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FOOTING DESIGN CALCULATIONS

Definitions:
1. A = Plan area of footing base in 'sqmm'
2. Ast (min) = Area of longitudinal reinforcement as per code in 'sqmm'
3. Ast Prv = Area of tensile reinforcement provided in 'sqmm'
4. Ast Rqd = Area of longitudinal reinforcement from bearing moment
and minimum % steel provided by user and as per code
in 'sqmm'
5. Av = Area of shear reinforcement required in 'sqmm/m'
6. AvPrv = Area of shear reinforcement provided in 'sqmm/m'
7. A1 = Bearing area of footing at slope of 1:2 in 'sqmm'
8. A2 = C/s Area of column in 'sqmm'
9. B = Width of footing base in 'mm'
10. Beff = Effective width of footing in 'mm'
11. Boff = Footing offset along B in 'mm'
12. BoffB = Footing offset along B above column in plan in 'mm'
13. BoffT = Footing offset along B below column in planin 'mm'
14. B1 = Width of sloped footing at top in 'mm'
15. ColOff = Column offset in sloped footing in 'mm'
16. Cx = Width of column in 'mm'
17. Cy = Length of Column in 'mm'
18. D = Depth of footing in 'mm'
19. d = Effective Depth of footing in 'mm'
20. Dfd = Depth of founding layer in 'm'
21. Dw = Ground water level in 'm'
22. Ec = Modulus of elasticity of concrete in 'N/sqmm'
23. Es = Modulus of elasticity of steel in 'N/sqmm'
24. Foss = Safety factor against sliding
25. Fosu = Safety factor against uplift
26. Fst = Stress in steel in 'N/sqmm'
27. F'c = Characteristic strength of concrete in 'N/sqmm'
28. Icr = Moment of Inertia of concrete crack section in 'mm4'
29. L = Length of footing base in 'mm'
30. Leff = Effective length of footing in 'mm'
31. Loff = Footing offset along L in 'mm'
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32. LoffL = Footing offset along L on left side of column in 'mm'

33. LoffR = Footing offset along L on right side of column in 'mm'
34. L1 = Length of sloped footing at top in 'mm'
35. Mcr = Cracking Moment
36. Mx = Bending Moment along column D in 'kNm'
37. Mex = Eccentricity moment along column D
38. Mxx = Total Bending Moment along column D (Mx + Mex)
39. My = Bending Moment along column B in 'kNm'
40. Mey = Eccentricity moment along column B
41. Myy = Total Bending Moment along column B (My + Mey)
42. Muy = Factored moment along column B in 'kNm'
43. Mux = Factored moment along column D in 'kNm'
44. Netdown = Net downward load in 'kN'
45. OB = Maximum permissible offset On bottom side Of column
46. OL = Maximum permissible offset On left side Of column
47. Or = Maximum permissible offset On right side Of column
48. OT = Maximum permissible offset On top side Of column
49. P = Axial load For footing sizing In 'kN'
50. Pcr(axial) = Design pressure at the critical section in 'kN/sqm'
51. P1 = Soil pressure at corner 1 In 'kN/sqm'
52. P2 = Soil pressure at corner 2 'kN/sqm'
53. P3 = Soil pressure at corner 3 'kN/sqm'
54. P4 = Soil pressure at corner 4 'kN/sqm'
55. q = Surcharge Load In 'kN/sqm'
56. sp = Spacing Between bars at outer most layer In 'mm'
57. SPu = Upward Soil Pressure In 'kN/sqm'
58. SPuL = Upward Soil Pressure from left
59. SPuR = Upward Soil Pressure from right
60. SPuB = Upward Soil Pressure from bottom
61. SPuT = Upward Soil Pressure from top
62. Temp1 = Peak Hydration temperature In Degree
63. Temp2 = Seasonal Temperature Variations In Degree
64. Vs Capacity = Shear strength capacity Of provided shear reinforcement
'kN'
65. Vs = Nominal shear strength provided by shear reinforcement,
in 'kN'
66. Vc = Nominal shear strength provided by concrete in 'kN'
67. Vu = Design shear force in 'kN'
68. Vus = Strength of shear reinforcement in 'kN'
69. Vx = Shear along major axis in 'kN'
70. Vy = Shear along minor axis in 'kN'
71. Waterpr = Upward water pressure in 'kN/sqm'
72. Waterup = Upward force due to water in 'kN/sqm'
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73. WFoot = Add. Wt. due to difference in concrete and soil density in
'kN'
74. WFootc = Weight of footing and column with concrete density in
'kN'
75. WSoil = Weight of soil covering footing area in 'kN'
76. y = Neutral axis depth.
77. Zx = Section modulus of footing base along L in 'mm4'
78. Zy = Section modulus of footing base along B in 'mm4'
79. Φ = Strength reduction factor in shear
80. Φ1 = Strength reduction factor in concrete bearing
81. Φ1Pnb = Bearing strength of column in 'kN'

