Whether it’s limited space for anchoring, an unconventional architectural layout, anchoring close to the edge, the need to fasten steel to irregular concrete shapes, or the demand from the construction site to design cast-in plates, these special cases demand more than just typical solutions. That’s exactly where the real design challenge begins.
How do structural engineers actually deal with these situations?
It starts with assumptions and a lot of manual work and calculations. Hours are spent iterating designs and code-checking. More than often analysed designs lead to unnecessarily oversized footings and plates due to concrete breakouts:
- Concrete edge failure
- Concrete cone failure
- Combination of failures








