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pad footings design

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Course Syllabus

  1. Introduction to Pad Footings and Design Philosophy
  2. Footing Dimensions and Effective Depth Calculation
  3. Bearing Pressures and Bending Moment Design
  4. Shear Check at Column Face (Face Shear)
  5. Two-Way (Punching) Shear Design
  6. One-Way (Wide Beam) Shear Design
  7. Reinforcement Detailing and Practical Considerations

Study Notes

Introduction to Pad Footings and Design Philosophy

Your pad footing design follows a dual-state approach that's fundamental to BS 8110. You'll use serviceability limit state (SLS) for base area calculations because settlement happens during normal working life. Here you use unfactored loads - the actual dead and imposed loads the structure experiences day-to-day.

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