Mat3D is a general multi-pier mat foundation analysis/design tool for soil or pile supported foundations. It has the following features:
Allows multiple system of units for input and output - English, Metric and SI
Supports ACI 318 and BSI 8110 building codes
Considers buoyancy effects in the calculation of bearing pressures, stability ratios and pile capacities for footing/pile cap design
Accepts unlimited type and number of load cases
Accepts unlimited type and number of factored and unfactored load combinations
Analyzes/Designs pile cap on square, and rectangular regular and irregular pile patterns
Designs square, rectangular, octagonal and circular piers
Provides multiple choices of longitudinal rebar arrangement in piers
Analyzes/Designs square, and rectangular footings/pile caps
Considers wide beam shear and punching shear in footing/pile cap design
Provides positive and negative moment reinforcement in the footings/pile caps
Provides multiple choices of footing rebar arrangement
Allows the user to change the footing rebar size and spacing
Accepts anchor bolt arrangement on piers for display on sketches and construction drawing
Generates material quantities
Creates user-specified sections through the piers and the mat on the fly
Generates detailed design sketches of foundation plan, elevations and sections through the pier showing reinforcement
Interfaces with Autocad, Microstation and SmartSketch to produce detailed construction drawings
Generates a summarized and a detailed input and output report
Design sketch of a mat plan and a user-defined section through piers.
