Design isolated foundations

You can design isolated foundations (reinforced pad bases, strip bases, and pile caps) either in a batch or individually. Unreinforced pad bases are currently beyond scope.

Note:

Before bases or pile caps can be designed, you have to run an analysis to establish the design forces. You can run either the Analyze All (Static) command or one of the combined analysis and design commands (such as Design All).

Design or check all pad bases and strip bases

On the Foundations tab, click

Design Pad Bases.

Tekla Structural Designer designs or checks all pad bases and strip bases in the model according to their individual auto-design settings. In the process, Tekla Structural Designer considers all active static and RSA combinations .

Design or check all pile caps

On the Foundations tab, click

Design Pile Caps.

Tekla Structural Designer designs or checks all pile caps in the model according to their individual auto-design settings. In the process, Tekla Structural Designer considers all active static and RSA combinations .

Check an individual isolated foundation

Hover the mouse pointer over the foundation that you want to check.

The Select Entity tooltip appears.
In the Select Entity tooltip, navigate to the foundation name by using the arrow keys.
Right-click the foundation.
In the context menu, select Check Member.
Tekla Structural Designer displays the results of the check in a new dialog box.

Design an individual isolated foundation

Hover the mouse pointer over the foundation that you want to design.

The Select Entity tooltip appears.
In the Select Entity tooltip, navigate to the foundation name by using the arrow keys.
Right-click the foundation.
In the context menu, select Design Member.
Tekla Structural Designer displays the results of the design in a new dialog box.