How to model mat foundation with lots of steel embedment plates on top of slab, in STAAD Foundation Advanced?https://communities.bentley.com/products/ram-staad/f/ram-staad-forum/233890/how-to-model-mat-foundation-with-lots-of-steel-embedment-plates-on-top-of-slab-in-staad-foundation-advancedHow to model mat foundation with lots of steel embedment plates on top of slab, in STAAD Foundation Advanced? (embedment plates with 6 inch long studs are covering approx. 75% of of slab area). Is there any trick to account for the difference in materialen-USTelligent Community 12RE: How to model mat foundation with lots of steel embedment plates on top of slab, in STAAD Foundation Advanced?https://communities.bentley.com/thread/726561?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 15 Aug 2022 11:51:06 GMT6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:8434ae11-d72c-41e0-bc30-ad40384756ccPrabhash Shah<p>ok. will try modeling using solid elements.&nbsp;Thanks for your response.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>RE: How to model mat foundation with lots of steel embedment plates on top of slab, in STAAD Foundation Advanced?https://communities.bentley.com/thread/726073?ContentTypeID=1Thu, 11 Aug 2022 10:44:51 GMT6dad98f5-dbc9-4c4d-a9ba-e9da8dc6aa8e:e9c71b31-7f07-4634-8751-a38c150d6a6cKris Sathia<p>It is presently not possible to do this in SFA. You could try modeling this in STAAD.Pro using solid elements.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>