Display Enveloped Contour Diagrams for Soil Pressure
March 5, 2021

Display Enveloped Contour Diagrams for Soil Pressure

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...

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Soil Overburden on Mat Slab
November 1, 2018

Soil Overburden on Mat 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...

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Passive Resistance for Mat Slabs
September 20, 2018

Passive Resistance for Mat Slabs

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.

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New and Improved Soil Properties
December 8, 2017

New and Improved Soil Properties

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...

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Gross and Net Soil Pressures
October 21, 2015

Gross and Net Soil Pressures

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.

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Varying Soil Properties in RISAFoundation
July 14, 2011

Varying Soil Properties in RISAFoundation

While RISAFoundation has a Default soil properties (Subgrade Modulus and Allowable Bearing), it is possible to create regions of varying soil properties.

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