APPENDIX A

Detailed Calculation Sheet 1

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Test1
Test2

Input Data
Loads (kN)
Mz
Fx
Fy
(kN.m)
Dead
100
800
0
Live
0
668
0
Wind
100
0
0
E
0
0
0
Sum
200
1468
0
Foundation Level
H (mm)
1300 h (mm)
200
hw (mm)
0 L/B
1.4
Pedestal Dimension
x (mm)
500 y (mm)
500
Concrete Strength
f'c (N/mm2) =
27.6
Steel Strength
fy (N/mm2) =
414
Allowable Soil Pressure
qa (kN/m2) =
190
Base Soil angle of internal friction

Fy

Fx

Mz

GWT

hw
L

z
x

y
x

20

Ultimate Loads (ACI 9.2.)

Load Case
Factors
Fux (kN) =
Fuy (kN) =
Muz (kN.m) =

0.9D+1.3W
0.9
1.3
220
720
0

1.4D+1.7L
1.4
1.7
140
2255.6
0

0.75(1.4D+1.7L+1.7W)
1.05
1.275
1.275
232.5
1691.7
0

0.75(1.4D+1.7L+1.87E)
1.05
1.275
1.4025
105
1691.7
0

Approximate Base Dimensions B & L Based on Unfactored Loads (ACI 15.1.)

Approximate Base Dimensions

B (mm) =

#VALUE!

L (mm) =

#VALUE!

User Input Dimensions

B (mm) =

3100

L (mm) =

4340

Approximate Footing Effective Depth d Assuming Punching Shear Governs (ACI 11.12)
Load Case

*qumax (kN/m2)

87.43

189.23

161.58

141.92

d (mm)

#VALUE!

#VALUE!

#VALUE!
d (mm)=
D (mm)=

qu max=

Muz+Fux( H +h )
Fuy
+6
LB
L2 B

User Input
Depth

#VALUE!
min 150mm (ACI 15.7.)
min cover 70mm (ACI 7.7.)

520
590

Foundation Weight Df (kN)

Concrete Slab =
Pedestal =
Soil above Slab =
Saturated Soil =

B * L * D * 25
198.447
x * y * (H+h - D) * 25
5.6875
(B*L - x*y) * (H - hw) * 20
187.497
(B*L - x*y) * (hw - D) * (20-10)
0
Total Df (kN) = 391.631

qumin

d
d/2

q6

q5 q4

d/2

q3 q2

Net Ultimate Stresses Profile (kN/m2)

Load Case
qumax (kN/m2)
qumin (kN/m2)
q1 (kN/m2)
q2 (kN/m2)
q3 (kN/m2)
q4 (kN/m2)
q5 (kN/m2)
q6 (kN/m2)

1
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!

2
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!

3
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!

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q1

qumax

4
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!

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APPENDIX A

Detailed Calculation Sheet 2

CHECKING:
Contact Pressure
Fv (kN) =

Fy + Df

1859.63

qGP (gross pressure) (kN/m2) =

qGP =

qmax (kN/m2)

169.048

( 3qmax + qmin ) /4

153.635 kN/m2

< qa =

q max , min =

YES

190

qmin (kN/m2)

Stability Against Overturning

Overturning moment =
Stabilizing moment =

Stabilizing moment
=
Overturning moment

Mz + Fx * (H + h)
Fv * (L/2)
13.4513

107.394

F v M z +F x ( H +h )

LB
BL2

300 kN.m
4035.4 kN.m

>

1.5

YES

>

1.5

YES

Stability Against Sliding

Fvtan
=
Fh

3.38425

Check wide beam shear in the x-direction (ACI 11.3.)

Vc (kN) =
(1/6) * SQRT(fc) * B * d
Load Case
1
2
Vu (kN)* =
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
Vu / 0.85Vc
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
*Vu = 0.5 * (q1+qumax) * (L/2 - x/2 - d) * B
max Vu / 0.85Vc =

Check punching shear

1411.46
3
#VALUE!
#VALUE!

###

###

4
#VALUE!
#VALUE!

###

1.00

(ACI 11.12)

bo (mm) =

2 * [(x+d)+(y+d)]
4080
(1/3) * sqrt(f'c) * bo * d
( 1 + 2/(x/y) ) * (1/6) * SQRT(f'c) * bo * d
Vc (kN) = min of
((40 * d/bo) + 2) * (1/12)* SQRT(f'c) * bo * d
Load Case
1
2
3
Vu (kN)* =
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
Vu / 0.85Vc
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
*Vu (kN) = Fuy - (0.5 * (q2+q5)) * (x+d) * (y+d)
max Vu / 0.85Vc =

Reinforcement:

Mu=0 . 9f y As (d

###

###

3715.32
5573
Vc (kN) =
6592.88
4
#VALUE!
#VALUE!

