CSI SAFE Foundation Design Professional Master Course

Learn how to initialize a new model in safe software by choosing between default, model-file, or building settings, set display units and design codes, and start with a grid template.

Show or hide the boundary plane to visualize where you are working, using the red cursor and elevation to update the display.

Master how to modify the dimensioning system using dimension tools and switch to architectural dimensioning to display and adjust sizes, such as 24 ft 0 in.

Show or hide the cursor to control visibility for complex work, using the show cursor option to display a crossed cursor when needed and hide it to clear the screen.

Master how to hide and reveal the grid system by right-clicking to toggle visibility and using the view option to set grid system visibility.

Begin a new CSI SAFE foundation model, define material properties, build a single footing using the build option, and save the project to your desktop for future use.

Define rebar properties in CSI SAFE by selecting country code, setting 72.5 ksi yield strength, applying 1.25 times tensile strength and 1.1 times yield strength, with elasticity and weight unchanged.

Define frame section properties for a concrete beam, set a default format, and calculate minimum clear cover to centroid (2.5 inches) for proper reinforcement and foundation design.

Define footing sections with the MAT method, set mat dimensions to 12 inches, and update or copy properties for the pile cap using the step matte property data.

Define load pattern to design the foundation for service and dead loads, with self-weight multiplier, and optionally lateral, seismic, wind, construction, and snow loads, then verify load cases and combinations.

Define the soil subgrade modulus, assign area spring values to the footing, and then assign load on the foundation after confirming bearing capacity.

Run analysis and design to evaluate settlement under service loads and soil pressure, compare with allowable values, and perform punching shear checks; adjust foundation size as needed.

Apply punching shear checks for footing using CSI SAFE; adjust foundation thickness and loading data to pass punching shear and soil pressure checks for economical foundation design.

Explore footing design using finite element based method and strip base method, learn to specify reinforcement and analyze moments, shear, and axial forces to meet code requirements.

Apply soil subgrade modulus and identify foundation, assess bearing capacity, and proceed to load application, building on previously learned soil support models.

Open the software, modify the grid system to set the distance between columns to 8.5 ft, and draw the combined footing with columns.

Determine footing size from total dead and live loads against bearing capacity, then draw a rectangular shallow foundation with column placements in the CSI Safe software.

Master soil subgrade modulus and bearing capacity in CSI SAFE by defining spring properties, setting allowable bearing pressure and settlement, and assigning foundation size with zone load.

Master finite element based footing design with detailing and reinforcement strategies in AutoCAD, optimizing bottom and top reinforcement, spacing, for continuous or combined footings.

Draw a beam on footing to form strap, define beam and footing sections, set dimensions, and use manual and quick-draw options to connect columns for plan, 3D views, and analysis.

Assign soil properties by setting allowable bearing pressure to 0.9 tsf and allowable settlement to 15 inch, then use soil subgrade modulus and spring properties to model bearing capacity.

Identify spring properties and calculate the pile's spring constant K = E*A/L, set compression-only springs with specified key pinch values, assign dead and live loads, and run analysis.

design a pile cap by applying bottom reinforcement in both directions with six to eight inch spacing, add top reinforcement where needed, and ensure spacing over piles for cap performance.