Foundation Analysis and Design: Dr.

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Raft Foundation: Simplified Flexible Method

The subgrade soil is considered as an infinite array of individual springs unaffected from the deformation of others. The spring constant is the modulus of subgrade reaction. The following conditions are to be satisfied for this method to be applicable
Relative stiffness factor < 0.5 Variation of adjacent column load is less than 20% of the higher value. value

The rigid analysis gives relatively more conservative design of the raft against bending moment resulting in much bigger section. Hence, flexible design is preferable section Hence from the point of view the economy of structure. Analysis using this approach has been covered under y g pp the course on Soil-Structure Interaction.
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Raft Foundation: Contact Pressure Distribution for Simplified Flexible Method

The Th contact pressure t t distribution is assumed to be linear with its maximum value below columns and minimum at the mid span. Contact pressure under p interior column.

Moment below interior column

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Raft Foundation: Contact Pressure Distribution for Simplified Flexible Method

Contact pressure below mid span p p

Moment at the mid span

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Raft Foundation: Contact Pressure Distribution for Simplified Flexible Method

Moment below the exterior column, Me is taken as the minimum of following two values

Contact pressure below mid span, Me is taken from Eq. (a) above:

Contact pressure below mid span, Me is taken from Eq. ( ) above: p p , q (b)
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Raft Foundation: General Flexible Method

This Thi method is employed when th th d i l d h there i significant is i ifi t variation is the column spacing or the intensity of column loads on the raft foundation. This method is based on the closed form solutions for plates on Winkler type elastic half space. The continuity of foundation and its effect on the analysis is not compromised. Numerical analysis using finite element or finite difference approach may be employed. Moment, shear force, and deflections are calculated for each column load individually and then the principal of superposition is used to find out the combined effect of all the column loads loads.
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Raft Foundation: General Flexible Method Design Steps

Step 1: Assume thickness of th mat foundation. A thi k f the tf d ti Step 2: Determine Flexural Rigidity D of the mat

Step 3: Determine the radius of effective stiffness

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Raft Foundation: General Flexible Method Design Steps

Step 4: Determine radial D t i di l and tangential moment due to column load

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Design Step 4 Continued Continued.

Deflection at any point and Shear force per unit width of mat

The moment in Cartesian coordinates can be obtained using the following relationship
y

Mt

My

Mr
Mx

x
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Design Step 4 Continued.

The value of functions can be obtained using the adjacent plot The influence zone of a column load reaches to approximately 4-5 times the radius of effective stiffness. ff ti tiff

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Design Step 4 Continued Continued.

In I case the edges of mat are within th i fl th d f t ithi the influence zone of f a column load, determine the moment and shear force at the edges assuming the mat to be continuous and apply g g pp y the same magnitude in opposite direction to satisfy the known boundary conditions. The Th moments, shear f t h force, and d fl ti calculated f d deflection l l t d for each column are superimposed to find their resultant values a eac location. a ues at each oca o The reinforcement calculations can be performed assuming the raft as an inverted beam or slab.

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Ring Foundations
Used for fairly small and uniform column spacing and there is sufficient bending due to lateral b di d t l t l forces (seismic, wind, etc.). For example water tank, t t k transmission t i i tower, etc. So e es annular slab Sometimes a u a s ab with ring beam is used for more economical design when the column spacing is large and/or the soil is relatively more compressible. compressible
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Ring Foundations: Rigid Foundation Analysis

Assumptions:
Foundation is rigid relative to soil and compressible layer is relatively shallow. The contact pressure distribution varies linearly throughout th f th h t the foundation d ti

The following conditions are to be satisfied for this method to b applicable hi h d be li bl

Relative stiffness factor K > 0.5 Spacing between the columns is less than 1.75xLe

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Rigid Foundation Analysis: Annular Raft

b r c a

A uniform d st but o o u o distribution of pressure is assumed with the magnitude of p=p1+0 5p2. The load p1 +0.5p is due to dead load, and p2 is due to moment in presence of lateral loads.

p1 p2
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Rigid Foundation Analysis: Annular Raft

For a particular b/a ratio, the value of c/a ratio at which the th maximum moment are minimum could b obtained i t i i ld be bt i d from the following plot. The total area shall also satisfy t e equ e e t o a o ab e bearing pressure the requirement of allowable bea g p essu e

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Rigid Foundation Analysis: Annular Raft