1.00

0. 59 f y A s
)
f 'c B

###

x - Direction
Bottom Reinforcement
Top Reinforcement
Load Case
1
2
3
4
1
2
3
4
Mu (kN.m)*
###
###
###
###
###
###
###
###
As (cm2)=
###
###
###
###
###
###
###
###
=
###
###
###
###
###
###
###
###
max =
#VALUE!
#VALUE!
min = 0.0018 (ACI 7.12.)
max = 0.75 (0.85 f'c / fy) (600 / 600+fy) =
* x - direction moments:
Mu (Bottom R) = q3 * B * 0.5*(L/2-x/2)^2 + 0.5*(qumax-q3) * B * (2/3)*(L/2-x/2)^2
Mu (Top R) = qumin * B * 0.5 * (L/2-x/2)^2
(approximation)
* z - direction moment:
Mu (Bottom R) = 0.5*(qumax+qumin) * L * 0.5*(B/2-y/2)^2

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z - Direction
Bottom Reinforcement
1
2
3
4
###
###
###
###
###
###
###
###
###
###
###
###
#VALUE!
0.04247 (ACI 10.3.2)

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APPENDIX A

Detailed Calculation Sheet 3

Fy = 1468 kN
Fx = 200 kN

hw = 200

Mz = 0

kN.m

GWT
H=
1300

As (cm2) = ###

hw = 0

D = 590

(in both directions)

d = 520 mm

L = 4340 mm
As (cm2) =

### (z - direction)

As (cm2) =

### (x - direction)

z
B = 3100
y = 500

x
x = 500

* Dimensions are in mm

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Input Data
Loads (kN)
Px
Dead
100
Live
0
Wind
100
E
0
Sum
200

Py
800
668
0
0
1468

Concrete Strength
Foundation Properties
f'c (N/mm2) =
27.6
H (mm)
1300 h (mm)
Steel Strength
hw (mm)
0 L/B
fy (N/mm2) =
414
Pedestal Dimension
Allowable Soil Pressure
x (mm)
500 y (mm)
qa (kN/m2) =
190
Base Soil angle of internal friction
20

Mz
(kN.m)
0
0
0
0
0

200
1.4
500

Ultimate Loads (ACI 9.2.)

Load Case
Factors
Pux (kN) =
Puy (kN) =
Muz (kN.m) =

0.9D+1.3W
0.9
1.3
220
720
0

1.4D+1.7L
1.4
1.7
140
2255.6
0

0.75(1.4D+1.7L+1.7W)
1.05
1.275
1.275
232.5
1691.7
0

0.75(1.4D+1.7L+1.87E)
1.05
1.275
1.4025
105
1691.7
0

CHECKING:
Contact Pressure

qmax =

169 kN/m2

qmin =

qGP (gross pressure) (kN/m2) =

qGP =
Stability against
Overturning

300

Stabilizing moment

4035.4

Stabilizing moment
=
Overturning moment
Stability against
Sliding
Check Wide Beam
Shear

Fvtan
=
Fh

kN.m
kN.m
>

1.5

YES

3.3843

>

1.5

YES

Vc (kN)

max Vu (kN)

1411.459

#VALUE!

Vc (kN)
3715.325

YES

13.451

max Vu / 0.85Vc =
Check Punching
Shear

( 3qmax + qmin ) /4

153.63 kN/m2 < qa = 190

Overturning moment

107.39 kN/m2

#VALUE!

###

max Vu (kN)
#VALUE!

max Vu / 0.85Vc =

Load Case

###

###

1.00

###

Load Case
#VALUE!

###

1.00

###

Results:
Base Dimensions
B=
3100
L=
4340

mm
mm

d=
D=

520
590

mm
mm

Reinforcment

As (cm2) =
=

x - Direction
Bottom Reinforcement
#VALUE!
#VALUE!

Top Reinforcement
#VALUE!
#VALUE!

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z - Direction
Bottom Reinforcement
#VALUE!
#VALUE!

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Fy = 1468 kN
Fx = 200 kN

hw = 200

Mz = 0

kN.m

GWT
H=
1300

As (cm2) = ###

hw = 0

D = 590

(in both directions)

d = 520 mm

L = 4340 mm
As (cm2) =

### (z - direction)

As (cm2) =

### (x - direction)

z
B = 3100
y = 500

x
x = 500

* Dimensions are in mm