Apurba Tribedi

A new version of STAAD Foundation Advanced (Version 7.2) is just released. This will be the last version of V8i generation product before we move to our next generation CONNECT edition. Like last release (version 7.1), it was released as a minor update…

A new version of STAAD Foundation Advanced (version 7.1) was just released. Although it was released as a minor update, it contains several important enhancements. Addition of these new features is a strong sign that this product is maturing very fast…

A new version of STAAD Foundation Advanced (Version 7.0) has just been released. As a matter of fact, it was a much-awaited version for its content-rich, new features. Improvements include a new foundation module as well as adding advanced features to…

The update (patch) of STAAD Foundation Advanced V8i SELECT series 2 (Release 6.2) is now available on SELECT to download. It is recommended for all users of STAAD Foundation Advanced version 6.2 to install this update package. This will update your existing…

Design an Isolated (spread/pad) Footing with STAAD Foundation Advanced

This is the second post to introduce and explain a series of tutorials created to demonstrate different features of STAAD Foundation Advanced. In a former blog post, the STAAD Foundation…

STAAD Foundation Advanced Tutorials

Series 1: The Basics

Recently a series of video tutorials were created to demonstrate different features of SFA. We will go through each one of those tutorials in details. This following write-up is the precursor…

STAAD Foundation Advanced (Version 6.2) is just released. The release includes new options and enhancements of isolated and combined footings along with near complete ISM implementation. To honor many users requests, the  program now supports 3 editions…

A new version of STAAD Foundation Advanced has been recently released. This is V8i SELECT series 1 release and the program version is 6.1. This is the first update of STAAD Foundation Advanced.

This version addresses long standing issues like net bearing…

A new generation of Foundation analysis and design software, STAAD Foundation Advanced, has been recently released. It replaces the STAAD.foundation software with more design codes, more functionality to basic modules, and new advanced modules.

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The Indian Concrete Institute has recently published a paper by me.

The Institute produces an annual technical volume in conjunction with CEMCON, a conference and exhibition that provides a forum for civil engineers interested in advancing the knowledge…

The second update (patch) of STAAD.foundation V8i SELECT series 4 (Release 5.3) is now available on SELECT to download.

It is recommended for all users of STAAD.foundation version 5.3 to install this update package. This will update your existing 5.3…

STAAD.foundation V8i SELECT series 4 (Release 5.3) is now available on SELECT to download. The Version 5.3 release is a part of STAAD integrated release series and it takes STAAD.Pro integration to a completely new level. STAAD.foundation is now installed…

STAAD.foundation V8i SELECT series 3 (Release 5.2) is now available on SELECT to download. Version 5.2 is a major update on version 5.1. This version tries to close the gap in terms of number of modules supported by different codes. The US code still…

STAAD.foundation V8i SELECT series 2 (Release 5.1) is finally released. This version is a major update on version 5.0 and specially focused on plant foundations.

Plant foundation mode has been revisited and enhanced to align the work flow with…