DESIGN OF ISOLATED SQUARE FOOTING
INPUT DATA:
Concrete Strength, f'c =
27.6
MPa
teel Yield Strength, fy =
414
MPa
Column size, b
h
Soil Pressure, Ps
Reduction factor,
PDL
PLL
= 0.90 (for flexure)
= 0.85 (for shear)
= 600 mm
= 300 mm
= 20.877 ksf
= 1000 kPa
Axial Deadload, PDL = 772.00 kN
Axial Liveload, PLL = 376.00 kN
Ultimate Axial Load, PU = 1720.0 kN
t
L
Weight of Footing: (10% of column load)
WF =
### kN
Total Load =
Required Area
L
TRY 1.0
Area
### kN
=
1.15
= 1.071
x 1.0
=
1.00
m2
m
m
m2
Net Ultimate Upward
PsNU = 1720.0 kPa
Soil Pressure,
Allowable Ultimate
PsALLOW =
Soil Pressure,
### kPa
Compute "d" by Punching Shear:
Allow. Punching Shear, V ( 1 + 2/c ) f'c/6
long side of column
c =
short side of column
= 2
Vc =
1.75
MPa
OR, Vc = f'c/3
= 1.75 MPa 0 0.00 MPa
0 =
0.00 MPa
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Actual Punching Shea
Vn =
### =
0.00 d2
Vu
bod
Vu =
1720.00 [( 1000 )2 -( 600 + d)2] 1000
0.85 ( 600 + d ) 4d (1000)2
+ 1200.00 d
d + 1200 d
2
640000
- 640000 = 0
=0
200
600
By Quadratic Equation:
d = 400.00 mm
d =
400
mm
TRY
CHECK FOR BEAM SHEAR:
Actual Beam Shear,
n =
1000
Vu
bd
Vu = -688 kN
n = -2.02 MPa
-400 400
Allow. Beam Shear, c = f'c/6
= 0.876 MPa > -2.02
MPa safe for BEAM SHEAR
STEEL REINFORCEMENTS:
By Bending:
Mu =
34.40 kN-m
reqd =
0.0262
min
As
TRY 20
As1bar
no. of bars
USE 33
=
0.0034
=
### mm2
mm  bar
= 314.160 mm2
= 33.32
- 20 mm  bar
Development Length:
Required Ld =
0.02 Ab fy
f'c
Ab = ### mm2
= ### mm
Minimum Ld = 0.06 db fy
or 300 mm
= 496.8 mm2
Ld furnished = 130.0 mm
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Check for Bearing Strength:
Bearing strength =  0.85 f'c A1 A2/A1
A1 =
### mm2
A2 =
### mm2
A2/A1 = 2.36
> 2.0
Use A2/A1 =
Bearing strength =
=
Check Weight of Footing:
Total depth =
Actual weight of footing =
Total weight =
Area required =
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N
> 1148 kN
SAFE
500 mm
11.77 kN
### kN
1.160 mm2
> 1.15 mm2 INCREASE A
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DESIGN OF SLOPED SQUARE FOOTING
INPUT DATA:
F-5
Concrete Strength,
Steel Yield Strength
f'c =
fy =
 =
Reduction factor,
Soil Pressure,
b
h
Ps
Axial Deadload,
Axial Liveload,
PDL
PLL
Column size,
41.4 MPa
414 MPa
0.90 (for flexure)
=
0.85 (for shear)
=
1000 mm
=
1000 mm
=
3.5 ksf
= 167.65 kPa
=
7609 kN
=
### kN
Axial Earthquake,
Peq =
0 kN
P
Ultimate Axial Load,
### kN
U =
Weight of Footing: (8% of column load)
WF = 806.64 kN
Total Load =
### kN
d/2= 550
800
d'
300
3250
###
d' =
984 mm > d/2
SAFE
Required Area = 64.95 m2
L = 8.059 m
TRY### x 8.60
m
Area =
73.96 m2
