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Foundation for the Center Column

Allowable bearing capacity:

qa ≔ 2 ksf

B ≔ 3.5 ft
H ≔ 3.5 ft
h ≔ 1.5 ft
b1 ≔ 12 in
d1 ≔ 16 in

f'c ≔ 3000 psi

αs ≔ 40
λ ≔ 1.0
H
β ≔ ―= 1
B
ϕ ≔ 0.75

D ≔ 7.13 kip

L ≔ 14.26 kip

Step 1: Determine Net Soil Pressure:

kip
qn ≔ qa - h ⋅ .15 ⋅ ―― = 1.775 ksf
ft 3
Step 2: Determine Factored Load:

Pu ≔ 1.2 ⋅ D + 1.6 ⋅ L = 31.372 kip

Ps ≔ D + L = 21.39 kip

Step 3: Determine Required Footing area:

Ps
Areq ≔ ―= 12.051 ft 2
qn

Aprovided ≔ B ⋅ H = 12.25 ft 2

Pu kip
qs ≔ ―――= 2.561 ――
Aprovided ft 2
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Step 4: Check Two way action shear:

5 5
d ≔ h - 3 in - ―in - ― ⋅ in = 14.063 in
8 16

d
b2 ≔ b1 + ―= 19.031 in
2
d
d2 ≔ d1 + ―= 23.031 in
2

The critical perimeter

b0 ≔ ⎛⎝b2 + d2⎞⎠ ⋅ 2 = 84.125 in

Tributary area
Atrib ≔ B ⋅ H - b2 ⋅ d2 = 9.206 ft 2

Vu1 ≔ qs ⋅ Atrib = 23.577 kip

⎛ 4⎞ ‾‾‾‾
f'c
Vc1 ≔ ⎜2 + ―⎟ ⋅ λ ⋅ ―― ⋅ psi ⋅ b0 ⋅ d = 388.776 kip
⎝ β⎠ psi

⎛ αs ⋅ d ⎞ ‾‾‾‾
f'c
Vc2 ≔ ⎜――+ 2⎟ ⋅ λ ⋅ ―― ⋅ psi ⋅ b0 ⋅ d = 562.849 kip
⎝ b0 ⎠ psi

‾‾‾‾
f'c
Vc3 ≔ 4 ⋅ λ ⋅ ―― ⋅ psi ⋅ b0 ⋅ d = 259.184 kip
psi

ϕVc1 ≔ ϕ ⋅ Vc3 = 194.388 kip > 22.26 kip OK

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Step 5: Check Wide Beam Action Shear:

⎛ H b1 ⎞
Atrib1 ≔ B ⋅ ⎜―- ―- d⎟ = 0.273 ft 2
⎝2 2 ⎠
Vu2 ≔ qs ⋅ Atrib1 = 0.7 kip
‾‾‾‾
f'c
Vc2 ≔ 2 ⋅ λ ⋅ ―― ⋅ psi ⋅ b0 ⋅ d = 129.592 kip
psi

ϕVc2 ≔ ϕ ⋅ Vc2 = 97.194 kip > 1 kip OK

Step 6: Flexure:

For Critical Section at the face of padestal

⎛ H ⎞ b1
L ≔ ⎜―⎟ - ―= 1.25 ft
⎝2⎠ 2

L2
Mu ≔ qs ⋅ B ⋅ ―― = 7.003 kip ⋅ ft <<
2
Asmin1 ≔ 0.0018 ⋅ B ⋅ h = 1.361 in 2

Provide (5) #5 long bar top and bottom

Asmin2 ≔ 0.0018 ⋅ H ⋅ h = 1.361 in 2

Provide (5) #5 short bar top and bottom

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Uplift load Check:

D = 7.13 kip W ≔ -25.24 kip FOS ≔ 1.5

Uplift ≔ 0.6 ⋅ ((D + W)) = -10.866 kip UpliftDemand ≔ Uplift ⋅ FOS = -16.299 kip
⎛ UpliftDemand ⎞
VolumeOfConcDemand ≔ -⎜―――――⎟ = 108.66 ft 3
kip
⎜ 0.15 ⋅ ―― ⎟
⎜⎝ ft 3 ⎟⎠

Assuming due to use of hairpins, the slab at center column will have 8'x40' contribution

WtOfSlab ≔ 8 ft ⋅ 40 ft ⋅ .333 ⋅ ft = 106.56 ft 3

WtOfFooting ≔ 3.6 ft ⋅ 3.6 ft ⋅ 1.17 ⋅ ft = 15.163 ft 3

TotalUpliftVolumeProvide ≔ WtOfSlab + WtOfFooting = 121.723 ft 3 >109 ft^3 OK