With the release of RISAFoundation v13.0.2, users now have the ability to display the enveloped contour diagram results for soil pressure. The graphical display of enveloped soil pressures is advantageous because it allows users to quickly identify the degree of influence the loads and slab...
RISAFoundation v11.0 can now apply soil overburden to a mat slab to account for the weight of the soil above the foundation. Simply enter a Soil Overburden pressure value for your foundation design in the Slabs spreadsheet. The soil overburden load is utilized to help the mat slab resist...
RISAFoundation v11.0 now includes the added ability to enter a passive pressure for slabs. The passive pressure represents soil pressure along the perimeter of the slab and will contribute to the sliding resistance of the slab.
With the addition of Pile Design in RISAFoundation v10, the Soil Properties have been improved. In previous versions, you defined the default soil in the Model Settings for the entire model. Now you’ll find the Soil Definitions spreadsheet gives you control over all the soil properties in one...
In RISAFoundation, the Allowable Soil Bearing value is controlled by the Soil Region. This value is always taken as a Gross allowable soil pressure by default.
While RISAFoundation has a Default soil properties (Subgrade Modulus and Allowable Bearing), it is possible to create regions of varying soil properties.
RISAFoundation has the capability to report soil bearing pressures, and check them against allowable pressures.
