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It is mainly used for the design and analysis of foundations for horizontal and vertical tanks as well as heat exchangers abroad; the software includes multiple ** standards, making it convenient and practical! Dimension Solution Inc. is a specialized company based in Houston, USA, that develops software for civil foundation design. With over 10 years of experience in development and sales, its software is used by users around the world, with many well-known multinational engineering companies adopting it. This software is a specialized tool developed specifically for the design and analysis of various types of foundations used in industries such as petrochemicals, chemicals, petroleum, and power generation (wind power), including isolated foundations, combined foundations, pile foundations, and anchor piles. The software can automatically read device information from the Pvelite pressure vessel software. The software can import load data from structural analysis programs such as StaadPRO and GT-Strudl. It can also import foundation model data from PDS/PDMS. The software supports various national building codes including ACI 318, BSI 8110, CSA A23.3, and IBC. It is capable of automatically combining different load conditions, and users can define safety factor values. The software can automatically generate protection calculations, draw engineering drawings, and tally materials. This software consists of four modules: Foundation 3D – a software for the basic design of standalone foundations; Mat 3D – a software for designing raft foundations (combined foundations); Shaft 3D – a software for calculating deep pile foundations; Dsanchor – a software for anchor design. If your company has operations overseas, this software is the best tool for carrying out foundation design work! We welcome you to write to us, send us a message, or call us to request a trial CD of our software; we offer free trial versions! Foundation3D is a tool for distributing and combining base analysis/design. It can carry out various plant designs for complete soil-supported or pile-supported foundations of various devices such as horizontal heat exchangers, vertical and horizontal tanks, or towers, with minimal input data.  Can you design horizontal heat exchangers, vertical/horizontal vessels, and tower bases with minimal data input (such as equipment geometry, transportation, and operating weight)?  Do you want to automatically add wind loads to the geometry of some of the above devices?  Do you want to automatically add basic loads to the equipment and combine them into operating conditions?  Since the pile support configuration is no longer symmetrical, do you want to save valuable analysis time by re-analyzing the previously designed foundation?  Do you want to analyze your pipe rack foundation under a wide range of operating conditions, as well as under the various combinations of these conditions resulting from whether design margins are taken into account or not? Multiple unit systems can be used in the input/output interface – imperial, metric millimeters, and metric centimeters. It supports building codes such as ACI 318, BSI 8110, CSA A23.3, and IBC. Wind loads per ASCE codes are automatically generated for heat exchangers, vessels, and tower foundations. The combined load combinations for equipment foundations are automatically generated based on the input conditions of the equipment’s design. The design of heat exchanger and horizontal vessel footings is optimized considering the spacing between supports as well as soil/pile foundation rules. Buoyancy effects are taken into account in the calculations related to pile bearing capacity, stability, and the load-bearing capacity of footings/pile caps. Calculations for various load combinations can be performed with or without the equipment on the foundation. Combined loads for different conditions are possible, with the option to include or exclude safety factors before applying loads. Footings/pile caps with regular or irregular arrangements in square, rectangular, or circular shapes can be analyzed/designed. Fixed piers in square, rectangular, octagonal, and circular shapes can be designed, with multiple options available for arranging longitudinal rebar on these piers. Extended platforms for fixed piers (without supports) can be designed based on the load requirements of lighter or heavier vessel/tower structures. Footings/pile caps for square, rectangular, or octagonal foundations can be analyzed and designed. Punching and shear analyses can be considered during the design of footings/pile caps. Various rebar layout options are provided, and users can modify the size and spacing of rebar. The arrangement of anchor bolts for fixed piers can be displayed on sketches/construction drawings. Material reports can be generated, along with detailed design sketches including plans, elevations, and sections with reinforcement elements embedded in the fixed piers. Brief or detailed input/output reports can be produced. Design sketches can be exported to Word documents or Excel sheets. A plan sketch of a tower foundation, including elevations and the portion embedded in the pier, is also available. Software for designing raft foundations (combined foundations): Do you need to design for multiple operating conditions on a raft foundation, as well as combinations of these conditions?  Are there asymmetrical arrangements of piers in various forms in two directions?  Do you need to compare the different results of pile and soil support under the same conditions?  