DESIGN OF FOOTING

Design Constants
fc’ - 20.7 MPa
fy - 276 MPa
β - 0.85
 DESIGN OF FOOTING:

Loads to be carried: qA = 250 kPa

Dead Load γ Soil = 15.6 kPa

Beam Reactions = 409.073 kN Effective Bearing Capacity:

Column weight = 23.54(0.5)(0.5)(12) qE = qA - γ Soil (1.5) – 23.54(0.4)

PU = 409.073 + 70.62 = 250 – 15.6(1.4) – 23.54(0.4)

= 479.693 kN qE = 217.184 kPa

(NSCP 2015 Table 305-1) – Minimum Area Required:

Requirements for Foundations
P
Effective Bearing Capacity (qE) =
A
479.693
A =
217.184
A = 2.209 m2
Assuming Square Footing:
L2 =A

Assumptions: = √ 2.209

Protective Covering = 75 mm→100mm L = 1.486 → 1.50 m

Depth of Footing (from top of footing to N.G.L.) Trial Area

= 1500 mm
A = L2
Thickness of Footing (t) = 400 mm
= 1.52
Effective Depth (d) = 400 – 100 = 300 mm
A = 2.25 m2
Allowable Foundation Pressure = 100 kPa (Sandy
Gravel and/or Gravel at depth of 300 mm) an increase
of 20% is allowed for additional 300 mm depth (NSCP
qU = Ultimate Soil Pressure
2015, Table 304-1)
PU 479.693
qA = Allowable Foundation Pressure = =
A 2.25
= 75 + 0.2(75) (5) +50 (additional 300mm)
qU = 213.197 kPa
Beam Shear Punching Shear

ν allow = 0.75(Vc)

= 0.75(0.17 λ √ fc ' bwd ) ν p =ν allow

= 0.75(0.17√ 20.7)(1500) (d) where:

ν allow = 870.135d ν allow = 0.75( Vc)

= 0.75(0.17 λ √ fc ' bwd )

VU = Beam Shear Force = qU AC 1

= 0.75( √ 20.7)
3
213.197(1500)(550 – d )
=
1000 ν allow = 1.137 MPa

VU = 319.7955 (550 – d)
Vp
νp =
Punching Shear Area
νu =ν allow
where
319.7955 (550 – d) = 870.135d
VP = qU A C
= 213.197 ¿ ¿
d = 147.813 mm (minimum depth required
for beam shear) 213.197(15002−(400+ d)2 )
VP =
1000
where:
APS = Punching Shear Area
APS = 4(400 + d) (d)
APS = 4d (400 + d) Reinforcement Bars
νu =ν allow

213.197(15002−(400+ d)2 )
= 1.137 (4d (400 + d))
1000

d = 161.515 mm minimum depth

required for punching shear.

Since (d punch = 161.515 mm) > (d beam

shear = 147.813 mm), d punch is the MU = Ultimate Moment
governing d.
= qU (AC) (0.275)
= 213.197(0.55x1.500) (0.275)
Assume 16 mm ϕ to be used:
MU = 48.369 kN – m
Thickness of footing = 400 mm
Protective Covering = 75 + 16 + 8
Solving for RN:
= 99 mm → 100 mm
MU = ∅ b d2 RN
Actual d = 400 – 100
48.369(10002) = 0.9(1500) (3002) RN
Actual d = 300 mm
RN = 0.398

∴ Since (actual d = 300 mm) > (governing

d = 206.003 mm), it is safe. Solving for ω:

2.36 R N
ω = √
1− 1−
1.18
fc '

2.36(0. 398)
ω = √
1− 1−
1.18
20.7

ω = 0.0195
Solving for ρ:
ρ( fy)
ω =
fc '
ρ(276)
0.0195 =
20.7
ρ = 0.0015

Since (ρ = 0.0015) < ( ρmin = 0.00507),

use ρ = ρmin .

Solving for the Area of the Steel

As
ρ =
bd
AS = 0.00507(1500) (300)
AS = 2281.5 mm2

Using 16 mm ϕ reinforcement bars:

AS
n = = 11.34 → 12 bars
A 12

∴Therefore use 12 – 16 mm ϕ bars both ways.

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