She ran the numbers again. Adjusted the pad thickness from 1.2m to 1.4m. The safety factor ticked up to 1.41. Not enough. She increased the footing width from 5m to 5.5m. The concrete volume surged, and the project manager would yell about the cost. Safety factor: 1.44.
No pressure.
Inside was a single, brute-force formula. No safety factors. No cost optimization. It was the "Godzilla solution": double the rebar, add a 1m deep shear key into the bedrock, and increase the edge thickness to 2m. Tower Crane Foundation Design Xls
That night, Maya received a single email from the CEO. Subject line: "B132" — the cell where she had made her final call. The message read: "Send me that XLS. And name your price for the next tower."
She saved the file as TCFD_Final_RealRev8.xls , closed her laptop, and shouted into the rain: "Change order! Thicker pad!" She ran the numbers again
The factor of safety against uplift was 1.38. Required: 1.5.
Still no.
It was overkill by 40%. The project manager would fire her.