FOUNDATION DESIGN

SHALLOW FOUNDATIONS SYSTEM

- 4 Inch Thick Concrete Slab
- Wall Footings
- Square Column Footings
 WALL FOOTINGS

-Wall Footings Placed

Along
Edge of Slab

-Footing Design Load

1500 lb/ft of Wall
Length
WALL FOOTING DESIGN VALUES

Design Soil Pressure 1852 pounds/square feet

(ULTIMATE BEARING CAPACITY)
Bending Moment 1929 pound-inch

Shear at 1/2 Shear at

Distance Wall Face

Shear Force (lbs) 444 772

Shear Stress (psi) 36 18

Allowable Stress (psi) 49 49

Footing Thickness 10.1 inches

Footing Depth 7 inches
COLUMN FOOTINGS

-Designed with 3500

psi Concrete at 28
Day Strength

-30 Kips Max Column

Design Load
COLUMN FOOTING DESIGN VALUES

Design Soil Pressure 1190 pounds/square feet

Bending Force 7908 pounds

Bending Moment 6425 pound-feet
Balanced Moment Capacity 1,037,899 pound-feet

Beam-Type Peripheral
Shear Shear

Shear Force (lbs) 10,878 38,793

Shear Stress (psi) 57.1 32.32
Allowable Stress (psi) 60.0 110.0

Footing Thickness 19.2 inches

Footing Dimension 4.6-feet squared
FIRE PROTECTION (NFPA 101)

 2 Sets of fire exits with minimum

width 50 inches & Maximum height
between lands of 12 feet
 Building will accommodate 200 gross
square feet per person for occupant
loads
 Two upright (SSU) sprinkler heads will
be installed in the kitchen & living
room per housing unit
FIRE PROTECTION (NFPA 72)

 One smoke detector will be located in

the bedroom per housing unit at a level
of 70 Decibles

 Fire detectors will also be installed in the

stairways

 Fire Extinguishers of 2-A rating will be

placed at 75 foot intervals down
corridors and hallways
Fire Protection (BOCA)
 Manual Pull Stations will be installed
within 5 feet of each of the exit doors

 Fire-resistance rating of 1 hour will be

incorporated in the design of firewalls

 The Underground Parking Garage will

house Extended Coverage (EC)
Sidewall Sprinklers at 28 foot spacing
to each cover 400 square feet of area
Electrical System

-Outdoor Transformer Selected

-PECO’s supply of (10,000-13,200) Volts will be

stepped down to 3-phase, 120/208 Volts

-All secondary wiring systems will be grounded

Electrical System
 24-V DC appliances
-Refrigerator, Televisions, Incandescent Lights
1500 Watts/hour Daily Energy Usage

 120-V AC appliances
-Kitchen Appliances, Washer/Dryer, Fluorescent Lights
1700 Watts/hour Daily Energy Usage

Average Daily Operating Cost:

3.2 kWh* $.14/kWh= 45 cents