Spread/individual/isolated

footings
Course 5
March 2009

Which one is?

NP 112 2004
the new design code

1st design stage

geotechnical design

the footing dimensions

Df,min = max {Df1, Df2}
Df1 = h + 1020cm
Df2 = h poor soil
N

My
pmax ppl
ppl = ml (
q=

B N1 + q N2 + c N3)

Df

N1, N2, N3 = f( )

pef .max

N
B L

6 My
B2 L

Deformation Limit State

ultimate state
Load type

Deformation Limit State

service state

CENTRIC

ECCENTRIC ON 1
DIRECTION

ECCENTRIC ON 2
DIRECTIONS

pef

pef .max

pef .max

Effective
pressure
in GF
STAS 3300/2-85
N.P. 112-04

p pl ( )

1, 2 p pl ( )

1, 4 p pl ( )

Soil fill

st

100
i 1

pzi

Ei

hi
Impervious soil
layer

p zM

pnet .1 ( 1c
pnet .2 ( 1c
2c
3c
4 c ) F1
2c
3c
4 c ) F2

actiunea fundatiei F1

stress induced by the footing F1

actiunea fundatiei F2

stress induced by the footing F2

the point of interest where

settlement is evaluated

 The

2nd design stage

the structural design

setting the stiffness option
rigid foundation
flexible foundation

setting construction materials

setting the other dimensions to complete
the foundation element(s)
compute the necessary reinforcement as
area and no of bars only if made of r.c.
drawing plans of foundation details

Rigid individual footing

Foundation block made o plain concrete &
reinforced concrete pad

3D view of a rigid individual footing

Flexible
Individual
Footing

Flexible Precast
Individual Footing
Socket
footing

Rigid individual footings

When there is only the foundation block

2nd design stage the foundation height
the rigidity angle condition

tg eff tg min

Foundation block
H

made of plain concrete C4/5 or C8/10

tg

eff

H
0,5( B bs )

the minimum rigidity angle

Effective pressure

C4/5

C8/10

(kPa)
200

1,15

1,05

250

1,30

1,15

300

1,40

1,30

350

1,50

1,40

400

1,60

1,50

600

2,00

1,85

Rigid individual footing

Foundation block made o plain concrete &
reinforced concrete pad

2nd design stage

dimensions of the reinforced concrete pad
hc , min

300 mm

hc lc

0,25

tg

0,65; (tg

1)

bc
B
bc
B

lc
L
lc
L

0,5...0,65
0,4...0,5

hc

N Gc
bc lc

max, min

max

if

min

Rc
0

min
min

6 M
lc bc2
0
Rc
4

Mx
My

bc
lc

c0

med

lc1
2
bc21
;
2

max

min

lc21
3

max
med

min

Reinforcement conditions

network of bars;

pmin = 0,1% (OB37) and 0,075% (PC52) on

each direction;

min

= 10mm;

dmin = 100mm and dmax = 250mm;

the longitudinal bars from the column are entering with

250mm more than the anchorage length within the pad.

3rd design stage

the height of the foundation block
the rigidity angle condition

peff , max

tg eff tg min

N Gc
B L

Gf

6 My
L B2

Bearing capacity Ultimate Limit State

T.G.L. 11464-1970

SNIP II-15-74

STAS 3300/2-1985

COEFICIENII
DE NCLINARE

COEFICIENII DE
CAPACITATE PORTANT

SOLICITARE

N ;Nq ;Nc

100

Nc

0,2

Fundaie continu

,0

2eB

0,1

=1

3
2

o
tg

R eL

0,3

Nq

10

30
20

2
0 , 0 ,3
4
0,
0,5,6 7
0 0, 0,8 9
0,

Df

0,

SNIP II-15-74

1,0
0,9
0,8
0,7
0,6
0,5
0,4

50

COEFICIENII DE FORM
AI TLPII FUNDAIEI

T.G.L. 11464-1970

eB
R
2eL

B
B

Q<mR

1,0
0,9
0,8
0,7
0,6
0,5
0,4

1,0

0,2
0,3
0,4
0,6
0 ,5

iq

0,3

0,7

0,2

0,3

0, 4

ic

0,8

0,1

tg
0,5

tg
1,0

Fundaie continu

0,5
0,6

0,7
0,8
0,9

0,1

tg
0

0,1

,0

0,2

1,0

ic

=1

0,2

0 ,9

0
1,0
0,9
0,8
0,7
0,6
0,5
0,4

0,1

tg
0,5

o
tg

0,3

tg

iq

,0
=1

o
tg

CONDIIA DE VERIFICARE
m = 1/1,20, coeficientul condiiilor de lucru
N Nq; Nc; se determin func ie de caracteristicile de calcul
determinate pentru = 0,95, sau determinate cu
relaiile:

tg oI
0,5

tg
0,5

1,0