INTEGRATED DESIGN OF SLABS, MATS AND FOOTINGS

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IN THE LATEST RELEASE

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From framing layout to detail drawing production, SAFE integrates every aspect of the engineering design process in one easy and intuitive environment.

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SAFE provides unmatched productivity to the engineer with its truly unique combination of power, comprehensive capabilities, and ease-of-use.

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Slabs or foundations can be of any shape, and can include edges shaped with circular and spline curves.

SAFE v21.0.0 Enhancements

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	SAFE 21.0.0 Enhancements \| [Release Notes] LEARN ABOUT THE NEW FEATURES IN THE LATEST RELEASE Released 6-Apr-2023

DETAILING

Detailing of concrete and steel structures, as well as the production and management of schematic design drawings, is now available from a new Detailing menu inside SAFE.

Detailed reinforcement from beams and slabs can now be exported from SAFE to Autodesk® Revit® through the CSiXRevitTM 2023 plugin to Revit 2023.

DESIGN

Tributary PT tendons are now accounted for in finite element-based design of slabs and cracked-slab deflection analysis (short- and long-term).

OUTPUT AND DISPLAY

Cracked-section modifiers for beam and floor objects are now included in the database tables.

THE INDUSTRY STANDARD FOR STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS

The SAP2000 name has been synonymous with state-of-the-art analytical methods since its introduction over 45 years ago.

SAPFire® Analysis Engine

CSI solvers have been tried and tested by the industry for over 45 years. The SAPFire Analysis Engine can support multiple 64-bit solvers for analysis optimization and can perform both eigen analysis and Ritz analysis. Parallelization options are available to take advantage of multiple processors.

SAFE offers a single user interface to perform modeling, analysis, design and reporting. A new model explorer is available for quick access to objects, properties and forms.

Foundations, Basemats and Footings

SAFE is ideal for modeling foundations, basemats, and footings. Easily model soil supports and zero tension soil models with uplift analysis. The area assignment of soil supports is based on the subgrade modulus, and they automatically adjust whenever the mesh changes. Basemat foundation models can include pedestals, walls, columns, beams, and piles in addition to the foundation area.

Design Strips

Design strips are used to define how reinforcement requirements are to be calculated. SAFE can automatically define the strips for you, or you can define them yourself.

Post-Tensioning (P/T)

SAFE includes the ability to define post-tensioning in slabs, as banded or distributed tendons. An interactive tendon editor simplifies the task of laying out the tendon profiles. Tendon layouts can also be automated based on strip position and direction.

Design Codes

SAFE offers a wide range of code-based design features for reinforced concrete and PT beam, slab design and composite steel beams. View a full list of supported design codes:

Supported Design Codes

Deformed Geometry

Deformed geometry can be shown after running the analysis. Values are displayed instantaneously when hovering over the model. The deformed geometry can be displayed as filled or line contour plots.