Do you need to quickly generate sectional views of foundation piles and raft slabs? Mat3D is an analysis and design tool for multi-pile foundations based on raft foundations; it can perform calculations for soil or pile-supported foundations with a minimum amount of data. It has the following functions: It allows the use of multiple unit systems in the input/output interface – imperial units, metric millimeters, and metric centimeters. It supports building codes such as ACI 318, BSI 8110, CSA A23.3, and IBC. It takes into account the buoyancy effect in calculations related to bearing pressure, stability, and the design of supports/pipe caps. It enables calculations for various loading conditions, whether or not there are equipment supports present. It also allows for the combination of different loading conditions, regardless of whether coefficients are applied before those conditions. It can analyze/design regular or irregular cross-sections in square, rectangular, and circular shapes. It enables the design of fixed piers in square, rectangular, octagonal, and circular forms. It allows users to change the arrangement of longitudinal tie rods/bolts on the piers. It can design extended platforms for fixed piers (without supports) based on light containers or tower loads. It can analyze and design bases/pile caps in square, rectangular, and octagonal shapes. It performs compression and shear analysis on foundations/pile caps. It offers various arrangements for rebar structures, and users can modify the size and spacing of the rebar. It can display the arrangement of anchoring bolts on fixed piers in sketches/construction drawings. It generates material reports. It creates detailed design sketches, including floor plans, elevations, and the reinforced sections embedded in the piers. It produces brief or detailed input/output reports. Design sketches can be exported to Word documents or Excel sheets. A floor plan for the base structure can be designed, with the embedding depth customizable by the user. Mat3D can be used to create CAD construction drawings, and it can also be used to create Microstation construction drawings. Shaft3D is a software for designing deep foundations; it can complete the design of deep foundations in just a few seconds. Shafts, also known as precast piles or cast-in-place piles, are often used in loose shallow soil. By using Shaft3D, you can complete a range of complex tasks, from inputting loads to obtaining detailed design sketches, in just a few seconds. It includes the following functions: It allows the use of multiple unit systems in the input/output interface – imperial units, metric millimeters, and metric centimeters. Vertical or bell-shaped shaft sections can be considered. Various types of soil can be specified by defining different soil properties for each type. The buoyancy effect is taken into account in bearing pressure calculations and stability analysis. Axial loads as well as biaxial bending loads can be entered. Rigidness/finite element analysis of shaft sections can be performed, as well as axial strength analysis, with various methods used to calculate the resistance at the ends of the shaft sections and at the points where they emerge from the ground. Key parameters such as lateral displacement, soil pressure, shear force, and bending moment are displayed along the length of the shaft section. Transverse analysis of any type of shaft section can be carried out, such as those made of hollow steel pipes or concrete. You can choose the type of reinforcement to be used in concrete shaft sections. Plans for longitudinal/transverse reinforcement placement are provided, and users can modify these plans. Plans for anchor bolt placement are also provided and shown in sketches. Material reports can be generated. Detailed design sketches can be created, including floor plans, elevations, and views of shaft sections with reinforcements (embedded in fixed piers). Input/output reports can be customized according to user requirements. Anchor design: Designing the anchor ends for concrete foundations has always been a time-consuming and complicated process, but now you have access to a user-friendly software that enables precise and rapid safety design of anchor ends. DSAnchor simplifies the design of anchor piles through an intuitive graphical interface and a simple method for setting up these anchor piles, thereby ensuring the safety of equipment and structures. It can complete repeated, intensive calculations in just a few seconds. Its functions include:  Designing anchor pedestals in accordance with Appendix D of ACI 318-02.  Performing strength calculations for individual anchor pedestals or groups of them.  Allowing the input of axial loads and biaxial bending loads.  Enabling the selection of anchor pedestals that are subject to tension or shear forces, depending on flexibility requirements.  Providing the option to choose from an internal database of anchor pedestals, or to define custom anchor tables based on user or company standards.  Allowing the definition of various parameters required by users, such as tension and shear spacing, layout area, and interaction ratio.  Taking into account any conflicts related to the installation of rebar and bolts.  Displaying the main failure modes through graphical representations.  If the spacing between anchor pedestals or their depth of embedding is not set appropriately, the program provides suggestions to keep the tension and shear forces acting on the anchor pedestals within acceptable ranges.