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Soil Bearing and Slab Reinforcement Analysis

To accurately model how changes to slab reinforcement affect soil bearing pressure: 1) A nonlinear cracked-section analysis must be run that considers the stiffness of the rebar. 2) Load cases need to be created and assigned a nonlinear cracked analysis type. 3) These load cases can then be used to check bearing pressures and ensure they are within allowable limits. 4) The model may need modifying and reanalyzing iteratively until bearing stresses are acceptable. Adding thickness is generally more efficient than adding rebar for improving pressure distribution.

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Soil Bearing and Slab Reinforcement Analysis

To accurately model how changes to slab reinforcement affect soil bearing pressure: 1) A nonlinear cracked-section analysis must be run that considers the stiffness of the rebar. 2) Load cases need to be created and assigned a nonlinear cracked analysis type. 3) These load cases can then be used to check bearing pressures and ensure they are within allowable limits. 4) The model may need modifying and reanalyzing iteratively until bearing stresses are acceptable. Adding thickness is generally more efficient than adding rebar for improving pressure distribution.

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Why doesn't soil bearing change when I edit slab

reinforcement?
ANSWER: Nonlinear cracked-section analysis must be performed for rebar to affect the
stiffness of a model. This may be accomplished as follows:

Select Run > Cracking Analysis, then choose the source of reinforcement which the
software should use to calculate cracked-section properties.

Create load cases through Define > Load Cases, assign various load patterns, then select
the Nonlinear Cracked Analysis type.

Use these load cases to check pressures and compare against allowable limits.

Modify the model as necessary and re-analyze until bearing stresses are acceptable.
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NOTE If a beam is added, the effect will depend on such factors as its location
and stiffness.

NOTE Increasing mat thickness is typically more efficient than adding


reinforcement when looking to improve bearing pressure distribution.

Modeling uplift and foundations on soil supports


Before running nonlinear analysis on a SAFE model, we recommend verifying the
stability of the model under linear cases by checking the analysis run through
Run > Last Analysis Run Log.
One common solution to convergence problems is providing for lateral support reactions along
the X and Y axes. Note that soil supports only resist vertical loading along the Z axis. To provide
lateral support, stiff X and Y springs may be assigned along the edges of the mat. Alternatively, a
2D-plate analysis may be run by selecting Run > Advanced Modeling Options, though in-plane
axial forces will be neglected (2D analysis is never recommended for models with walls above).

Additional notes on the modeling of uplift include the following:

Convergence. Uplift analysis might not converge when stabilizing forces are
insufficient to counteract uplift forces.

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