DESIGN OF SQUARE SPREAD FOOTING

WITH SQUARE COLUMN ONLY

(for axially loaded column/footing only)

LEGEND FOLLOW ME BARTLANTV YOUTUBE CHANNEL

DATA TO BE PROVIDED DURING THE CALCULATION. THIS YOU CAN MODIFY AS YOU LIKE.
CALCULATION
FORMULA embedment, DONT MODIFY ANY COLORED RED TEXT ANYTIME.

STEP 1: ENTER FACTORED LOAD AND SERVIC

IN KN

STEP3: PROVIDE VALUES NUMBERED 4 TO 11 BELOW IN THE BOX

4 qA 133 KPA ALLOWABLE SOIL BEARING CAPACITY

5 DF 2 M DEPTH OF FOOTING FROM NATURAL GRADE LINE
6 F'C = 21.0 MPA
7 FY = 275 KPA
8 SOIL UNIT WEIGHT 18 KN/M3
9 CONCRETE UNIT WEIGHT 25 KN/M3
10 COLUMN DIMENSION L= 400 MM
11 W= 400 MM
PROCEED TO STEP 4: DON’T MODIFY VALUES RIGHT HERE BELOW
DEPTH OF FOOTING D= 300 MM
UNFACTORED LOaD 382.68075 KN
FACTORED LOAD 432.75 KN
FOOTING SELF WEIGHT 28.51875 KN
EFFECTIVE SOIL BEARING CAPACITY, qe
hs = 1.7 m
qNET = qa-ϒchc-ϒshs
qNET = 94.9 kpa EFFECTIVE SOIL BEARING CAPACITY

STEP 4 Check for qmax and qmin

qmax = 100.6392505 kpa
FYMIN = 155.958 KN TAKEN FROM ANALYSIS SRVICE LOAD COMBINATION
qMIN = 45.514595661 KPA

A = UNFACTORED LOAD/(PERMISSIBLE PRESSURE) AREA OF FOOTING

A = 3.7319494204 M2 FOOTING AREA
B = 1.93182541148 M FOOTING DIMENSION
LET'S SAY 1.9 YOU MAY ROUND THIS VALUE UP TO OBTAIN CONSERVATIVE DESIGN
STEP 5 REWRITE THE ROUNDED UPVALUE HERE 1.95

qu = FACTORED LOAD/(AREA OF FOOTING)

qu = 113.806706114 KPA ULTIMATE SOIL BEARING CAPACITY

CAPACITY CHECK
1 BASED ON WIDE BEAM SHEAR
(L-h)/2 -D >0 475
if <0 go back to step 5 and adjust the rounded value by increasing it
TO OBTAIN POSITIVE VALUE
A= 926250 mm2
VU = quASHADED 105413.461538 N

VC = 455737.152863 ØVC 387376.57993

ØVC > VU DEPTH OF FOOTING IS OK

STEP 6 If ØVC IS < VU, THEN GO BACK STEP 2 AND INCREASE THICKNESS OF FOOTING
 2 CHECK FOR PUNCHING SHEAR

VC= SQRT(f'c)bod/3 SHEAR STRENGTH OF CONCRETE

bo= 4(400+d) (FOR PUNCHING)

VU = quASHADED
A= 3312500 MM2
VU = 376984.714004 N
VC = 1270289.98264 ØVC 1079746.4852 N
VC= SQRT(f'c)bod/3 SHEAR STRENGTH OF CONCRETE
ØVC 0.85

STEP 7 ØVC > VU DEEP OF FOOTING ASSUMPTION IS OK

OTHERWISE, YOU GO BACK TO STEP2 AND INCREASE FOOTING THICKNESS

CHECK FOR SLIDING

STEP 8 FROVIDE INFORMATION BELOW FROM ANALYSIS
FY 155.958 MINIMUM SERVICE LOAD COMBINATION THAT PRODUCES MAXIMUM HORIZO
VY 25.902 MAXIMUM FORCE ALONG X OR Z IN SERVICE LOAD COMBINATION
VX 0.026
factor safety = 1.2
COEFFICIENT OF FRICTION = 0.4
RESULTANT SLIDING FORCE,FR
FR = 25.902013049

DOWNWARD FORCE = 173.06925

STEP 9 PROVIDE UPWARD FORCE
UPWARD FORCE = 0 YOU CAN PROVIDE HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE OR BOUYANCY HERE IF ANY
NET DOWNWARD FORCE = 173.06925
FORCE RESISTING SLIDING = 69.2277
STEP 10 compare FR WITH FORCE RESISTING SLIDING
FR < FORCE RESISTING SLIDING…....
THEREFORE SAFE FROM SLIDING
OTHERWISE GO BACK STEP 2 AND INCREASE FOOTING THICKNESS