Net Ultimate Upward
PsNU = 220.86 kPa
Soil Pressure,
Allowable Ultimate
PsALLOW = 271.59 kPa
Soil Pressure,
Compute "d" by Punching Shear:
Allow. Punching She Vc = ( 1 + 2/c ) f'c/6
long side of column
c =short side of column
= 1
Vc =
OR,
3.22 MPa
Vc = f'c/3
= 2.14 MPa
USE Vc =
2.14 MPa
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Actual Punching She
Vn =
2.14 =
33.02 d2
d
Vu
bod
(
+ d)2] 1000
220.855 [( ### )2 - ###
0.85 ( ### + d ) 4d (1000)2
+ 35017.94 d
7E+007 = 0
2E+006 = 0
1029 d
3800
1000
By Quadratic Equation:
d =
d =
TRY
1037.61 mm
mm
1100
8600
Check for Beam Shear:
Actual Beam Shear,
n =
Vu =
n =
Allow. Beam Shear,
Vu
bd
5128.26 kN
### ###
0.638 MPa
c = f'c/6
=
1.072 MPa
> ### MPa
SAFE
STEEL REINFORCEMENTS:
By Bending:
Mu = 13713.35 kN-m
reqd =
0.0023
min =
0.0034
As =
TRY
###
As1bar =
no. of bars =
USE 52 s =
Development Length:
Required Ld =
31990.34 mm2
mm  bar
615.7536 mm2
51.95
28 mm  bar
166 mm
0.02 Ab fy
f'c
Ab = 615.7536 mm2
Required Ld =
792 mm
Minimum Ld = 0.06 db fy or 300mm
=
695.52 mm
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Check for Bearing Strength:
Bearing strength =  0.85 f'c A1 A2/A1
A1 =
### mm2
A2 =
### mm2
A2/A1 =
8.6 > 2
Use A2/A1 =
2
Bearing strength =
=
### N
49266 kN
>
10083 kN SAFE
Area required = 72.732 mm2 <
73.96 mm2SAFE
Check Weight of Footing:
Total depth =
Actual weight of footing =
Total weight =
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LU residence
SQUARE FOOTING
F-1
INPUT DATA:
Concrete Strength,
Steel Yield Strength,
Reduction factor,
Column size,
Allowable Soil Pressure,
f'c
fy
f
f
b
h
Ps
Fixed Footing Width, B
Axial Deadload, PDL
Axial Liveload, PLL
Ultimate Axial Load, PU
Unit Weight of Soil, wSOIL
Main Reinforcement, 
FOOTING AREA:
PTOTAL =
107
= 27.6 MPa
= 414 MPa
= 0.90 (for flexure)
= 0.85 (for shear)
= 200 mm
= 400 mm
= 3.00 ksf
= 143.6 kPa
= 0.90 m
= 87.64 kN
= 19.78 kN
= 156.3 kN
= 16.00 kN/m3
= 12 mm.
kN
h = 1.00
t = 0.30 m (assumed)
Allowable qNET = Ps - (wsoil x h) - (wconcrete x t)
= 120 kPa
AREA = P/qNET =
0.9 m2
A = length x width
L = B = 0.94 m
USE 1.00 X 1.00
AACTUAL =
1.0 m2
FOOTING
THICKNESS:
Average qNET = Pu/A
= 156.3 kPa
TRY t =
300
mm
dS
dL
CHECK FOR PUNCHING SHEAR:
dAVE = t - cc - f
=
213 mm
PULTIMATE =
156
kN
d/2
d/2
156.3 kPa
c+d
c+d
c + d = column width + dAVE
= 413 mm
bo = 4*(c + d)
= 1652 mm
To be safe, Vup  Vcp
Vup = Pu - [Average qNET * (c + d)]
=
130 kN
f f'c
bo d
3
= 492
kN
Vcp =
Vup < Vcp, safe for PUNCHING SHEAR
CHECK FOR BEAM SHEAR:
d = dAVE + f/2
= 219.0 mm
To be safe, Vu  Vc
1.00 m.
Vu =
28.294 kN
f f'c
bd
6
= 162.99202 kN
1.00
m.
