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In this document many sample benchmark problems are listed with results. Each
problem is tested to ensure that foundation design results are calculated correctly. The
sample problems are chosen from text books, hand calculations or other documents.
Reference: Reinforced Concrete Design – Wang & Salmon (Third Edition) – Eg 20.8
The input and output represented below consists of the same example run in Mat3D.
The comparison of results is tabulated at the end of the output.
Dimensional Solutions Mat3D Version 4.0.4 Date 3/11/2008
Foundation Name Soil supported spread footing Time 3:54:42 PM
Designed By: Dimensional Solutions Inc. Engineer Checker
Filename: \\Dim733\c$\DSNewDevelopment\Build\Documentation\QA\Mat3D\RCDesign_Wang_Salmon_Eg20-8.m3d
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PROJECT INFORMATION
DESIGN CODE ACI 318 - 1999 INPUT UNITS English OUTPUT UNITS English
P1
P1
P1
Top Steel
Bottom Steel
PUNCHING SHEAR
P1
P1
X Dim (ft) 2.00
Z Dim (ft) 2.00
Height (ft) 0.00
X Offset (ft) 5.00
Z Offset (ft) 5.00
Requested Reinft. Ratio
Provided Reinft. Ratio
Long Bar Size
Bars in X Dir
Bars in Z Dir
Total Long Bars
Tie Bar Size
Total No. of Ties
Major Tie Spacing (in)
Results Comparison
Reference: Reinforced Concrete Design – Wang & Salmon (Third Edition) – Eg 20.10
The input and output represented below consists of the same example run in Mat3D.
The comparison of results is tabulated at the end of the output.
Dimensional Solutions Mat3D Version 4.0.4 Date 3/12/2008
Foundation Name Time 11:28:56 AM
Designed By: Dimensional Solutions Inc. Engineer Checker
Filename: C:\DSNewDevelopment\Build\Documentation\QA\Mat3D\RCDesign_Wang_Salmon_Eg20-10.m3d
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DESIGN CODE ACI 318 - 1999 INPUT UNITS English OUTPUT UNITS English
P1
P1
P1
Top Steel
Bottom Steel
PUNCHING SHEAR
P1
P1
X Dim (ft) 1.50
Z Dim (ft) 1.50
Height (ft) 0.17
X Offset (ft) 4.84
Z Offset (ft) 3.50
Results Comparison
The following pages show the hand calculations of the foundation design with the results
indicated in the table above followed by the input and output of the same example run in
Mat3D. The comparison of results is tabulated at the end of the output.
Dimensional Solutions, Inc.
Advanced Software For Foundation Design
INPUTS
Loads
Dead Load OWT 400.00 kips
Live Load LwT 275.00 kips
Dead Shear BWT 0.00 kips
Live Shear LsT 0.00
Few = 13
Pew = 2
Pns = 2 Fns = 13
Material Properties
Concrete compressive strength Fc' 3000.00 psi
Concrete unit wt γc 150.00 pcf
Reinforcing yield strength Fy 60.00 ksi
Reinforcing steel unit wt γR 490.00 pcf
Allowable net bearing pressure NBP 4000.00 psf
Soil unit wt γs 115.00 pcf
RESULTS
Punching Shear OK
Beam Shear OK
Moment Calculation
Critical section for moment Mc =(Fns/2+Pns/2) 7.50 ft
Bearing Pressure at crit section BPmc =Mc/Fns*(BPUmax-BPUmin) 6.28 ksf
Centroid of pressure diagram Cp 2.75 ft
Ult moment - crit section Mult =(BPUmax+BPmc)/2*(Fns-Mc)*Cp*Few 1234.57 kip ft
Ult moment - Soil and footing Mult,s 160.45 kip ft
Net Ult moment Mult,Net 1074.13 kip ft
Ult moment per unit length Mult,L =Mult/Few 82.63 kip ft/ft
Area of steel required for moment As,m =Mult/(phi*au*d) 0.65 sq in/ft
Temp and shrinkage steel area Ats =0.0018*Fth*12*12 0.78 sq in/ft
Filename: C:\DSNewDevelopment\Build\Documentation\QA\Mat3D\Mat_Soil_Eng.m3d
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Foundation Description
DESIGN CODE ACI 318 - 2002 INPUT UNITS English OUTPUT UNITS English
P1
P1
P1
1 - Dead + Live 4.69 4.58 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Cap Exc.
