DESIGN OF STRAP FOOTING

AS PER IS 456: 2000

1. Data
Axial service load on col 1=
Axial service load on col 2=
Size of column 1 =
Size of column 2 =
SBC of soil =
Space between columns =
Materials

500 kN
800 kN
350 mm
400 mm
200 kN/m2
5 m c/c
M20 grade concrete
Fe 415 HYSD bars

2. Ultimate stresses
fck =

x
x

350 mm
400 mm

20 N/mm2
415 N/mm2

fy =
3. Size of footings
Service load on column 1 =
Service load on column 2 =
Self wt. of footing (10%) =
Total load = W =

500 kN
800 kN
130 kN
1430 kN
1430
Footing area required =
200
=
7.15 m2
Let L1 and L2 be the lengths of footings under columns 1 and 2 respectively
and B be the width of footing
Then B(L1 + L2) =
7.15
Assuming B =
1.5 m
L1 + L 2 =
4.77 m
The centroid of loads from centre of column 2 = x =
1.923 m
If x is also the distance of CG of areas from centre of column 2, we have
B x L1 (l+b1/2-L1/2)
x=
B(L1 + L2)
Substituting the values we get,
0.5

L1

-5.175

L 12

9.1666667

Solving we get,
L1 =

2.269 m

L2 =
Under column 1, adopt footing of size
Under column 2, adopt footing of size
Net area of footing provided =

2.498 m

Upward soil pressure =

Factored soil pressure = P u =
=
4. Factored moments

1.5 m x
1.5 m x
7.2 m2
180.6 kN/m2
270.8 kN/m2
0.271 N/mm2

2.4 m
2.4 m
<

200 kN/m2

Assuming width of strap beam =

500 mm
Cantilever projection of slab beyond beam =
2
Maximum service moment = M =
0.5 p L =
Factored moment = M u =
1.5 M =
5. Depth of footing
(a) From moment considerations
Mu = 0.138 fck b d2
Therefore,

33.85 kNm

Effective depth = d =

Mu

0.138 fck b
111 mm

=
IS 456-2000

0.5 m
22.57 kNm

(b) From shear considerations

VU = pu*(cantilever projection - d)

clause 22.6.2.1

0.28 N/mm2

Assuming shear strength of concrete c =

(for M 20 grade concrete with reinforcement percentage p t = 0.15)

VU /bd
246 mm
200 mm and overall depth = D =

c =
d =
Hence adopt effective depth = d =
6. Reinforcement in footing

Mu = 0.87 fy Ast d (1 - Ast fy / bdfck)

IS 456-2000

Ast =

clause G-1.1

Hence provide
IS 456-2000
clause 26.5.2.1

Ast =
But minimum reinforcement =
Area of distribution bars =
Hence provide
Ast =
Working shear force at a distance of
V=
Factored shear force = V u =

494 mm2
12 mm diameter bars @
200 mm c/c
2
565 mm
0.12% of total cross-sectional area
300 mm2
10 mm diameter bars @
200 mm c/c
2
393 mm
200 mm from the face of column is
54.17 kN
81.25 kN
0.406 N/mm2

Nominal shear stress = v = VU/bd =

IS 456-2000
clause 40.2.1.1
Table 19

100 Ast
bd

0.283

Permissible shear stress = k s c =

v
0.413 N/mm2
>
SAFE
7. Design of strap beam
Load on strap beam =
271 kN/m
The strap beam is analysed for maximum bending moment and shear force with column
forces at 1 and 2 as reactions. Maximum positive working BM occurs at a distance of
1.496 m from column 1 and has a magnitude of
Mmax (positive) =
374 kNm
Factored Mmax (positive) =
Maximum negative BM at 2 =

561 kNm
195 kNm

250

Factored Mmax (negative) at 2 =

Adopt width of strap beam = b =

292.5 kNm
500 mm

Effective depth = d =

Mu

IS 456-2000

0.138 fck b
=
638 mm
Depth required from shear consideration will be larger.
Hence adopt effective depth = d =
950 mm and overall depth = D =
Mu = 0.87 fy Ast d (1 - Ast fy / bdfck)

clause G-1.1

Substituting the values we get,

14.984

L1

L1

-342997.5

1000
5
561057692

Solving we get,
The tension reinforcement for max BM is given by
1773 mm2
Hence provide
6 bars of
Ast =
2281 mm2
The tension reinforcement for max negative BM is given by
Ast =
887 mm2
Hence provide
3 bars of
Ast =
1140 mm2
Maximum working shear force =
405 kN
Factored shear force = V u =
608 kN
100 Ast

clause 40.4
Table 19

bd
Permissible shear stress = k s c =
Balance shear force = V us =

22 mm diameter

1.280 N/mm2

Nominal shear stress = v = VU/bd =

IS 456-2000

22 mm diameter

0.480
0.470 N/mm2
384 kN

>

Also, Vus = 0.87 fy Asv d / Sv

Adopt

10 mm diameter 4-legged stirrups

Spacing = Sv =

280 mm

Provide shear reinf

=0

SAFE

mm

Ast/bd
< or =

c (N/mm )
0.15
0.25
0.5

0.28
0.36
#VALUE!
0.48 0.283
0.376

mm

=0

ide shear reinforcement

0.15
0.25

c (N/mm2)
0.28
0.36

0.5

0.48

0.75

0.56

0.62

1.25

0.67

Ast/bd
< or =

#VALUE!
0.48

0.470