RCC-STR-003 | ONLINE COURSE

FOUNDATION
ENGINEERING
(PART 1)

IS 456 | ACI 318

SAFE 22
STAAD FOUNDATION ADVANCED 2023

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 INTRODUCTION
Foundation is one of the most critical components of any structure, as it transfers loads from the
superstructure to the underlying soil. However, foundation failures remain a common cause of
structural failures due to the inherent uncertainties associated with soil behaviour. In addition to
geotechnical complexities, software applications for foundation design also play a vital role. Modern
tools such as SAFE and STAAD Foundation Advanced, based on the finite element method (FEM), have
become essential in foundation engineering. Therefore, understanding their working methodologies
and limitations is crucial for ensuring safe and efficient designs. Another key aspect of foundation
design is the interface between geotechnical and structural engineers. A strong collaboration between
these disciplines can significantly enhance the quality of foundation solutions.

We have received numerous queries regarding a specialized course on foundations. In response, we

are pleased to announce RCC-STR-003: Foundation Engineering (Part 1), commencing on 20-FEB-25.
This course aims to address the critical aspects of foundation design, bridging the gap between
software applications and fundamental engineering principles.

What to Expect in the Course?

1. Finite Element Analysis of Foundations

o Introduction to foundation design using SAFE and STAAD Foundation Advanced

o Comparative analysis of results from both software against manual calculations

2. Understanding the Geotechnical-Structural Interface

o The importance of collaboration between geotechnical and structural engineers

o Overview of key IS codes related to geotechnical engineering

3. Foundation Design Using SAFE (as per IS 456:2000)

o Hands-on design exercises and interpretation of results

o If requested by participants, foundation design in STAAD Foundation Advanced as

per ACI 318 will also be covered

4. Case Studies

o Isolated foundations, Combined foundations, Octagonal foundation for tall vertical

vessels (Oil & Gas industry), Foundations for cantilever retaining walls, Foundations
for transmission line towers, Annular raft foundations for chimneys, Raft
foundations for tall buildings, etc.

5. Enhancing the Quality of Geotechnical Investigations

o Discussion on critical areas that can improve the accuracy and reliability of soil
investigations

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By the end of this course, participants will not only gain a deep understanding of foundation design
methodologies but will also be equipped to develop in-house design procedures, checklists, and best
practices for their organizations.

A detailed session-wise breakdown is provided in the course brochure.

Join us in this journey to master foundation engineering with practical insights and industry-relevant
knowledge!

WHAT IS UNIQUE ABOUT THIS COURSE?

 The course is designed by the experienced engineer (Mr. Bhavin Shah) who has more than
two decades of experience in the field of structural engineering.
 The entire course is designed from the practical aspects which can be readily used in the real
projects.
 The course is designed to have an interactive mode so that the problems / doubts of the
participants can be addressed effectively.
 A WhatsApp group will be created for quick communication between the participants and the
faculty. The participants will be able to share the discussion points, doubts, queries, etc. in the
group. The details in the group will be collated for further discussion in the next session.
 All the sessions will be recorded and recording of each session will be shared within few hours.
If someone miss out the live session then he/she can go through the recording before
attending the next session. After going through the recording, the participants can share their
doubts/queries in the WhatsApp group, which will be addressed in the next session.
 If desired, participant can also opt for self-paced learning.
 Recording will be available with all the participants for 180 days. Additional six months of
access can be purchased with only 10% of total fees.
 Certificate for participation will be issued on successful completion of the online course (to
avail the certificate, it is mandatory to submit the assignments as per schedule).
 The course is designed as a process of learning together.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

This course will be useful for following:

 Practicing Structural Consultants

 Senior Structural Engineers in the company
 Junior Structural Engineers in the company
 Owner’s consultants
 Proof checking consultants
 Research scholars, Academicians
 Post Graduate students in Structural Engineering
 Civil engineering students who are interested in Structural Engineering.

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 COURSE FACULTY
Bhavin Shah – Founder & CEO, SQVe Consultants
Mr. Bhavin Shah is passionate about Engineering profession with two
decades of experience. He is having a dream for enhancing the
engineering profession in different organisations. He completed
graduation in Civil Engineering and Masters in Structures from Sardar
Patel University. He is having unique experience of working in the
specialized firm of civil / structural consultancy which grew as
multidisciplinary firm (VMS), large multidisciplinary firm (L&T Chiyoda
Ltd.) and owner-based engineering set up (Adani Infra (I) Ltd.). He
worked in different organisations at different levels, starting from
junior design engineer to CEO. He is Founder & CEO of SQVe
Consultants. He is pursuing Ph.D. in Structural Engineering related to
earthquake resistant design of industrial steel structures. He has
conducted similar offline programs for large engineering setup.

