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Footing Analysis for Reactive Soil Class

The document outlines the adjusted ground movement for footing embedment at a construction site, detailing soil class, movement parameters, and structural analysis based on AS2870 standards. It provides specific soil properties, structural geometry, and loading conditions for a building project at Busby St, including calculations for soil instability and required footing capacities. The analysis concludes with recommendations for waffle raft footing requirements and structural reinforcement specifications.

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Footing Analysis for Reactive Soil Class

The document outlines the adjusted ground movement for footing embedment at a construction site, detailing soil class, movement parameters, and structural analysis based on AS2870 standards. It provides specific soil properties, structural geometry, and loading conditions for a building project at Busby St, including calculations for soil instability and required footing capacities. The analysis concludes with recommendations for waffle raft footing requirements and structural reinforcement specifications.

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ADJUSTED GROUND MOVEMENT FOR

FOOTING EMBEDMENT
Determines instability index based on maximum gournd movements for differnet reactive soil
classes according to AS2870 and then recalculates the new soil class movement baased on
footing embedment

Job: 16 - 20 Busby St Date: 23-07-19


Description: Foundations Job Ref: 18676
Designer: CS

Soil info: Class H1 Site, ys = 60mm under Normal conditions, Normal profile type (Hs = 2m)
Modified Ys: Adjusted movement from footing embedment: 37.0mm, Class M Site
ym = 37mm
Soil Parameters

Geotechnical report = Note: Crack depth is = 0.5 x Hs, Section 13, d (iii), P65
Location = Auckland
Characteristic surface movment (ys) = 60 mm
Depth of design soil suction change (Hs) = 2.0 m Branz report variable
Soil profile type = Normal
Crack depth (z) = 1m Cl 2.3.2 (1-3) - Branz report => 0.5 x Hs ∆u = 1.5 Branz report variable
Footing Depth = 0.20 m Figure H1 ys = 60 mm
Soil suction change (Hs) - Footing depth = 1.8 m Normal class = Class H1
Adjusted crack depth (z) = 0.8 m

Soil properties (Instability Index) - Appendix H & Ci 2.3

Ips for Normal conditions (Half Depth H ∆u ∆u av. α ys/Ips Comments


triangle) mm mm pF pF
Cracked soil = 0 0.75 Note: - soil assumed to be a single
333 1000 0.563 1.00 5.63 soil profile
1000 0.38
Uncracked soil = 1000 0.38 Suction of uncracked soil at
1333 1000 0.1875 1.73 3.25 centroid
2000 0
Half triangle ys/Ips = 8.88
Total ys/Ips = 17.75
Ips = ys/(Total ys/Ips) = 3.38 %/pF

Adopted Ips (Ave Ips) = 3.38 %pF

Adjusted Ips (Footing embedment) Depth H ∆u ∆u av. α ys Comments


mm mm pF pF
Cracked soil = 0 0.75 Note: - soil assumed to be a single
267 800 0.563 1.00 4.50 soil profile
800 0.38
Uncracked soil = 800 0.38 Suction of uncracked soil at
1133 1000 0.188 1.77 3.33 centroid
1800 0.00

Adjusted ys for embedded footing = 15.65 mm

Footing embedment effects

Ys = Adopted Ips * Adjusted ys for embedded footing = 52.9 mm

Properties for use in either Walsh or Mitchell Analysis of soil structure interaction analysis Note: (ym = 0.7Ys) - Section F2(a) of AS2870
ym = 0.7Ys 37.0 mm
Modified Class = Class M
INPUT DATA Footing Analysis by:
Site: Busby St - Building 2
Reference: 18676
Date: 22.07.2019

Structure geometry

Length of Structure L: 18.15 m Classified all internal beams as


Breadth of Structure: 11.45 m 100mm ribs which is conservative
No. beams parallel to Long Span: 9
No. beams parallel to Short Span: 17
Deflection Ratio /L: 300
Maximum Allowable Deflection : 40 mm
Depth Footing not Embedded: 0 m

Soil Properties AS2870 allows for L/300 or


30mm for clad frame
Soil Heave Ym: 37 mm
Depth of suction change Hs: 2m
Mound stiffness k: 1753 kPa/m

Structure loads

Edge Load on West End: 13.55 kN/m


Edge Load on East End: 13.55 kN/m
Edge Load on North Side: 5.85 kN/m
Edge Load on South Side: 5.85 kN/m
North-South Centre Load: 24 kN/m
East-West Centre Load: 0 kN/m
Uniform distributed load: 9.76 kPa

Waffle-Raft Footing Properties (for Input Steel)

External Sub-Beam Width: 400 mm


Internal Sub-Beam Width: 100 mm
Top Concrete Cover: 60 mm
Bottom Concrete Cover: 50 mm
Slab Thickness: 125 mm
Area Slab Steel: 192 mm 2/m
Steel Grade fsy: 500 MPa
Area Top Steel External Beam: 402 mm 2
Area Bottom Steel External Beam: 402 mm 2
Area Top Steel Internal Beam: 0 mm 2
Area Bottom Steel Internal Beam: 113 mm 2
Concrete compressive strength f'c: 25 MPa
Concrete Tensile Strength Hogging: 1.8 MPa
Concrete Tensile Strength Sagging: 2.7 MPa
Young's Modulus of Concrete: 25049 MPa
Requested Mu/Mcr ratio Hogging: 1.2
Requested Mu/Mcr ratio Sagging: 1.2

Additional Properties

Soil Edge Heave: 37 mm


Beam Side Friction: 0 kPa
OUTPUT - Waffle Raft Footing Analysis by:
Site: Busby St - Building 2
Reference: 18676
Date: 22.07.2019
100mm Rib demands:
M*(-ve) = 10.6 x 1.2 = 12.7kNm
Required Capacities
Long Span Short Span
V* = 8.4 x 1.2 = 10.1kN
Centre Heave

Ultimate Negative Moment: -10.6 kNm/m -9.9 kNm/m


Ultimate Positive Moment: 8.6 kNm/m 0.7 kNm/m
Max Shear: -7.0 kN/m -8.4 kN/m
Required Stiffness: 1.0 MNm2/m 1.0 MNm2/m

Edge Heave

Ultimate Negative Moment: -0.7 kNm/m -0.1 kNm/m


Ultimate Positive Moment: 3.0 kNm/m 4.0 kNm/m
Max Shear: -4.3 kN/m -4.0 kN/m
Required Stiffness: 1.0 MNm2/m 1.0 MNm2/m

RAFT REQUIREMENTS
Sub-beams: As Input mm wide x 275 mm deep
Slab: 125 mm thick 192 mm2/m steel
Subbeam top bars: 402 mm2 External 0 mm2 Internal
Subbeam bottom bars: 402 mm2 External 113 mm2 Internal
Concrete: 25 MPa
Waffle Box Height: 150 mm

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