Presentation on

Finite Element Analysis of Pad Foundation

Presented by
SHIVANSH BHARDWAJ
(MT22SDE009)

Under the guidance of

DR. A.Y. Vyavahare

Department of Applied Mechanics,

Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology
Nagpur-440 010 (INDIA)
2022-2024
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 INTRODUCTION

• Carry and spread concentrated loads to the soil

• Prevents punching failure
• Distributing stresses to a wider area
• Reinforced pad foundation enhances bearing capacity.
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Jelušic, P., and B. Žlender. 2018. “Optimal Design of Reinforced Pad Foundation and Strip Foundation” https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)GM.1943-5622.0001258 2
 Types of Pad Foundation

PAD FOUNDATION

Plain Concrete Pad Reinforced Concrete Combined Pad Continuous Pad

Foundation Pad Foundation Foundation Foundation

Curt, J., M. Capaldo, F. Hild and S. Roux. 2021. “An algorithm for structural health monitoring by digital image correlation: Proof of concept and case study” J. Optlaseng. 2021.106842.
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 LITERATURE REVIEW
AUTHOR REVIEW

Jelušic and Žlender. • Addresses load distribution and soil interaction.

(2018)

Kocak and Mengi (1999) • A simple 3-D soil structure interaction (SSI) model is proposed.
• Parameters of this model are determined.
• A general computer software is developed.
Sharma et al. (2008) • Aims at developing analytical solutions for estimating the ultimate bearing capacity.
• Failure mechanisms for reinforced soil foundations are proposed.
• Predicted bearing capacity values are compared with the results of laboratory
model tests on reinforced sand and silty clay soil.
• The predicted bearing capacity values from analytical solutions are in good
agreement with the test results.

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 LITERATURE REVIEW
AUTHORS REVIEW

Kumar and Saran (2002) • In the present paper, a method of analysis for calculating the pressure
intensity corresponding to a given settlement for a rectangular footing
resting on reinforced soil foundation has been presented. The process has
been simplified by presenting non-dimensional charts for the various terms
used in the analysis, which can be directly used by practicing engineers. An
empirical method has been suggested to find out the ultimate bearing
capacity of footing on reinforced soil. The results have been validated with
large-scale model tests also. The procedure has been made clear by giving
an illustrative example.

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 FE MODELING
• Software Used:- SAP2000
• PROBLEM STATEMENT

Footing Size 2m x 2m

Column Size 200mm x 200mm

Load applied 1500KN

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 OBJECTIVES
• To obtain pressure at the base of Pad foundation
• To obtain bending moment and shear force in pad foundation considering soil structure
interaction
• To learn how to obtain soil stiffness
• Various methods to model soil in software

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 REFERENCES
• Curt, J., M. Capaldo, F. Hild and S. Roux. 2021. “An algorithm for structural health
monitoring by digital image correlation: Proof of concept and case study” J. Optlaseng.
2021.106842. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.optlaseng.2021.106842
• Li, X., C. Gao, Y. Guo, F. He and Y. Shao. 2018. “Cable surface damage detection in
cable-stayed bridges using optical techniques and image mosaicking” J. Optlaseng.
2018.07.012. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.optlastec.2018.07.012
• Kocak, S., and Y. Mengi. 1999. “A simple soil structure interaction model”
•Jelušic, P., and B. Žlender. 2018. “Optimal Design of Reinforced Pad Foundation and Strip
Foundation” https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)GM.1943-5622.0001258