PROFESSIONAL INTEGRATION

FOUNDATION ENGINEERING (PART 1)

SITUATION 1. Refer to the figure there will be no tensile stress
shown. in the footing if the loads on
Given: Footing dimension, B1 = 3 the footing are as follows:
m, B2 = 3 m Total vertical load = 432 kN
Column dimension, c1 = 500 mm, c2 Overturning moment = 288 kN-m
= 500mm Footing width = 4 m.
Footing thickness, t = 500 mm A. 1152 B. 576 C. 288 D. 864
Height of soil, z = 1.5 m
Distance from the top of 2. Find the smallest footing
foundation to the lateral force, width that will prevent uplift.
h = 2 m Total vertical load = 360 kN
Concrete density, γc = 24 kN/m³ Resisting moment = 756 kN-m
Soil density, γs = 17 kN/m³ Overturning moment = 252 kN-m
Service loads, A. 2.8 B. 4.2 C. 3.5 D. 2.4
Axial load, P = 1200 kN
Lateral load, H = 250 kN 3. Which of the following gives
the resulting maximum soil
pressure in kPa if the load on
the footing are as follows:

Total vertical load = 250 kN

Resisting moment = 470 kN-m
Overturning moment = 245 kN-m
Footing width = 3.0 m
A. 185 B. 175 C. 180 D. 170
SITUATION 3. A 3.5 m x 3.5 m
isolated spread footing is to
1. Evaluate the maximum soil support a 500 mm x 500 mm column
pressure, in kPa, located concentrically with the
A. 347 B. 282 C. 310 D. 272 footing. The column is to carry
a dead load of 1200 kN and a
2. Evaluate the factor of safety
against overturning, FSo. live load of 800 kN. The base of
A. 4.2 B. 3.7 C. 2.9 D. 2.2 the footing is to be constructed
at a depth of 2.5 m below the
3. Solve for the maximum lateral ground surface at which the
force H that can be applied to allowable soil bearing pressure
the column without causing is 220 kPa. The footing is
uplift, in kN. reinforced by 12-25 mm diameter
A. 342 B. 307 C. 275 D. 242 bars (fy = 414 MPa) while its
thickness and clear cover are
650 mm and 75 mm respectively.
SITUATION 2. A 250 mm thick
The concrete used weighs 24 kN/m3
concrete wall is to be centrally
located on a footing. and its specified compressive
strength is 20.7 MPa. Assume
1. How much is the required that the soil above the footing
least resisting moment so that has a unit weight of 18 kN/m3.
1. Check if the footing footing with unit weight of 16
dimensions are designed safely. kN/m3. Assume concrete weights 24
kN/m3. The total depth of the
2. Calculate the ultimate
wall footing is 400 mm with 100
bending moment. mm steel cover. Use f’c = 21 MPa
3. Calculate the wide beam shear for concrete and fy = 415 MPa
stress. for all steel bars.

4. Calculate the punching shear 1. Determine the width of the

stress. footing.

5. Determine if the footing is 2. Solve for the nominal shear

safe from the three modes of stress acting on the footing.
failure.
3. Determine the spacing of 20
SITUATION 4. A square footing is mm main reinforcement.
to be designed considering the 4. Determine the number of 12 mm
following: temperature reinforcements.
DL = 800 kN
SITUATION 6. A 500 mm x 500 mm
LL = 600 kN column carries a total dead load
f’c = 21 MPa (footing) of 1000 kN and a total live load
f’f = 28 MPa (column) of 650 kN. The colun is to be
fy = 414 MPa
supported by a rectangular
The column has a dimension of spread footing having thickness
400 mm x 400 mm and its centroid of 675 mm whose width is liited
is located at the center of the to 2 m. The net soil bearing
footing. The bottom of the capacity of the soil is 210 kPa.
footing is 1.2 m below the grade For footing, use f’c = 21 MPa
and assume that the average unit and for column, use f’c = 20.7
weight of soil and concrete and MPa. Use fy = 414 MPa for all
the allowable soil bearing steel bars. Use 75 mm concrete
pressure are 20 kN/m3 and 200 cover.
kPa, respectively. 1. Determine the length of the
1. Determine the dimensions of footing.
the footing. 2. Determine the wide beam shear
2. Determine the effective depth stress at the critical section.
of the footing. 3. Determine the punching shear
3. Determine the number of 20 mm stress at the critical section.
reinforcement. 4. Design the reinforcements
SITUATION 5. A 300 mm concrete using 28 mm bars.
wall supports a dead load of 250 5. Determine the number of
kN/m and a live load of 150 reinforcements along the long
kN/m. The allowable soil bearing direction.
pressure is 200 kPa. There is a
0.60 m sil at the top of the
6. Determine the number of 4. Determine the ultimate
reinforcements along the short punching shear force on the
direction. interior column.
A. 1141.19
SITUATION 6. A combined B. 1257.84
rectangular footing supports an C. 797
exterior column (450mm square) D. 1811.42
and an interior column of (500mm
square) placed at a distance 5. Determine the ultimate wide
center to center equal to 3.6m. beam shear force on the interior
The exterior column having its column.
face along the property line A. 1141.19
carries a DL = 535 kN and LL = B. 1257.84
446 Kn while the interior column C. 797
carries a DL = 892 kN and LL = D. 1811.42
668 kN. The bottom of the
footing is to be 1.8m below the 6. Determine the required
grade. Allowable soil bearing longitudinal reinforcement.
capacity is 240kPa. Weight of A. 15-18
soil is 15.74kN/m3 and that of B. 8-28mm
concrete is 23.5kN/m3. Take fc’ C. 9-32
= 20.7MPa, fy = 415MPa. Assume D. 7-22
footing thickness of 650mm. Use
75mm as steel covering. 7. Determine the required
transverse reinforcement for the
1. Determine the dimension of side of the interior column.
the rectangular combined A. 4-28mm
footing. B. 5-22mm
A. 5.21x1.61x0.65 C. 10-16mm
B. 4.87x2.53x0.65 D. 3-28mm
C. 2.21x4.68x0.65
D. 5.92x1.13x0.65 8. Determine the required
transverse reinforcement for the
2. Determine the maximum moment side of the exterior column.
of the footing along the A. 6-28
longitudinal section. B. 10-16mm
A. -547.11 C. 3-28mm
B. -957.87 D. 5-22
C. -845.81
D. -618.94

3. Determine the ultimate

punching shear force on the
exterior column.
A. 1141.19
B. 1257.84
C. 797
D. 1811.42