APPENDIX A

Detailed Calculation Sheet 1

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Isolated Foundation Calculation (ACI 318M-95)

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Test1
Test2

Input Data
Loads (kN)
Mz
Fx
Fy
(kN.m)
Dead
0
800
0
Live
0
668
800
Wind
100
0
0
E
0
0
0
Sum
100
1468
800
Foundation Level
H (mm)
1300 h (mm)
200
hw (mm)
0 L/B
1.4
Pedestal Dimension
x (mm)
500 y (mm)
500
Concrete Strength
f'c (N/mm2) =
27.6
Steel Strength
fy (N/mm2) =
414
Allowable Soil Pressure
qa (kN/m2) =
190
Base Soil angle of internal friction

Fy
Fx

Mz

GWT

hw
L
z
B

y
x

20

Ultimate Loads (ACI 9.2.)

Load Case
Factors
Fux (kN) =
Fuy (kN) =
Muz (kN.m) =

0.9D+1.3W
0.9
1.3
130
720
0

1.4D+1.7L
1.4
1.7
0
2255.6
1360

0.75(1.4D+1.7L+1.7W)
1.05
1.275
1.275
127.5
1691.7
1020

0.75(1.4D+1.7L+1.87E)
1.05
1.275
1.4025
0
1691.7
1020

Approximate Base Dimensions B & L Based on Unfactored Loads (ACI 15.1.)

Approximate Base Dimensions

B (mm) =

User Input Dimensions

B (mm) =

3100
3100

L (mm) =

4340
4340

L (mm) =

Approximate Footing Effective Depth d Assuming Punching Shear Governs (ACI 11.12)

Load Case

*qumax (kN/m2)

73.55

307.40

250.20

230.55

d (mm)

225.000

585.000

515.000
d (mm)=
D (mm)=

Fuy Muz+ Fux (H + h) User Input

qumax=
+6
Depth
2
LB

LB

490.000
min 150mm (ACI 15.7.)
min cover 70mm (ACI 7.7.)

520
590

Foundation Weight Df (kN)

Concrete Slab =
Pedestal =
Soil above Slab =
Saturated Soil =

B * L * D * 25
198.447
x * y * (H+h - D) * 25
5.6875
(B*L - x*y) * (H - hw) * 20
187.497
(B*L - x*y) * (hw - D) * (20-10)
0
Total Df (kN) = 391.631

qumin

d
d/2

q6

q5 q4

d/2

q3 q2

q1

qumax

Net Ultimate Stresses Profile (kN/m2)

Load Case
qumax (kN/m2)
qumin (kN/m2)
q1 (kN/m2)
q2 (kN/m2)
q3 (kN/m2)
q4 (kN/m2)
q5 (kN/m2)
q6 (kN/m2)

1
73.553
33.478
60.626
58.225
55.824
51.207
48.806
46.406

2
307.402
27.904
217.241
200.497
183.753
151.553
134.808
118.064

3
250.204
1.276
169.904
154.991
140.079
111.400
96.488
81.575

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230.551
20.928
162.931
150.373
137.815
113.664
101.106
88.548

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APPENDIX A

Isolated Foundation Calculation (ACI 318M-95)

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CHECKING:
Contact Pressure
Fv (kN) =

Fy + Df

qmax (kN/m2)

1859.63

qGP (gross pressure) (kN/m2) =

qGP =
187.031 kN/m2

( 3qmax + qmin ) /4
< qa =

q max, min=

YES

190

qmin (kN/m2)

235.84

40.6026

Fv Mz + Fx (H + h)

LB
BL2

Stability Against Overturning

Overturning moment =
Stabilizing moment =

Stabilizing moment
Overturning moment

Mz + Fx * (H + h)
Fv * (L/2)
4.24779

950 kN.m
4035.4 kN.m

>

1.5

YES

>

1.5

YES

Stability Against Sliding

Fv tan q
=
Fh

6.7685

Check wide beam shear in the x-direction (ACI 11.3.)

Vc (kN) =
(1/6) * SQRT(fc) * B * d
Load Case
1
2
Vu (kN)* =
291.168
1138.475
Vu / 0.85Vc
0.2427
0.9489
*Vu = 0.5 * (q1+qumax) * (L/2 - x/2 - d) * B

1411.46
3
911.634
0.7599

max Vu / 0.85Vc = 0.94893

Check punching shear

<

1.00

4
853.856
0.7117

YES

(ACI 11.12)

bo (mm) =

2 * [(x+d)+(y+d)]
4080
(1/3) * sqrt(f'c) * bo * d
Vc (kN) = min of
( 1 + 2/(x/y) ) * (1/6) * SQRT(f'c) * bo * d
((40 * d/bo) + 2) * (1/12)* SQRT(f'c) * bo * d
Load Case
1
2
3
Vu (kN)* =
664.3223
2081.1741
1560.8806
Vu / 0.85Vc
0.2104
0.6590
0.4943
*Vu (kN) = Fuy - (0.5 * (q2+q5)) * (x+d) * (y+d)
max Vu / 0.85Vc = 0.65901

