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A square column footing is to support a 500-mm square tied column that carries service dead load of 1200
kN and service live load of 1120kN. The column is reinforced with eight 25-mm-diameter bars. The base of
the footing is 1.50m below the natural grade where the allowable soil pressure is 310 kPa. The soil above the
footing has a unit weight of 15.6kN/m^3 . Assume fy=Y MPa, f'c = X MPa and unit weight of concrete
as Z kN/m3.Design the footing. Use 25 mm main bars and 75 mm clear cover. Use 2001 NSCP.

NOTE: THE GREEN HIGHLIGHTED VALUES ARE THE REPLACABLE VALUES

VALUES:
GIVEN: X =
Y =
Section Property: Z =
column dimension c = 500 mm Material Property:
base of footing = 1.5 m f'c =
clear cover = 75 mm fy =
=
Loads: =
Service Dead Load = = 1200 kN =
Service Live Load = = 1120 kN φ =
φ =
φ =

SOLUTION

Initial estimate of footing depth :

Aftg =
L (initial) = 2735.6664577 mm
Depth d (initial) = 622.13329154 mm say 650 mm
Effective bearing capacity: =
qe = 277.63 kPa
Dimension of footing =
L = 2.8907517412 m say 2.9 m
therefore footing dimension: = 2.9m x 2.9m
Depth of footing: =
qu = 0.426159 MPa
Based on wide-beam shear =
Vu = 1235.86 (1200-d) N
Vc = 2805.83 d N
d = 409.59 mm
Based on two-way or punching shear =
Vu = 0.426159 [(2900)²-(500+d)²]
Vc = 1.935057 [4(500+d)] d
Vu+ φVc = 15.02d²+8010d-8160000=0
d = 517.18 mm say 520 mm
Total depth of footing = 632.5 say 635 mm < 650 mm
Required Steel Area
Mu = 889.82 kN.m
Ru = 1.26 MPa
ρ = 0.0042055531
ρmin = 0.004568
use pmin = 0.004568
As = 6888.544 mm²
Number of 25 mm bars = 14.033226602 say 16
Development length Ldb = 518.34083356 mm
or Ldb = 459.75 mm
Furnished Ld = 1125 mm > 518.340834 mm
Verify if dowels or column bars extension are necessary
Actual bearing streangth Pu = 3584 kN
Permissible bearing stress = 5012.875 kN
A1 = 0.25
A2 = 8.41
= 5.8 > 2 use 2
Permissible bearing stress = 10025.75 kN > 3584 Kn
Minimun Area of dowel or extension bar required by the code:
Area = 1250 mm²
At least two column bares (25mm) must be extented into the footing

Therefore, use 2.9m x 2.9m footing with an effective depth to top bars of 520 mm (total depth = 635mm), with
16-25 mm bars on each side of the footing, and at least two column bars (25-mm as given) must be extended
in to the footing.
 d of 1200
base of
above the
e

33.7
306.5
29.4

33.7 MPa
306.5 MPa
29.4 kN/
15.6 kN/
310 Kpa
0.7
0.85
0.9

= 29.4 kN/
= 15.6 kN/ 1.5m

d
LxL
2900mm

500
2900mm
500

d
250 1200-d

1450mm

500 + d
 500 + d

(OK) 500

500 + d
500

2900mm
2900mm

1.45m

0.25m 1.2m

d= 520mm

(OK)

qu = 426.159 kPa

(No need)