Circumferential and radial moments For r < c
pa 2 M t1 = 16 b 2 a 1 c 2 b 2 3b 2 r 2 4b 2 r a 2 + r 2 b 2 a 4 1 + 2 ln + 2 2 + 2 + 3 2 2 ln 2 2 2 ln r a a a a r r b r c 2 2a a

pa 2 b 2 a 1 c 2 b 2 b 2 r 2 4b 2 r a 2 r 2 b 2 a M r1 = 4 1 ln + 3 + + 1 2 2 ln 2 2 2 ln 16 r 2 c 2 2a 2 a 2 r 2 a a a a r r b

For F r>c
pa 2 M t 2 = M t1 + 16

b2 c 1 c2 4 1 2 ln + 2 a r 2 2r

Mr2

pa 2 = M r1 + 16

b2 c 1 c 2 4 1 2 ln + 2 a r 2 2r
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Rigid Foundation Analysis: g y Annular Raft with Ring Beam

The condition of maximum pressure not exceeding allowable bearing pressure and non-negative minimum pressure are satisfied if
b c a

A a = e.x + ( e.x ) + 2
2

b= a +
2

W+A.o qa-net+o e q1
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x=
A=

qa net + ( o q1 )
qa net 2W 2W ( o q1 )

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Rigid Foundation Analysis: Annular Raft with Ring Beam g y g

W = Total weight of the structure above ground e = Eccentricity of vertical load on base due
to lateral loads A = Area of annular raft o = Overburden pressure due to depth of foundation Minimum net soil pressure d i d il desired q1 = Mi i

For a given number of columns the ring beam will have less moment when the ring perimeter is small. Curve A and B in the figure on next slide give the most economical location of ring beam under uniform and y y g pressure conditions. linearly varying p
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0.8 c/a for minimum momen m nt

A (For uniform pressure) 0.6 06 C (Centroid of Ring element) 0.4 Centroid Ring beam 0.2

0 0 0.2 0.4 b/a 0.6 0.8 1.0

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Rigid Foundation Analysis: Annular Raft with Ring Beam g y g Tangential moments are critical at the i th inner edge, under b i and d d bearing d outer edge. Radial moment are critical under the ring beam for sagging and at some point in the raft for sagging

b c a

po

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Rigid Foundation Analysis: Annular Raft with Ring Beam g y g

Tangential and radial moments for uniform pressure conditions g p For r < c
po a 2 M t1 = 16 po a 2 M r1 = 16 b 2 1 4b 2 r a 2 + r 2 b 2 b c c 2 r 2 b 2 3b 2 4 1 + 2 ln 2 + 2 + 2 2 3 2 ln 2 2 2 ln a 2a a a r a a a a b r r 2 b 2 1 4b 2 r a 2 r 2 b 2 b c c 2 r 2 b2 b2 4 1 2 ln 2 + 3 2 2 + 2 3 2 ln 2 2 2 ln ae 2a a a r a a a a b r r 2

For r > c
pa 2 M t 2 = M t1 + 16 Mr2 pa 2 = M r1 + 16 b2 c 1 c2 4 1 2 ln + 2 a r 2 2r b2 c 1 c 2 4 1 2 ln + 2 a r 2 2r

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Rigid Foundation Analysis: Annular Raft with Ring Beam g y g

Tangential and radial moments for varying p g y g pressure conditions For r < c

p 2b 4 2 2 8 4 5 2 2 a2 2 2 4 2 4 4 4 Mt = 3a b r 5 + 2r r + 3b a r + 3 2 + 1 a c r + 3b cos 96ar 3 b 2 + a 2 a 3 3 c a2 2 2 4 4 p 2b 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 Mr = 5 8r 3a b 2r 5a r 5r 3b + 3 3 2 + 1 a c r b cos 96ar 3 b 2 + a 2 c

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)(

For r > c

2b 4 2 2 8 4 5 3a b r 5 + 2r 2 r 4 + 3b 4 a 2 r 2 2 3 3 b + a2 p Mt = cos 3 4 4 2 96ar + r 4 + 3a 4 3b c 2 2a 2 r 4 + 3b 4 3a 2 r 2 + 3b r 2 a2 c 2b 4 5 8r 4 3a 2b 2 2r 2 5a 2 r 2 5r 4 3b 4 2 2 p b +a Mr = cos 4 96ar 3 +3 a 4 r 4 c 2 3b 6 a 2 r 2 a 2 r 2 b 4 2 c

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