STAAD.Foundation FAQs

Following are a list of FAQs related to STAAD.Foundation/ STAAD.Foundation Advanced

1. I have multiple columns which are supported by a single pile cap. How can I model that in STAAD.foundation
2. I modeled a steel structure and want to design pile cap on piles for foundation. Can I import the support reaction from STAAD.Pro. ? Can STAAD.Foundation design this entirely or does it need to be modeled in STAAD.Pro ?
3. When I start up STAAD.foundation, I get a message "SELECT license type is not configured yet. Please run SELECT License Asistant to configure it".
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5. I have a problem in staad foundation, the mat foundation is not working only the isolated footing working.]]working.

1. I have multiple columns which are supported by a single pile cap. How can I model that in STAAD.foundation ?

As of now a pile cap, created in STAAD.foundation using the pile cap job type, can only support one column point. If you have multiple columns which are supported by a single pilecap, you will have to create it as a Mat Foundation job and then model the pile cap as a mat. The piles can then be specified under the mat using the Pile spring option.

2. I modeled a steel structure and want to design pile cap on piles for foundation. Can I import the support reaction from STAAD.Pro. ? Can STAAD.Foundation design this entirely or does it need to be modeled in STAAD.Pro ?

Support reactions from STAAD.Pro can be directly taken into STAAD.foundation using the Foundation Design tab within STAAD.Pro and then the pile cap can be designed in STAAD.foundation. For this process there is no need to model pile caps in STAAD.Pro.

If you are asking whether STAAD.Foundation can be used as a standalone application for design of pile caps, then the answer is yes. For that you have to manually enter the column locations and then enter the column reaction loads in STAAD.foundation. If you are modeling the superstructure in STAAD.Pro for analysis, then getting support reactions from STAAD.Pro would spare you the effort of defining the column points and re-entering the loads in STAAD.Foundation and so the process would be a lot faster.

3. When I start up STAAD.foundation, I get a message "SELECT license type is not configured yet. Please run SELECT License Asistant to configure it".

This issue occurs in Windows Vista/7/8 machines, if STAAD.foundation program is not installed with enough administrative privileges.This prevents the registry to be set properly.

To resolve this, right-click on the shortcut for STAAD.foundation in your desktop, and select the option "Run as Administrator". This fixes the registry issue. Next time you can run the program by double-clicking on the shortcut.

To prevent this, when you install STAAD.foundation in Windows Vista/7/8 machine, right-click on the .msi/.exe file and select the option "Run as administrator". This ensures that the resistry is set propely.

4. I have a problem in staad foundation; the mat foundation is not working, only the isolated footing is working.

Please install STAAD Foundation Advanced V8i  in your machine. STAAD.foundation from STAAD.Pro does not support Mat foundation (assuming that you are using STAAD.Pro V8i Build #20.07.08..20 or later version). It
supports only Isolated, combined and Pile cap modules in general mode.

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[[Structural Product TechNotes And FAQs]]