Geometry, Cover, Soil, & Safety page

Used to input the footing geometry, concrete cover, soil properties, and soil type.

Unit types available in drop-down lists reflect the choices made on the Combined Footing Setup page .

Setting	Description
Factor of Safety against Overturning	Specify a factor of safety against overturning.
Unit Weight of Soil	Type a density to be used for the soil, in the selected units.
Depth of Soil Above Footing	Specify the depth from soil surface to the top of footing, in the selected units.
Soil Bearing Capacity	Type the allowable bearing capacity of the soil, in the selected units. (US Codes only) If the Use Variable Bearing Capacity option is set in the Global Settings dialog, then select a bearing capacity table name from the drop-down list, instead.
Surcharge for Loading	Type a surcharge loading above the footing, in the selected units. For the stability check for calculating the factor of safety in sliding, surcharge is treated as a temporary load, meaning, it is treated as though there may be times when it is not present. Thus, its contribution to sliding resistance is not considered. That will reduce the total sliding resistance which will produce a more conservative result. However, surcharge is considered when determining the soil bearing pressures under service loads since it leads to an increase in soil pressure.
Bottom Clear Cover	Type a concrete clear cover distance to be used for the bottom-most layer of footing reinforcement, in the selected units.
Depth of Water Table	Type the depth from soil surface to the water table, in the selected units. If water table is not to be considered for this footing, leave this value blank.
Pedestal Dimensions table	Table rows represent supports with the same numbers. Provide the pedestal dimensions for the corresponding support. Ped Ht - If a pedestal is used a this support, specify a height, in the selected units. Ped Depth - Specify a column (or pedestal, height is specified) depth (dimension parallel to the X axis), in the selected units. Ped Width - Specify a column (or pedestal, height is specified) depth (dimension parallel to the X axis), in the selected units. Note: Pedestal Design is support for US (ACI 318) code only.
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