https://communities.bentley.com/products/ram-staad/f/ram-staad-forum/175482/cs-cross-section-trimming-for-mat-footing-rf-placementFor a mat foundation 5 feet deep, would making Cross Section Trimming to none for this option be accurate when modeling. I want to apply a distributed RF along the top and bottom of footing at a certain spacing. For the properties what should Ien-USTelligent Community 12https://communities.bentley.com/thread/507257?ContentTypeID=1Thu, 21 Feb 2019 22:08:14 GMT6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:bb637e1e-356f-402e-a08a-e71f7144bfb6Seth Guthrie<p>If the mat is constant thickness, then the trimming options do not matter. See:&nbsp;<a href="/products/ram-staad/w/structural_analysis_and_design__wiki/4514/cross-section-trimming-tn">https://communities.bentley.com/products/ram-staad/w/structural_analysis_and_design__wiki/4514/cross-section-trimming-tn</a></p> <p>Regarding slab face, see:&nbsp;<a href="/products/ram-staad/w/structural_analysis_and_design__wiki/8362/ram-concept-reinforcement-faq">https://communities.bentley.com/products/ram-staad/w/structural_analysis_and_design__wiki/8362/ram-concept-reinforcement-faq</a>&nbsp;</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>