STRAP FOOTING

STRAP FOOTING
 A strap footing is often used in conjunction
with columns that are located along a
building’s property or lot line.
 When a column is near or right next to a
property limit, a square or rectangular
footing concentrically located under the
column would extend into the adjoining
property, which may not be permissible. In
that case, a trapezoidal combined footing
may be an alternative.
However, if the distance between this
column and the adjoining column is large,
the combined trapezoidal footing will be
quite narrow, with high bending moments. In
that case, strap footing may be provided.
 The individual
footing areas are so
arranged that the
C.G. of the combined
loads of the two
columns pass
through the
combined C.G. of the
two footing areas.
Once this criterion
is achieved, the
pressure distribution
below each individual
Sample Problem:
Design a strap footing to support two
columns, shown in the figure. Spaced at a
distance of 6.2m center-to-center. Column
A is 400 x 400 mm and carries a dead load
of 320 kN and a live load of 260 kN.
Column B is also 400 x 400 mm in cross
section and carries a dead load of 500kN
and live load of 400 kN. f’c= 20.7 Mpa ,
fy=414 Mpa,
0.4m 0.4m

L B
Three basic considerations for strap footing
design are these:
 Strap must be rigid—perhaps Istrap/Ifooting > 2. This rigidity is
necessary to control rotation of the exterior footing.
 Footings should be proportioned for approximately equal soil
pressures and avoidance of large differences in B to reduce
differential settlement.
 Strap should be out of contact with soil so that there are no soil
reactions
PROPORTION FOOTING DIMENSIONS

Pu= 1.2(320)+1.6(260) Pu= 1.2(500)+1.6(400)

= 800kN = 1240 kN

0.4m 0.4m

L B

L/2 L/2
PROPORTION FOOTING DIMENSIONS

Dimension of Footing A:

Assume e=1.2m

Ʃ𝑀𝐵 = 0
5𝑅1 = 800 6.2
𝑅1 = 992 𝑘𝑁
PROPORTION FOOTING DIMENSIONS
PROPORTION FOOTING DIMENSIONS
EVALUATE FACTORED SOIL PRESSURE
DRAW SHEAR AND MOMENT DIAGRAM
FIND DEPTH OF CONCRETE
FIND DEPTH OF CONCRETE
FIND DEPTH OF CONCRETE

CHECK FOR PUNCHING SHEAR

CHECK FOR BEAM SHEAR
FIND DEPTH OF CONCRETE

CHECK FOR PUNCHING SHEAR

 Design footing reinforcement as a spread
footing for both direction
 Design footing reinforcement as a spread
footing for both direction
 Design STRAP BEAM REINFORCEMENT
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