Project No.

18-244

DESIGN OF FOOTING PEDESTAL

REF: ACI CODE 318-08
Material Properties:

f'c  3000psi fy  60000psi

Strength Reduction Factor ϕ  0.65 for Tied Column

Section Properties

Length and Width of Pedestal LPedestal  24in BPedestal  24in

2
Gross Concrete Area Ag  LPedestal  BPedestal  576  in

Re-bar Specification Rebar # 

Rebar #
Dia of Rebar, ϕrebar   in  1  in
8

π 2 2
Area of Rebar, Arebar   ϕrebar  0.785  in
4

Number of Steel Rebar Nrebar  8

2
Total Area of Steel Ast  Arebar  Nrebar  6.283  in

Pedestal Capacity Check

Maximum Allowable Load on Pedestal

  
ϕPn  0.8ϕ  0.85  f'c  Ag  Ast  f y  Ast  951.48  kip


Maximum Column Load on Pedestal PMax  46kip Ref: Footing Gravity Load Calculations

Pedestal Section  "OK" if ϕPn  PMax

"Not OK" if ϕPn  PMax

Pedestal Section  "OK"

Reinforcement Ratio Check

2
Provided Area of Steel Ast  6.283  in

2
Gross Area of Concrete Ag  576  in

Ast  100
Provided Reinforcement Ratio ρ   1.091
Ag

Reinforcement Ratio  "OK" if ρ  1

"Not OK" if ρ  1

Reinforcement Ratio  "OK"

Calculation For Ties

Selected Tie Reinforcement Tie # 

Tie #
Dia of Rebar, ϕTie   in  0.375  in
8

π 2 2
Area of Rebar, ATie   ϕTie  0.11  in
4

Spacing of Tie will be the minimum of the followings

 16 Times Longitudinal Bar Diameter
 48 Times Tie Bar Diameter
 Least Cross Sectional Dimension of Column/Pedestal
 6 in

So, Selected Tie Spacing  

STie  min 16ϕrebar 48ϕTie LPedestal BPedestal 6in  6  in

Summary
Length of Pedestal LPedestal  24  in

Width of Pedestal BPedestal  24  in

Logitudinal Rebar Nrebar  8

Dia of Rebar Rebar #  8

Tie Bar Spacing STie  6  in

Dia of Tie Tie #  3

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