Size of Footing Problems:

1. The footing shown in figure below is to be constructed in a uniform deposit of stiff clay and
must support a wall that imposes a loading of 200 kN/m of wall length. Find the required
width of footing if the factor of safety is 3.
200 kN/m of Wall Length

Clayey
1.5 m Unit Wt. = 18.82 kN/m
qu = 150 kN / m

B=?

2. A square footing is shown below. The footing will carry a gross mass of 30,000 kg. Using a
factor of safety of 3, determine the size of the footing -- that is, the size of B.

30,000 kg

Soil Density = 1850 kg/m

1.0 m Int. friction = 30
c=0

B=?

3. A square footing is shown below. The footing will carry a gross load of 700 kN. Using a
safety factor of 3, determine the required value of B. Assume general shear failure.

Q = 700 kN

Unit Wt. = 17.4 kN/m

1.2 m Int. friction = 36
c=0

B=?
Solutions:

1. = + + 0.50
145.8 /2
= = = . /
2 2

If we use c > 0, = 0 analysis of cohesive soil, when = 0, then:

Nc = 5.14
Nq = 1.0
Ny = 0

= (75)(5.14) + (18.82)(1.2)(1.0) + (0.50)(18.82)(0) = . /

413.73 /
= = . /
3
200 /
Required width of wall, B =
137.91 /
B = 1.45 m

2. For int. friction' = 35:

Nc = 57.75,
Nq = 41..44
Ny = 45.41.
1850 (9.81)
= = 18.15 /
1000

30,000 (9.81)
= 1,000
= 294.3

= 1.3 + + 0.40
1
With a factor of safety of 3: = = (1.3 + + 0.40 ) =
3 3 2
294.3 1
= (1.3 + + 0.40 )
3
294.3 1
= [1.3(0)(57.75) + (18.5)(1)(41.44) + 0.40(18.15)()(45.41)]
3
294.3
= 250.7 + 109.9

0.95 m

3. = 3

.

Assuming general shear failure:

= 1.3 + + 0.40
For Internal Friction = 36,
Nc = 63.53
Nq= 47.16
Ny= 54.36
= 1.3(0)(63.53) + (17.4)(1.2)(47.16) + (0.40)(17.4)(54.36)
= . + . /

984.70 + 378.3 700

= 2 = 2
3 3
378.33 + 984.72 = 2100
B=1.207 m