TECHNICAL PRESENTATION ON FOUNDATION DESIGN

CIVIL DESIGN GROUPCONCRETE DESIGN

SOUTHERN COMPANY Austin A Dada

PRESENTATION AGENDA

Standards, Specifications, and Software Importance of Foundations Foundation Types Major Projects

CODES/STANDARDS AND SOFTWARE USED

BUILDING CODES/ STANDARDS ACI 318-08 ASCE 7-05DESIGN SOFTWARE Staad.Pro V8i Structure Point MATS (spMATS) Structure Point COLUMN (spCOLUMN) AutoCAD 2010

REASON FOR FOUNDATIONS

LEANING TOWER OF PISA

FOUNDATIONAL SUPPORT

MATS CAISSONS AUGERCAST PILES

FOUNDATIONAL SUPPORT

CAISSON AUGERCAST PILE

MAJOR PROJECT LIST

CO2 Compressor Foundation

Rotor Air Cooler Foundation

Process Air Compressor Foundation

Combined Cycle Cooling Tower

Foundation

CAISSONSSPREADFOOTING

CAISSONSVS. AUGERCAST PILESSPREAD FOOTING MAT

CO2 COMPRESSOR

OIL FILTERAND EQUIPMENT

CAISSONS

CO2 COMPRESSOR

spMATS FOUNDATION MODEL

CO2 COMPRESSOR

AUTOCAD DRAWING OF MAT WITH LOAD POINTS

CAISSONS

EQUIPMENT SUPPORTS

OIL FILTERSUPPORT

CO2 COMPRESSOR

CORRESPONDING LOAD POINTS IN spMATS MODEL

OIL FILTERSUPPORT

EQUIPMENT SUPPORTS

CO2 COMPRESSOR

CAISSON LOCATIONS

CAISSONS

CO2 COMPRESSOR

PRESSURE ENVELOPE CONTOURS

ROTOR AIR COOLER FOUNDATION

ROTORAIRCOOLER

FOUNDATIONSUPPORTS

ROTOR AIR COOLER FOUNDATION

spMATS FOUNDATION MODEL

COLUMN

ROTOR AIR COOLER FOUNDATION

ANCHOR BOLT DEVELOPMENT LENGTH

SHEAR PLANE

REBAR

CONFINING REINFORCEMENT

ROTOR AIR COOLER FOUNDATION

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400

800

1200

1600P (kip)

M (180°) (k-ft)

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INTERACTION DIAGRAM(spCOLUMN SOFTWARE)

PIER COLUMN REINFORCEMENT

FACTORED LOADS

CAPACITY

REBAR

ROTOR AIR COOLER FOUNDATION

spMATS FOUNDATION MODEL

ROTOR AIR COOLER FOUNDATION

PRESSURE ENVELOPE CONTOURS

PRESSURE ON SOIL

PROCESS AIR COMPRESSOR FOUNDATION

OIL UNIT

PROCESS COOLERS

PROCESS AIR COMPRESSOR FOUNDATION

CAISSONS

AUGERCAST PILES

PROCESS AIR COMPRESSOR FOUNDATION

EQUIPMENT LOADS

CONCRETE FRAME

PROCESS AIR COMPRESSOR FOUNDATION

STATIC LOADS

PROCESS AIR COMPRESSOR FOUNDATION

CAISSON SUPPORT MOMENT DIAGRAM

PROCESS AIR COMPRESSOR FOUNDATION

AUGERCAST PILE SUPPORT MOMENT DIAGRAM

COOLING TOWER FOUNDATION

FANS

COOLINGTOWER

COOLING TOWER FOUNDATION

spMATS FOUNDATION MODEL

COOLING TOWER FOUNDATION

CORNER COLUMN LOADS

CORNER COLUMNS

COOLING TOWER FOUNDATION

PERIMETER COLUMN LOADS

PERIMETER COLUMNS

COOLING TOWER FOUNDATION

INTERIOR FAN-SUPPORTING COLUMN LOADS

INTERIOR FAN COLUMNS

COOLING TOWER FOUNDATION

PRESSURE CONTOURS (SERVICE LOADS)

LESSONS LEARNED

Importance of Foundations Foundation Options Design Methods Modeling Software Coordination between Design

Disciplines and Vendors