (Mat Foundation)
Analyze (Mat Foundation)
Analyzing a mat foundation
Output View Options form (Mat Foundation)
Moment Envelope Generation form (Mat Foundation)
Slab Designer form
Mat Slab Design dialog
Beam Design form
Reinforcing Zoning form (Mat foundation)
Cut Slab by a Line form (Mat Foundation)
Design Report Along a Cut Line dialog box
Moment Capacity Check form (Mat Foundation)
Mat Foundation - Output Tables
Combined Footing
Creating a combined footing job
Creating a combined footing
Concrete and Rebar form (Combined footing)
Cover and Soil form (Combined footing)
Footing Geometry form (Combined footing)
Column Eccentricity form (Combined Footing)
Sliding and Overturning form (Combined footing)
Designing a Combined footing
Octagonal Footing job
Design Parameters form (Octagonal Footing)
Footing Geometry form
Anchor Bolt Details form
Designing an octagonal footing
Strap Footing job
Concrete and Reinforcement form (Strap Footing)
Cover and Soil form (Strap Footing)
Footing Geometry form
Other Parameters form
Designing a strap footing
Vibrating Machine Foundation
Block General Information page
Block Geometry page
Block Loading
Soil Parameter page
Ribbed Beam Foundation
Concrete and Reinforcement form (Ribbed Beam Footing)
Cover and Soil form (Ribbed Beam Footing)
Footing Geometry Form (Ribbed Beam Footing)
Column Eccentricity Form (Ribbed Beam Footing)
Sliding and Overturning form (Ribbed Beam Footing)
Beam Geometry Form (Ribbed Beam Footing)
Designing a Ribbed Beam Footing
Grouping Foundation Designs
To set the load type for a group of load cases
Plant Foundations
Introduction
Starting a new plant setup job
Vertical Vessel Foundation
Vertical Vessel Job page
Geometry page
Anchor Bolt Geometry page
Primary Load page
Wind Load Generation page
Time Period page
Seismic Load Generation page
Load Combination page
Design Parameters page
Pile Cap Geometry page
Heat Exchanger Foundation
Heat Exchanger Job page
Exchanger Geometry page
Footing Geometry page
Beam Geometry page
Primary Load page
Wind Load Generation page
Seismic Load Generation page
Load Combination page
Design Parameters page
Pile Cap Geometry Combined / Channel End / Shell End
Tank Foundation
Tank Foundation page
Tank Foundation Geometry page
Tank & Fluid Properties page
Primary Load Cases page
Wind Load Generation page
Seismic Load page
Load Combination page
Design Parameters page
Drilled/Driven Pier Foundation
Drilled Pier Job page
Pier Section page
Soil Section page
Loads page
Design Parameters page
Foundation Toolkit
Introduction
Starting a new foundation toolkit project
Isolated/Block Foundation
Creating an Isolated Footing job using the toolkit
Designing an Isolated Footing job using the toolkit
Editing an individual Isolated Footing dimension
Editing an Isolated Footing job using the toolkit
Deleting an Isolated Footing job using the toolkit
Isolated Footing Job page
Concrete and Rebar page
Cover and Soil page
Footing Geometry page
Sliding and Overturning page
Load page
Load Combination page
Combined Footing
Creating a Combined Footing job using the toolkit
Designing a Combined Footing job using the toolkit
Editing an individual Combined Footing dimension
Editing a Combined Footing job using the toolkit
Deleting a Combined Footing job using the toolkit
Combined Footing Setup page
Concrete and Rebar page
Geometry, Cover, Soil, & Safety page
Footing Geometry page
Load page
Load Combination page
Dead Man Anchor Guy Foundation
Dead Man Anchor Guy Foundation Job page
Design Parameters page
Load page
Footing Geometry page
Soil Profile page
Drilled Pier
Drilled Pier Job page
Drilled Pier Geometry page
Soil Profile page
Load page
Design Parameter page
Pile Cap
Pile Cap Job page
Load page
Load Combination page
Design Parameters page