Top Steel
Bottom Steel
PUNCHING SHEAR
P1
The purpose of this problem is to ensure that Mat3D computes various foundation
design parameters correctly for a rectangular soil-supported combined foundation
supporting two pedestals and subjected to axial load only.
Reference: Reinforced Concrete Design – Wang & Salmon (Third Edition) – Eg 20.13
The following pages show the input and output of the same design run in Mat3D. The
comparison of results is tabulated at the end of the output.
Dimensional Solutions Mat3D Version 4.0.4 Date 3/12/2008
Foundation Name Time 5:45:20 PM
Designed By: Engineer Checker
Filename: C:\DSNewDevelopment\Build\Documentation\QA\Mat3D\Mat_Soil_Eng_Combined.m3d
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Foundation Description
DESIGN CODE ACI 318 - 2005 INPUT UNITS English OUTPUT UNITS English
P1
P2
P1
P2
P1
P2
1 - Dead + Live 4.98 4.86 0.00 0.02 16.75 0.00 Cap Exc.
Top Steel
Bottom Steel
P1
P2
P1 P2
X Dim (ft) 1.33 1.48
Z Dim (ft) 1.83 1.48
Height (ft) 0.00 0.00
X Offset (ft) 1.25 19.26
Z Offset (ft) 3.75 3.75
Requested Reinft. Ratio
Results Comparison
Item
Item Description Result Mat3D Results
No
1 Bearing pressure 5.0 ksf 4.98 ksf
2 Point of Max Shear from left edge of footing 16.51 ft 16.52 ft
3 Maximum shear at point of max shear – X dir 329 kips 334.9 kips
4 Two way shear (Punching shear) – Col A 453 kips 453.98 kips
5 Two way shear (Punching shear) – Col B 523 kips 523.77 kips
6 Max Positive Bending moment location 19.99 ft 19.99 ft
7 Max Positive Bending moment in X direction 80 kip ft 80.25 kip ft
8 Positive moment Footing Reinforcement in X # 7 bars @ 8 in #5 bars @ 6 in
direction spacing spacing
9 Point of max shear along X direction 10.15 ft 10.12 ft
10 Max Negative moment in X direction 2025 kip ft 2023.5 kip ft
11 Negative moment Reinforcement in X # 11 bars @ 4.5 # 11 bars @ 4.0
direction in spacing in spacing
Problem 5 - Rectangular Soil Supported
Combined Footing Subjected To Axial Load And
Shear
The purpose of this problem is to ensure that Mat3D computes various foundation
design parameters correctly for a rectangular soil-supported combined foundation
supporting two pedestals and subjected to axial load and shear.
The following pages show the input and output of the same design run in Mat3D. The
comparison of results is tabulated at the end of the output.
Dimensional Solutions Mat3D Version 4.0.4 Date 3/12/2008
Foundation Name Time 6:35:02 PM
Designed By: Engineer Checker
Filename: C:\DSNewDevelopment\Build\Documentation\QA\Mat3D\Mat_Soil_Eng_Combined_Shear.m3d
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Foundation Description
DESIGN CODE ACI 318 - 2005 INPUT UNITS English OUTPUT UNITS English
P1
P2
P1
P2
P1
P2
1 - Dead + Live 5.12 4.86 0.00 0.12 99.75 0.00 Cap Exc.
