Disclaimer. EC7-style preliminary calculation. Verify independently for final design.
1. Project Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Project | |
| Location | |
| Calculation | |
| Designer | |
| Checker | |
| Date | |
| Revision | |
| Notes |
2. Standards & Design Approach
| Standard | Selection | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Eurocode 7 (EC7) | EN 1997-1 with NA | ULS DA1 (C1 & C2), SLS |
3. Geometry & Soil Inputs (Characteristic — Live)
| Parameter | Symbol | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Footing width | B | m | |
| Footing length | L | m | |
| Embedment depth to base | Df | m | |
| Foundation thickness | tfound | m | |
| Soil unit weight | γk | kN/m³ | |
| Saturated unit weight | γsat | kN/m³ | |
| Depth to water table | zWT | m | |
| c’ (drained cohesion) | ck | kPa | |
| φ’ (drained friction angle) | φk | deg | |
| cu (undrained) | cu,k | kPa | |
| δ (base friction) | δk | deg | |
| ca (adhesion) | ca,k | kPa |
4. Characteristic & ULS Design Actions
| Characteristic Actions (editable) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Vertical | Vk | kN | |
| Horizontal (B direction) | HB,k | kN | |
| Moment (about L axis) | ML,k | kNm | |
| Derived permanent action for V (net self-weight) | |||
| Concrete self-weight | Gself,k | – | kN |
| Soil removed | Gsoil,k | – | kN |
| Net added | ΔGk | – | kN |
| V incl. ΔG | Vk,total | – | kN |
| ULS Combination | V | HB | ML |
|---|---|---|---|
| DA1-C1 | – | – | – |
| DA1-C2 | – | – | – |
5. Factors
| Factor | DA1‑C1 | DA1‑C2 |
|---|---|---|
| γG | ||
| γQ | ||
| γc | ||
| γφ | ||
| γγ | ||
| γcu | ||
| γRv (bearing) | ||
| γRh (sliding) |
6. Calculated Factors
| Combo | ic | iq | iγ | α = H/V |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLS (rep.) | – | – | – | – |
| DA1‑C1 | – | – | – | – |
| DA1‑C2 | – | – | – | – |
| Combo | B′ (m) | L′ (m) | sc | sq | sγ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLS (rep.) | – | – | – | – | – |
| DA1‑C1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| DA1‑C2 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Set | φ (deg) | Nc | Nq | Nγ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | – | – | – | – |
| Design C1 | – | – | – | – |
| Design C2 | – | – | – | – |
6. Results
| SLS (Characteristic) — Drained | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| qd | – | kPa | ||
| qd overburden @ base | – | kPa | ||
| &gamma’base (eff.) | – | kN/m³ | ||
| SLS (Characteristic) — Undrained | ||||
| qd | – | kPa | ||
| ULS | V | qRd Drained | qRd Undrained |
|---|---|---|---|
| DA1-C1 | – | – | – |
| DA1-C2 | – | – | – |
| Sliding Check (ULS) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Combo | HEd | V | RRd;h |
| DA1-C1 | – | – | – |
| DA1-C2 | – | – | – |
| Overturning Check — B direction only (eB=ML/V) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Limit | B/6 | – | m |
| DA1-C1 | eB | – | m |
| DA1-C2 | eB | – | m |
7. Conclusions — Overdesign Factors
| Case | V used | A′ | qrep | η | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLS — Drained | – | – | – | – | – |
| SLS — Undrained | – | – | – | – | – |
| ULS DA1‑C1 — Drained | – | – | – | – | – |
| ULS DA1‑C1 — Undrained | – | – | – | – | – |
| ULS DA1‑C2 — Drained | – | – | – | – | – |
| ULS DA1‑C2 — Undrained | – | – | – | – | – |
| Check | Combo | η | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sliding | DA1‑C1 | – | – |
| Sliding | DA1‑C2 | – | – |
| Overturning (B) | DA1‑C1 | – | – |
| Overturning (B) | DA1‑C2 | – | – |
8. Governing Formulas
SLS — Drained bearing pressure
\[ q_{d,SLS}^{(D)} = c’_k N_c s_c i_c \; + \; \gamma_k D_f N_q s_q i_q \; + \; 0.5\,\gamma_k B’ N_{\gamma} s_{\gamma} i_{\gamma} \]
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SLS — Undrained bearing pressure
\[ q_{d,SLS}^{(U)} = c_{u,k} N_c \quad (N_c = 5.14) \]
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ULS — Drained, DA1‑C1 (with resistance factor)
\[ q_{Rd}^{(D,C1)} = \frac{\;c’_d N_c s_c\; + \; \gamma_d D_f N_q s_q i_q \; + \; 0.5\,\gamma_d B’ N_{\gamma} s_{\gamma} i_{\gamma}\;}{\gamma_{R;v}} \]
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ULS — Drained, DA1‑C2 (with resistance factor)
\[ q_{Rd}^{(D,C2)} = \frac{\;c’_d N_c s_c\; + \; \gamma_d D_f N_q s_q i_q \; + \; 0.5\,\gamma_d B’ N_{\gamma} s_{\gamma} i_{\gamma}\;}{\gamma_{R;v}} \]
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ULS — Undrained, DA1‑C1
\[ q_{Rd}^{(U,C1)} = \frac{c_{u,k}}{\gamma_{cu,C1}} N_c \; / \; \gamma_{R;v} \]
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ULS — Undrained, DA1‑C2
\[ q_{Rd}^{(U,C2)} = \frac{c_{u,k}}{\gamma_{cu,C2}} N_c \; / \; \gamma_{R;v} \]
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ULS — Sliding resistance
\[ R_{Rd;h} = \frac{ V_{Ed} \tan\delta_d + c_{a,d} A’ }{\gamma_{R;h}} \]
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ULS — Overturning (kern / middle‑third)
\[ e_B = \frac{M_{B,Ed}}{V_{Ed}},\quad e_L = \frac{M_{L,Ed}}{V_{Ed}},\quad e_B \le \frac{B}{6},\; e_L \le \frac{L}{6} \]
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