Hello forum,
I have built a large mat foundation with dead and operating loads in the x, y and z directions. I have entered the y-direction loads negatively to reflect a downward force. The mat foundation is supported with piles. I used the pile position table under the pile layout leaf to place my piles. When I analyze the model, my pile reactions do not equal the downward force which is being applied to them. Does anyone have any ideas on what I might be doing wrong? I can get into more detail if anyone might have any ideas on this boondoggle. Thanks!!
JP
I need the file to have a look at what has happened to this issue. Better still, if you log in a service ticket with the technical support group, who will be looking at it with priority.
Sudip Narayan Choudhury
I am new to STAAD Foundation and am having a similar issue. My project is to put a new building on a new mat foundation which is supported by existing (unevenly spaced) piles. I want to import my building model from STADD.pro into Foundation and see how the existing piles behave.
I am trying to get acquainted with Foundation by following Example Problem 7.2 "Mat Foundation Example" which is included in the program's help file. However, instead of modelling the mat foundation as supported on soil, I want to support it with user defined piles (locations and allowable capacities). When I built this Example model, I put in a random group of piles using the "Pile Position Table" leaf, and I did not check the box for "Use Soil Spring" in the "Soil Property" leaf. In the "Pile Spring" leaf, I have Kx = 360 k/ft, Ky = 1000 k/ft and Kz = 360 k/ft. However, when I try to run this model, I get an error that says "No pile or soil support defined. Stopping analysis..."
Can anyone offer guidance on how to model a mat a supported only on piles?
hi to everyone, i have staad foundation 4.0, but ive got an error when i process to analyze, which this file were imported from staad pro v8i. and i have windows 7 64 bit, is my version compatible with my os? i am new to SF, is there any website that can i get some example for SF for my guide only? thankyou very much.