Code References:
ACI 318M - 2014
Sr.No. Item Clause / Table
1. Ptmax : 7.3.3.1, 8.3.3.1, 9.3.3.1
2. Ptmin : 7.6.1.1 & 8.6.1.1/7.7.2.3
3. Vc : 22.6.5
4. Av : 22.5.10.5 & 22.6.7
5. Max Stirrup Spacing : 9.7.6.2 & 10.7.6.5
6. Vs : 22.5.1.2
7. fs,perm : 10.6.4
8. fc,perm : 10.2.7.1
9. Wcr : Eq 4.2(a)

Design Code : ACI 318M - 2014

Footing No : FC1
Column No : C1 ( 250mm X 250mm)
Analysis No : 4

Concrete Grade : C21

Steel Grade : Fy275
Clear Cover : 75 mm
Dfd : 1m
Dw : 5m

Density of Soil = 19 kN/cum

Soil Bearing Capacity = 200 kN/sqm
Permissible SBC Increase for EQ = 25 %
Permissible SBC Increase for = 0 %
Wind
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Live Load Reduction = 0 %

Permissible area of loss of contact = 0 %

Cross Section designed by : Maximum pressure

Footing Type : Pad

Footing Size (L x B x D) : 1000mm X 1000mm X 300mm
Effective Self Weight = 19.2 kN

Offset Along L (Loff) = 675 mm

Offset Along B (Boff) = 675 mm

Check For Maximum Soil Pressure:

Critical Load Combination = [6] : (LOAD 5: DL) +0.7 (LOAD 3: SLZ +)
Pcomb = 37.15 kN
P = Pcomb + Effective Self Weight
P = 56.35 kN
Mx = 0.69 kNm
My = 10 kNm
P/A = 22.01 kN/sqm
Mx/Zx = 1.01 kN/sqm
My/Zy = 14.65 kN/sqm
Maximum Soil Pressure = 37.66 kN/sqm
Allowable Soil Pressure = 1.25x200 kN/sqm
= 250 kN/sqm

Check For Minimum Soil Pressure:

Critical Load Combination = [12] : 0.6 (LOAD 5: DL)
+0.6 (LOAD 3: SLZ +)
Pcomb = 22.29 kN
P = Pcomb + Effective Self Weight x 0.6
P = 33.81 kN
Mx = 0.41 kNm
My = 8.57 kNm
P/A = 13.21 kN/sqm
Mx/Zx = 0.6 kN/sqm
My/Zy = 12.56 kN/sqm
Minimum Soil Pressure = 0.05 kN/sqm
> 0

Design For Bending:

Bottom Reinforcement Along L:
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Critical Load Combination = [21] : 0.9 (LOAD 5: DL) +1.4 (LOAD 3: SLZ +)
Pu = 33.43 kN
Mux = 0.62 kNm
Muy = 20 kNm
P/A = 13.06 kN/sqm
Mx/Zx = 0.91 kN/sqm
My/Zy = 29.3 kN/sqm

