Altınbaş University, Engineering & Natural Science Faculty, Civil

Engineering Department, Reinforced Concrete Structures- II, Nov.2020

REINFORCED CONCRETE II: SINGLE FOOTING DESIGN EXERCISE 1

Determine the Lx dimension of the symmetrical single
N
M footing for the given internal column forces. Design the
V footing and draw the reinforcement scheme.
ht =1.25 m

N0 Materials: C30/S420 ; d’=50 mm

h=70 cm
M0
Characteristic bearing capacity of the foundation:
qk=420 kN/m2 ;

Average unit weight of foundation and filling material

gt=20 kN/m3

Internal Dead Live Earthquake

Ly=2.0 m
30 cm

Force (G) (Q) (  E)

60 cm M [kNm] 78 50 103
N [kN] 736 425 53
V [kN] 32 23 53

Lx

Solution:

1. Loads acting on the foundation:

a.) Vertical load case: (1.4G+1.6Q) b.) Vertical and Horizontal load case: (G+Q+E)

Md=1.4Mg+1.6Mq= 1.4x78 + 1.6 x 50 = 189 kNm Md=Mg+Mq+Me = 78 + 50 + 103 = 231 kNm

Nd=1.4Ng+1.6Nq = 1.4 x 736 + 1.6 x 425 = 1710 kN Nd=Ng+Nq+Ne = 736 + 425 + 53 = 1214 kN
Vd= 1.4Vg+1.6Vq= 1.4 x 32 + 1.6 x 23 = 82 kN Vd= Vg+Vq+Ve = 32+ 23 + 53 = 108 kN

2. Dimensioning of the Symmetric Footing:

h=0.7 m ; Ly = 2 m ; A=Lx .Ly=2 Lx ; W= Ly .Lx2/6 =Lx2/3
qk = 420 = 300 kN/m2
Design bearing capacity of the foundation: q =
t  Rv 1.4
a) Vertical load case (1.4G+1.6Q):
qt,net= qt-ɣt .h  qt,net = 300 – 1.4 x 20 x 1.25 = 265kN/m2
Md=1.4Mg+1.6Mq= 1.4x78 + 1.6 x 50 = 189 kNm
Nd=1.4Ng+1.6Nq = 1.4 x 736 + 1.6 x 425 = 1710 kN
Vd= 1.4Vg+1.6Vq= 1.4 x 32 + 1.6 x 23 = 82 kN
Values at the gravity center of the foundation base:
M0=M+h.V= 189 + 0.7 x 82 =246 kNm
N0=1710 kN

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N0 M0
q = ;qq ;q0
1,2 1 t ,net 2
A W
N0 M0
qt ,net − − =0
A W

Lx2 − N 0 L x 6 M 0
=0
L q − L  q
y t ,net y t ,net

1710 Lx 6 246
L2x − − =0
2 265 2 265

Lx = 3.94m

b) Vertical and Horizontal load case: (G+Q+E)

qt,net = 300 – 20 x 1.25 = 275 kN/m2

M0= 231 + 0.7 x 108 = 307 kNm

N0= 1214 kN

Lx2 − N 0 L x 6 M 0
=0
L q − L  q
y t ,net y t ,net

1214 Lx 6 307
L2x − − =0
2 275 2 275

Lx = 3.24m

Dimension choosen for the x direction of the footing: Lx = 4.0 m

3. Calculation of the Internal Forces:

In this design, the unfavorable loads are found to be occurred for the “vertical load case”.
Md0=246 kNm
Nd0=1710 kN

Nd 0 M d 0 1710 246  6  q = 260 kN / m 2; q = 168 kN / m2

q = = 2
1,2
A W 2 4 2 42 1

(260 +168)
V=  0.85 4.0 = 728kN
2
2
0.85
M = 728 = 309kNm
2
2
(260 + 221)
V= 1.7  2.0 = 818kN
1
2

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1.72 1.7 2
M1 = 221 2 + (260 − 221)  2 1.7 = 714kNm
2 2 3
I

0.85 m

M2
Ly=2.0 m

V2

260
0.30 m
II II

0.85 m

168
I
1.70 m 0.60 m 1.70 m

Lx=4 m

V1 M1

168
221
260

(0.65 + 0.63)
Control of the shear force: dort = = 0.64m
2
V1=818 kN V2 = 728 kN
Vcr = 0.65 x fctd x bw x d Vcr = 0.65 x 1250 x 4 x 0.64 = 2080 kN
Vcr = 0.65 x 1250 x 2 x 0.64 =1040 kN Vcr > V2 OK
Vcr > V1 OK

4. Punching shear control:

d1 + d2
dort = = 0.64 m
2

bx = 0.6 + 0.64 = 1.24m; by = 0.3 + 0.64 = 0.94m

(
U p = 2 bx + by ) = 4.36m
Md 0.4189
e = 0.4 = = 0.044m
x
Nd 1710

emin = 15mm + 0.03h

ex,min = 15 + 0.03 600 = 33mm ve ey,min = 15 + 0.03 300 = 24mm

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ex = 0.044m; ey = ey ,min = 0.024m

1 1
= = = 0.914
ex + ey 0.044 + 0.024
1+1.5 1+1.5
bx  by 1.24  0.94

Vpr = ɣ x fctd x up x dort = 0.914 x 1250 x 4.36 x 0.64 = 3188 kN

1 1
Vpd = (q1 +q2)(Lx × Ly – bx × by) → Vpd = (260 + 168 )x(4 x 2 – 1.24 x 0.94) →
2 2

Vpd = 1463 kN

Vpr > Vpd → Punching shear safety is satisfied ✓

5. Sliding of the foundation in the horizontal plane:

According to TBDY(2018), under static and seismic load conditions, the design value of the sliding
force (Vth) beneath the foundation should be less than the sliding capacity.

Vth ≤ Rth+0.3 Rpt

Here, Rth is the design friction resistance between the foundation and the subgrade and Rpt is the
design passive resistance.

Vth=108 kN

Under drained conditions, design friction resistance can be calculated by considering the design
vertical compression force Ptv, the tan δ friction coefficient between the foundation and the
subgrade (considered as 0.5 according to TBDY 2018 Table 16.3, friction with a concrete subgrade
and γRh =1.1 (Table 16.2):

Ptv tan 1214 0.5

Rth =  Rh
= = 551kN
1.1

Even the design friction resistance Rth is greater than design sliding force Vth. Consequently, the
sliding safety is satisfied even without considering the Rpt design passive resistance.

6. RC design:
X direction (1-1 cross-section) (C30 /B420C)

d1 = h – d = 0.7 –0.05 = 0.65 m; M1 = 714kNm;bw = 2.0m

2 0.652
K= = 11810−5  ks = 2.85
714
714
A = 2.85 = 3130mm2
d1=65 cm

h=70 cm

s
0.65
min A = 0.002  b  d = 0.002  2000 650 = 2600mm2
s w
Ly=2.0 m
Choosen :1318(3302mm2 )

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Y direction (2-2 cross-section)

d2 = 0.65 –0.02 = 0.63 m; M1 = 309kNm;bw = 4m

4 0.632
K= = 51410−5  ks = 2.79
309
d2=63 cm

309

h=70 cm
A = 2.79 = 1368mm2
s
0.63
min A = 0.002  b  d = 0.002  4000 630 = 5040mm2
Lx=4 m s w

Choosen : 2018(5080mm2 )

7. Reinforcement layout:

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