When checking punching shear capacity of isolated and mat foundation by hand, we calculate the shear Vu as column load minus the force due to soil pressure on the area within the critical perimeter (This is allowed in ACI, EUROCODE, etc...). This will…

Dear Colleagues, (i take back what i've posted earlier) The method as per the link ( Mat analyzed in STAAD.Pro and designed in STAAD.Foundation Advanced ) would have been useful for structures such as Buildings with Basements, Underground Tanks / Pits…

Hello, I have exported the load cases from a STAAD model to a foundation model in a previous version CE.09.03.0014, then I have an update of the software to version V9.5.0.62. With the previous version I got the following values for punching shear checking…