{"id":33027,"date":"2026-04-27T12:36:06","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T12:36:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/protasoftware.com\/technical-manuals\/fe-analysis-of-foundations\/fe-analysis-of-foundations-overview\/"},"modified":"2026-06-19T12:37:49","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T12:37:49","slug":"fe-analysis-of-foundations-overview","status":"publish","type":"wiki","link":"https:\/\/protasoftware.com\/wiki\/fe-analysis-of-foundations-overview\/","title":{"rendered":"Fe Analysis Of Foundations Overview"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><span class=\"font\"><span class=\"colour\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\" class=\"size\">The foundation system is modelled in the Graphic Editor and can comprise of mats, piled rafts, pads, pile caps and strip footings. All of these foundation types can be analysed in the FE Raft Foundation Analysis module.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<p style=\"line-height: 20px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400;letter-spacing: normal;text-indent: 0px;text-transform: none;white-space: normal\"><span class=\"font\"><span class=\"colour\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\" class=\"size\">Prior to FE Raft Foundation analysis, it\u2019s necessary to complete the structural analysis to determine the loads to be used in the raft foundation analysis.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 20px;font-weight: 400;letter-spacing: normal;text-indent: 0px;text-transform: none;white-space: normal\"><span class=\"font\"><span style=\"font-style: normal\" class=\"colour\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\" class=\"size\">FE Raft Foundation Analysis is only available at the foundation storey. It is accessed by selecting &quot;<\/span><\/span><i style=\"font-style: normal\"><span class=\"colour\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\" class=\"size\">FE Raft Foundation Analysis<\/span><\/span><\/i><span class=\"colour\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\" class=\"size\">&quot; from the &quot;<i>Analysis&quot; Tab<\/i><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-style: normal\" class=\"colour\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\" class=\"size\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 20px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400;letter-spacing: normal;text-indent: 0px;text-transform: none;white-space: normal\"><span class=\"font\"><span class=\"colour\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\" class=\"size\">The form is composed of the following pages:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ol style=\"font-size: 14px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400;letter-spacing: normal;text-indent: 0px;text-transform: none;white-space: normal\">\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/support.protasoftware.com\/portal\/en\/kb\/articles\/finite-elements-raft-foundation-analysis-ps2022#Finite_Element_Raft_Foundation_Analysis_Form\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\" class=\"size\">Finite Elements Raft Foundation Analysis<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\" class=\"size\">: <\/span><span class=\"colour\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\" class=\"size\">The Finite Element model is generated and analysed from here using the selected<\/span><\/span><span><span class=\"colour\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\" class=\"size\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"colour\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\" class=\"size\">parameters<\/span><\/span><span><span class=\"colour\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\" class=\"size\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"colour\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\" class=\"size\">by clicking the \u201cFloor Mesh and Analysis<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\" class=\"size\">\u201d<\/span><span><span style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\" class=\"size\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span class=\"colour\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\" class=\"size\">button <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/protasoftware.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/prota-doc-da033d959d7c6648259d213737d7681f.png\" style=\"padding: 0px;max-width: 100%;width: 197px;height: auto\" data-zdeskdocid=\"img_5329658557163335\" class=\"docsimage\" data-zdeskdocselectedclass=\"\">.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/support.protasoftware.com\/portal\/en\/kb\/articles\/finite-elements-raft-foundation-analysis-ps2022#Post-Analysis_Processes_and_Report\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\" class=\"size\">Post Analysis Processes and Reports<\/span><\/a><i><span style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\" class=\"size\">:<\/span><\/i><span><span style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\" class=\"size\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span class=\"colour\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\" class=\"size\">This page is used for visualizing&nbsp;and reporting the displacements and forces obtained from the analysis.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"colour\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: normal\" class=\"size\">SAP 2000 Analysis Model Export (Optional): This page can be used for transferring the FE model to other analysis packages.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Please refer example below for more understanding:<\/span><\/div>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: decimal\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/support.protasoftware.com\/portal\/en\/kb\/articles\/raft-foundation-and-piled-raft-foundation-analysis-design-example#Raft_Foundation_Example\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Raft Foundation and Piled Raft Foundation Analysis &amp; Design Example<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: decimal\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/support.protasoftware.com\/portal\/en\/kb\/articles\/punching-shear-check-for-raft-foundation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Punching Shear Check for Raft Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The foundation system is modelled in the Graphic Editor and can comprise of mats, piled rafts, pads, pile caps and strip footings. 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