Vc =
Vu < Vc, safe for BEAM SHEAR
x
d
0.40
0.20
0.40
REINFORCEMENT:
dAVE = 219 mm
PULTIMATE = 156 kN
Mu =
Rn =
156
0.40
rmin = 0.0034
0.20
1.00
kPa
0.40
r=
WuL2
= 12.51
2
Mu
fbd2
= 0.2897
0.85f'c
fy
[ 1- 
kN-m
MPa
1-
2Rn
0.85f'c
As = 741 mm2
As1bar = 113.1 mm2
n = 6.55
PROVIDE 7 - 12 mm bars
] = 0.0007
DESIGN OF SQUARE FOOTING
INPUT DATA:
Concrete Strength, f'c = 3000
Steel Yield Strength, fy = 60000
Reduction Factor,  = 0.85
Column Size, b = 47.24
h = 47.24
Allowable Soil Pressure, Ps = 4.20
Service Deadload, PDL = 7.86
P
psi
psi
in
in
ksf
Hs
kips
Service Vertical Load, PVL = 41.37 kips
L
Assume average weight of soil
and concrete above footing ba =
Height of Soil, Hs =
150
8.20
Tributary area
pcf
ft
BASE AREA:(Using Service Loads w/ Net Permissible Soil Pressure)
Total Weight of Soil = 1.23 ksf
Net Permissible Soil Pressure = 2.97 ksf
Req'd. Base Area, Af = 16.576 ft2
L = B = 4.0713 ft
USE 5.9 x 5.9
Af = 34.8
ft. SQUARE FOOTING
ft2
To proportion the footing for strength (depth and req'd. rebar),
factored loads are used.
Pu = 60.86 kips
Soil Reaction, qs =
1.75
ksf
DEPTH OF FOOTING:
5.90 ft
 11.12 Determine depth of footing
based on shear strength w/o
shear reinforcement. Dept
required for shear usually
controls the footing thickness.
47.24 "+d
d/2
5.90 ft
47 "+d
d
Both wide-beam action an
two-way action for strength
computation need to be in
tigated to determine the
controlling shear criteria fo
bo for two-way action
bw for beam action
depth.
Assume t = 23.62 in
def = 18.62 in
= 1.55 ft
1. Wide-beam action:
Vu = qs x tributary area
bw = 19.68 ft
=
Tributary area =
Vu =
Vn =
=
### in
-11.22 ft2
-19.61 kips
(2f'cbwd)
409.4 kips > Vu OK
2. Two-way action:
Vu = qs x tributary area
(b + d)(h + d)
Tributary area = W x L 144
h of footing
strength w/o
= 4.69 ft2
Vu =
8.20 kips
4
2+  = 6
c
Vc
f'cbod
= minimum of
sd
bo
4
+2 = 5
=4
bo = 2(b+d) + 2(h+d)
= 263.4 in
c = b/d
=1
ting thickness.
bo/d = ###
for strength
s = 40
Vc = ###
> 8.2
kips OK
USE : 4
FOOTING REINFORCEMENT:
4 ft
47 in
-1.901
Critical section for moment
(long projection)
Clear cover (bott
24 in
d= 18.62
in.
qs = 1.75 ksf
1. Critical section for moment is at face of column
Pu = 60.86 kips
qs = 1.75 ksf
Mu = 3.22 ft-kips
2. As required
Required Rn =
Mu
= 0.52 psi
bd2
0.85f'c
fy
(1- 
= 0.000009
(gross area) = d/h x 0.0025= 0.000007
min = 0.0034
Required As = bd
= ### in2
USING # 8 bars:
As = 0.785 in2
PROVIDE :###-# 8
1 - 2Rn/0.85f'
bars each way
3. Check development reinforcement
Critical section for development is the same
as that for moment (at face of column).
