DESIGN OF RAFT FOUNDATION

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Design Example 18.5, Page 561, Reinf concrete A.K.Jain

Given Data:
1 Grade of Steel

Fe

415

2 Grade of Concrete

15

3 Size of Column

(X x Y)

300

4 Safe Bearing Capacity of Soil

65.00

mm

(Along X-direction)

20

mm

6 Diameter of Bars

(Along Y-direction)

20

mm

300

mm

KN/m2

5 Diameter of Bars

B
X

A
O

Details of Columns
Considering column A-1 as origin (O)

Column

Moment about X-axis

Moment about Y-axis

X-cord
Y-cord
(in m)
(in m)
A-1
0
0
A-2
7
0
A-3
14
0
A-4
21
0
B-1
0
6
B-2
7
6
B-3
14
6
B-4
21
6
C-1
0
12
C-2
7
12
C-3
14
12
C-4
21
12
Cantilever length from centre line of columns
Left
0.3
m Top
Right
0.3
m Bottom

Load
(KN)
550
1200
1200
550
600
2000
2000
1200
500
1500
1500
500

Mx clockwise +ve
My Anticlock -ve

Moment My Moment Mx
(KN-m)
(KN-m)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.3
0.3

m
m

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Total Vetical Column Load

P =

13300

KN

Eccentricity along x-direction

Taking moment of column forces about the grid 1-1
x
=
10.974
m
ex =
10.974
10.5
=
0.474
m
Eccentricity along y-direction
Taking moment of column forces about the grid A-A
y
=
6.226
m
ey =
6.226
6
=
0.226
m
Ix

21.6 X

=
Iy

3600.68

12.6 3
12
m4

12.6 X

21.6 3

12
m4
10581.58

=
=

12.6
X
21.6
272.16
m2

Mxx =

P.ey

3000.00

KNm

Myy =

P.ex

6300.00

KNm

P/A =

48.87

KN/m2

Soil pressure at different points is as follows

P
A

Myy
Iy

.x

Mxx
Ix

.y

Corner C-4
C-4

Corner A-4
A-4

Corner C-1
C-1

48.87

=
=

48.87
60.547

6300.00
10581.58
+
6.430
KN/m2

=
=

48.87
50.049

=
=

48.87
47.687

10.8

5.249

+
6.430
2
KN/m

5.249

6.430
2
KN/m

5.249

3000.00
3600.68

6.3

Corner A-1
A-1

Grid B-4
B-4

Grid B-1
B-1

=
=

48.87
37.189

6.430
2
KN/m

5.249

=
=

48.87
55.298

+
6.430
KN/m2

0.000

=
=

48.87
42.438

6.430
KN/m2

0.000

Maximum Soil Pressure =

60.547 KN/m2
Hence
OK
In the X-direction, the raft is divided in three strips :(i)

Strip C-C
Width
Soil Pressure
Span

=
=
=

Maximum moment

=
=

(ii) Strip B-B

Width
Soil Pressure
Span

6
57.923
7.00

=
=
=

Maximum moment

296.68

=
=

3.3
52.674
7.00

=
=
=

258.10

=
=

2.72

=
=

7
10

7
10

0.3
2

KN/m2

<

65.00

KN/m2

m
KN/m2
m

KNm/m

m
KN/m2
m

KNm/m

KN/m2
m

KNm/m

60.547
6
m
60.547 X

272.46

KN/m2

KNm/m

60.547 X

(iii) Strip
4-4
Maximum Soil Pressure =
Span
=
Maximum moment

52.674 X

Cantilever Moment along X-direction

Soil Pressure
=
60.547
Span
=
0.30
Maximum moment

7
10

57.923 X
283.82

65.00

m
KN/m2
m

60.547 X

=
=

Maximum moment

(iii) Strip A-A

Width
Soil Pressure
Span

3.3
60.547
7.00

<

KNm/m

6
8

Cantilever Moment along X-direction

Soil Pressure
=
60.547
Span
=
0.30
Maximum moment

KN/m2
m
0.3
2

60.547 X

= 2.72
KNm/m
Therefore,
Maximum Factored Bending Moment
=
Limiting Moment of Resistance
Therefore depth required

445.02

KNm/m

0.138

ck

470

mm

bd2

Check for Punching Shear :

Let depth required =

819

Shear Strength of Concrete =

Where ks =
0.5 +
c
Therefore

=
=

Short dimension of column

Long dimension of column

ks

mm
ks c

1
0.25 ck N/mm2
0.97 N/mm2

Hence,
Shear Strength of Concrete

0.97 N/mm2

For Corner Column

Perimeter

bo

=
=

Nominal Shear Stress

859
+
1719
v

859
mm
Vu

bod

0.59

825000
1407109
N/mm2

For Side Column

Perimeter

bo

=
=

Nominal Shear Stress

1119
+
2837
v

=
=

Therefore effective depth required

Adopt effective depth
Overall depth

=
=
=
=

859
mm
Vu
bod
0.97

859

2250000
2322996
N/mm2

0.00
N/mm2
Hence Effective depth is O.K.
819
mm
820
mm
860
mm

Development Length :
Development length Ld
bd
where,
Therefore,
For

For

1.6

0.87 y
4 bd
x

1.0

Ld =
56
20 mm bars (along X-direction)
Ld =
1120

mm

20 mm bars (along Y-direction)

Ld =
1120

mm

1.6

Reinforcement in long direction

M

4.45E+08
9.98905

0.87 y Ast (d - yAst/ckb)

361.05 Ast (

=
Ast2

296061 Ast

Ast

1588

Minimum reinforcement required

Therefore area of steel required
Provide

20 mm bars @

820

0.02767 Ast )

4.45E+08

mm /m
2

=
=

0.12%
1032

mm2/m

1588

mm2/m

200

mm C/C in long direction

(At top and bottom)

Reinforcement in short direction

M

4.09E+08
9.98905

0.87 y Ast (d - yAst/ckb)

361.05 Ast (

=
Ast2

296061 Ast

Ast

1452

Minimum reinforcement required

Therefore area of steel required
Provide

20 mm bars @

820

0.02767 Ast )

4.09E+08

mm /m
2

=
=
=
220

0.12%
1032
1452

mm2/m
mm2/m

mm C/C in short direction

(At top and bottom)

DRAWING
21.60

20

mm bars@ 200 mm c/c

12.60

(top & bottom)

20

mm bars @

220 mm c/c

(top & bottom)

200 mm c/c

20 mm bars@

220 mm c/c

0.860

20 mm bars@

Note : (1) All dimension in m where not specified

(2) Drawing not to scale

(Reinforcement Details)

DRAWING
21.60

20

mm bars@ 200 mm c/c

12.60

(top & bottom)

20

mm bars @ 220 mm c/c

(top & bottom)

200 mm c/c

20 mm bars@

220 mm c/c

0.860

20 mm bars@

Note : (1) All dimension in m where not specified

(2) Drawing not to scale

(Reinforcement Details)