Introduction to SAFE

This course will give the new user a kick-start on how to do design of concrete slab and foundations using SAFE. After completing the course participants will be capable of completing a full analysis and utilize all the necessary functionality in SAFE

• Initialize Model from Company Standards, Existing Projects, or Program Defaults
• Templates for Flat Slabs, Two-Way Slabs, Waffle Slabs, Ribbed Slabs, Isolated Footings, Combined Footings, and Mats
• Multiple Grid Systems Including Rectangular, Cylindrical, and General
• Rectangular, Circular, T- and L-shaped Columns and Braces
• Enhanced Automatic Rectangular Meshing
• Meshing Allows for Slab Moment and Shear Releases
• Define, Duplicate, and Modify Properties Using the Tree Structure
• Property and Object-Based Selection
• Property Assignments by Drag-and-Drop to Model View or within Tree
• Design Strip Width Automation
• Automated Generation of Pattern Loading Based on Panels
• Automated Finite Element Meshing
• Enhanced Graphical Display in 2-D and 3-D
• Extruded 3-D Views of Entire Model
• Built-In Image and Video Capturing
• Rendered View with Multiple Lighting Options, Textures, and Shadows
• Realistic 3-D Rebar Cage Rendering
• Design according to Eurocode
• 2-D and 3-D Graphical Displays
• Deformed Shapes
• Slab Displacement, Moment, Shear, Stress, and Bearing Pressure Contours
• User Controlled Stress Averaging for Contours
• Reaction Force Diagrams
• Required Reinforcement for Beams and Slabs
• Punching Shear Ratios and Stud Design Requirements
• Finite Element Based Design Required Reinforcement Contours
• Automated Generation of Standard Report
• Input and Results Tables Added to Reports
• Design Detail Sheets Added to Reports
• User-defined Settings for Report Layout and Formatting