Deff = 217 mm
Beff = 1600 mm
SPu = 43.26 kN/sqm
Mu = SPu X B X Loff X Loff / 2
= 15.77 kNm
Ast Rqd = 960 sqmm
Ast (min) = 960 sqmm
Ast Prv (Distributed Across = 5 - #12 @ 225
Total Width)
= 1017.9 sqmm

Bottom Reinforcement Along B:

Critical Load Combination = [21] : 0.9 (LOAD 5: DL) +1.4 (LOAD 3: SLZ +)
Pu = 33.43 kN
Mux = 0.62 kNm
Muy = 20 kNm
P/A = 13.06 kN/sqm
Mx/Zx = 0.91 kN/sqm
My/Zy = 29.3 kN/sqm

Deff = 201 mm
Leff = 1600 mm
SPu = 43.26 kN/sqm
Mu = SPu X L X Boff X Boff / 2
= 15.77 kNm
Ast Rqd = 960 sqmm
Ast (min) = 960 sqmm
Ast Prv (Distributed Across
= 5 - #12 @ 225
Total Length)
= 1017.9 sqmm
Design For Shear:
One Way Shear Along L:
Critical Section @ d from Column Face
= 217 mm
Critical Load Combination = [21] : 0.9 (LOAD 5: DL) +1.4 (LOAD 3: SLZ +)
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Pu = 33.43 kN
Mux = 0.62 kNm
Muy = 20 kNm
P/A = 13.06 kN/sqm
Mx/Zx = 0.91 kN/sqm
My/Zy = 29.3 kN/sqm

Deff = 217 mm
Beff = 1600 mm
SPu = 43.26 kN/sqm
Vu = SPu X (Loff - d) X B
= 31.7 kN
φVc = 203.91 kN
Vu < φVc

One Way Shear Along B:

Critical Section @ d from Column Face

= 201 mm
Critical Load Combination = [21] : 0.9 (LOAD 5: DL)
+1.4 (LOAD 3: SLZ +)
Pu = 33.43 kN
Mux = 0.62 kNm
Muy = 20 kNm
P/A = 13.06 kN/sqm
Mx/Zx = 0.91 kN/sqm
My/Zy = 29.3 kN/sqm

Deff = 201 mm
Leff = 1600 mm
SPu = 43.26 kN/sqm
Vu = SPu X (Boff - d) X L
= 32.81 kN
φVc = 189.83 kN
Vu < φVc

Design For Punching Shear:

Critical Section @ d/2 from Column Face
= 104 mm

Critical Load Combination = [16] : 1.4 (LOAD 5: DL)

Pu = 52.01 kN
Mux = 0.96 kNm
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Muy = 0 kNm
P/A = 20.31 kN/sqm
Mx/Zx = 1.41 kN/sqm
My/Zy = 0 kN/sqm

Deff = 209 mm
Leff = 459 mm
Beff = 459 mm
Punching Perimeter = 1836 mm
Punching Area = 383724 sqmm
SPu = Max Pressure
= 21.72 kN/sqm
Vu = { SPu [ (L x B)- (Leff x
Beff)]}
= 51.03 kN
φVn = 659.42 kN
φVc = 435.22 kN
No Shear Reinforcement
Vu < φVc
Required

Load Transfer Check For Load Transfer From Column To Footing

Critical Load Combination = [16] : 1.4 (LOAD 5: DL)
Pu = 52.01 kN
A2 = 0.06 sqm
A1 = 2.1 sqm
Base Area = 2.56 sqm
A1 < Base Area
Modification Factor = SquareRoot(A1/A2) < = 2
SquareRoot(A1/A2) = 5.9161
Thus, Modification Factor = 2
Φ1 = 0.65
Φ1Pnb = Φ1 X 0.85 X Fck X Modification Factor X Column Area
= 1450.31 kN
Φ1Pnb > Pu, Hence Safe.