University of Batangas

College of Engineering

Design of Wall Footing

By
Rei Robin Roland Tumambing, CE,RMP
CE19
 Design of Wall Footing
Design Methods:
1. Bending
2. Factored Upward Pressure
3. Shear Stress
4. Design Moment
5. Steel Area Requirement
6. Main Bars
7. Temperature Bars
 Design of Wall Footing
Bending
qnet= Allowable soil pressure – pressure due to wt of soil and concrete
𝑃
Area= 𝑞
𝑛𝑒𝑡

Factored Upward Pressure

1.2𝑃𝐷𝐿 + 1.6𝑃𝐿𝐿
𝑞𝑢 =
𝐿
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Factored Upward Pressure
𝑉𝑢 = 𝑞𝑢 (1)(𝑥); let x be distance from edge of footing to d distance from wall
𝑉𝑢
υ= ; 𝑙𝑒𝑡 Ø 𝑏𝑒 0.75
Ø𝑏𝑑
υ = 0.17ƛ 𝑓𝑐 ′
Design Moment
𝑥
𝑀𝑢 = 𝑞𝑢 (𝑥)(1)( ); let x be distance from halfway between the middle and the
2
end of the wall to the edge of the footing if it supports masonry wall ELSE face of
wall to edge of footing
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Steel Area Requirement
𝑀𝑢 = Ø𝑓𝑐′ 𝑏𝑑 2 ω 1 − 0.59ω ; 𝑙𝑒𝑡 Ø 𝑏𝑒 0.9
ω𝑓𝑐′ 1.4
𝜌= ; value not less than
𝑓𝑦 𝑓𝑦
𝐴𝑠 = 𝜌𝑏𝑑

Spacing Main Bar

𝜋 2 1000
𝑑 = 𝐴𝑠
4 𝑠
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Temperature Bars
𝐴𝑠 = 0.002 𝑏𝑡; 𝑖𝑓 𝑑𝑒𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑚𝑒𝑑 𝑏𝑎𝑟𝑠 𝑎𝑟𝑒 280 𝑀𝑃𝑎 𝑜𝑟 530MPa
𝐴𝑠 = 0.0018 𝑏𝑡; 𝑖𝑓 𝑑𝑒𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑚𝑒𝑑 𝑏𝑎𝑟𝑠 𝑎𝑟𝑒 415𝑀𝑃𝑎
Max spacing of temp bars
𝑆𝑚𝑎𝑥 = 5𝑡 𝑜𝑟 450𝑚𝑚
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Design of Wall Footing Example
Design a reinforced wall concrete footing to support a 500mm-wide
concrete wall carrying a dead load of 380kN/m and live load of
292.5kN/m. The bottom of the footing is 1.80m below the final grade and
the allowable soil pressure is 240 kPa. Use f’c=30MPa, and
ϒsoil=15.735kN/m3. Use initial thickness of footing of 400m (in event of
failure, use increment of 100), 25mm-dia reinforcing bars for main bars
and 20mm-dia for temp bars. Use grade 60 reinforcing bars. Do the all
checks necessary.
 Design of Wall Footing
Design of Wall Footing Example
A wall footing is supporting a 300mm concrete wall which carries axial loads and
moments.
Axial load: 𝑃𝑑 = 200𝑘𝑁/𝑚; 𝑃𝐿 = 180𝑘𝑁/𝑚
Moment: 𝑀𝐷 = 30𝑘𝑁. 𝑚/𝑚; 𝑀𝐿 = 50𝑘𝑁. 𝑚/𝑚; 𝑀𝐸 = 60𝑘𝑁. 𝑚/𝑚
Allowable soil pressure is 200 kPA. The bottom of the wall is 1.2m from the grade. Thickness is
500mm with effective depth of 430 mm. fc’=20.7MPa & fy=414.6MPa. Unit weight of soil is
15kN/m. Determine the width of footing, nominal shear stress at critical section, and design
moment. Use load factors: (1) 1.4D+1.7L; (2) 1.3D+1.1L+1.1E
 University of Batangas
College of Engineering

Design of Wall Footing

By
Rei Robin Roland Tumambing, CE,RMP
CE19