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Foundation design

Tekla Tedds makes foundation design more efficient so you can reliably deliver straightforward, safe designs that get construction into the ground more quickly.

Tekla Tedds foundation design

The foundation is one of the most important parts of a structure—and one of the costliest.

Uncomplicated, constructible and economical foundations are the basis of successful structural design on both straightforward and difficult sites. Tekla Tedds improves structural and civil engineering productivity and quality by replacing repetitive, time-consuming hand calculations with automated foundation design calculations.

These practical solutions make conceptual and detailed design more efficient, so you can reliably deliver straightforward and safe designs that get construction into the ground more quickly.

Foundation design

Footing analysis and design

Footing analysis and design

Tekla Tedds supports the analysis and design of footings for Eurocode and USA. These calculations quickly check the analysis and design, or analysis only, of a pad or strip foundation system in reinforced or plain concrete for civil engineering structures.

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Pile analysis

Pile analysis

To speed up building foundation design time and pile groups design, this pile analysis calculation for both Eurocode and USA does a static analysis of the resistance and safe bearing capacity of single piles, driven or drilled, in multiple geomaterial strata. Steel, concrete, or timber pile groups and pile layouts can be analysed for compressive and tensile axial loads and lateral loads. Lateral load analysis is for short rigid piles only.

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RC Pile cap design

RC Pile cap design

This pile cap calculation, for both Eurocode and USA, checks the design of pile caps supporting a single column with up to 9 piles. The column may be subject to axial compression or tension, shear loads, and biaxial bending. Possible load cases include permanent, imposed, snow and wind load for all load types. Permanent and imposed surcharge loads may be defined. Steel, concrete or timber piles can be defined with compression, tension, and shear capacity. Defined capacities are compared to analysis results.

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Calculation print out of raft foundation

RC raft foundation design

This Eurocode calculation checks the ability of elements of a raft to support various loading arrangements without exceeding the allowable bearing pressure. The calculation also determines the quantities of reinforcement required to support the loads whilst spanning over theoretical circular depressions in the sub-soil assumed to form beneath the raft.

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Steel sheet piling design

Steel sheet piling design

This calculation for steel sheet piling design Eurocode and USA checks the stability of either a cantilever or a propped/tied steel sheet pile wall. It determines the required minimum embedment length and then calculates the minimum required plastic section modulus per meter run of wall. The calculation will determine the tie/prop force where appropriate.

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