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Bentley’s STAAD Foundation Advanced V8i Version Comparison

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The symbol ■■ represents major developments, enhancements, and updates to improve the capabilities and user experience with in STAAD Foundation Advanced.

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(This table shows differences between STAAD Foundation Advanced V8i SS3 7.0 Vs STAAD Foundation

Advanced 6.2 & STAAD.foundation 5.3 free with STAAD.Pro)

STAAD Foundation Advanced V8i is the one-stop solution for foundation analysis and design addressing the building, plant and tower industries by combining myriad foundations ranging from common foundations like isolated, combined, pile cap, and mat to specialized plant foundations like vessel foundations or annular ring tank foundations to state-of-the-art lateral analysis of drilled piers, vibrating machine foundation. Seamlessly integrates with STAAD. Pro V8i, MS Excel and ISM to import/export loadings, reactions, column positions; users can import any set of analyzed plates to

design; tracks changes made in STAAD.Pro V8i model and can merge the changes with STAAD Foundation V8i file.

Structural Features STAAD. foundation

v05.03.00.32 free with

STAAD.Pro

STAAD Foundation Advanced

V8i SS2 (6.2) v06.02.00.11


V8i SS3 (7.0) v07. 00.00.52

Foundation Design in General Mode

Spread footings (Isolated footings) ■ ■ ■■(Enhanced) Combined footings ■ ■ ■■ Pile Cap foundations ■ ■ ■ Vibrating Machine Foundation [NEW!] ■■

Strap footings ■■ ■

Octagonal foundations ■■ ■

Foundation Pedestal design ■ ■ ■■

Pedestal rebar size selection ■ ■

Pedestal Shear design ■ ■

Anchor Bolt Library & Layout arrangement ■ ■

Compression Development length for Spread ftgs ■ ■

Excel Spreadsheet Interoperability ■■ ■■(Enhanced)

Mat Found. (any shape & size, varying thickness) ■ ■■(Enhanced)

Mat Foundations w/ piles ■ ■

Mat capacity check - given rebar arrangement ■ ■

Automatic elevation, detail & schedule drawings ■ ■■ (Enhanced) ■■

General Arrangement (GA) drawing ■ ■ ■

Drawing customizable general notes ■ ■

2-D drawing export option ■ ■ ■

3-D Model dimension verification tools ■■ ■

Export detailed output to MS Excel file ■■ ■■

STAAD.Pro Interoperability ■ ■■ ■

Smart change management ■ ■■ ■

Smart load and unit export ■ ■■ ■

Note: STAAD Foundation V8i SS4 (5.3) has been discontinued from sales; a free upgrade to STAAD Foundation V8i SS3 (7.0) is available for license owners of SF rel. 5.3

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STAAD.Pro


V8i SS2 (6.2) v06.02.00.11


V8i SS3 (7.0) v07. 00.00.52

ISM enabled v4.0 ■ (3.0) ■

Foundation Design in Plant Mode

Vertical Vessel Foundations ■ ■ Horizontal Heat Exchange / Horizontal Vessel Fnd. ■ ■

Tank (Ring Wall) Fnds. Self -Anchored ■■ ■

Tank (Ring Wall) Fnds. Mechanically Anchored [NEW!] ■

Seismic and Wind Load Generation ■ ■

Vertical & lateral loaded Drilled Shaft/Pier design ■■ ■

Vertical & lateral loaded Driven Pile design ■■ ■

Tapered Pile and Shaft design ■■ ■

Soil Property Library ■ ■

P-Y Curve ■ ■

T-Z Curve, Q-Z Curve, & t/tmax vs. Z/D Curve ■ ■

Total capacity vs. Depth & Tip resistance vs. Depth ■ ■

Foundation Design in Toolkit Mode

Isolated / Block footing design ■ ■

Pile Cap design ■ ■

Combined footing design ■ ■

Guyed Tower / Dead Man Anchor design ■ ■

Ribbed Beam foundation design ■ ■

Drilled Pier foundation design ■ ■

Drilled Belled Pier design ■ ■

Drilled Pier design (FHWA, API, Alt. Vesic Method) ■ ■

Design Codes and Tools

US (ACI 2005) ■ ■ ■

US (ACI 2008 & 2011) ■■ ■■

British (BS-8110-2000) ■ ■ ■

Indian (IS-456-2000) ■ ■ ■

Australian (AS-3600-01-AMND 2004) ■ ■ ■

Canadian (CS A23.3-04) ■ ■ ■

Chinese (GB 50009-2001) ■ ■ ■ Euro (EN 1992-1-1-2004) ■ ■

Advanced design options ■■ ■■

Auto Load Combination Generation ■ ■

Compact Database (up to 90% file size reduction) [NEW!] ■■

Bentley’s STAAD Foundation Advanced V8i Version Comparison

Note:

The symbol ■■ represents major developments, enhancements, and updates to improve the capabilities and user experience with in STAAD Foundation Advanced.

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STAAD.Pro


V8i SS2 (6.2) v06.02.00.11


V8i SS3 (7.0) v07. 00.00.52

Dynamic Sketches in Calculation Sheet [NEW!] ■■

Variable Bearing Capacity [NEW!] ■■ Detailed Calculation Reporting ■ ■■ ■■

Training and Additional Support

Software Verification Manual ■ ■ ■

Step by Step You-Tube Tutorial Videos ■■ ■

Bentley Institute online live courses ■ ■

Bentley Institute on-demand courses ■ ■ ■

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