Piles
SLABS and R/C Building software can be used to model two type of piles:
Point Bearing Piles
Friction Piles
Pile Types in SLABS and R/C Building software
When the bedrock is within a reasonable depth, the piles are typically extended to the rock, Point Bearing Piles. These types of piles are the most common in practice, and in the software they are modeled as ordinary columns, with or without the influence of the soil.
Friction Piles are used when the piles cannot reach the bedrock. Normally, Friction Piles work in combination with soil pressure.
In both cases, Point Bearing Piles and Friction Piles, the slab structure , the piles, and the soil are analyzed together, and the distribution of the total reaction on the soul and on the pile is evaluated automatically. This soil-structure-interaction approach is a state-or-art analytical procedure, which provides the most reliable results.
SLABS is one of our leading software packages that is used by thousands of structural engineers. It allows users to model and design reinforced concrete slab systems of any shape, including suspended slabs and slabs-on-ground.
SLABS 2009 is the latest version, which includes an improved user interface and a new modelling concept.
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