n for moment
3fy
ld
=
40f'c
((c+Ktr)/db)
db
Clear cover (bottom and side)= 3.0 in
nter-to-center bar spacing=
13 in
c = 3.5 in
c = 6.4 in
USE c = 3.5 in
c + Ktr
db
Ktr = 0
(no transverse reinforcement)
= 3.5
2.5 USE ###
>
= 1.0 (less than 12 in. of concrete below bars)
= 1.0 (uncoated reinforcement)
= 1.0 < 1.7
= 1.0 (larger than #7 bars)
 = 1.0 (normal weight concrete)
ld
= 33
db
ld = 33
FOOTING ID:
INPUT DATA:
Concrete Strength, f'c
Steel Yield Strength, fy
lowable Soil Pressure, qa
Column width, b
Column depth, h
Main bar diameter, 
=
=
=
=
=
=
27.6
414
287.4
0.300
0.300
16
MPa
MPa
kPa
m
m
mm
1.20
Y
Allowable Soil Pressu
0.90
1.20
b
COLUMN LOADS:
Axial Deadload, PDL =
Axial Liveload, PLL =
278
kN
85
kN
Total Axial Load, PT = ### kN
Footing Area, A =
PT
qa
= 1.389 m2
B=H
Try B = H
t
def = t-cc-
= 1.179 m
= 1.20 m
= 400 mm
= 317 mm
REINFORCEMENT:
Ultimate Load, Pu = 533.7 kN
qu =
Mu =
Pu
A
= 384.1 kPa
WuL2
= ### kN-m
2
0.45
CHECK FOR BEAM SHEAR:
Vu = 268.7 kN
Vc =
 f'c
bd= 283
6
kN
Vc > Vu, safe for BEAM SHEAR
CHECK FOR PUNCHING SHEAR:
Vu = ### kN
Vc =
f'c
bod= 724
3
kN
bo = 1.534 m
Vc > Vu, safe for PUNCHING SHEAR
Rn =
Mu
= 1.720 MPa
fbd2
1200
act = 0.0043
rmin = 1.4/fy = 0.0034
As = 1643 mm2
USE :
8 - 16 mm bar
1200
8 -16mm bar
BOTHWAYS
FOOTING ID: F-2
INPUT DATA:
Concrete Strength, f'c
Steel Yield Strength, fy
Allowable Soil Pressure, qa
Column width, b
Column depth, h
Main bar diameter, 
=
=
=
=
=
=
27.6
414
287.4
0.600
0.600
16
MPa
MPa
kPa
m
m
mm
COLUMN LOADS:
Axial Deadload, PDL =
650
kN
Axial Liveload, PLL =
517
kN
2.10
Y
Allowable Soil Pressur
1.50
b
2.10
h
Total Axial Load, PT = 1284 kN
Footing Area, A =
PT
qa
B=H
Try B = H
t
def = t-cc-f
= 4.467 m2
= 2.113 m
= 2.10 m
= 500 mm
= 417 mm
REINFORCEMENT:
Ultimate Load, Pu = ### kN
qu =
Mu =
Pu
A
= ### kPa
WuL2
= 946.2 kN-m
2
1.50
CHECK FOR BEAM SHEAR:
Vu = 910.9 kN
Vc =
f'c
bd=652
6
kN
Vc < Vu, increase size
CHECK FOR PUNCHING SHEAR:
Vu = ### kN
Vc =
f'c
bod=1635 kN
3
bo = 2.634 m
NG SHEAR
Vc > Vu, safe for PUNCHING SHEAR
Rn =
Mu
= 2.879 MPa
fbd2
act =
rmin = 1.4/fy =
As =
n=
USE :
32 -
0.0074
0.0034
6518 mm2
32.42
16mm bar
2100
2100
32 - 16mm bar
BOTHWAYS
FOOTING ID:
F-3
INPUT DATA:
Concrete Strength, f'c
Steel Yield Strength, fy
Allowable Soil Pressure, qa
Column width, b
Column depth, h
Main bar diameter, 
= 21 MPa
= 414 MPa
= 114.9 kPa
= 0.500 m
= 0.300 m
= 16 mm
2.00
Y
1.70
2.00
b
COLUMN LOADS:
Axial Deadload, PDL = ### kN
Axial Liveload, PLL = 73.69 kN
Total Axial Load, PT = ### kN
Footing Area, A =
PT
qa
B=H
Try B = H
t
def = t-cc-
= 4.144 m2
= 2.036 m
= 2.00 m
= 500 mm
= 417 mm
REINFORCEMENT:
Ultimate Load, Pu = 628.1 kN
qu =
Mu =
Pu
A
= 151.6 kPa
WuL2
= ### kN-m
2
0.75
CHECK FOR BEAM SHEAR:
Vu = 388.9 kN
Vc =
 f'c
bd= 541
6
kN
Vc > Vu, safe for BEAM SHEAR
CHECK FOR PUNCHING SHEAR:
Vu = ### kN
Vc =
f'c
bod= ### kN
3
bo = 1.934 m
ING SHEAR
Vc > Vu, safe for PUNCHING SHEAR
Rn =
Mu
= 1.399 MPa
fbd2
2000
act = 0.0035
rmin = 1.4/fy = 0.0034
As = 2939 mm2
USE :
15 - 16 mm bar
2000
15 -16mm bar
BOTHWAYS
NG SHEAR
FAIRMART - Renovation Project
DESIGN OF SQUARE FOOTING
INPUT DATA:
Concrete Strength,
Steel Yield Strength,
Reduction Factor,
Column Size,
P
f'c
fy
f
b
h
Ps
PDL
PLL
PSUR
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
Allowable Soil Pressure,
Service Deadload,
Service Liveload,
Service Surcharge,
Assume average weight of soil
and concrete above footing base
=
Height of Soil,
Hs =
3000 psi
40000 psi
0.85
12 in
12 in
3.13 ksf
19 kips
31 kips
100 psf
Surcharge
Floor Elev.
