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Concrete Floor Slabs
Foundations

    SAFE OVERVIEW  
    SAFE is available in two different levels: SAFE and SAFE P/T. All features are available in both levels except those specific to the Post-Tensioned level, designated with a (PT) after the feature name.
 
   


MODELING
• Object Based Graphical Interface
• Model Explorer for Easy Access to Program Features
• Model Templates for Typical Slabs and Foundations
• Arbitrary Geometry and Loadings, including Variations in Thickness
• Automated Mesh Generation
• Slab, Beam, Column/Brace, and Wall/Ramp Objects
• Slab/Foundation Area Objects with Thick Plate
• Automated Soil Spring Supports
• Editing with Move, Mirror, Nudge, and Replicate
• Accurate Dimensioning with Guidelines
• Intelligent Snaps and Architectural Dimensions
• Quick Draw Options for Object Creation
• Selective Data Input On-Screen with Right-Button Click
• Area, Line, and Point Loading
• Post-Tensioning with Automated Load Balancing (PT)
• Powerful Grouping and Selection Options
• User Controlled General Design Strips
• Enhanced Graphical Display for Easy Model Checking


ANALYSIS
• Slabs and Foundations Modeled with Area Objects
• Beams Drawn as Lines – Automatically Meshed into Elements
• Orthotropic Bending with Thick Plate Behavior
• Beams with Flexural, Shear, and Torsional Deformations
• Column and Wall Stiffness Above and Below Slab
• Thickness Variations, Drop Panels, and Openings
• Nonlinear Cracked Analysis
• Nonlinear Long-Term Creep and Shrinkage
• Nonlinear No-Tension Soil Model
• Slab Discontinuities Due to Construction Joints or Elevation Changes
• Automatic Meshing with Constraings at Mismatched Slab Meshes
• Variations in Soil Modulus of Subgrade Reaction
• Multiple Load Cases and Combinations


DESIGN
• Slab and Beam Concrete Design for American, Australian, British,   Canadian, Chinese, European, Hong Kong, Indian, New Zealand and   Singapore Codes
• Both Strip Based and Finite Element Based Design
• Punching Shears Checks and Shear Stud Design
• Post-Tensioning Strength and Serviceability Design (PT)
• Twisting Moments Included
• Automatic T-Beam Effects
• Design Based on General Design Strips


DETAILING
• Automatic Generation of Default Views and Drawings
• Plans, Elevations, Sections, Rebar Tables, Schedules, and Bill of   Quantities
• Customizable Drawing Sheets with Multiple Views
• Edit Reinforcement, Text, and Annotations
• Synchronization After Model Changes
• Export Drawings to DXF or AutoCAD DWG
• Plot Full Size Drawings


DISPLAY
• 3D Graphical Displays
• Deformed Shapes
• Loading Diagrams
• Animation of Deformed Shapes
• Slab Displacement, Moment, Shear, and Bearing Pressure Contours
• User Controlled Stress Averaging for Contours
• Beam Moment, Shear, and Torsion Diagrams
• Post-Tensioning Stress Diagrams (PT)
• Tabular Display of Model Input & Output
• Reaction Force Diagrams
• Integrated Strip Moment and Shear Diagrams
• Graphical Display of Required Reinforcing for Slabs and Beams
• Rendered View with Lighting, Textures, and Shadows
• Rendered View of Rebar Cages