RCC Footing Design

• Click on RCC Footing Design. 

• Click on the Base Column Member for which you want to design footing.

• Force and Moment Diagram panel becomes visible.

• In the left hand side column are Axial force in local X-axis direction (this will be used in the design panel), Shear force in local Y-axis direction and Shear force in local Z-axis direction respectively.

• In the right hand side column are Torsional moment about local X-axis direction, Bending Moment about local Y-axis direction (this will be used in the design panel) and Bending moment about local Z-axis direction (this will be used in the design panel) respectively.

• Click Ok.

• Footing Design panel becomes visible.

• The application places maximum values of axial force and moments in front of P, My, and Mz respectively.

• The application also places column section details of selected column if it is designed.

• Select desired values of 'B' and 'D' i.e. width and depth of the footing at the top.

• Select desired values of 'W' and 'L' i.e. width and length of the footing at the bottom.

• Select desired values of 'T' and 't' i.e. maximum and minimum height of the footing.

• Select concrete grade 'fck' and steel grade 'fy'.

• Select base column details 'b','d','Dia' and 'fy'.

• Input safe bearing capacity of the soil 'SBC' in MPa unit. The default value is 0.6 Mpa for soft rock (murrum).

• Select steel arrangement for the first trial.

• Click Analysis.

• When the capacity of the footing is satisfactory click Save.

• Dowels may be needed if fck of column is higher than fck of footing.

• The application will add the details of this footing in the schedule of footings which will be place at the bottom of the panel.

• Click Exit when you are done.

Delete RCC Footing Design from Schedule

• Click on RCC Footing Design. 

• Right Click on the Base Footing Column Member in isometric view which you want to delete from schedule.

• Click on Yes to delete selected Footing from schedule.

Delete All RCC Footing at Current Level from Schedule.

• Hold down [Alt] key and Click on RCC Footing  Design. 

• Following message will be visible.

• Click on Yes to delete selected Footing  from schedule.

Delete All RCC Footing from Schedule.

• Hold down [Shift] key and Click on RCC Footing  Design. 

• Following message will be visible.

• Click on Yes to delete selected Footing  from schedule.