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Hello. I just came to know about this new foundation method known as post tensioned waffle mat slab foundation. Does anyone know how it is designed? If I can get any reference document it be helpful.
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I have two questions related to mat footing design in SAFE v16. 1) How to calculate the width of the design strips of mat footing? 2) I imported the model base reactions to Safe but punching shear design is not checked. What can be the possible solutions of the problem?
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How to model mat on pile cap on SAFE ? Does anyone have similar experience ?
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Dear All, I have recently designed Raft foundation for 6 story building in SAFE. I have 4 feet offset area on site and have already spread the raft upto 4 feet offset edges. The SBC is 17000 lb per sq.ft. I created uplift load cases according ACI-318-08 as shown in the attached picture. After analys...
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Assalamu Aalikum, Hi, I am a new member. I have a plot measuring 30*70 feet. Most of houses being built here (in Rawalpindi) have masonry foundations (a pyramid of bricks on PCC or sometimes the PCC layer has three to four iron rods of size 3/8 or 4/8 in this "PCC" layer. I want to make a raft... -
I need help regarding MAT footing design in safe. Please read questions mentioned below and comment if any extra step or correction need to be done. This MAT footing is for 4 storey building in zone 2A and bearing capacity would be more than 1.25 ton/sft. 1) Does we need to increase the bearing...
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Dears; The minimum steel ratio =0.0018 is for one face or for the 2 faces of the section (top & bottom)?? As far as I know that 0.0018 is for the face exposed to tension (not the 2 faces). Since the Mat suffers tension at top and bottom of the section at the same section so we provide 0.0018 for 2 f...
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Dear Respected Engineers; I want to make local thickening in a MAT foundation due to failure in Punching . Is there any limitation on the dimensions of this "drop Panel" because in my thought I will make it somewhat longer than the d/2 (after critical path) . For example in my case I have a 1000 mm...
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Dears seniors; I have an urgent issue I need your help all. The issue is that I want to make a MAT like in the picture please see the problem interpretation in the picture.
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assalam o alaikum, Dear Seniors, Kindly clarify what is the difference between MAT and FOOTING option in SAFE while defining slab property. Thanks.
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when we have raft foundation, is it necessary to draw it as we draw slab or just select all the joints at base level and turning them to fixed support will generate the effect of raft in analysis?
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