Top Steel
Bottom Steel
P1
P2
P1 P2
X Dim (ft) 1.33 1.48
Z Dim (ft) 1.83 1.48
Height (ft) 0.00 0.00
X Offset (ft) 1.25 19.26
Z Offset (ft) 3.75 3.75
Results Comparison
Item
Item Description Result Mat3D Result
No
1 Bearing pressure 5.12 ksf 5.12 ksf
2 Point of Max Shear from left edge of 3.92 ft 3.92 ft
footing
3 Maximum shear at point of max shear 332.4 kips 332.4 kips
– X dir
4 Two way shear (Punching shear) – 456.28 kips 456.23 kips
Col A
5 Two way shear (Punching shear) – 521.20 kips 523.37 kips
Col B
6 Max Positive Bending moment 19.99 ft 19.99 ft
location
7 Max Positive Bending moment in X 83 kip ft 83.25 kip ft
direction
8 Positive moment Footing # 5 bars @ 6 in # 5 bars @ 6 in
Reinforcement in X direction spacing spacing
9 Point of max shear along X direction 10.27 ft 10.27 ft
10 Max Negative moment in X direction 1934.51 kip ft 1934.63 kip ft
11 Negative moment Reinforcement in X # 14 bars @ 6 in # 14 bars @ 6 in
direction spacing spacing
Problem 8 – Rectangular Soil Supported Mat With
Heavy Eccentric Load
The purpose of this problem is to ensure that Mat3D computes the soil bearing
correctly for a rectangular soil-supported spread foundation subjected to a heavy
eccentric load. The load is eccentric with respect to both X and Z axis.
Input Specifics:
The following pages show the input and output of the same design run in Mat3D. The
comparison of results is tabulated at the end of the output.
Dimensional Solutions Mat3D Version 4.0.4 Date 3/15/2008
Foundation Name Time 12:02:31 PM
Designed By: Engineer Checker
Filename: C:\DSNewDevelopment\Build\Documentation\QA\Mat3D\Mat_Soil_Spread_EccentricLoad2.m3d
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Project Name: How to Calculate Footing Soil Bearing by Computer by Eli Czerniak
Project Number: Eg 2
Client:
Project Location
Foundation Description
DESIGN CODE ACI 318 - 2005 INPUT UNITS English OUTPUT UNITS English
P1
P1
P1
The following pages show the input and output of the same design run in Mat3D. The
comparison of results is tabulated at the end of the output.
Dim ensional Solutions Mat3D Version 5.8.1 Date 12/7/2011
Foundation Nam e Design of Square Footing Ex 22.2 - by P.C. Varghes Tim e 11:00:06 AM
Designed By: Engineer Checker
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Foundation Description DESIGN OF SQUARE FOOTING EX 22.2 - BY P.C. VARGHES
P1
P1
P1
Top Steel
1. 1.5Dead + 1.5Live 0 0 0 0 0 0 X
1. 1.5Dead + 1.5Live 0 0 0 0 0 0 Z
Bottom Steel
PUNCHING SHEAR
P1
P1
X Dim (mm) 400.00
Z Dim (mm) 400.00
Height above grade (mm) 0.00
X Offset (mm) 1400.00
Z Offset (mm) 1400.00
Requested Reinft. Ratio
Provided Reinft. Ratio
Long Bar Size (mm)
Bars in X Dir
Bars in Z Dir
Total Long Bars
Tie Bar Size (mm)
Total No. of Ties
Major Tie Spacing (mm)
Results Comparison
The following pages show the input and output of the same design run in Mat3D. The
comparison of results is tabulated at the end of the output.
