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a. What is the maximum punching shear

REINFORCED CONCRETE DESIGN stress (MPa) due to the axial load only?
A. 1.76 C. 1.33
B. 1.17 D. 0.99
FOOTING:
b. What is the maximum nominal wide beam
1. An isolated square footing was designed for shear stress (MPa) due to the given footing
a 350 mm interior column. Material loads?
properties used are as follows: γc = 23.5 A. 0.77 C. 0.68
kN/m3, γs = 16 kN/m3, qa = 170 kPa, f’c = B. 0.49 D. 0.87
20.7 MPa and fy = 275.8 MPa. Design
details are given in the figure below. Use c. How much additional moment (kN-m) can
d=368mm. the footing carry without causing uplift of the
footing?
a. Deternine the maximum ultimate pressure A. 445 C. 383
in kPa. B. 625 D. 203
A. 225 C. 325
B. 425 D. 125
3. A footing is 2.40m x 1.50m. The total load P
b. Determine the nominal beam shear stress of 1000kN that acts on the footing has an
in MPa. eccentricity of 0.40m in the direction of the
A. 0.67 C. 0.509 longer dimension. What is the maximum soil
B. 0.44 D. 0.75 pressure at the base?
A. 645.33kPa C. 363.45kPa
c. Determine the nominal punching shear B. 444.66kPa D. 555.56kPa
stress in MPa.
A. 1.26 C. 1.66 4. A wall footing 460 mm thick with effective
B. 3.1 D. 1.44 depth of 380 mm carries a 300 mm thick
concrete wall supporting a vertical service
and lateral service loads as shown in the
following figure. Unit weight of concrete is
24 kN/m3 and unit weight of soil is 16 kN/m3.
Allowable soil bearing capacity is 200 kPa.
Use 16 mm bars for flexure with f’c = 21
MPa and fy = 415 MPa. Use d=380 mm.

a. Determine the minimum width B of the

wall footing in m.
A. 2.13 C. 2.5
B. 3.5 D. 4.2

b. Determine the ultimate beam shear stress

in MPa.
2. A rectangular footing 2.5m wide along the X- A. 0.89 C. 0.745
axis and 3.0m long parallel to the y-axis B. 0.876 D. 0.44
supports a concentrically loaded column
0.6m x 0.6m in area. c. Determine the spacing of flexure bars in
Given: mm
A. 150 C. 100
Footing Loads (Ultimate Loads) B. 120 D. 80
Axial Load, Pu = 1500kN
Moment about the Y-axis, Muy = 180kN-m
Effective depth of Footing = 350mm
Concrete, f’c = 20.7MPa
Steel, fy = 415MPa

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Column axial loads

D = 450 kN
L = 310 kN
E = 220 kN

Column moment, ME due to earthquake = 160kN-m

Required strength of the footing is based on:

U = 1.32D + 1.1L + 1.1E

a b a
a
400mm
5. CE BOARD MAY 2003| An exterior column b
with service dead load of 800 kN and 400mm
service live load of 580 kN, and an interior
column with service dead load of 1040 kN
and service live load of 980 kN are to be a
supported on a combined rectangular
footing as shown in the figure. The base of
the footing is 1.80 m below the ground
surface which carries a surcharge of 4.80
Determine the following:
kPa. The thickness of the footing is 1.20 m.
The allowable bearing pressure of the soil is a. Nominal critical beam shear stress at
280 kPa. The unit weight of concrete is 24 ultimate loads. 0.31 MPa
kN/m3 and the unit weight of soil is 18 b. Nominal punching shear stress 0.46 MPa
kN/m3. c. Maximum design moment 447.04 kN-m

7. A footing is 2.40m x 1.50m. The total load on

P of 1000kN on the footing has an
eccentricity of 0.40m in the direction of the
longer dimension. What is the maximum soil
pressure at the base? 555.56kPa.

a. Determine the effective bearing pressure of

the soil. 235.60 kPA
b. Determine the distance of the resultant load
from the outer face of the exterior column.
3.49 m
c. Determine the minimum dimension of the
footing. 2.10 m x 7.00 m

6. CE BOARD MAY 2011| A 400mm square

column shown is supported by square footing
on 5 piles as shown. Dimensions are a =
0.75m, b = 2m, effective footing depth =
0.6m.

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