Design of Isolated Pad Foundation

Read the following instruction before proceeding for Design

1 The design as per IS 456:2000 (Plain and reinforced concrete - code of practice) - Limit state
2 The design approach is on the conservative side and for a economical design the user should
or any other relavant software/tool
3 For bearing capacity of soil the user refer documents related to soil investigation of the site.
4 Warning message is displayed if the footing pressure exceeds soil bearing capacity or if it is le
5 For Pipe rack foundations, it should be ensure that the minimum contact area of footing with
6 This design sheet carries out Flexure design, One way shear check and Two way shear check
7 b= should be always the longer side of the column
8 d= should be always the shorter side of the column
9 Bf= should be always the the longer side of the footing
10 Df= should be always the shorter side of the footing
11 In flexure, the footing will be designed for maximum pressure
12 All

the cells that have border are to be filled by the user.

Disclaimer
This program has been prepared with utmost accuracy, still the AUTHOR does not hold any
responsibility for discrepancy occuring due to the use/misuse of this program

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Revision notes

de of practice) - Limit state method of design

cal design the user should follow either manual calculation

l investigation of the site.

bearing capacity or if it is less than zero
ontact area of footing with soil should be 75%
and Two way shear check

d by the user.

does not hold any

Design of Reinforced Concrete Isolated pad foundation

Data:

Column no.
load case
Concrete grade, M
Steel grade, Fe
Axial load, kN
My, kNm
Mz, kNm
Column size, b
Column size, d
SBC of soil, kN/m2
Design factor

Pressure: Axial load

stream 2 existing raft column E7

This foundation is safe for carrying stream 3 carbonation tan
20
415
149 kN
14.7 kNm
16.8 kNm
750 mm
650 mm
100 kN/m2
1

d1

Y-Axis
b

149 kN

Bf

b1

App. Self weight

Total weight

14.9 kN
163.9 kN

Area of footing
size of footing, Bf
size of footing, Df
Projection, b1
Projection, d1

1.64 m2
1.7 mt, for My (this should be longer)
1.7 mt, for Mz
0.475 mt
0.525 mt

Df

Z-Axis

Footing Pressure,
Pmax = P/A + My/Zy + Mz/Zz
Pmax
90.03 kN/m2
Pmin = P/A - My/Zy - Mz/Zz
Pmin
13.09 kN/m2

Eccentricity:
Y
X
L
2/3 L

L
Y

1.48 mt
0.22 mt
1.7 mt
1.13 mt

Pressure Distribution Diagram

Flexure design:
For section efbg
pressure@f
pressure@b

48.99 kN/m2
90.03 kN/m2

Moment@eg. Meg
Mu
d req
d provided
Mu/bd2
pt
Ast
provide

10.16 kNm
10.16 kNm
60.64 mm
350 mm
0.08 N/mm2
0.120 %
420.0 mm2/ mt width
16# 125 C/C

Shear Chk.
One way Shear : At distance d from face of column.
Vu
28.70 kN
Vuc
154.84 kN
Safe
Two way Shear : At distance d/2 from face of column.
Perimeter
4200 mm
S.F. at this section
191.48 kN
Stress
Permissible stress
Check in other direction :
For section abcd
pressure@b
pressure@c
Moment@ad, Mad
Mu
d req
d provided
M/bd2
pt
Ast
provide

0.13 N/mm2
0.72 N/mm2

Safe

90.03 kN/m2
54.12 kN/m2
12.41 kNm
12.41 kNm
67.02 mm
550 mm
0.04
0.120 %
660.0 mm2/ mt width
16# 125 C/C

Instructions
Revision notes

DESIGN OF ISOLATED FOOTING - SPREADSHEET

AS PER IS 456: 2000

Data:

Column no.
load case
Concrete grade, M
Steel grade, Fe
Axial load, kN
My, kNm
Mz, kNm
Column size, b
Column size, d
SBC of soil, kN/m2
Design factor

Pressure: Axial load

App. Self weight
Total weight
Area of footing
size of footing, Bf
size of footing, Df
Projection, b1
Projection, d1

37
30
415
1000 kN
100 kNm
0 kNm
450 mm
450 mm
300 kN/m2
1.5
1000 kN
100 kN
1100 kN
3.67 m2
2.25 mt
2.25 mt
0.900 mt
0.900 mt

Footing Pressure,
Pmax = P/A + My/Zy + Mz/Zz
Pmax
250.21 kN/m2
Pmin = P/A - My/Zy - Mz/Zz
Pmin
144.86 kN/m2

Eccentricity:
Y
X
L
2/3 L
b
qu
Eff. qu

1.43 mt
0.83 mt
2.25 mt
1.50 mt
2.25 mt
296.2962963 kN/m2
296.2962963 kN/m2

Shear Chk.
One way Shear : At distance d from face of column.
pt assumed
0.25 %
Designed shear stress
0.37 N/mm2
vu
305.3333333
d=
400.22 mm
d provided
442.00 mm
Two way Shear : At distance d/2 from face of column.
Perimeter
3568 mm
S.F. at this section
1,264.25 kN
Ks
1.00
tc
1.37 N/mm2
tv
0.80 N/mm2
Resistance
2,159.47 N/mm2
Safe

Flexure design:
For section efbg
pressure@f
pressure@b
Moment@eg. Meg
Mu
d provided
Mu/bd2
pt
pt provided
Ast
provide
Ast Provided

250.21 kN/m2
250.21 kN/m2
120.00 kNm
180.00 kNm
442.00 mm
0.92 N/mm2
0.265 %
0.265
1,171.1 mm2/m width
16# @140c/c
1292 mm2/m width