Pile layout (Predefined) page
Pile layout (Parametric) page
Ribbed Beam Footing
Creating a Ribbed Beam Footing job using the toolkit
Designing a Ribbed Beam Footing job using the toolkit
Editing an individual Ribbed Beam Footing dimension
Editing an Ribbed Beam Footing job using the toolkit
Deleting a Ribbed footing using the toolkit
Design Philosophy
Ribbed (Beam) Footing Job Setup page
Concrete And Rebar page
Cover, Soil, and Safety page
Footing Geometry page
Beam Geometry page
Load page
Load Combination page
Creating Reports and Drawings
Creating Detailed Calculations Sheets
Printing a set of calculations
Create Drawing Files for use with CAD software
Creating a detail plan and elevation drawing for a foundation
Creating a foundation schedule (table) for a foundation job
Creating a general arrangement drawing for a foundation job
Adding a graphic to a report
Creating a design report
Printing a design report
Integration with External Programs
Working with STAAD.Pro
Importing data from STAAD.Pro
Exporting from Within STAAD.Pro
Working with spreadsheet programs
Import Foundation Input from a Microsoft Office Excel® spreadsheet
Input data into the spreadsheet
Import multiple job datasets into a project
Export data into a spreadsheet
Detailed Output to Spreadsheets
Manually Inputting Data from an Excel® spreadsheet
Copying and pasting data from a spreadsheet to
Copying and pasting data from to a spreadsheet
Working with Neutral Files
ISM Import and Export
What is ISM?
Sync ISM Tools
ISM and STAAD Foundation Advanced
Command Line Syntax
Quick Tour
Isolated Footing Example
Creating a new general foundation project
Entering Support Coordinates
Defining the Loads
Create a Load Case
Specify the loads imposed on our foundation by the columns
Assign the load to all supports
Create Load Combinations
Create an Isolated Footing Job
Entering Design Parameters
Performing an Isolated Footing Design
Mat Foundation Example
Creating a New Job for a Mat Foundation
Defining the Mat Boundary
Creating a Mesh
Specifying Slab Thickness
Analyzing the Slab
Slab Design
Pile Cap Example
Create a New Pile Cap Job
Entering Pile Data
Enter Pile Cap Design Parameters
Performing a Pile Cap Design
Strip Footing Example
Creating a Strip Footing Job
Entering Strip Footing Design Parameters
Performing a Strip Footing Design
Conclusion
Technical Reference
Introduction to Finite Element Analysis
Element Load Specification
Theoretical Basis
Axis System
Element Local Coordinate System
Output of Element Forces
Sign Convention of Element Forces
Program Theory
Isolated (Spread) Footing Theory
Minimum Footing Dimensions
Utilizing Passive Pressure Resistance in Overturning and Stability Checks
Utilizing the Cohesive Strength of Soil for Resistance to Sliding and Overturning
Isolated Footing Design per AS 3600 2018
Net Pressure Option for Isolated Footing
Calculating Isolated Footing Sizes
Calculation of Gross Bearing Capacity for Various Load Cases
Isolated Footing Design per GB 50007-2011
Isolated Footing Design per Canadian A23.3 2019
Pile Cap Theory
Pilecap Design per Canadian A23.3 2019
Mat (Raft) Foundation Theory
Calculating the Factors of Safety for Mat Foundations
Mat Footing Design per Canadian A23.3 2019
Combined (Strip) Footing Theory
Driller Pier Theory (Axial Load Analysis)
8.12.1 API Method
8.12.2 FHWA Method
8.12.3 Vesic Method
Pedestal Theory
Pedestal Design per Eurocode 2 for Isolated Footings
Calculation of Loads
Wind Load Generation
Wind Loads per PIP STC01015 2017 / ASCE 7-2010
Wind Loads per IS 875 Part 3
Seismic Load Generation
Seismic Loads per IS 1893 Part 1 2002
Seismic Load Generation per PIP STC01015 April 2017
Crack Width Calculation
Strap Footing Design
Tank Foundation Design
Drilled Pier Lateral Analysis Theory