STRIP FOOTING ANALYSIS AND DESIGN (BS8110-1:1997)

Strip footing details

Width of strip footing; B = 600 mm
Depth of strip footing; h = 200 mm
Depth of soil over strip footing; hsoil = 1200 mm
Density of concrete; conc = 24.0 kN/m3

Load details
Load width; b = 200 mm
Load eccentricity; eP = 0 mm
Soil details
Dense, moderately graded, sub-angular, gravel
Mobilisation factor; m = 1.5
Density of soil; soil = 20.0 kN/m3
Design shear strength; ’ = 25.0 deg
Design base friction;  = 19.3 deg
Allowable bearing pressure; Pbearing = 300 kN/m2

Axial loading on strip footing

Dead axial load; PG = 70.5 kN/m
Imposed axial load; PQ = 13.2 kN/m
Wind axial load; PW = 0.0 kN/m
Total axial load; P = 83.7 kN/m
Foundation loads
Dead surcharge load; FGsur = 0.000 kN/m2
Imposed surcharge load; FQsur = 0.000 kN/m2
Strip footing self weight; Fswt = h  conc = 4.800 kN/m2
Soil self weight; Fsoil = hsoil  soil = 24.000 kN/m2
Total foundation load; F = B  (FGsur + FQsur + Fswt + Fsoil) = 17.3 kN/m
Calculate base reaction
Total base reaction; T = F + P = 101.0 kN/m
Eccentricity of base reaction in x; eT = (P  eP + M + H  h) / T = 0 mm
Base reaction acts within middle third of base
Calculate base pressures
q1 = (T / B)  (1 - 6  eT / B) = 168.300 kN/m2
q2 = (T / B)  (1 + 6  eT / B) = 168.300 kN/m2
Minimum base pressure; qmin = min(q1, q2) = 168.300 kN/m2
Maximum base pressure; qmax = max(q1, q2) = 168.300 kN/m2
PASS - Maximum base pressure is less than allowable bearing pressure
Partial safety factors for loads
Partial safety factor for dead loads; fG = 1.40
Partial safety factor for imposed loads; fQ = 1.60
Partial safety factor for wind loads; fW = 0.00
Ultimate axial loading
Ultimate axial loading; Pu = PG  fG + PQ  fQ + PW  fW = 119.8 kN/m
Ultimate foundation loading
Ultimate foundation loading; Fu = B  [(FGsur + Fswt + Fsoil)  fG + FQsur  fQ] = 24.2 kN/m
Ultimate horizontal loading
Ultimate horizontal loading; Hu = HG  fG + HQ  fQ + HW  fW = 0.0 kN/m
Ultimate moment on foundation
Ultimate moment; Mu = MG  fG + MQ  fQ + MW  fW = 0.000 kNm/m
Calculate ultimate base reaction
Ultimate base reaction; Tu = Fu + Pu = 144.0 kN/m
Eccentricity of ultimate base reaction; eTu = (Pu  eP + Mu + Hu  h) / Tu = 0 mm
Calculate ultimate pad base pressures
q1u = (Tu / B)  (1 - 6  eTu / B) = 240.020 kN/m2
q2u = (Tu / B)  (1 + 6  eTu / B) = 240.020 kN/m2
Minimum ultimate base pressure; qminu = min(q1u, q2u) = 240.020 kN/m2
Maximum ultimate base pressure; qmaxu = max(q1u, q2u) = 240.020 kN/m2
Calculate base lengths
Left hand length; BL = B / 2 + eP = 300 mm
Right hand length; BR = B / 2 - eP = 300 mm
Calculate rate of change of base pressure
Length of base reaction; Bx = B = 600 mm
Rate of change of base pressure; Cx = (q2u - q1u) / Bx = 0.000 kN/m2/m
Calculate ultimate moment
Ultimate moment;
Material details
Characteristic strength of concrete;
Characteristic strength of reinforcement;
Characteristic strength of shear reinforcement;
Nominal cover to reinforcement;
Moment design
Diameter of tension reinforcement;
Depth of tension reinforcement;
Design formula for rectangular beams (cl 3.4.4.4)
Lever arm;
Area of tension reinforcement required;
Minimum area of tension reinforcement;
Tension reinforcement provided;
Area of tension reinforcement provided;
PASS - Tension reinforcement provided exceeds tension reinforcement required
Calculate ultimate shear force at distance d from face of wall
Ultimate shear force at face of load;
10.983 kN/m
Shear stresses at distance d from face of wall (cl 3.5.5.2)
Design shear stress;
From BS 8110:Part 1:1997 - Table 3.8
Design concrete shear stress;
Allowable design shear stress;
N/mm2
Mx = (q1u-Fu/B)BL2/2+CxBL3/6 = 8.987 kNm/m
fcu = 20 N/mm2
fy = 500 N/mm2
fyv = 500 N/mm2
cnom = 50 mm
B = 10 mm
d = h - cnom - B / 2 = 145 mm
K = Mx / (d2  fcu) = 0.021
K’ = 0.156
K < K' compression reinforcement is not required
z = d  min([0.5 + (0.25 - K / 0.9)], 0.95) = 138 mm
As_req = Mx / (0.87  fy  z) = 150 mm2/m
As_min = 0.0013  h = 260 mm2/m
10 dia. bars @ 300 centres bottom
As_B_prov =   B2 / (4  sB) = 262 mm2/m
Vsu = (q1u - Fu / B)  (BL - b / 2 - d) - Cx  (BL - b / 2 - d)2 / 2 =
vsu = Vsu / d = 0.076 N/mm2
vc = 0.427 N/mm2
vmax = min(0.8N/mm2  (fcu / 1 N/mm2), 5 N/mm2) = 3.578
PASS - vsu < vc - No shear reinforcement required