Footing analysis & design (ACI318)
Footing analysis & design (ACI318)
FOOTING ANALYSIS
Length of foundation; Lx = 1000 mm
Width of foundation ; Ly = 700 mm
Foundation area; A = Lx Ly = 0.700 m2
Depth of foundation; h = 300 mm
Depth of soil over foundation; hsoil = 300 mm
Density of concrete; conc = 24.0 kN/m3
Foundation loads
Dead surcharge load; FDsur = 7.9 kN/m2
Self weight; Fswt = h conc = 7.2 kN/m2
Soil weight; Fsoil = hsoil soil = 5.4 kN/m2
Uplift verification
Vertical force; Fdz = 42.6 kN
PASS - Foundation is not subject to uplift
Stability against sliding
Resistance due to base friction; FRFriction = max(Fdz, 0 kN) tan(bb) = 24.6 kN
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Bearing resistance
Eccentricity of base reaction
Eccentricity of base reaction in y-axis; edy = Mdy / Fdz - Ly / 2 = 0 mm
Strip base pressures
q1 = Fdz (1 - 6 edy / Ly) / (Ly 1000 mm) = 60.9 kN/m2
q2 = Fdz (1 + 6 edy / Ly) / (Ly 1000 mm) = 60.9 kN/m2
Minimum base pressure; qmin = min(q1,q2) = 60.9 kN/m2
Maximum base pressure; qmax = max(q1,q2) = 60.9 kN/m2
Allowable bearing capacity
Allowable bearing capacity; qallow = qallow_Net + (h + hsoil) soil = 80.8 kN/m2
qmax / qallow = 0.753
PASS - Allowable bearing capacity exceeds design base pressure
Footing analysis for soil and stability
Combination 2 results: 1.0D + 1.0L
Forces on foundation per linear meter
Force in z-axis; Fdz = D A (Fswt + Fsoil + FDsur) + D FDz1 + L FLz1 = 49.0 kN
Bearing resistance
Eccentricity of base reaction
Eccentricity of base reaction in y-axis; edy = Mdy / Fdz - Ly / 2 = 0 mm
Strip base pressures
q1 = Fdz (1 - 6 edy / Ly) / (Ly 1000 mm) = 70 kN/m2
q2 = Fdz (1 + 6 edy / Ly) / (Ly 1000 mm) = 70 kN/m2
Minimum base pressure; qmin = min(q1,q2) = 70 kN/m2
Maximum base pressure; qmax = max(q1,q2) = 70 kN/m2
Allowable bearing capacity
Allowable bearing capacity; qallow = qallow_Net + (h + hsoil) soil = 80.8 kN/m2
qmax / qallow = 0.866
PASS - Allowable bearing capacity exceeds design base pressure