Footing result
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Isolated footing
84 × 60 × 18 in
qa 4 ksf
f′c 4,000 psi
fy 60 ksi
#6 bottom bars
d 14.62 in
PASS
All checks pass: bearing, flexure, shear, punching shear, development length, column interface.
Soil bearing, overturning and sliding
PASS
D/C bearing (q max / q net)
0.95
- qmax (maximum service pressure)
- 3.39 ksf
- qnet (net allowable pressure)
- 3.53 ksf
| Quantity | Value |
|---|---|
| qmax (maximum pressure, ksf) | 3.39 |
| qmin (minimum pressure, ksf) | 0.61 |
| qnet (qa less overburden and self-weight, ksf) | 3.53 |
| eL (eccentricity from ML, in) | 0.00 |
| B/6 (kern limit for eL, in) | 10.00 |
| eB (eccentricity from MB, in) | 9.71 |
| L/6 (kern limit for eB, in) | 14.00 |
| Footing self-weight (kip) | 7.88 |
| Soil weight above footing (kip) | 8.40 |
| Mresist (resisting moment, kip-ft) | 301.96 |
| Moverturn (overturning moment, kip-ft) | 56.67 |
| Fresist (friction resistance, kip) | 35.00 |
| FSot (overturning factor of safety, minimum 1.5) | 5.33 |
| FSslide (sliding factor of safety, minimum 1.5) | N/A (no lateral force) |
| Bearing (qmax ≤ qnet) | Satisfied |
| Kern (e within B/6 and L/6, full contact) | Within kern |
| Overturning (FS ≥ 1.5) | Satisfied |
| Sliding (FS ≥ 1.5) | Satisfied |
Service loads; friction-only sliding resistance
ACI 318-19 §13.2.1 · §13.2.2
Flexure
PASSL-direction bars (parallel to L)
D/C moment
0.40
- φMn (design moment capacity)
- 141.58 kip-ft
- Mu (factored moment at column face)
- 57.34 kip-ft
| Quantity | Value |
|---|---|
| b (design width, in) | 60.0 |
| d (effective depth, in) | 14.62 |
| As,req (steel required for Mu, in²) | 0.88 |
| As,min (minimum steel, in², §13.3.3.2) | 1.94 |
| Bars (number of #6 bars) | 5 |
| As,prov (steel provided, in²) | 2.20 |
| s (center-to-center spacing, in) | 13.31 |
| Clear spacing (in, minimum max(db, 1 in), §25.2.1) | 12.56 |
| a (stress block depth, in) | 0.65 |
| φMn (design moment strength, kip-ft) | 141.58 |
| Status | PASS |
B-direction bars (parallel to B)
D/C moment
0.17
- φMn (design moment capacity)
- 187.82 kip-ft
- Mu (factored moment at column face)
- 33.61 kip-ft
| Quantity | Value |
|---|---|
| b (design width, in) | 84.0 |
| d (effective depth, in) | 13.88 |
| As,req (steel required for Mu, in²) | 0.54 |
| As,min (minimum steel, in², §13.3.3.2) | 2.72 |
| Bars (number of #6 bars) | 7 |
| As,prov (steel provided, in²) | 3.08 |
| s (center-to-center spacing, in) | 12.88 |
| Clear spacing (in, minimum max(db, 1 in), §25.2.1) | 12.12 |
| a (stress block depth, in) | 0.65 |
| φMn (design moment strength, kip-ft) | 187.82 |
| Status | PASS |
| γs (fraction of short-direction steel in the central band, §13.3.3.3) | 0.833 |
φ = 0.90; critical section at the column face
ACI 318-19 §13.2.7.1 · Table 21.2.2 · §25.2.1
One-way shear
PASSL-direction bars (critical section parallel to B)
D/C shear
0.50
- φVc (design shear capacity)
- 45.24 kip
- Vu (factored shear at d from the face)
- 23.07 kip
| Quantity | Value |
|---|---|
| ρw (As,prov / (bw·d)) | 0.0025 |
| Vc (concrete shear strength, kip) | 60.32 |
| φVc (design shear strength, kip) | 45.24 |
| Vu (factored shear, kip) | 23.07 |
| Status | PASS |
B-direction bars (critical section parallel to L)
D/C shear
0.22
- φVc (design shear capacity)
- 61.15 kip
