STAAD Foundation Advanced

V8i

What's New
DAA039230-1/0001
Last updated: 16 September 2011

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1.1 General Program Features

1.2 Plant Mode

1.3 General Mode

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Thank you for your purchase of a STAAD Foundation Advanced V8i license!
This new product is built upon the previous STAAD.foundation program but
includes powerful new features and an improved user interface. The name
change represents the extended feature set available in the program in
comparison to the limited foundation design capabilities which are available
with a license of STAAD.Pro V8i.
Whether you are new to STAAD Foundation Advanced or have used
STAAD.foundation in the past, then we suggest you spend some time reading
this document and trying some of the examples in order to familiarize yourself
with the program. Even if you've used previous versions STAAD.foundation
before, we feel that you'll benefit from learning the new user interface.
The following list provides describes new features for users of STAAD
Foundation Advanced (the previous version of this product).

1.1 General Program Features

The following features have been added to the program as general features:

1.1.1 Ribbon interface

The user interface has been updated with a new tabbed toolbar setoften
referred to as a Ribbonsimilar to that found in Microsoft Office 2007 and
later. This provides better organization of tools and features as well as exposes
many features which often hard to locate.

File operations, such as creating new files, opening existing files, saving
files, and printing are included on the Application menu, which is
accessed by click the Application menu button located in the top-left
corner of the program window.

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All other tools are located on a series of Ribbon tabs, which are grouped
by feature.
Commonly used tools can be added to the Quick Access toolbar, which is
visible from just below the Ribbon and remain the same regardless of
which Ribbon tab is selected.

1.1.2 Export of detailed output to Microsoft Office Excel spreadsheet file

You can now export detailed output to a Microsoft Office Excel spreadsheet
file for the following types of general foundations:
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Isolated footings (US and Indian codes)

Combined footings (US and Indian code)
Strap foundations (US code Only)
Octagonal foundations (US Code only)

From the Footing job branch in the Main Navigator pane, select the Detailed
Output option. A Windows Save As dialog opens to save the detailed design
information for each footing in the current job to an .XMLfile in the
ExcelMLformat, which can then be opened in Microsoft Office Excel.

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1.2 Plant Mode

1.2 Plant Mode

The following features have been added to the Plant foundation mode in
STAAD Foundation Advanced:

1.2.1 Tank Footing

A new parametric wizard has been added to parametrically model and design a
ring foundation supporting a tank vessel for US and Indian codes. Tank
foundation design complies to:
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ASCE 7
ACI 318
PIP (Process Industry Practices) STE03350
Seismic loads per API 650, Section E
IS 456 and IS 875 Part 3

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1.2.2 Drilled/Driven Pier foundations

A new parametric wizard has been added to design drilled shaft or driven pier
foundations used to resist axial and lateral loads. The pier can have any
number of sections along its length and essentially any number of soil layers
can be modeled.

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1.2.3 Group Horizontal Vessel Footings

The foundations at each end of a Heat Exchanger/Horizontal Vessel foundation
can be designed as identical. This option will then only allow input for the
"Left" Footing and design both foundations for the maximum requirements.
Simply set the Identical Footings option on the Footing Geometry page
when Isolated Footings are being designed.

1.2.4 Self Weight for Ultimate Loads

The option to include the foundation self weight for ultimate loads (concrete
design) under the Global Settings dialog box is now respected for Plant
foundation jobs as well as foundation jobs created under the General
foundation mode.
Simply click the Global Options tool found on the Home ribbon tab and set
the option.

1.3 General Mode

The following features have been added to the General foundation mode in
STAAD Foundation Advanced:

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1.3.1 Octagonal Footing

An isolated, octagonal footingsimilar to the option for the Vertical Vessel in
Plant modecan be designed as a separate foundation job from the General
mode. Parameters similar to other isolated footings are entered via property
pane, as well as anchor bolt data for concrete design.
This foundation types can be selected when creating a new foundation job in
the General mode for US code design.

1.3.2 Strap Footing

A strap footingsimilar to the option for Heat Exchanger/Horizontal Vessel
in Plant modecan be designed as a separate foundation job in the General
mode. This foundation type consists of a grade beam between two isolated
footings. This single job analyzes the beam and footing system and designs
both elements.
This foundation types can be selected when creating a new foundation job in
the General mode for US code design.

1.3.3 Australian Code Modification

Several enhancements have been made to the design of foundations per the
Australian code:
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Strength reduction factor, , from table 2.3: one-way shear, punching

shear, and reinforcement
Modified punching shear calculations per Sect. 9.2
Refined minimum percent of steel
A revised calculation sheet

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