General Project Settings

This button is located on the left sidebar in the Design Space and allows you to control global parameters for the evaluation and analysis of the model. The image below shows its location and below is a description of its fields.

• Units System

• Concrete Density

• Soil Density

• Concrete Compressive Strength

• Steel Yield Tension

• Minimum Compression Area: Corresponds to the minimum support area that will be considered admissible in the project in the event that the applied loads cause a partial lifting of the foundation. It is a parameter that acts as a target in the optimization processes and a failure indicator in the evaluation.

• Admissible Static Tension: Corresponds to the maximum allowable stress in the foundation seal for load combinations declared as Static. It is a parameter that acts as a target in the optimization processes and a failure indicator in the evaluation.

• Admissible Dynamic Tension: Corresponds to the maximum allowable stress in the foundation seal for load combinations declared as Dynamic. It is a parameter that acts as an objective in the optimization processes and an indicator of failure in the evaluation.

• Minimum Area Under Admissible Tension: Corresponds to the area of the foundation seal that must comply with the allowable stresses. It is usually considered that if a small percentage of the area exceeds these stresses, there will be no problems with ground collapse; a value of 90% is recommended.

• Ballast Coefficient: Corresponds to the ballast in the Winkler formulation.

• Isolated Foundation Resolution

• Mat & Strip Mesh Size: Mesh size for strip foundations and foundation slabs, modify only for very small foundations.

• Consider Lateral Restriction: Consider the passive ground pressure as a lateral restraint according to the Rankine formulation.

• Soil Internal Friction Angle

• Terrain Weight