Reinforcement:

Mu = 0.9 f y As ( d -

<

0.59 f y As
f 'c B

1.00

3715.32
5572.99
6592.88

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Test1

3715.32

4
1560.8806
0.4943

YES

x - Direction
Bottom Reinforcement
Top Reinforcement
Load Case
1
2
3
4
1
2
3
4
Mu (kN.m)*
386.51 1520.96 1219.9 1140.72
NR
NR
NR
NR
As (cm2)=
20.1714 82.1988 65.2954 60.9058
NR
NR
NR
NR
r=
0.0018 0.0051 0.00405 0.00378
NR
NR
NR
NR
max r =
0.005099184
0
r min = 0.0018 (ACI 7.12.)
r max = 0.75 (0.85 f'c / fy) (600 / 600+fy) =
* x - direction moments:
Mu (Bottom R) = q3 * B * 0.5*(L/2-x/2)^2 + 0.5*(qumax-q3) * B * (2/3)*(L/2-x/2)^2
Mu (Top R) = qumin * B * 0.5 * (L/2-x/2)^2
(approximation)
* z - direction moment:
Mu (Bottom R) = 0.5*(qumax+qumin) * L * 0.5*(B/2-y/2)^2

Isolated Foundation Calculation (ACI)

Vc (kN) =

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z - Direction
Bottom Reinforcement
1
2
3
4
196.258 614.833 461.125 461.125
10.1861 32.3042 24.1181 24.1181
0.0018 0.0018 0.0018 0.0018
0.0018
0.04247 (ACI 10.3.2)

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Fy = 1468 kN

Mz = 800

Fx = 100 kN

kN.m

hw = 200

GWT
H=
1300

As (cm2) =

(in both directions)

hw = 0

D = 590

d = 520 mm

L = 4340 mm
As (cm2) = 40.62 (z - direction)

As (cm2) =

82.2 (x - direction)

z
B = 3100
y = 500

x
x = 500

* Dimensions are in mm

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Input Data
Loads (kN)
Px
Dead
0
Live
0
Wind
100
E
0
Sum
100

Py
800
668
0
0
1468

Concrete Strength
Foundation Properties
f'c (N/mm2) =
27.6
H (mm)
1300 h (mm)
Steel Strength
hw (mm)
0 L/B
fy (N/mm2) =
414
Pedestal Dimension
Allowable Soil Pressure
x (mm)
500 y (mm)
qa (kN/m2) =
190
Base Soil angle of internal friction
20

Mz
(kN.m)
0
800
0
0
800

200
1.4
500

Ultimate Loads (ACI 9.2.)

Load Case
Factors
Pux (kN) =
Puy (kN) =
Muz (kN.m) =

0.9D+1.3W
0.9
1.3
130
720
0

1.4D+1.7L
1.4
1.7
0
2255.6
1360

0.75(1.4D+1.7L+1.7W)
1.05
1.275
1.275
127.5
1691.7
1020

0.75(1.4D+1.7L+1.87E)
1.05
1.275
1.4025
0
1691.7
1020

CHECKING:
Contact Pressure

qmax =

235.8 kN/m2

qmin =

qGP (gross pressure) (kN/m2) =

qGP =
Stability against
Overturning

4035.4

Overturning moment

Check Wide Beam

Shear
Check Punching
Shear

950

Stabilizing moment

Stabilizing moment

Stability against
Sliding

( 3qmax + qmin ) /4

187 kN/m2 < qa = 190

Overturning moment

Fv tan q
=
Fh

40.6 kN/m2

YES

kN.m
kN.m

4.248

>

1.5

YES

6.769

>

1.5

YES

Vc (kN)

max Vu (kN)

1411.459

1138.475

Load Case
2

max Vu / 0.85Vc = 0.949

<

Vc (kN)
3715.325

Load Case
2

max Vu (kN)
2081.174

max Vu / 0.85Vc = 0.659

<

1.00

1.00

YES

YES

Results:
Base Dimensions
B=
3100
L=
4340

mm
mm

d=
D=

520
590

mm
mm

Reinforcment

As (cm2) =
r=

x - Direction
Bottom Reinforcement
82.19884491
0.005099184

Top Reinforcement
0
0

z - Direction
Bottom Reinforcement
40.6224
0.0018

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Fy = 1468 kN

Fx = 100 kN

Mz = 800

kN.m

hw = 200

GWT
H=
1300

As (cm2) =

(in both directions)

hw = 0

D = 590

d = 520 mm

L = 4340 mm
As (cm2) = 40.62 (z - direction)

As (cm2) =

82.2 (x - direction)

z
B = 3100
y = 500

x
x = 500

* Dimensions are in mm