COMBINED FOOTING 02

Design the combined rectangular footing shown below using the assumptions given.

18 in 24 in

18 in 24 in

18 ft

DL = 80 k DL = 130 k
LL = 175 k LL = 200 k

Property line
Col. # 1 Col. # 2

Rp = 932 k

Df = 5 ft

x
q Rq = 932 k

Assume: concrete f 'c 3.5 ksi soil qa 5 ksf

f y 50 ksi SF3 qultimate 15 ksf

STEP 1: Convert column loads to ultimate; convert qa to qultimate .

P1 255k P1 ult 1.4 (80k ) 1.7 (175k ) 410k

P2 330k P2 ult 1.4 (130k ) 1.7 (200k ) 522k
 585 k
= 932

STEP 2: Determine the footing dimensions L and B:

R x P1 x1 P2 x2
or 932k x 410k (0.75') 522k (18' 0.75')

x 10.8 feet say 11 feet

L 2 x 2 (11 ft ) = 22 feet

Note: Rounding the 10.8 to 11 will prevent the closure of the moment diagram, but thi is
acceptable with hand calculations. A computer program is better.

P1ult P2ult 410k 522 k

B 5.31 feet
Lqo (22 ')(7.97 ksf )

B 5' 4" in construction

k
Finally q '(soil reactio) = q o B 7.97 x 5.31 ft .
ft 2

k
q ' (soil reactio) = q o B 7.97 x 5.31 ft.
ft 2

q ' 42.3 k ft along L

STEP 3: Draw the shear V and moment M diagrams.

 18ft
3.25 ft
0.75 ft

383.1
341

0 0

-73.4

-303.9

8.70 ft 9.30 ft
225.7
11.9

0 0

- 1645

STEP 4: Determine the footing depth D

Shear at a distance d from the face of column 2,

V 341k (42.3k ft ) (d )

V
But also the shear stress Vc in concrete is Vc
Bd
BdVc 341k (42.3d ) k
But Vc 2 f 'c 2 (0.85) 3500 100.6 psi 14.5 ksf
(for wide beam shear)

(5.31 ft ) d (14.5ksf ) 341k 42.3d

d 2.86 ft 34.3 inches

Using d = 34.3 check diagonal tension at column # 1

V = Column load less upward soil pressure

V 410k Aqult 410k A(7.97)

d
but A (18" ) (18" d ) (18" 17.1") (18" 34.3")
2
A 1836 in 2 12.75 ft 2

Hence V 410k (12.75 ft 2 ) (7.97 ksf ) 308.4k

d
Perimeter 2 (18" ) (18" d ) 2 (35.1") (52.3")
2
122.5" 10.2 ft
V 308.4k for diagonal
Vc 10.6 ksf 4 f 'c tension shear
( perim) d (10.2 ') (2.86 ')
4 (0.85) 3500
201 psi
29 ksf OK

Checking around column # 2

Area A (24" d ) 2 3400in 2

23.6 ft 2
Perimeter 4 (24" d ) 4 (58.3") 233.2"
19.4 ft
Shear V 522k - (23.6 ft 2 ) (7.97ksf ) 334 k
 V 334k
Vc 6.0 ksf 4 f 'c
( perim) d (19.4 ') (2.86 ')
29 ksf OK

STEP 5: Determine the reinforcing steel As (longitudinal).

a M
As ( d )
2 f y B

As f y As (50 ksi ) 1
but a 1.40 As
0.85 f 'c 0.85 (3.5 ksi ) 12"
As (34.3"- 0.70 As ) [(1646 k - ft ) (12 in ft )] [(0.9) (50) (5.31')]

As 2.5 in 2 ft width

for balanced steel

As 2.5in 2

db (34.3") (12")
200
0.006
fy
200

50000
0.004 OK

also max 0.016

AS 2.5 in 2 x B
in 2
total 2.5 (5.31 ft ) 13.3 in 2 of steel
ft
Use 11 #10 bars (1.27 in 2 each x 11 14 in 2 ) at 6
spacing center-to-center