Block2 Foundation Assessment

Client WCC 29/03/2023 Date
Project/Job: Housing DSAs - BL2 Job No: P523020

Subject Foundation Assessment Sheet No 01 By ADH
FOUNDATION ASSESSMENT
Background
The building is founded on a combination of strip footings and piles. A geotechnical desktop
study was performed in 2023, with the intent to review the available information about the site
conditions. Aurecon performed a detailed geotechnical study during 2009.
Refer to the following extracts from the memo:
Site Conditions
Strip footing Capacity
Pile Capacity
Lateral Load Capacities
Once the bending capacity of the piles has been assessed, the lateral capacity of each pile can be
assessed by inspection of the moment/load graphs in Appendix D or Table 5.
Soil-Structure Interaction Modelling
To capture the effect of the foundations on the structure, the foundations were modelled as a
series of line springs (under strip foundations) and point springs (under pad foundations)
Line Springs
The line spring properties were derived based on ASCE41-17 method as shown below:
From the geotechnical memo the soil elastic modulus was given as shown below:
The geotechnical engineer provided the formula (E = 2G(1+μ)) to calculate the shear modulus of the soil.
Client WCC 29/03/2023Date
Subject Foundation Assessment 10 By ADH
Sheet No 03
The line springs were parameters we input to into the Etabs model as shown below:
Update figure to
match Etabs,
stiffness OK
is this meant to represent the

passive pressure resistance of
the ground beams?
has been set as
100000000kN/m/m in ETABS
model "WCC DSA Housing -
Block 2-rev 1", which seems
very stiff - is this achievable?
Point Springs
An initial Etabs model was run to assess the pile
demands. Pile locations were modelled as fixed
points. The tension demand on the piles were of
particular interest.
The results revealed tension demands ~1400kN.
Tension demand
Sheet No 04
From the existing geotechnical report, the pile's tension capacity is Tc = 0.5*225 = 112kN
The piles would fail early on, and the ability of the piles to hold down the foundations is not achievable. The
piles were modelled as compression-only point springs.
how w
comp
Strip Footing Bearing Capacity Check

The strip footings were checked for bearing pressure. The geotechnical report recommends assessing
against 600MPa. The demands shown below were extracted from the Etabs model. The results have
been found to be satisfactory.
Sheet No 05
Yes we should
adjust to allow for
redistribution,
please adjust
a no compression limit on ground

beams (in bearing) hasn't been
set? could this rating be higher if
the load was spread out once the
limit was reached?
Strip Footing Bending and Shear Capacity Check

The footings have a single layer of bottom reinforcement.They have been checked for the ability to
resist bearing demands.
Also, as the Etabs model was created with the foundations assisting in resisting the overturning of the
building (foundation self weight). The footings were checked for bending and shear under uplift
conditions.
Sheet No 06
show h
number of bars? was ca
how is this calculated?
show how this

was calculated
Sheet No 07
pg 1 notes 12MPa ultimate

Pile Capacity Check bearing capacity
Geotechnical advice recommended that the pile end bearing capacity be limited to 10 MPa
geotec
is for 1
please
is this an axial compression load?

weren't links applied to point
springs, so axial compression
should be limited to 1200kN?
compression limit is 10MPa, please
investigate. Its probably the reaction
which is part pile part strip footing
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Date
Sheet No 08
Base Shear Capacity

The base shear capacity have been determined based on a combination of passive pressure and soil
friction from the strip footings.
* Base Friction capacities for each direction were

calculated using the N* values taken as the min of two
cases (GE+ESA) and (GE-ESA):
slab friction wasn't considered

for Berkely Dallard? is it ok to
consider for this building?
what's happening below ground floor level? looks like

foundation level is set far below ground level with walls
extending down to foundation level.
has the are under ground floor level been backfilled,
and if so can we get some passive resistance for these
in-ground elements?
Sheet No 09
* Passive pressure was calculated using the formula given in the geotechnical report
EQ_Y
EQ_X
Client WCC 29/03/2023Date
The pile capacities were checked if they are able to displace by 20mm to engage the passive pressure
of the soil. Pile capacity was calculated using the figures at the back of the 2009 geotech report. the
capacity was calculated by determining the bending capacity of the pile. Using the figure below the
lateral capacity can be determined. The displacement associated with the pile lateral capacity can then
be determined.
All the piles were found to have sufficient capacity to displace 20mm.
The base shear of the building is scored against summing the total passive pressure and soil friction
resistance of the foundations . The piles have been excluded for the base shear resistance
why have the piles been excluded from base shear takeout?
if they are to be used, check top of pile detail. are the longitudinal
bars developed sufficiently?

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Client WCC 29/03/2023 Date

Project/Job: Housing DSAs - BL2 Job No: P523020

Refer to the following extracts from the memo:

Strip footing Capacity

Lateral Load Capacities

is this meant to represent the

The results revealed tension demands ~1400kN.

Strip Footing Bearing Capacity Check

a no compression limit on ground

Strip Footing Bending and Shear Capacity Check

how is this calculated?

show how this

pg 1 notes 12MPa ultimate

is this an axial compression load?

Base Shear Capacity

* Base Friction capacities for each direction were

slab friction wasn't considered

what's happening below ground floor level? looks like

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