strap test.zip
Hello, I'm trying to design a strap footing and I modeled a very simple metal frame with only dead load and wind load. However, I keep getting the error saying my footing depth size exceeds the maximum embedment length. No matter how much I increase my embedment length, as well as increasing the soil allowable pressure just to see if it will work, I keep getting another error that the program is unable to size my footing/grade beam. I've attached the files for the model I created. Please help.
The maximum thickness that you input in the footing geometry page, should not exceed the value you input for the Embedment Depth. So I changed the former to 60 inches and the design was carried out. A modified file is attached for your reference.strap footing test_foundation.sfa
Hello,
Yes, I've tried that manipulating with that option before too. But instead of the "footing depth size exceeds the maximum embedment length," I get another error saying "the program cannot determine a suitable footing size within 200 trials" as mentioned above. I've ran the attachment you've included and it also says that error.
Please use the latest version of SFA ( 9.1.0.14) .. it should work fine with the suggested change