CHAPTER 4

COMPUTATION OF THE RESULTS OF ISOLATED FOOTINGS FOR

PROPOSED BUILDING

4.1. Design Calculation of Isolated Footing At Point 18 (Assume footing size)

This design is saturated in Shwe Pyi Thar Township, Yangon District. The
required data for the proposed building is described in Table 3.1.The foundation has
21 footings. Among footings, point (18) footing has dead load 42.78 kip and live load
6.9 kip. Therefore, design calculation of isolated footing is as follow.

D.L=42.78k, L.L=6.9k

4ʹ

(1) Design information,

fcʹ = 3000 psi
fy = 60000 psi
column size = 12ʹʹ x 12ʹʹ
foundation depth = 4ʹ
By soil test result, ɤ = 123.51 lb/ft3
Allowable soil bearing pressure, qu = 1.7 t/ft2
= 3808 psf
= 3.808 ksf
(2) Design procedure
(a) Depth of fill = 4 -1 = 3ʹ
weight of fill = 3 x 123.51 = 370.53 psf
weight of footing = 12/12 x 150 = 150 psf
520.53 psf
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Effective bearing pressure, qe = qa – 520.53psf

= 3808 – 520.53
= 3287.5 psf = 3.288 ksf
(b) Compute required footing area and choose footing
Assume footing size 3.5'x3.5'
(3) To find upward soil pressure,
footing size = 3.5ʹ x 3.5ʹ
Pu
qu =
A act
1.4 D. L+1.7 L . L
=
BxB
1.4 x 42.78+ 1.7 x 6.9
=
3.5 x 3.5
= 5.85 ksf
(4) (a) Punching shear,
Vu = Bearing capacity x (Footing area – Punching area)
( 12+ d )2
2
= 5.85( 3.5 – )
144
Nominal punching shear length,
∅Vc = ∅ 4 √ fc' bo d
d
= 0.85 x 4 x√ 3000 x 4(12 + d) x
1000
∅Vc = Vu
d 2 ( 12+ d )2
0.85 x 4 x√ 3000 x 4(12 + d) x = 5.85(3.5 - )
1000 144
d = 3.8ʹʹ
(b) Check one-way shear,
L−c
Vu = qu x B x ( −d )
2
12
3.5−
= 5.85 x 3.5 x 12 3.8
( − )
2 12
= 19.11 k
Nominal one-way shear length,
∅ Vc=∅ 2 √ fc ' B d
1
= 0.85 x 2 x √ 3000 x 3.5 x 12 x (-17.4) x
1000
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= 14.86 k ≯ Vu (NOT OK!)

This design calculation of isolated footing with assume footing size is not
right.