Hello, I am designing an existing building being retrofitted for vertical brace, I added the concrete pedestal in the model just to see the maximum node displacement result. Due to this, STAAD output now show an extreme soft storey for pedestal location…

Dear Colleagues, In STAAD Foundation Advanced Connect Edition v9.7.0.87 (which i presently use) noticed that the summary table displays 20-T20 instead of 20-T8 (i.e.) instead of the bar diameter it repeats the bar count again. Have attached the .SFA…

Hello, I am designing an isolated spread footing using ACI 318-05 with SFA Build 9.2.0.34. When designing the pedestal SFA provides an area steel of around 1% the gross area of the pedestal. However, ACI 318-05 Section 10.8.4 and 15.8.2.1 state a steel…

I am designing a typical pedestal for a concrete foundation. When arranging the longitudinal and tie bars, I am getting the warning as shown below. "Waning in design, - No longitudinal bar shall be farther than 6 in. clear on each side along the tie…