STEP 11 provide rebar size to use in millimeter

REQUIRED STEEL AREA
 bar dia= 25 mm
bar area 490.875
A= 1511250 Ø= 0.9
MU= 66646274.038 N-MM
corrosion distance = 70 mm
d= 217.5 mm
2
MU= RUbd
RU= 0.802749846 mpa d
β1 = 0.922 FOR f'c.30 mpa
β1 = 0.85 f'ç< 30

ρb = (0.85f'cβ1600)/fy(600+fy)

.85f'c/fy= 0.0649090909
2RU/0.85f'c 0.0899439604
(1-2ru/0.85f'c)^1/2 0.9539685737
2
STEP 11 DETERMINE RHO VALUE
ρmin < ρ < ρmax limiting value of rho
ρ 0.002987858
ρmin 0.0050909091
ρb = 0.0378327273
ρmax 0.0283745455

STEP 12 ENTER RHO VALUE BASED ON ABOVE RESULT

use ρ = 0.002

A S= 848.25 mm2
NUMBER OF BARS ; N DO NOT MODIFY ANYTHING IN THE BOX BELOW
db = 25 mm
AB= 490.875 mm2
N 1.72803666921 numbers YOU CAN ROUND OFF THIS VALUE UP

STEP 13 ENTER FINAL N VALUE HERE 7 #20 REBAR

READ FOOTING
UMN ONLY
footing only)

BE CHANNEL
IFY AS YOU LIKE.

FACTORED LOAD AND SERVICE LOAS AS SHOWN BELOW

1 FACTORED LOAD = 432.75 KN

2 SERVICE LOAD = 354.162 KN

STEP 2: ASSUME DEPTH OF FOOTING IN THE BOX PROVIDED

d 3 300 MM

EARING CAPACITY
G FROM NATURAL GRADE LINE

SQUARE COLUMN
OMBINATION

AREA OF FOOTING

BTAIN CONSERVATIVE DESIGN

M if you want to increase footing length
you can edit this value here

RING CAPACITY

WIDE-BEAM SHEAR CHECKING

H
L
d

S OF FOOTING (L-H)/2-d
 L

OF CONCRETE
H+d
H
H+d
L
SHADED
area

OF CONCRETE

PUNCHING SHEAR CHECKING

ASE FOOTING THICKNESS

ON THAT PRODUCES MAXIMUM HORIZONTAL FORCE FX

RVICE LOAD COMBINATION

SURE OR BOUYANCY HERE IF ANY

 qu = 113.80670611

FF THIS VALUE UP
 DESIGN OF ECCENTRICALLY LOADED FOOTING
BARTLANTV YOUTUBE CHANNEL
NOTE:
PROVIDE INFORMATIONS/DATA IN THE CELLS COLORED YELLOW

IN THIS SPREADSHEET, OVERBURDEN IS CONSIDERED IN THE DESIGN, SO THAT IN RCDC,

WE MUST CHECK THE CHECKBOX, CONSIDERING THE OVERBURDEN..
STEP 1. ENTER INFORMATIONS IN THE COLORED YELLOW COLORED CELLS AS SHOWN
BELOW
f'c = 21 MPA
fy = 275 MPA COLUMN DIMENSION =
ϒc = 25 KN/M3
ϒs = 18 KN/M3
Corrosion distance =

Footing Depth = 2 M
qa = 133 KPA
hc = 350 MM MZ
hs = 1.65 M
d= 350 mm

MX

d= 350 mm

L= 3.1 M B= 3.1 M
Consider 1 m strip of footing
The maximum soil pressure is given by the equation:
PN = 270.969 KN MX = 316.11 KN MY = 0.09

qmax = P/A + 6Mx/(LB2) + 6My/BL2

Solving B using quadratic equation
B=(−𝑏±√(𝑏^2−4
𝑎𝑐))/2𝑎
a= 133 b= -271.509 c= -1896.66
 B= 4.93254532373 m
Footing Area = 4.93254532373 m2 one of its side is only 1 meter…
Hence we can adjust its sides to make them equal

STEP 2: YOU CAN DECIDE WHAT DIMENSION OF FOOTING WOULD YOU LIKE..
Area, A = 4.9325453237
B= 2.2209334352 M SAY 3.1 M
L= 2.2209334352 M SAY 3.1 M YOU CAN EDI
 FINAL AREA, A = 9.61 MM2 UNTIL YOU A
FOOTING THICKNESS, T = 350 MM