METHODOLOGY
 The entire course is designed in the ONLINE mode.
 The course will have 44+ contact hours (~24 hrs. online + ~20 hrs. for working on
assignments).
 During the program, the interaction can be done with faculty and the participants using
WhatsApp.
 Fundamentals and the concepts will be demonstrated through study models in the software.
 The online sessions will be conducted using ZOOM software.

COURSE SCHEDULE
Start Date 20-FEB-2025

End Date 13-MAR-2025

Total contact hours 44+ contact hours (~24 hrs. online + ~20 hrs. for assignment)
(Sessions will be arranged on Monday to Friday from 8:30 PM to
10:00 PM IST.)

Details of each session Please refer subsequent page for details of each session.

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 FEES FOR THE COURSE**

For participant from India Cost per participant shall be

14,750 INR (inclusive of 18% GST).

For students** pursuing Post Cost per participant shall be

graduation or Graduation from India 11,800 INR (inclusive of 18% GST).

Cost per participant shall be

For participant outside of India 225 USD.

**Discount offered:
 To avail discounted fess for student, the participant shall have official email address
of the institute. Please connect with us at email address for more details:
[email protected]
 For continuous learner: If you have attended earlier one course of SQVe Consultants
than 5% of discount will be offered. For prior two courses, 10% of discount will be
offered. For three or more prior courses, 15% of discount will be offered. To avail the
discount, please connect with us through the above-mentioned email address. We will
arrange to send an invoice considering the discount for online payment.
 Group participation from a company or institute is encouraged to get the discounts
on this course. For more details, please contact us at the above-mentioned email
address.

HOW TO REGISTER FOR THE COURSE?

Please click on the following link and thereafter click on “Register Now” button at bottom of
the page. You will be directed to the payment page. Your registration will be confirmed after
receipt of the payment at portal.
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Important notes:

⇨ There are several modes of payment available at the above link such as net banking, card,
UPI, etc. For transferring the amount through Google Pay, please connect with us at
following email address. We will share the required details.

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 ⇨ Payment gateway at the above-mentioned portal is configured only for Indian participants.
Interested foreign engineers can contact us at the email address:
[email protected]. An invoice will be shared through PayPal for online
payment.

Kindly note that there are limited seats.

Your any queries/ doubts related to the online course are welcome at the above-mentioned email
address.

SCHEDULE OF THE COURSE : RCC-STR-003

Session no. Title Date Time (IST)

1 Introduction to Foundation Engineering | Step 20-FEB-25 8:30 PM

by step approach for modelling the isolated TO
foundation in STAAD Foundation Advanced 10:00 PM
 Introduction
 Creating model in STAAD Pro
 Transferring the reactions in STAAD
Foundation
 Creating rectangular mat
 Assigning soil spring supports
 Size of meshing
 Creating load combinations
 Analysis of foundation and checking the
results for pressure and settlement
 Manual verification of results
 Difference between software results
and manual calculations
 Do’s and Don’ts for software
application
 Q&A

2 Step by step approach for modelling the 21-FEB-25 8:30 PM

isolated foundation in SAFE TO
 Transferring data from ETABS file 10:00 PM
 Modelling isolated foundation
 Creating spring
 Size of meshing
 Creating load combinations
 Analysis of foundation and checking the
results for pressure and settlement
 Use of nonlinear load combinations
 Manual verification of results
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 Difference between software results

and manual calculations
 Do’s and Don’ts for software
application
 Q&A

3 Comparison of results between STAAD 24-FEB-25 8:30 PM

Foundation Advanced & SAFE for simple TO
problems (Part 1) 10:00 PM
 Comparison of results for isolated
foundation
 Comparison of results for combined
foundation (2 columns )
 Comparison of results for raft
foundation (4 columns)
 Exercise
 Q&A

4 Comparison of results between STAAD 25-FEB-25 8:30 PM

Foundation Advanced & SAFE for 37m X 37m TO
raft foundation (Part 2) 10:00 PM
 Modelling and pressure calculations for
37m X 37m raft foundation in SAFE
 Use of nonlinear load combinations in
ETABS
 Modelling and pressure calculations for
37m X 37m raft foundation in STAAD
Advanced Foundation
 Comparison of results between two
software
 Manual verification of the results
 Do’s and Don’ts in software
applications
 Exercise
 Q&A

5 Limitations of Response Spectrum Analysis 26-FEB-25 8:30 PM

(RSA) | Solutions TO
 Brief of RSA 10:00 PM
 Algebraic signs are lost in RSA
 Major problem in the foundation
design
 Comparison in behaviour of foundation
between RSA and equivalent static
earthquake load

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 Option of signed reactions in STAAD

Pro
 ETABS – convert RSA in to static load
 Step by step procedure for converting
RSA in to static load in ETABS
 Exercise
 Q&A

