I have generated a concrete foundation using the STAAD Pro Plate Analysis utility. After I run the analysis I can extract the bending moment values from the reports. The values are *kNm/m, but the plate sizes are modelled as a 150mm square mesh. The values in a couple of plates are very high but it does not seem correct to design the concrete reinforcement to these values. How do you interpret a *kNm/m result when it is only applied to a localised area in a 150mm square plate?
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