Spread Footing Module

Quickly create or check footing designs for multiple columns at once.

Module Description

Footings for hundreds of columns can be designed in less than an hour. Spread Footing can load up to ten columns at once and still get a single footing design that works for all the columns. Footings are designed or checked using the latest ACI 318 code.

Every practical footing design is covered.

Spread Footing is based on tried-and-true engineering principles: you don’t need – or even want – an FE model to design a common spread footing.

Technical Specifications

  • Updated for ACI 2019, giving engineers confidence their footing designs meet the latest code requirements.
  • Designs footings to resist uplift, sliding, biaxial moments, and heavy axial loads, all in one streamlined workflow.
  • Accepts up to ten column loads and finds a single footing that works for all of them.
  • Automatically applies customizable ACI load combinations, including dead, live, wind, seismic, snow, rain, and roof live loads.
  • Dimension controls and user‑defined increments prevent impractical or oddly sized footings.
  • Clean, polished RTF reports integrate seamlessly with Word and other documentation workflows.
  • Flexible US/metric units, simple file structure, and graphic input backgrounds make the tool fast to learn and easy to use.
  • Designed for engineers who want clarity, speed, and dependable results without the clutter of over‑engineered software.