6 Interface between geotechnical engineer and 27-FEB-25 8:30 PM

structural engineer TO
 Importance of interface 10:00 PM
 Trend of geotechnical investigation in
our country vs developed countries
 Few important points for interface such
as ground water table, soil bearing
capacity, allowable bearing pressure,
soil dynamic properties,
 Potential conflicts between short term
and long-term effects | Unnecessary
differential settlements
 Brief about pile-raft foundation
 Q&A

7 Detailed discussion on modulus of subgrade 28-FEB-25 8:30 PM

reaction (K value) TO
 What is modulus of subgrade reaction? 10:00 PM
 IS code recommendations for K value
 Formula as per Bowles
 Is K value constant for entire raft
foundation or site?
 Interference between existing
foundation
 Interface required with geotechnical
engineer for K value
 Recommended approach for K value
 Q&A

8 Overview of few important IS codes related to 3-MAR-25 8:30 PM

foundation engineering (Part 1) TO
 IS 1892: Subsurface investigation for 10:00 PM
foundations
 IS 6403: Determination of bearing
capacity of shallow foundations
 IS 8009 (Part 1): calculation of
settlements for shallow foundations

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 IS 8009 (Part 2): calculation of

settlements for deep foundations
 IS 1080: Design And Construction of
Shallow Foundations
 IS 1904: General requirements for
design and construction of foundations
in soils
 Q&A

9 Overview of few important IS codes related to 4-MAR-25 8:30 PM

foundation engineering (Part 2) TO
 IS 2911 (Part 1): Different concrete 10:00 PM
piles
 IS 2950 (Part 1): Design and
construction of raft foundations
 IS 11089: Design and construction of
ring foundation
 IS 4091: Design and construction of
foundations for transmission line
towers
 IS 11233: Design and construction of
radar antenna, microwave and TV
tower foundations
 IS 13094: Selection of ground
improvement techniques for
foundation in weak soils
 Q&A

10 Flexure design | One way shear design | 5-MAR-25 8:30 PM

Punching shear check in SAFE | IS 456:2000 TO
 Overview of IS code requirements 10:00 PM
 Generate couple of computer models |
supported on soil | supported on piles
 Meaning of strips??
 Create strips in software
 What should be width of the strip?
 View strip forces
 Comparison of Bending moment and
shear forces obtained as strip forces vs
manual calculations
 Comparison of design results between
strip vs FEM approach
 Punching shear check in software
 Do’s and Don’ts in software
 Q&A

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11 Case study – 1 | Isolated & combined 6-MAR-25 8:30 PM

foundations | SAFE TO
 Design of isolated foundation 10:00 PM
supported on soil
 Design of combined foundation
supported on soil
 Design of isolated foundation
supported on piles
 Design of isolated foundation
supported on piles
 Manual calculations
 Exercise
 Q&A

12 Case study – 2 | Octagon foundation for 7-MAR-25 8:30 PM

vertical vessel of oil & gas industry | Annular TO
raft for chimney | SAFE 10:00 PM
 Design of foundation for 20m high
vertical vessel, supported on soil
 Design of foundation for tall vertical
vessel, supported on piles
 Modelling of annular raft supporting
chimney | Comparison of pressure
values with reference
 Manual calculations
 Exercise
 Q&A

13 Case study – 3 | Foundation for retaining wall 10-MAR-25 8:30 PM

| Foundation for transmission line tower | TO
SAFE 10:00 PM
 Design of foundation for 10m high
water retaining cantilever wall
 Design of foundation for transmission
line tower
 Manual calculations
 Exercise
 Q&A

14 Case study - 4 | Raft foundation for tall 11-MAR-25 8:30 PM

building | SAFE TO
 Raft supported on soil 10:00 PM
 Subgrade modulus reaction value
 Transferring loads from ETABS to SAFE
 Analysing raft foundation
 Check for settlement | Pressure

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 Design of raft for flexure and shear

 Manual calculations
 Exercise
 Q&A

15 Case study - 5 | Raft foundation for tall 12-MAR-25 8:30 PM

building | SAFE TO
 Raft supported on PILES 10:00 PM
 Spring values for piles
 Transferring loads from ETABS to SAFE
 Analysing raft foundation
 Check for settlement | Pressure
 Design of raft for flexure and shear
 Manual calculations
 Exercise
 Q&A

16 Few important points related to geotechnical 13-MAR-25 8:30 PM

investigation | Open discussion TO
 Few areas which are to be considered 10:00 PM
for improvement of quality of the
geotechnical investigations
 Open discussion | Balance queries of
the participants
 Concluding remarks & Way forward
 Q&A

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 About SQVe Consultants
SQVe Consultants is a company established with a vision of enhancing the engineering profession.
The name of the company is derived from first letters of goals of engineering, i.e. Schedule
adherence, Quality assurance & Ve -Value Engineering.

We look forward for long term association with different organisations for enhancement of
engineering profession through our unique services. We also provide mentoring to the structural
engineers through one-on-one session. Please get in touch with us for any requirements related to
online training related to civi/structural engineering as well as in the area of people management (soft
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