04 Footing Design
04 Footing Design
Geotechnical Engineering 2
Footing
1. Determine the necessary soils parameters. This step is often completed by consulting with
a geotechnical engineer who furnishes information in a geotechnical report. Important
information that a geotechnical report should include are the:
■ Subsurface profile
■ Shear Strength parameters
■ Frost depth
■ Unit Weights of soil and water per unit volume.
■ Bearing Capacity
■ Predicted settlement
■ Liquefaction
Footing design typically consists of four steps:
2. Analyze the building’s structure under service loads (ACI 318M-14, Section R13.2.6.1) and
factored loads (ACI318M-14, Section 5.3.1) to calculate moments and forces on the
columns and walls at the footing level; the service load analysis is used to calculate footing
bearing areas and the factored load analysis to design the footing.
3. Select the footing geometry so that the soil parameters are not exceeded. The following
are typical parameters:
■ Calculated bearing pressures are assumed to be uniform or to vary linearly; bearing
pressure is measured in units of force per unit area, such as kN per square meter
Footing design typically consists of four steps:
3. Select the footing geometry so that the soil parameters are not exceeded. The following are
typical parameters:
■ The effect of anticipated differential vertical settlement between adjacent footings on the
superstructure are considered/
■ Footings need to be able to resist sliding caused by any horizontal loads.
■ Shallow footings, assumed not to be able to resist tension, should be able to resist
overturning moments from compression reactions only; overturning moments are
commonly caused by horizontal loads.
■ Local conditions or site constraints, such as proximity to property lines or utilities, are
adequate.
Footing design typically consists of four steps:
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When there is no
shear reinforcement
on slab/footing
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CE Board May 2012