FOOTING

Square Footing

Unfactored axial load, P

Factored axial load, Pu

Thickness 700 mm

Depth 2.0 m

Soil Bearing Capacity 255 kPa

Unit Weight of Concrete 23.54 kN / m3

Unit weight of soil 18.64 kN / m3

fc' 20.7MPa

fy 276MPa

Steel Covering 75 mm

Diameter of main bars 28mm

Effective Soil Pressure

qe = qa - c hc - s hs

qe = 255 - 0.7(23.54) - 18.64(1.3)

qe = 214.29 kPa

Area required

p
A = qe =

Dimension of footing

A = L2

L=

L=m

Ultimate upward soil pressure

Pu
qu = A
=
qu = kPa

Check for wide beam shear

d=

d = mm

Figure
Lc
d= -=m
2 2

Vu = qu x shaded area

Vu = ()()

Vu = kN

0.75bd
Vc =
6

0.7520.7
Vc =
6

Vc = kN >

Therefore safe

Check for punching shear

Figure

500 + d = 500 +625 = 1125mm

bo = 4(1125) =4500 mm

Vu = Pu - qu(c1 + d) (c2 + d) = -(1125)(1125)

Vu = kN

0.75bd
Vc =
3

0.7520.7
Vc =
6

Vc = kN >

Therefore safe
Steel requirements
Lc
x= 2
d= 2
-=m

qubx2 2
Mu = 2
= 2

Mu =

Mu x 106
Rn = bd2 = 0.9()(625)2

Rn = MPa

0.85fc 2Rn 0.85(20.7) 2()

= fy
(1- (1 0.85fc
)) = 276
( 1 - 1 0.85(20.7)
))

=
1.4 1.4
= =
fy 276

= 0.0051

0.75(0.85)f c600 0.75(0.85)(20.7)600

= 0.75 = fy(fy+600)
= 276(276+600)

> <

Use =

As = bd =

As = mm2

mm2 = 4 (28)2 N

N = say -28mm RSB both ways

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