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    There are four loads that must be considered to calculate the total load on a column footing: 1) the self-load of the column per floor, 2) the self-load of beams per floor, 3) load of walls on the column, and 4) the total load on the slab (dead load + live load). The design procedure for column footings involves calculating the required area for the footing based on soil bearing capacity, determining bending moments and shear forces, checking shear stresses, and sizing reinforcement. Footing depth is set based on bending moment and shear considerations.

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    There are four loads that must be considered to calculate the total load on a column footing: 1) the self-load of the column per floor, 2) the self-load of beams per floor, 3) load of walls on the column, and 4) the total load on the slab (dead load + live load). The design procedure for column footings involves calculating the required area for the footing based on soil bearing capacity, determining bending moments and shear forces, checking shear stresses, and sizing reinforcement. Footing depth is set based on bending moment and shear considerations.

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    There are four loads that must be considered to calculate the total load on a column footing: 1) the self-load of the column per floor, 2) the self-load of beams per floor, 3) load of walls on the column, and 4) the total load on the slab (dead load + live load). The design procedure for column footings involves calculating the required area for the footing based on soil bearing capacity, determining bending moments and shear forces, checking shear stresses, and sizing reinforcement. Footing depth is set based on bending moment and shear considerations.

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    How To Calculate The Total Load On The Footing

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    There are four loads that must be considered to calculate the total load on a column footing: 1) the self-load of the column per floor, 2) the self-load of beams per floor, 3) load of walls on the column, and 4) the total load on the slab (dead load + live load). The design procedure for column footings involves calculating the required area for the footing based on soil bearing capacity, determining bending moments and shear forces, checking shear stresses, and sizing reinforcement. Footing depth is set based on bending moment and shear considerations.

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    How to calculate the total load on the footing?

    | Building Construction
    This article has been written on the request from my readers. Engineering students
    generally get confused when it comes to calculating loads for footings. They ask weird
    and inappropriate questions regarding the load calculations. This is because they
    haven’t understood what loads are to be calculated when footing/foundation for a
    building is designed.

    Calculation of loads is extremely simple. I hope after reading this article, the queries of
    many of my readers would get a satisfactory answer.

    Four loads are to be considered in order to measure total load on the footing:
    1. Self load of the column x Number of floors
    2. Self load of beams x Number of floors
    3. Load of walls coming onto the column
    4. Total Load on slab (Dead load + Live load)
    If you get well versed with load calculations, then calculating the size of the footing
    and following the procedure for foundation design wouldn’t be a problem.

    Foundation Design
    Foundation is the base of any structure. Without a firm foundation, the structure
    cannot stand. That is the reason why we have to be very cautious with the design of
    foundations because our entire structure rests on the foundation.

    Laying of Column Footing Reinforcement


    The strength of the foundation determines the life of the structure. As we discussed in
    the earlier article, design of foundation depends on the type of soil, type of structure
    and its load.

    On that basis, the foundations are basically divided into Shallow Foundations and Deep
    Foundations.

    In this article, we are going discuss the step by step guide to Column Footing
    Design….

    Reinforced Concrete Footings


    Footing comprises of the lower end of a column, pillar or wall which i enlarged with
    projecting courses so as to distribute load.
    Footings shall be designed to sustain the applied loads, moments and forces and the
    induced reactions and to ensure that any settlement which may occur shall be as
    uniform as possible and the safe bearing capacity of soil is not exceeded.

    In sloped or stepped footings, the effective cross-section in compression shall be


    limited by the area above the neutral plane, and the angle of slope or depth and
    location of steps should be such that the design requirements are satisfied at every
    section.

    Design Procedure of Column Footings


    Here is a step-by-step guide to Column Footing Design:
    Column Footing Plan and Section

    Step 1
    Area required for footing
    Square = B = (w+w1)/P0

    Where,  Po = safe bearing capacity of soil

    w1 = self weight of footing

    w = self weight of footing

    For Rectangle = b/d = B/D

    A=bxd

    Net upward pressure on the footing


    q/p = W/A

    Step 2
    Bending Moment
    Critical section for maximum bending moment is taken at the face of the column

    For a square footing,

    Mxx = q x B/8 (L – a)2


    Mxx = q x L/8 (B – b)2
    Myy = q x B/8 (L – a)2
    Step 3
    To fix the depth of the footing shall be greater of the following:

    Depth from bending moment consideration

    d =square root(M/Qb)
    where, Q = moment of required factor

    Depth from shear consideration


    Check for one way shear

    Check for two way shear or punching shear

    Critical shear for one way shear is considered at a distance ‘d’ from face of the 
    column.

    Shear force, V = qB [ ½(B – b) d]

    Nominal shear stress, Tv = k . Tc


    = 0.16square rootfck
    Tc 

    Step 4
    Check for two way shear
    Critical section for two way shear is considered at a distance at a distance d/2 from all
    the faces of the column.

    SF, V = q [ B2 – (b + d)2]


    SF, V = q [L x B – (a + d)(b + d)]

    Nominal shear stress, Tv =  V/2((a+d)(b+d)d) ——- {for a rectangle


    = V/4((b+d)d)         ——- {for a square
    Tv 

    = k . Tc
    Tv 

    k = 0.5 + Beta > 1                       ; [Beta = ratio of sides of the column

    = 0.16square rootfck
    Tc 

    Area of steel, Ast = M/((sigma)stjd)

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