FOOTING SELWEIGHT + SOIL = 364.7525 KN

FOOTING SELFWEIGHT ALONE = 84.0875 KN
P= 635.7215 KN service load + selfweight of footing

qmax = 129.836 ≤ qa = 133 kpa

STEP 3: MINIMUM SOIL PRESSURE

Moment(Mx) = 30.813 KNM
Moment(My) = 0.473 KN-M

PN = 73.797 + footing self weight x 0.6

PN = 292.6485 KN
qmin = Pmin/A - 6Mx/bd2 - 6My/bd2
qmin = 24.1513998 KN > 0 SAFE

STEP 4: CHECK FOR SLIDING

P= 73.797 KN
VX = 0.678 KN
VY = 18.11 KN
COEFFICIENT OF FRICTION, µ
µk = 0.4
factor of safety = 1.2
RESULTANT SLIDING FORCE = 18.122687 KN
DOWNWARD FORCE = 292.6485 KN
UPWARD WATER PRESSURE = 0 KN
NET DOWNWARD PPRESSURE = 292.6485 KN
FORCE RESISTING SLIDING = 117.0594 KN
RESISTING FORCE / SLIDING FORCE > 1.2
6.4592739486 >1.2
THEREFORE THE STRUCTURE IS SAFE FROM SLIDING

STEP 5:CHECK FOR OVERTURNING( ALONG WIDTH)

P= 73.797 KN
FACTOR OF SAFETY = 1.5
STABILIZING MOMENT = 114.38535 KN
STABILIZING MOMENT SELFWEIGHT = 130.335625 KN
STABILIZING MOMENT FOR SOIL = 435.03075 KN
TOTAL STABILIZING MOMENT = 679.751725 KN
DESTABILIZING MOMENT = 30.813 KN
OVERTURNING FACTOR OF SAFETY = 22.06054993 > 1.5 THEREFORE SAFE FROM OVERTURNING

STEP 6:CHECK FOR OVERTURNING( ALONG LENGTH)

P= 78.252
FACTOR OF SAFETY = 1.5
STABILIZING MOMENT = 121.2906 KN
STABILIZING MOMENT SELFWEIGHT = 130.335625 KN
STABILIZING MOMENT FOR SOIL = 435.03075 KN
TOTAL STABILIZING MOMENT = 686.656975 KN
DESTABILIZING MOMENT = 27.117 KN
OVERTURNING FACTOR OF SAFETY = 25.3220111 > 1.5 THEREFORE SAFE FROM OVERTURNING
STEP 7 DESIGN FOR BENDING( BOTTOM REINFORCEMENT ALONG L)
PU = 310.757 KN
MUX = 0.586 KN
MUY = 0.452 KN

qu max = 32.45485885 KPA

qu min = 32.21881441 KPA
Ф= 0.9
LOFF = 1.35 m
ENTER BAR DIAMETER 20 mmφ
d= 270 mm
corrosion distance = 70 mm
 Mu = 91.6809193939 KN-M
Mu = ФRubd2
Ru = Mu/(Фbd2)
Ru = 450.7619285 KPA
β= 0.922 for f'c > 30
β= 0.85 for f'c < 30
STEP 8: ENTER VALUE OF β IN THE BOX BELOW
β= 0.85
ρbal = (0.85f'cβ600)/fy(fy+600)
ρ= 0.00166037
ρmin = 0.005091
ρbal = 0.03783272727
STEP 9: SELECT ρ BASED ON THE RESULT ABOVE
A= 314.16 MM2
BAR DIAMETER = 20 MMΦ
USE ρ = 0.00500000
As = 4185 mm2
N= 13.32123759 PCS NUMBER OF BARS
SAY 14 # 20 DISTRIBUTED ACROSS THE TOTAL WIDTH OF FOO
AREA PROVIDED = 4398.24 MM2

STEP 10: DESIGN OF BENDING( BOTTOM REINFORCEMENT ALONG B)

PU = 476 KN
MUX = 2.441 KN-M
MUY = -41.31 KN-M
qu = 57.85170018 KPA
qmin = 41.21177537 KPA
BOFF = 1.35 M
Mu 163.4238215 kn-m
Mu = ФRubd2 ;d= 270 mm
 φ= 0.9
RU = 803.495835804 kpa

ρ= 0.002990702
ρmin = 0.005090909
ρbal = 0.037832727
ρmax = 0.028374545
ρbal = (0.85f'cβ600)/fy(fy+600)
STEP 11 : CHOOSE ρ VALUE
ρmin < ρ < ρmax
ρ = 0.005090909 BAR SIZE = 20 MM
A= 314.16 MM2
AT = 4261.090833 N= 13.56344
SAY 14 # 20
AREA PROVIDED = 4398.24 MM2
STEP 12 : ONE-WAY SHEAR CHECK ALONG L
Pu = 485.33 KN
Mux = 48.69 KN-M
Muy = 0.238 KN-M
d eff = 270 mm
B eff = 3.1 mm
L off -d = 1.08 mm
qu = 60.3089188 KPA
qmin = 40.69628411
Vu = 201.914260146 kpa
Vc = 652.054695635 kpa
φVc = 554.24649129 kpa
Vu<φVc

