Shear Wall Mat Foundation
Raft mat foundation one way shear geo321 civil environmental 22 feb 16 22 40.
Shear wall mat foundation. X x y y e x e y example a mat foundation is to be design by the conventional method rigid method for the loadings shown in fig. In particular i am talking about large mats that support multiple shear walls and columns and are not easily divided up visualized in any particular grid. The shear wall carries service dead and live loads of 10 kips ft and 12 5 kips ft respectively. In the cellular mat foundation the structures of boxes are formed and walls of every box act as beams.
Design of mat foundation on safe 2014 duration. Otherwise the supports above rather than the soil springs below could resist some lateral moment and shear. Does anyone have any good references for designing for shear in mat foundations. Suhir nofal 33 024 views.
A mat need not have columns and walls modeled above. Usually we provide a thickness such that shear reinforcement is not required. I usually count d on each side of the shear wall assemblage. Select depth of mat for shear requirement select steel reinforcement for moment requirement y ixx qe x iyy qe a q y r x r max min v.
Do we design a raft for one way shear if yes what is the criteria to check one way shear design of raft mat foundation. The walls are connected by slabs at the top and bottom. The allowable soil pressure is 5000 psf. It is used to support storage tanks industrial equipment silos chimneys and various tower structures.
A mat foundation is a thick reinforced concrete slab supporting arrangements of columns or walls in a row or rows and transmitting the loads to the soil. The thickness and the length of the walls are determined as per the design requirements. It is also termed as a box mat foundation. Thick structural reinforced concrete shear wall is to be supported by a strip footing.
The reasons to model columns and walls above include improving the appearance of the model and providing snap points for point and line loads. Shear wall design in etabs 2016 in details duration. This type of foundation is suitable for loose soil.