- Vu (factored shear at d from the face)
- 13.54 kip
| Quantity | Value |
|---|---|
| ρw (As,prov / (bw·d)) | 0.0026 |
| Vc (concrete shear strength, kip) | 81.53 |
| φVc (design shear strength, kip) | 61.15 |
| Vu (factored shear, kip) | 13.54 |
| Status | PASS |
φ = 0.75; no shear reinforcement
ACI 318-19 §13.2.7.2 · Table 22.5.5.1
Punching shear
PASS
D/C punching shear
0.81
- φvc (design punching stress capacity, psi)
- 189.7 psi
- vu,max (max eccentric punching stress, psi)
- 154.7 psi
| Quantity | Value |
|---|---|
| davg (average effective depth, in) | 14.25 |
| bo (critical perimeter at d/2, in) | 76.5 |
| Area inside perimeter (in²) | 700 |
| β (long side / short side of column) | 1.00 |
| αs (location factor, §22.6.5.3) | 30 |
| vc (a) (4λsλ√f′c, psi) | 253.0 |
| vc (b) ((2 + 4/β)λsλ√f′c, psi) | 379.5 |
| vc (c) ((2 + αsd/bo)λsλ√f′c, psi) | 479.9 |
| vc governing (minimum of (a), (b), (c), psi) | 253.0 |
| Vc (vc·bo·d, kip) | 275.78 |
| φVc (design punching strength, kip) | 206.84 |
| Critical perimeter fits in the footing | Yes |
| γv,L (moment transfer fraction, L-axis) | 0.000 |
| γv,B (moment transfer fraction, B-axis) | 0.368 |
| Jc,L (critical section property, L-axis, in4) | 0 |
| Jc,B (critical section property, B-axis, in4) | 75,364 |
| cAB,B (centroid to interior face, B-axis, in) | 6.99 |
| cCD,B (centroid to free-edge face, B-axis, in) | 16.13 |
| vu,conc (Vu/(bod), psi) | 79.0 |
| vu,max (total eccentric stress, psi) | 154.7 |
| φvc (stress capacity, psi) | 189.7 |
φ = 0.75
ACI 318-19 §22.6.4.1 · Table 22.6.5.2 · §8.4.4.2.3
Development length
PASSL-direction bars
D/C development length
0.38
| Quantity | Value |
|---|---|
| ld (development length, in) | 17.1 |
| ld adjusted (reduced for excess steel, minimum 12 in, in) | 12.0 |
| lavail (available length beyond the critical section, in) | 31.0 |
| cb (cover or half spacing term, in) | 3.38 |
| ψt (casting position) | 1.00 |
| ψe (coating) | 1.00 |
| ψs (bar size) | 0.80 |
| ψg (grade) | 1.00 |
| Status | PASS |
B-direction bars
D/C development length
0.63
| Quantity | Value |
|---|---|
| ld (development length, in) | 17.1 |
| ld adjusted (reduced for excess steel, minimum 12 in, in) | 12.0 |
| lavail (available length beyond the critical section, in) | 19.0 |
| cb (cover or half spacing term, in) | 3.38 |
| ψt (casting position) | 1.00 |
| ψe (coating) | 1.00 |
| ψs (bar size) | 0.80 |
| ψg (grade) | 1.00 |
| Status | PASS |
Straight bars in tension, no hooks
ACI 318-19 §13.2.7.1 · Eq. 25.4.2.4a · Table 25.4.2.5
Column to footing interface
PASS
D/C bearing on concrete
0.08
- φBn (design bearing strength)
- 1,131.52 kip
- Pu (factored load)
- 100.00 kip
| Quantity | Value |
|---|---|
| A1 (loaded area, in²) | 256 |
| A2 (supporting area (frustum base), in²) | 2,704 |
| φBn (design bearing strength, kip, §22.8.3.2) | 1,131.52 |
| As,dowel,min (minimum dowel area, in², §16.3.4.1) | 1.28 |
Feasible dowel sizes
Sizes whose compression development length fits in the footing depth. A design aid; detailing is the engineer’s responsibility.
| Bar | Number | ldc (in) |
|---|---|---|
| #4 | 7 | 9.5 |
| #5 | 5 | 11.9 |
| #6 | 3 | 14.2 |
φ = 0.65 for bearing
ACI 318-19 §22.8.3.2 · §16.3.4.1 · §25.4.9.2
Warnings
A2 assumes a frustum concentric with the column; edge column may have a smaller A2 (22.8.3.2)