Structural Design of a Four-Storey Commercial Building (Design of

Footing)

For Columns:
C-5, C-6, D-5,
D-6, E-5, and E-6
FOOTING
1 (F1)

Solution:
Given: Df 2.0 m

qall 293.33 kPa

fy 345 MPa
fc 21 MPa
Unfactored: kN
kN
soil 15.60
conc 23.50
3
3
P DL LL
m E 1714.968 kN
m
Mx MDLx MLLx MEx 454.511 kN m
Main bar diameter
Concrete Cover
kN m
My MDLy

M
Ey 440.4
Cc 75 mm
db 20 mm LLy
Factored:
Column Dimensions:
Pu
0.75
( 1.4DL 1.7LL 1.87E) 1896.485
C 700
mm

Mu
0.75 1.4MDLy
1.7MLLy 1.87MEy
DL y 1336.702
kN

kN

Mux 0.75 1.4MDLx 1.7MLLx 1.87MEx 636.3

Loads:

kN m

613.962 kN m

LL 294.667 kN
117.038
E

83.599
Initial Estimate of
Footing
Total kN
Thickness:
1.4

Total Thickness t:
Moments:
t 450 mm
MDLx 3.241 kN m

MLLx 0.074 kN m
631.675
MEx
451.196 kN m
1.4
MDLy 9.519 kN m
MLLy 2.699 kN m
599.455
MEy
428.182 kN m
1.4
FOOTING 1 (F1)

Structural Design of a Four-Storey Commercial Building (Design of

Footing)

Effective Soil Bearing Capacity:

t
t

qef qall conc

soil Df

1000
1000

Wide Beam
Shear Stress:
kPa
qef 258.575
Punching
ShearBeam
Stress:
Actual Wide
Shear Acting at the Critical Section:
6

M
P
x 6 My
Nominal
(Punching Shear):
qef Shear
Capacity

2
3
3
B
B
B
B X2
qu7

qu1 qu2
d qu2tBeam
q 245.032 kPa
B
3.60
m Capacity
1.5 dShear):
Nominal
Shear
(Wide
b Ccu7
B
t 450 mm
d 345 mm
BX
d 345 mm 2 bw B
3.6 m
qu8
qu4 qu3 bqw
q 90.322 kPa
u3
B the Actual Footing Depth: u8
Determination of
1 X2
f q
bw
1000
d qat
qu9 Soil

qu2
qu9 200.298 kPa
Theoretical
Pressure
u2 the Base of Footing:
6 B c u1
Vc
X21000
6Muyq
qu10
qu4x qu3
Pu 6Mu
qu10 49.682 kPa
u3
q

kPa
qu1t 307.118
B
kN
Vu1t

948.593
c
2
3
3
B B XB2
B
qu11
q

q
qu8
qu11 190.132 kPa
Pu B6Mu
x u7 6Muu8
y
Ultimate
Shear
Capacity:
qu2t

qu2t 149.206 kPa

2B X 3
3
2
B
B
B

qu9 qu10 qu10

sq
0.85
qu12 146.85 kPa
u12
6Mu
6Mu
C
B
Pu
x
y
Vc
B
s
qu3t

qu3t 14.451 kPa

ult
CV
X

1000
2c d 3 d
2
34.18 m

4
b

X1b

B
B
B
qo
1000
qu8
o qu8 1 1.105 mqu13 145.223 kPa
u13
Vcult
806.304
2B qu7
kN1000
Pu 6Mux 6Muy
qu4t 1 X2

qu4t 143.461 kPa

2 fq 3
3 d
q

q
qu14 103.13 kPa
b

1000
u10
Checku14
Adequacy:
B
BB3 X
B1 cBu9o u10
Vp
qu5
qu1 qu2 qu2
qu5 252.416 kPa
1000
kN at the Base of Footing:
Vcact
784.83
B
Actual
Soil
Pressure
qu2 qu3 qu4
B
X1qu1 kN
2
Vc

806.304
V

2202.844
ult
quave1

Ashear1kPa
B
p
qu6
q

q
q

97.031
qu4
u6
B
4 u3
u1t u3
qVc

qu11( ADEQUATE
qu12 qu13
qu14
) u3t
u1ult qVcact
u1t
kPa
q 299.719
2
qu2tShear
qu4t Capacity:
Ultimate
u1t
Punching

quave2

Ashear2u1
B 2X2
4
qu1 qu2t
u4 qu5 qu6
Vp
qu2
kPa
qu2 145.612
qu3t qu2t
s Vp
Ashear B X
ult
uave
1
q

q
4
u2t
u4t q
u1t
Vpact
quave1
Ashear1
uave2 Ashear2
kN
Vpult 1872.418
qu3t
Vp
qu3
qu3t
qu3 0 kPa
qu3t kN
ult 1872.418
q
Actual
Punching
Shear
acting
at
the
Critical
Section:
u3t Ashear
Vcact quave
qu4t

Check
Adequacy:
kNkPa q q 0 kPa
Vc

784.83
q
299.719
qu4

kPa
qu4 140.004
act

u1 q
u3 u3t qu4t

q
u1t
u2t
u4t
145.612
140.004 kPa
Vp
1736.684
kPakN qu4
qu2

act
( ADEQUATE
)
Vpult Vpact
C
d

kN
Vpult B 1872.418
1000
2
X2

X2 1.278 m
m2
1000
ADOPT: