Soil Overburden on Mat Slab
RISAFoundation can apply soil overburden to a mat slab to account for the weight of the soil above the foundation. Simply enter a Soil Overburden...
RISAFoundation was originally created as mat slab design software, but with some tweaks in the latest version (v6.0) it is now useful for slab on grade design as well. To get a design for slab on grade simply draw a slab element which has the appropriate thickness:
When defining the Design Rule for the Design Strips, be sure to use the Mid-Depth Only rebar option. This is as opposed to having two layers of rebar (top and bottom) within the slab. When choosing this option RISAFoundation will place a single layer of rebar at the middle of the slab.
Be sure to use a reasonable bar size, and the software will automatically determine the required spacing to meet strength requirements for the slab.
New Tools for Modification of Slabs in RISAFoundation
Admin : Feb 15, 2022 12:00:00 AM
RISAFoundation Version 14 includes new and improved tools for the modification of slab edges, openings and thickness. The new version allows users...
Shear Splices between Slabs
Admin : Oct 20, 2016 12:00:00 AM
In RISAFoundation v8, you can add a shear splice between slabs so that it acts like a hinge. This is useful for modeling the effects of shear keys...