• What's New
  • 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
  • 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
  • Crack Width Calculation
  • Strap Footing Design
  • Tank Foundation Design
  • Drilled Pier Lateral Analysis Theory