Hs
L
130 pcf
5 ft
BASE AREA:(Using Service Loads w/ Net Permissible Soil Pressure)
Total Weight of Surcharge =
0.75 ksf
Net Permissible Soil Pressure =
2.38 ksf
Req'd. Base Area, Af = 21.0084 ft2
L = B = 4.58349 ft
USE
3.0 x 3.0
Af = 9.00
ft. SQUARE FOOTING
ft2
To proportion the footing for strength (depth and req'd. rebar),
factored loads are used.
Pu =
79.3 kips
Soil Reaction, qs =
8.81 ksf
DEPTH OF FOOTING:
3.00 ft
12 "+d
d/2
3.00 ft
12 "+d
d
bo for two-way action
bw for beam action
 11.12 Determine depth of footing
based on shear strength w/o
shear reinforcement. Depth
required for shear usually
controls the footing thickness.
Both wide-beam action and
two-way action for strength
computation need to be investigated to determine the
controlling shear criteria for
depth.
Assume t =
deff =
=
12 in
7 in
0.58 ft
1. Wide-beam action:
Vu = qs x tributary area
bw =
3 ft
=
36 in
Tributary area =
1.25 ft2
Vu = 11.0139 kips
fVn = f(2f'cbwd)
=
23.46 kips > Vu OK
2. Two-way action:
Vu = qs x tributary area
(b + d)(h + d)
Tributary area = W x L 144
=
6.49
Vu =
Vc
f'cbod
ft2
57.21 kips
4
2+ b = 6
c
asd
bo + 2 = 6
= minimum of
= 4
bo = 2(b+d) + 2(h+d)
= 76
in
bc = b/d
= 1
bo/d = 10.857
as = 40
fVc =
(for interior columns)
99.07
>
57.21 kips OK
USE : 4
FOOTING REINFORCEMENT:
3 ft
18 in
0.00
Critical section for moment
(long projection)
12 in
d= 7 in
qs = 8.81
1. Critical section for moment is at face of column
Pu = 79.3
kips
qs = 8.81
ksf
Mu = 0.00
ft-kips
2. As required
Required Rn =
r =
Mu
fbd2
= 0
0.85f'c
fy
( 1-
psi
 1 - 2Rn/0.85f'c
= 0.00
r(gross area) =
d/h x 0.0025 = 0.0000
rmin = 0.00
Required As = rbd
= 0.45
in2
USING # 6 bars:
As = 0.4418 in2
PROVIDE : 5 -# 6
bars each way
ksf
3. Check development reinforcement
Critical section for development is the same
as that for moment (at face of column).
ld
db
3fyabgl
40f'c ((c+Ktr)/db)
Clear cover (bottom and side)=
3.0 in
Center-to-center bar spacing= 7.31 in
c = 3.38 in
c = 3.66 in
USE c = 3.38 in
Ktr = 0
c + Ktr
db
= 3.4
a
b
ab
g
l
ld
db
=
=
=
=
=
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
= 22
ld = 16
(no transverse reinforcement)
>
2.5 USE 2.5
(less than 12 in. of concrete below bars)
(uncoated reinforcement)
< 1.7
(larger than #7 bars)
(normal weight concrete)