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Footings - Examples & Applications - Footing Pressure

Design of reinforced concrete footings for walls and columns.

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Soil Pressure Distribution

Analyze the effect of eccentric loading on footing soil pressure.

Eccentricity (ee)

0.125 m

Limit (B/6B/6)

0.333 m

qmaxq_{\max}

412.5 kPa

qminq_{\min}

187.5 kPa

Overstressed: Soil pressure exceeds allowable capacity.
PMq_allow = 250B = 2.0m