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The document outlines the design process for a rectangular reinforced concrete footing with specified dimensions and loads. It includes calculations for eccentricity, contact pressure, and thickness of the footing, ensuring safety against maximum and minimum pressures. The final footing dimensions are determined to be 2.2m by 2.0m, with additional checks for shear and punching shear forces.

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Isolated Example

The document outlines the design process for a rectangular reinforced concrete footing with specified dimensions and loads. It includes calculations for eccentricity, contact pressure, and thickness of the footing, ensuring safety against maximum and minimum pressures. The final footing dimensions are determined to be 2.2m by 2.0m, with additional checks for shear and punching shear forces.

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Example-1

Given: RC column size 30x50 cm with 4Ф22,

S-300 and C-25

P = 1000kN

M = 250kN-m

qall = 400kPa

Required: Design of rectangular RC footing

Solution
Let l1 = l2

a−50 b−30
Then = ⇒ a−b=50−30=20 cm=0.2 m⇒ a=b+0.2
2 2

Eccentricity

M 250
e= = =0.25 m
P 1000

Contact Pressure

σ max=
P
ab[1+
6 ea
a ]
σ min=
P
ab
1−
6 ea
a [ ]
σ max ≤ qall =400 kPa to be safe

400=
1000
( b+0.2 ) b
1+
[6∗0.25
( b+0.2 ) ]
1500
400 ( b +0.2 b ) =1000+
2
b+0.2
3 2
400 b +160 b −984 b−1700=0

by trial and errorb=1.96 m Use b=2.0 m

Then a=2.0+0.2=2.2m
The footing dimensions will be a = 2.2m and b = 2.0m

Actual contact pressure

σ max=
1000
2.2∗2 [
1+
6∗0.2
2.2 ]
=382.23 kPa<q all =400 kPa−−−−−−OK ! !

σ min=
1000
2.2∗2 [
1−
6∗0.2
2.2 ]
=72.31 kPa≫0−−−−−No tension−−−OK ! !

Thickness of footing

i. Depth for wide beam shear

Contact stress at distance d from the face of column (Critical Section for
wide beam)

( 381.23−72.31 ) ( 1.35+d )
σ =72.31+
2.2

σ =262.48+140.87 d

σ 1= ( σ 2+σ )( 0.85−d )
max

¿ ( 382.23+262.48+
2
14.87 d
) ( 0.85−d )
2
¿ 274−262.49 d−70.44 d

The shear force at the critical section for wide beam


2
V =σ 1=274−262.49 d −70.44 d

The shear stress will be


2
V 274−262.49 d−70.44 d
V cd = =
bd 2∗d

The section capacity of the footing is


2 /3
0.21 f ck
v RD=0.25 f ctd k 1 k 2 bd f ctd = =1.0 MPa
γc

0.5
k 1=1+ 50 ρ⇒ Use ρmin =
f yk
k 2=1.6−d

v RD ≥V cd to be safe

( )
2
50∗0.5 274−262.49 d−70.44 d
0.25∗( 1∗10 )∗ 1+
3
∗1∗2∗d ≥
300 2∗d
2
1153.77 d +262.49 d −274 ≥ 0

By solving the above qu a dratic equation

d=0.39 m

ii. Punching shear force

The critical section for punching is at d/2 from the face of column

( 381.23−72.31 ) ( 1.35+d /2 )
σ =72.31+
2.2

σ =262.48+70.44 d

The shear force at the critical section for punching will be

σ 1= ( σ 2+σ )(0.85− d2 )
max

¿ ( 382.23+262.48+
2
70.44 d
) ( 0.85−d /2)
=274-131.24d-17.61d2

The section capacity for punching is

v cp=0.5 f ctd k 1 k 2 u d=0.5∗( 1∗103 )∗ 1+ ( 50∗0.5


300 )

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