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Minimum thickness of PCC - Should be more than 100mm and Mix

ratio 1 : 5 : 10 or 1 : 4 : 8.

All foundations shall extend to a depth of at least 500 mm below

natural ground level.

Width of wall footing shall not be less than (B) = W + 300

Where, B = Width at base in mm and W = Width of Supported wall in
mm

For Raft foundation, minimum depth of foundation should not be less

than 1m.

Minimum thickness of pile cap should be 300

Minimum thickness of the foundation of the edge should not be less

than 150mm (Footings rest on soils)
Minimum thickness of the foundation of the edge should not be less
than 300mm (Footings rest on Piles)

IS 456-2000
(Clause
34.1.2)

Minimum cover shall be 50mm

IS 456-2000
(Clause
26.4.2.2)

In one way reinforced footing, the reinforcement is placed

perpendicular to wall at a uniform spacing.
In two way reinforced footing, the reinforcement in the long direction
shall be distributed uniformly across the full width of the footing and
in short direction, a central band equal to the width of the footing
only reinforcement shall be provided based on following equation.
Ast. = As.short x 2 / +1

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IS 456-2000
(Clause
34.3.1)

= ratio of the long side to short side of the footing.

The remainder of the reinforcement shall be uniformly distributed in the outer portions
of the footing.

One way shear at d distance from face of column

Two way shear at d/2 distance from face of column

10

Min. Reinforcement 0.15% of total cross sectional area for Mild steel
0.12% of total cross sectional area for HYSD
Steel

11

Nominal reinforcement for concrete sections of thickness greater than

1m shall be 360mm per meter length in each direction on each face.

12

Spacing of Piles 2.5 times the diameter of pile

IS 456-2000
(Clause
34.2.4.1)
IS 456-2000
(Clause
34.5.1)
IS 456-2000
(Clause
34.5.2)
IS 2911 (Part

Pile resting on rock, spacing of piles 2 times the diameter of pile

1/Sec 2)
1979 (Clause
5.6.1)
IS 2911 (Part
1/Sec 2)
1979 (Clause
5.11.1)

13

Minimum area of reinforcement for pile should be 0.4 % of cross

sectional area

14

Clear cover to main reinforcement in pile shall not be less than 40mm
and minimum clear distance between two adjacent main
reinforcement should be 100mm.
The minimum diameter of the links or spirals shall be 6mm and
spacing of the links or spirals shall be not less than 150mm.

IS 2911 (Part
1/Sec 2)
1979 (Clause
5.11.3)

15

Clear overhang of the pile cap beyond the outermost pile in the group
shall be 100 to 150mm depending upon the pile size.

IS 2911 (Part
1/Sec 2)
1979 (Clause
5.12.5)

16

Minimum thickness of PCC for Pile cap should not be less than 75mm
Clear cover for the main reinforcement in the cap slab shall not be
less than 60mm

17

The Pile should project 50mm into the cap concrete

IS 2911 (Part
1/Sec 2)
1979 (Clause
5.12.6)
IS 2911 (Part
1/Sec 2)
1979 (Clause
5.12.7)

Grade Beams
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20

Maximum bending moment wl / 50 if the beams are supported

masonry walls and wl / 30 if beams are not supported.
Minimum Overall depth of grade beams shall be 150mm.
The longitudinal reinforcement both at top and bottom should not be
less than three bars of 10mm diameter and stirrups of 6mm dia. bars
should be spaced at a minimum of 300mm spacing.
In expansive soils, the grade beams shall be kept a minimum of
80mm clear off the ground.
In other soils, beams may rest on ground over a PCC of about 80mm

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