Geotechnics – Pad foundation AutoDesign

Autodesign of a concrete pad foundation is the same part as the Autodesign located in the standard Geotechnics > Geotechnics services > Pad foundation – stability check.

Autodesign in Geotechnics service

When the user clicks on action button Autodesign then the following dialogue is shown. The dialogue is a bit different than the one used in the general Autodesign but the functionality is the same.

Illustrative example

Let us consider a very simple example of a steel hall laid on concrete pad foundations. The aim of this example is to find the optimal dimensions of one pad foundation. The structure is shown in the following figure.

The Autodesign function is defined for one selected pad foundation. You can see the settings.

The advanced Autodesign is used. Dimensions A and B are considered to be the same.

Autodesign of both cross-sections can be run in one step using Autodesign all..

The results are automatically printed in preview.

Initial

Optimized

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