Key benefits
Will check several footings all at once (for worst case).
Automatic sizing and detailing (optional).
Advanced handling of biaxial loading
Offset pedestal from footing center
Checks footing, pedestal, and interface.
Stability checks: Bearing pressure (net & gross), overturning, sliding, and uplift.
Complete units flexibility.
Accurate calculation of bearing pressure under biaxial loading.
Supported Codes
ACI 318-11
IBC 2012
ASCE 7-10 (Load Combinations)
Canadian CSA A23.3-04
Basic Capabilities
Design or check single-column spread footings made of reinforced concrete
Column may be eccentric on footing
Calculation of bearing pressure under biaxial loading
Optional rectangular pedestal, offset from center
Checks several footings all at once (design for worst case) with multiple 'load sets'
Multiple footings in a single project file
Stability Checks
Checks bearing pressure, overturning, sliding, and uplift
Maximum allowable bearing pressure can be gross or net
Specify a passive resistance from the adjacent soil for sliding
Specify the coefficient of friction between the footing and soil
Specify an additional downward force to resist uplift
Strength Checks
Footing
Flexure
One-way shear
Punching shear
Minimum steel
Minimum strain
Footing-Pedestal Interface
Bearing on footing
Bearing on pedestal
Dowel development into footing
Dowel development into pedestal
Dowel tensile capacity
Minimum steel across joint
Pedestal
Shear
Axial
Axial-bending interaction
Biaxial bending
Loading
Load sets from more than one column (design for worst-case)
Axial force, moments in both directions, shears in both directions, and overburden
Allows pre-factored loads, such as from a metal-building design report
Load combinations from IBC, CBC, or custom
Uplift loads
Import and Export loads (text)
Import reactions from a VisualAnalysis model
Reporting
Excellent 'transparent' report shows all checks and code references
Full-color reporting for a professional look and easy reading
Detailed design sketch
Echo of input data
Extremely customizable, from a summary to full-calculation details
Limitations
Only rectangular footings are supported
Only a single column (no combined or wall footings)
No support for plain (unreinforced) footings
No top-steel checks
Only rectangular pedestals (optional)
Only rectangular rebar patterns
No calculation of rotational stiffness or deflections.