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INDEX

1. Introduction
2. Reference Documents and Drawings
3. Design Codes used
4. Material Properties
5. Soil bearing capacity
6. Design methodology
7. Design Loads
8. Foundation Design
9. Reinforcement sketch
10. Appendix- A :Manufacturers tower crane data sheet
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1. INTRODUCTION
This design report covers the structural analysis and design of foundation for tower crane to be installed.
2. REFERENCE DOCUMENTS AND DRAWINGS
The following drawings and documents have been referred for establishing design forces
Foundation reaction forces data sheet for 36m high tower crane with 70m and 60m boom length. The
data sheet is included in appendix -A
3. DESIGN CODES USED
BS 8110- 1997 : Structural use of concrete
BS 8004- 1986 : Code of practice for foundations
BS 449 2005 : Steel for the reinforcement of concrete
4. MATERIAL OF PROPERTIES
Concrete compressive strength at 28 days
Blinding concrete C20 : 20 Mpa
Footing C40 : 40 Mpa
Reinforcement: steel bars of yield strength not less than 460 Mpa
5. SOIL BEARING CAPACITY
2
The allowable soil bearing capacity is taken as 210 kN/m (based on soil investigation report)
6. DESIGN METHODOLOGY
The footing dimensions are estimated based on overturning moment calculations with factor of safety 1.5
Checking for sliding stability and soil bearing capacity
Calculations for steel reinforcement required
Checking for punching shear
7. DESIGN LOADS
As per manufacturers data sheet, the most critical design loads are considered (crane in operations) as
follows:
Case 1: radius 70.00m, Hook height =43.80m Tower section= 4.14m, base tower section= 12.42m
Moment, M = 4354 kN-m
Horizontal force, H = 85 kN
Vertical Load, V = 902 kN
Case 2: radius 70.00m, Hook height = 52.00m, Tower section= 4.14m, base tower section= 12.42m
Moment, M = 4781 kN-m
Horizontal force, H = 91 kN
Vertical Load, V = 948 kN
Both cases are designed.
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8. FOUNDATION DESIGN -
Case -1: Radius 70.00m, Hook height =43.80m

b= 1.98m, hF=1.40m, L=6.30m, h1=0.27m, h2=1.13m

Vertical force
Vfoundation = 6.3 x 6.3 x 1.40 x 25 = 1389 kN
Vcrane = = 902 kN
Vtotal = = 2291 kN
Moment at base
MB = M + H x hf
= 43541 +85 x 1.40 = 4473 kN-m
Eccentricity, e = MB / Vtotal
= 4473 / 2291 = 1.95 < L/3 = 6.3 /3 = 2.10 m
c= L/2 e = 3.15 1.952 = 1.198 m
Soil pressure

2 x Vtotal/ (3 L c)
2 2
= 2 x2291 / (3 x 6.3 x 1.198) = 202 kN/m < 215 kN/m

(/ c) (c- (L-b)/6)
2
= (202/ 1.198) ((1.198 (6.3-1.98/6)) = 81 kN/m
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= (d / 2 ) + ( x (d /3) (hF x 25 x d /2)

2 2 2
Max M1
d= (L-b) /2 = ( 6.30 1.98) /2 = 2.16 m
2 2 2
Max M1 = (81 x 2.16 /2 ) + (202- 81) x 2.16 /3 (1.4 x 25 x 2.16 /2)
= 378 kNm /m
Reinforcement calculations
Factored moment. Mu = 1.50 x 378 = 567 kNm / m
Grade of concrete M40, Reinforcement Fy=460
d= 1400- 75 -25- 25/2 = 1388 mm
2 6 2 2
Mu/ bd = 567x 10 / (1000 x 1288 ) = 0.34 N/mm per meter width
From BS 8110-3 : chart 1
100 As/ bd = 0.09
Minimum % of steel = 0.16
As = 0.16 x 1000 x 1288 /100
2
= 2060 mm /m
Use 25mm dia bars, spacing at 200mm c/c
2
Area provided =490 *1000 /200 = 2450 mm /m
Provide 25 dia bars at 200 mm c/c
Foundation size 6.30m x 6.30m x 1.40m
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Check for force at foundation anchors

