Footing arrangement for the building

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BS 8110 : Top reinforcement should be designed as a “T” beam and

part 1 : bottom reinforcement should be designed as a rectangular
1985 beam.

Table 3.2 Exposure condition – severe

Selecte concrete grade – C40

Table 3.4 Nominal cover to all reinforcement to meet durability

conditions = 40 mm
Selected cover =
Table 3.5 Nominal cover to all reinforcement to meet fire resistance 40 mm
of 2 hours = 40 mm

Select 25 mm diameter main bars for top reinforcement

and 12 mm diameter links

Effetive depth d = 1600 – 40 – 12 - 13 = 1535 mm d = 1535 mm

Design bening moment = 722 kNm

cl : 3.4.4.4

722 𝑥 106 Section is singly

= /
= 0.003 < K (= 0.156) reinforced
2500 𝑥 40 𝑥 15352

z = 0.99d
z is limitd to 0.95d

0.05 𝑥 1535 The neutral axis

= = 170.5 mm lies within the
0.45 flange

722 𝑥 106
= = 1237.2 mm2
0.87 𝑥 460 𝑥 0.95 𝑥 1535 ∴ use 3T25
providing 1472.6
Area of 25 mm diameter bar = 490.87 mm2
mm2

Table 3.27 100𝐴𝑠 100 𝑥 1472.6

Percentage of reinforcement = =
𝑏𝑤 ℎ 400 𝑥 1600 Minimum r/f
requirement
= 0.23 ( > 0.18) satisfied.
400−80−24−75 Clear spacing
Spacing between bars = = 110 mm
Table 3.30 2 between bars are
( < 160 mm ) satisfied
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Select 12 mm diameter bars for bottom reinforcement

Effective depth d = 1600 – 40 – 12 – 6 = 1542 mm d = 1542 mm

Design bening moment = 505kNm

cl 3.4.4.4
505 𝑥 106
= = 0.0133 < K/ (= 0.156) Section is singly
400 𝑥 40 𝑥 15422
reinforced

z = 0.97d
z is limitd to 0.95d

505 𝑥 106
= = 861.4 mm2
0.87 𝑥 460 𝑥 0.95 𝑥 1542
∴ use 8T12
Area of a 12 mm diameter bar = 113.1 mm2 providing 904.8
mm2

3𝑐 9𝑑 3 𝑥400 9 𝑥1542
cl 3.11.3.2 + = + = 3769.5 mm ∴ banding of
4 4 4 4
( > lc = greater of 4500/2 , 1250) reinforcement is
not required

Table 3.27 100𝐴𝑠 100 𝑥 904.8

Percentage of reinforcement = =
𝑏𝑤 ℎ 400 𝑥 1600
Minimum r/f is
= 0.14 ( < 0.26 )
not satisfied
0.26 𝑥 400 𝑥 1600
Therefore, As = = 1664 mm2 ∴ use 15T12
100
providing 1696.5
mm2

Table 3.30 2200−80−15 𝑥 12

Spacing between bars = = 138 mm Clear spacing
14
( < 160 mm ) between bars are
satisfied
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Transverse bending reinforcement

Select 16 mm diameter bars

Select a 1 m width of the footing

431𝑥 1.052
Applying moment M = = 237.6 kNm/m
2

Effective depth d = 1000 – 40 – 12 - 12- 8 = 928 mm d = 928 mm

cl 3.4.4.4

237.6𝑥 106
= = 0.007 < K/ (= 0.156) section is sngly
1000 𝑥 40 𝑥 9282 reinforced

z = 0.99d
z is limitd to 0.95d

237.6 𝑥 106
= = 672 mm2/m
0.87 𝑥 460 𝑥 0.95 𝑥 928 ∴ use T16 @
150 mm centers
Area of a 16 mm diameter bar = 201.1 mm2 providing 1340
mm2/m

100𝐴𝑠 100 𝑥 1340

Table 3.27 Percentage of reinforcement = =
𝐴𝑐 1000 𝑥 1000

= 0.134 ( > 0.13 ) Minimum r/f is

satisfied

cl 3.12.11.2.7 100 𝑥 1340

Reinforcement percentage = = 0.14%
1000 𝑥 928 ∴ no futher
check is required
( < 0.3% )
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Shear check in longitudinal direction

100𝐴𝑠 100 𝑥 1472.6

= = 0.24
𝑏𝑣 𝑑 400 𝑥 1535

Table 3.9 ∴ vc = 0.4 N/mm2

Modify to use for C40 concrete = 0.4 x 1.17 ∴ vc =0.47N/mm2

Maximum shear force = 1000kN

𝑉 1000 𝑥 103
cl 3.4.5.2 v= = = 1.63 N / mm2
𝑏𝑣 𝑑 400 𝑥 1535

Area provided by 12 mm diameter mild steel link =

226.2 mm2
Table 3.8

∴ use R12 links

226.2 𝑥 0.87 𝑥 250
sv ≤ = 106 mm @ 100 mm
400 𝑥 1.16 centers

shear check in transverse direction

transverse shear force = 431 x 1 x 1.05 = 453 kN

100𝐴𝑠 100 𝑥 1340

= = 0.36
𝑏𝑣 𝑑 400 𝑥 928
Table 3.9
∴ vc = 0.444 N/mm2
∴ vc=0.52N/mm2
Modify to use for C40 concrete = 0.444 x 1.17

𝑉 453 𝑥 103
v= = = 0.49 N / mm2
cl 3.4.5.2 𝑏𝑣 𝑑 1000 𝑥 928
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cl 3.12.11.2.6 Bars near the side faces of the section

Depth of flange = 1000 mm ( > 750 mm) Crack control r/f

is needed
Bars are distributed over 750 mm from the bottom

Spacing of bars = 250 mm ( ≤ 250 𝑚𝑚) Sb = 250 mm

cl 3.12.5.4
𝑠𝑏 𝑏 250 𝑥 1000
Bar diameter ≥ √ = √ = 23.3 mm Select 25 mm
𝑓𝑦 460 diameter bars

table 3.29 Anchorage length for top reinforcement = 32 x 25 Anchorage

= 800 mm lengths have
provided.
End anchorage length for top reinforcement – greater of
d or 12∅ End anchorage =
1535 mm
Anchorage length for bottom reinforcement = 32 x 12
= 384 mm Anchorage
lengths have
provided.
End anchorage length for bottom reinforcement – greater
of d or 12∅ End anchorage =
1542 mm

Anchorage length for transverse reinforcement = 32 x 16 Anchorage

= 512mm lengths have
provided.
End anchorage length for transverse reinforcement –
greater of d or 12∅ End anchorage =
928 mm