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Foundation Box And Walls FAE

Case 1:
2 point loads of 404.00 KN on each of the 2 foundation walls (4 point loads in total)
The 4 loads are perpendicular to the foundation walls and their direction is such that
they push each foundation walls outwards
Case 2:
2 point loads of 404.00 KN on each of the 2 foundation walls (4 point loads in total)
The 4 loads are perpendicular to the foundation walls and they act in the same
direction (along the X positive axis)
Case 3:
2 point loads of 404.00 KN on 1 of the 2 foundation walls (2 point loads in total)
The 2 loads are perpendicular to the foundation wall and their direction is such that
they push the wall outwards (along the X positive axis)
Case 4:
2 point loads of 808.00 KN on 1 of the 2 foundation walls (2 point loads in total)
The 2 loads are perpendicular to the foundation wall and their direction is such that
they push the wall outwards (along the X positive axis)




The Analysis of Foundation Box and Walls
Case 1:
The analysis of this structure is made using SAP2000 structural engineering software. The
software is programmed to design the reinforcement of the walls when all the geometrical
and material properties are provided. The loading of the structure and the reinforcement
provided by the program after the analysis are illustrated in the figures below (note: the
reinforcement (in cm
2
) is given for the bottom and top face of one of the walls, and for each
face the horizontal (1) and vertical (2) reinforcement are provided):



As it can be seen from the figures the reinforcement required is very small. While the
deflections of the loaded joints are given in the table and figure below:





TABLE: Joint
Displacements
Joint OutputCase CaseType U1 U2 U3
Text Text Text mm mm mm
51548 DEAD LinStatic -0.181717 -0.001959 -0.033563
51611 DEAD LinStatic -0.181472 0.002852 -0.033815
51836 DEAD LinStatic 0.181717 -0.001959 -0.033563
51899 DEAD LinStatic 0.181472 0.002852 -0.033815
Case 2:
The analysis of this structure is made using SAP2000 structural engineering software. The
software is programmed to design the reinforcement of the walls when all the geometrical
and material properties are provided. The loading of the structure and the reinforcement, for
top and bottom face of the wall, provided by the program after the analysis are illustrated in
the figures below:



As it can be seen from the figures the reinforcement required is very small. While the
deflections of the loaded joints are given in the table below:
TABLE: Joint
Displacements
Joint OutputCase CaseType U1 U2 U3
Text Text Text mm mm mm
51548 DEAD LinStatic 0.267722 0.005049 -0.019979
51611 DEAD LinStatic 0.259243 -0.004046 -0.020372
51836 DEAD LinStatic 0.260555 -0.006128 -0.042406
51899 DEAD LinStatic 0.25204 0.006686 -0.042438







Case 3:
In this case only the horizontal forces in one wall are considered.



As it can be seen from the figures the reinforcement required is very small. While the
deflections of the loaded joints are given in the table below:
TABLE: Joint
Displacements
Joint OutputCase CaseType U1 U2 U3
Text Text Text mm mm mm
51548 DEAD LinStatic 0.043 0.00154 -0.02677
51611 DEAD LinStatic 0.03889 -0.0006 -0.02709
51836 DEAD LinStatic 0.22114 -0.00404 -0.03798
51899 DEAD LinStatic 0.21676 0.00477 -0.03813







Case 4:
In this case similarly to case 3 only one of the walls is loaded, but the force is now twice as
much as it was in the other cases, suggesting that the whole horizontal load is supported by
one wall.



As it can be seen from the figures the reinforcement required is very small. While the
deflections of the loaded joints are given in the table below:
TABLE: Joint
Displacements
Joint OutputCase CaseType U1 U2 U3
Text Text Text mm mm mm
51548 DEAD LinStatic 0.08242 0.00363 -0.02235
51611 DEAD LinStatic 0.07417 -0.00251 -0.02278
51836 DEAD LinStatic 0.44586 -0.00755 -0.04478
51899 DEAD LinStatic 0.43711 0.00822 -0.04485