RF ID :

Concrete Stength,
Steel Yield Strength,
Reduction factor,
Column size,

f'c
fy

b
h

Allowable gross
soil-bearing capacity, qallow
Max.Footing Width, B
Axial Deadload, PDL
Axial Liveload, PLL
Total Axial Load, PT
Factored Axial Load, PU
Unit Weight of Soil, SOIL
Main Reinforcement,
FOOTING AREA:
Area = P/qallow(net) =
Area =
L=
B=
USE
AACTUAL =

4.52
LxB
3.01
1.50
3.00
4.50

=
=
=
=
=
=

20.7
414
0.90
0.85
300
300

MPa
MPa
(for flexure)
(for shear)
mm
mm

=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=

120 kPa
1.50 m
290.00 kN
110.00 kN
400.0 kN
593.00 kN
### kN/m3
16 mm

PT

Df = 1.20 m.
t = 0.45 m.

qallow(net) = qall - (SOIL x Df) - (CONCRETE x t)

= 88.48 kPa

m2
m
m
X 1.50 m
m2

FOOTING

THICKNESS:
Factored soil-bearing capacity, qs = Pu/A
= 132 kPa
t

dS

dL

TWO-WAY SHEAR: The critical section is at distance d/2 from the edge of the column.
d = t - cc - /2
= 358 mm
d/2

d/2

Minimum area of s

Critical
section
for two-way
shear
c
### kPa
c+d

Vc = 0.34f'c bo d
= ### kN
Vu = qs x critical area
critical area = footing area - (c+d)2
= 4.07 m2
Vu = ### kN

c + d = column width + d
= ### mm
bo = perimeter of the critical section
for two-way shear
= 4*(c + d)
= 2632 mm

Vu < Vc, ADEQUATE SECTION

ONE-WAY SHEAR: The critical section is at distance d from the edge of the column.
d = 358 mm

Vu = qs x critical area
critical area = (L/2 - b/2 - d) x B
= ### m2
Vu = ### kN

Critical area

1.50

Vc = 0.17 f'c b d
= ### kN

Critical section for

one-way shear

1.51

Vu < Vc, ADEQUATE THICKNESS

3.01

Check for Bearing Capacity of Concrete Column at the Interface with Foundation
PU = 593.00 kN
Bearing Strength = 0.85 f'c A1
0.70
=
= ### kN > Pu, provide minimum area of dowels
Minimum area of steel = 0.005 x area of column
= 450.00 mm2

ritical section

using 16 mm bar
A1bar = 201.06 mm2
no. of dowels = 2
Minimum required development length of dowels into the foundation
0.24 fy db
f'c

= ### mm

Ld = 0.044 fy db

= ### mm

Ld =
but not less than

REINFORCEMENT:
@ LONG DIRECTION:

governs