Dim ensional Solutions Mat3D Version 5.8.1 Date 12/8/2011
Foundation Nam e Varghese Rectangular Footing - Pile Supported - Ex Tim e 12:09:23 PM
Designed By: Engineer Checker
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Project Nam e:
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Client:
Project Location Rectangular Pile Supported Foundation
Foundation Description VARGHESE RECTANGULAR FOOTING - PILE SUPPORTED - EX
P1
P1
P1
PILE CAPACITIES
Top Steel
1. 1.5Dead 0 0 0 0 0 0 X
1. 1.5Dead 0 0 0 0 0 0 Z
Bottom Steel
P1
P1
X Dim (mm) 450.00
Z Dim (mm) 450.00
Height above grade (mm) 0.00
X Offset (mm) 1375.00
Z Offset (mm) 825.00
Requested Reinft. Ratio
Provided Reinft. Ratio
Long Bar Size (mm)
Bars in X Dir
Bars in Z Dir
Total Long Bars
Tie Bar Size (mm)
Total No. of Ties
Major Tie Spacing (mm)
Results Comparison
The following pages show the input and output of the same design run in Mat3D. The
comparison of results is tabulated at the end of the output.
Dimensional Solutions, Inc.
Advanced Softw are For Foundation Design
INPUTS
Loads
Dead Load OWT 386.00 kN
Wind Load Lwt 192.00 kN
Dead Shear BWT 0.00 kN
Wind Shear Ls T 124.00 kN
Few = 3.500
Pew = 0.600
Material Properties
Concrete compressive strength Fc' 28.00N/sqmm
Concrete unit wt γc 24.00 kN/cum
Reinforcing yield strength Fy 420.00N/sqmm
Reinforcing steel unit wt γR 78.50 kN/cum
Allowable net bearing pressure NBP 185.00 kN/sqm
Soil unit wt γs 17.00 kN/cum
RESULTS
Footing OK in Bearing
Max Ult Bearing Pressure
Ultimate loads
Axial Load Pult =LF*(Owt + Lwt) 770.4 kN
Shear Load Sult =LF*Frs 198.4 kN
Selfweight SWult =LF*Twt 705.33 kN
Total Ult load TLult =Pult+SWult 1475.73 kN
Punching Shear OK
Beam Shear Calculation in E-W Direction
Critical section for beam shear Bc =(Fns/2+Pns/2+FEffD) 2.66 m
Bearing Pressure at critical section BPc =Bc/Fns*(BPUmax-BPUmin)+BPUmin 160.89 kN/sqm
Shear force outside critical section Ap =(BPc+BPUmax)/2*Few*(Fns-Bc) 527.88 kN
Shear force due to soil/footing wt Ssf =(Sd*Ys)+(Fth*Yc)*Few*(Fns-Bc) 167.23 kN
Max shear at crit section Smax =Ap-Ssf 360.65 kN
Shear stress BSstr =Smax/(Few*FEffD) 168.92 kN/sqm
Shear reduction Factor Øc 0.75
Allowable shear stress Ball,str =Øc*2*sqr(fc') 659.07 kN/sqm
Beam Shear OK
Moment Calculation
Critical section for moment Mc =(Fns/2+Pns/2) 2.05 m
Critical section from right face 1.45 m
Bearing Pressure at crit section BPmc =Mc/Fns*(BPUmax-BPUmin) 133.79 kN/sqm
Centroid of pressure diagram Cp 0.68 m
Ult moment - crit section Mult =(BPUmax+BPmc)/2*(Fns-Mc)*Cp*Few 650.28 kNm
Ult moment - Soil and footing Mult,s 209.28 kNm
Net Ult moment Mult,Net 441.00 kNm
Ult moment per unit length Mult,L =Mult/Few 126.00 kNm/m
Area of steel required for moment As,m =Mult/(phi*au*d) 7.33sq cm/m
Temp and shrinkage steel area Ats =0.0018*Fth*100*100 12.60sq cm/m
Filenam e: Spread_Footing_SI_Soil_X_Shear.m 3d
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Foundation Description SOIL SUPPORTED FOUNDATION WITH SHEAR
P1
P1
P1
Top Steel
1. 1.2Dead + 1.6Wind 0 0 0 0 0 0 X
1. 1.2Dead + 1.6Wind 0 0 0 0 0 0 Z
Bottom Steel
PUNCHING SHEAR
P1