Spread/individual/isolated

footings
Course 5
March 2010
Which one is?
NP 112 2004
the new design code
1
st
design stage geotechnical design
the footing dimensions
D
f,min
= max {D
f1
, D
f2
}
D
f1
= h

+ 1020cm
D
f2
= h
poor soil
p
max
p
pl
p
pl
= m
l
( B N
1
+ q N
2
+ c N
3
)
q = D
f
N
1
, N
2
, N
3
= f(|)
.max
2
6
y
ef
M
N
p
B L B L

= +

N
M
y
p
min
0

Load type






Effective
pressure
in GF

CENTRIC


ECCENTRIC ON 1
DIRECTION

ECCENTRIC ON 2
DIRECTIONS

STAS 3300/2-85
N.P. 112-04
( )
ef pl
p p | s
.max
1, 2 ( )
ef pl
p p | s
.max
1, 4 ( )
ef pl
p p | s

s s
A s A
t t
A s A
Deformation Limit State
ultimate state
Deformation Limit State
service state
Soil fill
Impervious soil
layer
i
n
i
i
pz
t
h
E
s
i

|
|
.
|

\
|
A
=

=1
100
o
|
1 2
1 2
.1 1 2 3 4 .2 1 2 3 4
( ) ( )
p zM net c c c c F net c c c c F
actiunea fundatiei F actiunea fundatiei F
p p o o o o o o o o o
' ' ' '
= + + + + +

stress induced by the footing F1 stress induced by the footing F2
the point of interest where
settlement is evaluated
D
f
q
R
H
R
Q
o>5
0
R
L

L
2
e
B
B
B
2e
L
e
L
e
B
CONDIIA DE VERIFICARE Q < m R
m = 1/1,20, coeficientul condiiilor de lucru
N N N

;
q c
; ; se determin ie de caracteristicile de calcul
determinate pentru = 0,95, sau determinate cu
relaiile:
func
o
{
0 0
1
2
3
5
10
20
30
50
100
0,5 0,5 1,0 1,0
Nc
N
Nq
Nc N Nq ; ;
tg o
I
0,1
0,2
0,3
0,4
0,5
0,6
0,7
0,8
0,9
1,0
0
,
1
0
,
2
0
,
3
0
,
4
0
,
5 0
,
6
0
,
7
0
,
8
0
,
9 t
g

o
=
1
,
0
tg tg o / o
I
i
i
0
0,5 1,0
0,1
0,2
0,3
0,4
0,5
0,6
0,7
0,8
0,9
1,0
0,1
t
g

o
=
1
,
0
tg tg o / o
I
0
,2
0
,3
0
,
4
0
,5
0
,
6
0
,
7
0
,8
0
,9
iq
iq
0
0,5 1,0
0,1
0,2
0,3
0,4
0,5
0,6
0,7
0,8
0,9
1,0
tg tg o / o
I
ic
ic
0
,1
0
,2
t
g

o
=
1
,
0
0
,3
0
,
4
0
,5
0
,
6
0
,
7
0
,
8
0
,9
STAS 3300/2-1985 SNIP II-15-74
SNIP II-15-74
T.G.L. 11464-1970
T.G.L. 11464-1970
SOLICITARE
COEFICIENII DE
CAPACITATE PORTANT
COEFICIENII
DE NCLINARE
COEFICIENII DE FORM
IEI

AI TLPII FUNDA
Fundaie continu
Fundaie continu
Bearing capacity Ultimate Limit State
The 2
nd
design stage
the structural design
setting the stiffness option
rigid foundation
flexible foundation
setting construction materials
setting the other dimensions to complete
the foundation element(s)
compute the necessary reinforcement as
area and no of bars only if made of r.c.
drawing plans of foundation details
Rigid individual footing
Foundation block made o plain concrete &
reinforced concrete pad
3D view of a rigid individual footing
Flexible
Individual
Footing
Flexible Precast
Individual Footing
Socket
footing
Rigid individual footings
When there is only the foundation block
2
nd
design stage the foundation height
the rigidity angle condition tg
eff
tg
min
H
Foundation block
made of plain concrete C4/5 or C8/10
) ( 5 , 0
s
eff
b B
H
tg

= o
the minimum rigidity angle
Effective pressure C4/5 C8/10
(kPa)
200 1,15 1,05
250 1,30 1,15
300 1,40 1,30
350 1,50 1,40
400 1,60 1,50
600 2,00 1,85

Rigid individual footing

Foundation block made o plain concrete &
reinforced concrete pad
2
nd
design stage
dimensions of the reinforced concrete pad
5 , 0 ... 4 , 0
65 , 0 ... 5 , 0
= =
= =
L
l
B
b
L
l
B
b
c c
c c
4
0
0 ;
6
min min
min max
2
min max,
c
c
c c c c
c
R
if
R
b l
M
l b
G N
s o < o
> o s o

+
= o
) 1 ( ; 65 , 0
25 , 0
300
min ,
> | > |
>
>
tg tg
l h
mm h
c c
c
h
c
|
( )
2
;
2
3 2
min max
2
1
2
1
min max
1
0
o + o
= o o =
(

o o + o =
med
c
med c y
c c
c c x
b
l M
l l
b M
Reinforcement conditions
network of bars;
p
min
= 0,1% (OB37) and 0,075% (PC52) on
each direction;
|
min
= 10mm;
d
min
= 100mm and d
max
= 250mm;
the longitudinal bars from the column are entering with
250mm more than the anchorage length within the pad.
3
rd
design stage
the height of the foundation block
the rigidity angle condition tg
eff
tg
min
2
max ,
6
B L
M
L B
G G N
p
y f c
eff

+ +
=