STEP 12 : ONE-WAY SHEAR CHECK ALONG B

Pu = 476 KN-M
Mux = 2.441 KN-M
Muy = 41.314 KN-M
qu = 57.85250579 kpa
qmin = 41.21096976 kpa
 deff = 250 mm
L eff = 3.1 m
boff -d = 1.1 M
Vu = 197.277044745
Vc = 603.75434781 KN
φVc = 513.191195639 kn
Vu < φVc

STEP 12 : PUNCHING SHEAR CHECK

Pu = 564.933 KN
Mux = -0.796 kn
Muy = 0.35 KN
AREA OF PUNCHING = 9.1611
qu = 58.7859521332 kpa
Vu = 538.543986087 KN
d eff = 260 mm
(HC+D)2+(HW+D)2 = 2.64

Vc = 1038008.3858 N
Vc = 1038.0083858 KN
φVc = 882.30712794 KN

STEP 13 LOAD TRANSFER

Pu = 564.933
φPn = φ0.85f'cA1(A2/A1)^(1/2) > PU φ = 0.65
A1 = 160000 mm2
A2 = 2190400 mm2
SQRT(A2/A1) = 3.7 ≤2
SQRT(A2/A1) = 2
φPn = 3712.8 KN
φPn = > Pu SAFE
OTING

N RCDC,

HC = 400 MM
WC = 400 MM

70 mm

KN
U CAN EDIT FOOTING DIMENSION HERE
TIL YOU ACHIEVE THE PROPER SIZE

IF TRUE, THEN PROCEED

other wise go back to step 2 and
increase footing size
TH OF FOOTING
REBAR DISTRIBUTED ACROSS
ACROSS THE TOTAL LENGTH.
Node L/C Force-X kN Force-Y kN Force-Z kN Moment-X kN-mMoment-Y kN-m
1018 9 -0.001 310.757 0.93 0.452 -0.004
1018 15 25.515 303.219 0.505 0.05 -0.026
1018 10 0.235 297.66 0.967 0.502 -0.003
1018 16 -2.909 296.943 25.018 38.909 0.241
1018 8 0.027 263.989 0.988 0.488 -0.002
1018 12 0.042 251.172 -5.636 -9.45 -0.003
1018 11 -17.648 235.797 2.26 2.493 0.203
1018 19 25.54 225.118 0.277 -0.057 -0.025
1018 20 -2.884 218.842 24.79 38.802 0.242
1018 14 2.893 198.673 -23.292 -38.067 -0.246
1018 13 -25.531 192.398 1.221 0.792 0.022
1018 22 -0.009 157.492 -5.896 -9.583 -0.001
1018 21 -17.699 142.118 2 2.361 0.204
1018 18 2.918 120.572 -23.519 -38.174 -0.244
1018 17 -25.506 114.297 0.993 0.685 0.023
Moment-Z kN-m
-0.586
-44.221
-0.68
4.363
-0.552
-0.538
27.871
-44.087
4.498
-5.343
43.242
-0.343
28.065
-5.208
43.377
Node L/C Force-X kN Force-Y kN Force-Z kN Moment-X kN-mMoment-Y kN-m
1018 35 18.078 270.969 0.483 0.09 -0.02
1018 36 -2.103 266.513 17.887 27.68 0.17
1018 24 0.109 262.784 0.802 0.404 -0.003
1018 23 -0.043 231.627 0.737 0.354 -0.003
1018 26 -0.059 224.298 -3.182 -5.584 -0.003
1018 25 -10.673 215.074 1.556 1.582 0.12
1018 34 2.017 196.741 -16.413 -26.973 -0.176
1018 33 -18.164 192.286 0.991 0.617 0.014
1018 31 18.133 152.48 0.169 -0.054 -0.018
1018 32 -2.048 148.024 17.573 27.536 0.172
1018 28 -0.004 105.809 -3.495 -5.729 -0.001
1018 27 -10.618 96.585 1.242 1.437 0.122
1018 30 2.071 78.252 -16.726 -27.117 -0.174
1018 29 -18.11 73.797 0.678 0.473 0.016
Moment-Z kN-m
-31.477
3.018
-0.546
-0.427
-0.42
16.624
-3.873
30.622
-31.286
3.209
-0.23
16.815
-3.682
30.813