Foundation RC Design

Foundations Reinforced Concrete Design

Foundation RC Design

Example 1
Consider a square RC footing (shown below), cast from concrete C30/37, carries
a characteristic vertical load of 1000kN (permanent) and 350kN (variable) from
the column. The bearing strength of the soil may be taken as 200 kN/m2.
Determine the required dimension of the footing and the reinforcement using high
yield tensile steel having fyk = 460 N/mm2.

Clear cover to the bottom of

reinforcement may be taken N
as 60mm.
400 sq.

600

600

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Solutions :

𝑅𝑒𝑞𝑢𝑖𝑟𝑒𝑑 𝑑𝑖𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠;
𝐴𝑡 𝑆𝐿𝑆: N

𝑇𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑑𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑔𝑛 𝑎𝑥𝑖𝑎𝑙 𝑙𝑜𝑎𝑑, 𝑁;

𝑁𝑆𝐿𝑆 = 1.0𝐺𝑘 + 1.0𝑄𝑘 = 1120 + 350 = 1470 kN 400 sq.

600
𝐺𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡: 𝑏𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑆𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑡ℎ = 200 𝑘𝑁 Τ𝑚2
600
1470
𝑅𝑒𝑞𝑢𝑖𝑟𝑒𝑑 𝑏𝑎𝑠𝑒 𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑎 = = 7.35 𝑚2
200 2800
Provide with a base of 2.8 m square = 7.8 𝑚2

𝐴𝑡 𝑈𝐿𝑆; Bearing Pressure,

pULS = 260 kN/m2
𝑁𝑈𝐿𝑆 = 1.35𝐺𝑘 + 1.5𝑄𝑘
= 1.35 × 1120 + 1.5 × 350
𝑁𝑈𝐿𝑆 = 2037 kN

𝐵𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑃𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑏𝑎𝑠𝑒;

2037
𝑝𝑈𝐿𝑆 = 2
= 260 𝑘𝑁 Τ𝑚2
2.8
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Solutions : N

𝐵𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑅𝑒𝑖𝑛𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑐𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑓𝑜𝑜𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔;

𝐷𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑔𝑛 𝐵𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑀𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡, 𝑀𝐸𝑑 ;
𝑀𝐸𝑑 = 𝑝𝑈𝐿𝑆 𝐴𝑏 𝑍𝑏 600 MEd
1.2
= 260 × 1.2 × 2.8 ×
2
𝑀𝐸𝑑 = 524 𝑘𝑁𝑚 2800

Bearing Pressure,
Assuming T16 bars, 𝑑 = 600 − 60 − 16 = 524 𝑚𝑚 pULS = 260 kN/m2

𝑀𝐸𝑑 524 × 106

𝐾= = = 0.023 1200
𝑏𝑑 2 𝑓𝑐𝑘 2800 × 5242 × 30
𝑍 0.023
= 0.5 + 0.25 − = 0.98 (≯ 0.95)
𝑑 1.134

2800
6
𝑀𝐸𝑑 524 × 10
𝐴𝑠 = =
0.87𝑓𝑦𝑘 𝑍 0.87 × 460 × 0.95 × 524
𝐴𝑠 = 2630 𝑚𝑚2
14T16
Provide 14T16 @ 200 e.w. (As = 2815 mm2) @200 e.w.
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Solutions : N

𝑆ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑟 𝐷𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑔𝑛 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑓𝑜𝑜𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔;

𝐷𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑔𝑛 𝑆ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑟 𝐹𝑜𝑟𝑐𝑒, 𝑉𝐸𝑑 ;
𝑉𝐸𝑑 = 𝑝𝑈𝐿𝑆 𝐴𝑏 600
= 260 × 1.2 × 0.676
𝑉𝐸𝑑 = 211 𝑘𝑁𝑚
2800

Bearing Pressure,
Shear Resistance : pULS = 260 kN/m2
1
100𝐴𝑠 3
𝑉𝑅𝑑 = 0.12𝑘 𝑓𝑐𝑘 𝑏𝑑 (𝑒𝑞𝑛 6.2𝑎) 676
𝑏𝑑 1.0d =
524
𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒; 𝑘 = 1 + 200Τ524 = 1.62
1
100 × 2815 3
= 0.12 × 1.62 30 × × 2800 × 524
2800 × 524 2800
𝑉𝑅𝑑 = 511 𝑘𝑁 ∴ 𝑂𝑘

14T16
@200 e.w.
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Solutions : N

𝑃𝑢𝑛𝑐ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑆ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑟 𝐷𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑔𝑛 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑓𝑜𝑜𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔;

𝐶𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙 𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑚𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑟, 𝑢;
𝑢 = 𝑐𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑚𝑛 𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑚𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑟 + 4𝜋𝑑 600
= 4 × 400 + 4 × 𝜋 × 524
𝑢 = 8185 𝑚𝑚
2800

Area within perimeter:

𝐴 = 400 + 4𝑑 2 − 4𝑑 2 − 𝜋 2𝑑 2 Bearing Pressure,
pULS = 260 kN/m2
= 400 + 4 × 524 2 − 4 × 524 2 − 𝜋 2 × 524 2

𝐴 = 5.287 × 106 𝑚𝑚2

Punching
Punching shear force, VEd ; perimeter

𝑉𝐸𝑑 = 260 2.82 − 5.287 = 663.8 𝑘𝑁

R = 2d
Punching Shear Resistance :
1 2d
2800
100𝐴𝑠 3
𝑉𝑅𝑑 = 0.12𝑘 𝑓𝑐𝑘 𝑢𝑑
𝑏𝑑
1
100 × 2815 3
= 0.12 × 1.62 30 × × 8185 × 524
2800 × 524 14T16
@200 e.w.
𝑉𝑅𝑑 = 1494 𝑘𝑁 ∴ 𝑂𝑘
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2800

400

600 d=524 2800

14T16
@200 e.w.

2800
14T16
@200 e.w.
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