Design of Square Base shallow Foundation:

Parking Garage Project:

Mechanical characteristics of Materials
adm =
116.00 Psi
Allawable Stress Soil
s =

140.00

lb/ft3

Unit weight soil

c =

150.00
60.00

lb/ft3

Unit Weigt concrete

in

Deepness of foundation

hf=
bx colum.=

24.00 in

width of the column

by colum.=

24.00 in

length of the column

d asummed=

16.00 in

Shallow Foundation type

b

Effective height of foundation

Actual Loads

Pu

540.00

M Ll x-x =
M cm x-x =
P cs =

0.00
0.04

M cs x-x
f'c =
fy=
column Location=

0.00
0.00
4,000.00
0.00

hf =

Kips

Axial Load (Live Load)

Kip-Feet

Moment of Live Load in X-X direccion

Kip-Feet

Moment of Dead Load in X-X direccion

Kip

Axial Load (Earth quake)

Kip-Feet

Moment seismic Load in X-X direccion

lb/in2

28-day compressive strength of concrete

lb/in2

Yield strength of steel

60.00

d=
r=

Interior

Foundation Predimension
Predimension of 'Bx' = 'By'

AREA= ( x Pt)/adm
=
Pt=

AREA=
A

Real

Where: : Resistance Factor: 1,15 si h <= 1,50 m / 1,20 si 1,5 < h <3 m / 1,30 si 3 < h <= 5 m
Pt: Axial Loads
adm: Allowable Stress.

1.20
540,000.00 Lb
5,586.21
5,625.00

In2

Bx=By= 74.74 in

Calculated

Bx=By= 75.00 in

Asumed

n=

25.5 in

m=

25.5 in

in2

BY
b

Foundation Design
Critical height Estimation 'd'
ult= Pu / Area
ult=
96.00
lb/in2

where: Pu = 1.4CP + 1.7CV

Mua= ult x By x (n2)/2

d

Mua=

Mu

2.341E+06

Where: = 0,1448

Pu= 540.00

Kip

lb/in
d 7.34

F'c B

in

d= 13.00

Clculo

Assumed

CHECK FOR FLEXURAL FAILURE

Shear force on critical surface from "d" :
u c
Where:
u= Vu / ( B d)
Vu= ult x By x (n-d)
c= 0,53
F'c
Nominal Shear of concrete
Resistance factor 0.85
Shear stress

Shear at 'd' of the column

u= 108.6
Vu= 90,000
Vc= 119.67

Lb/in2
Lb
Lb/in2

Ok

u<Vc

Ok

u<Vc

Ok

u<Vc

CHECK FOR TWO-WAY SHEAR FAILURE

Shear force on critical surface from "d/2" :
u c
Where:

Resistance factor

u=
Vu=
Vc=
=

Length of one face of inner block

b0=

Factored Shear force

Applied shear load from bo
Nominal Two-way Shear of concrete

bx=by of Pedestal
Height of Pedestal

Vu / (

b0 d)

Pu - ult x (b+d)2
1,06
F'c
0.85

4(b+d)
b'= 60 in
h'= 10 in

b0=

148
u= 250
Vu= 408,576
Vc= 256

b'0=

292
'u= 127

in
Lb/in2
Lb
Lb/in2
Lb
Lb/in2

by

42.00

13.00
5.00

at least 150mm (6in)

at least 70 mm (3in)

<3 m / 1,30 si 3 < h <= 5 m

a
m
n

d/2
d/2

bx
d

BX

540 K

960.00 KIP/Ft2