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Foundation Design - Pedestal

RCDC software allows users to design pedestals and footings for steel columns. The user first designs the pedestal within the column module, where they can define the base plate size and pedestal dimensions based on the steel column. The software then converts the pedestal forces for footing design. The user creates a footing file from the column module to design the footing based on the pedestal forces and geometry from the column file. The software designs both the pedestal and footing, considering forces from the top and bottom of the pedestal.

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Foundation Design - Pedestal

RCDC software allows users to design pedestals and footings for steel columns. The user first designs the pedestal within the column module, where they can define the base plate size and pedestal dimensions based on the steel column. The software then converts the pedestal forces for footing design. The user creates a footing file from the column module to design the footing based on the pedestal forces and geometry from the column file. The software designs both the pedestal and footing, considering forces from the top and bottom of the pedestal.

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RCDC can design and detail pedestals and footings for steel columns of all the types.

If structure
contains steel columns and beam, then user can design pedestal in column design module and
footings for pedestal in footing design module. After reading steel structure in column design
module, user can define base plate size to define pedestal size. Software will itself provide
minimum dimensions for pedestal as per steel column size. User can further provide / modify
the offset dimensions as per requirements. As per the depth of foundation provided by user,
software will convert the pedestal top node forces to the bottom nodes and it will be designed
for both top and bottom forces, however, footing will be designed for bottom node forces.

Following basic information will be captured.

User can also set different values for individual columns as per below option:

This allows the user to set values for base plate, bolt diameter, number of bolts, and pedestal sizes for
individual pedestals. User has to ensure fulfilment of the relevant criteria like minimum edge distance
etc. Following basic information will be captured.
** RCDC also allows eccentric column-pedestal design.
After designing pedestal in column module, user has to directly create the footing / pile cap
design file for pedestal forces and geometrical information from file menu [refer snap shot
below]. As foundation depth is given in column design settings, user will be allowed to change
the same in footing/pile-cap design file.
**Note that footing file for steel structures cannot be directly created in footing module, user
has to create column file for pedestal first and then export the same file further for footing
design / pile cap design; as from column file the forces will be considered for footing / pile
cap design.

Detailed Output Drawing for Footing:

Note: If structure contain RC and steel columns at base level then RCDC will show an error
reading data.

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