The largest tensile and compressive forces per foundation anchor are
Max Df = - (M/ (b sqrt(2)) (V/4)= -(4354/ 1.98 x sqrt (2)) (902/4)
= - 1780 kN ----------compressive force
Max. Zf = + (M/ (b sqrt(2)) (V/4)= (4354/ 1.98 x sqrt (2)) (902/4)
= 1330 kN------------- Tensile force
Tensile force,

max Z = Zf/ (2 . cos 30) = 1330/ (2 x cos 30)

= 768 kN

Factored force =1.50 x 768 = 1152 kN

Using 460 grade steel,
2
Area of steel required = 1152 x 1000 / 460 = 2504 mm
Using dia 20 bars,
Number of bars required = 2504 / 314 = 8 bars

Provide 8 nos of dia 20 bars in both directions at each anchor location.

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Checking for Punching shear

Punching force = 1780 kN
Factored punching force = 1.5 x 1780
= 2670 kN
The leg is fixed using several plates welded to the main shaft . Each plate is of approximately
350mm x 350mm
Punching stress under support = 2670 x 1000 / (4 *350 x 1288)
2
= 1.48 N/mm
Allowable shear stress = 0.8 sqrt (fcu)
= 0.8 x sqrt (40)
2 2
= 5.05 N/mm >> 1.48 N/mm
Nominal steel for punching shear is provided at each column locations.
provide 10 nos of dia 16 mm bars
Case -2 Radius 70.00m, Hook height = 52.00m,

b= 1.98m, hF=1.40m, L=6.50m, h1=0.27m, h2=1.13m

Vertical force
Vfoundation = 6.5 x 6.5 x 1.40 x 25 = 1479 kN
Vcrane = = 948 kN
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Vtotal = = 2427 kN
Moment at base
MB = M + H x hf
= 4781 + 91 x 1.40 = 4908 kN-m
Eccentricity, e = MB / Vtotal
= 4908 / 2427 = 2.022 < L/3 = 6.5 /3 = 2.166 m
c= L/2 e = 3.25 2.022 = 1.227 m
Soil pressure

2 x Vtotal/ (3 L c)
2 2
= 2 x 2427 / (3 x 6.5 x 1.227) = 203 kN/m < 215 kN/m

(/ c) (c- (L-b)/6)
2
= (203/ 1.227) ((1.227 (6.5-1.98/6)) = 78kN/m

= (d / 2 ) + ( x (d /3) (hF x 25 x d /2)

2 2 2
Max M1
d= (L-b) /2 = ( 6.50 1.98) /2 = 2.26 m
2 2 2
Max M1 = (78 x 2.26 /2 ) + (203- 78) x 2.26 /3 (1.4 x 25 x 2.26 /2)
= 412 kNm /m
Reinforcement calculations
Factored moment. Mu = 1.50 x 412 = 618 kNm / m
Grade of concrete M40, Reinforcement Fy=460
d= 1400- 75 -25- 25/2 = 1388 mm
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2 6 2 2
Mu/ bd = 618 x 10 / (1000 x 1288 ) = 0.37 N/mm per meter width
From BS 8110-3 : chart 1
100 As/ bd = 0.10
Minimum % of steel = 0.16
As = 0.16 x 1000 x 1288 /100
2
= 2060 mm /m
Use 25mm dia bars, spacing at 200mm c/c
2
Area provided =490 *1000 /200 = 2450 mm /m
Provide 25 dia bars at 200 mm c/c
Foundation size 6.50m x 6.50m x 1.40m
Check for force at foundation anchors
The largest tensile and compressive forces per foundation anchor are
Max Df = - (M/ (b sqrt(2)) (V/4)= -(4781/ 1.98 x sqrt (2)) (948/4)
= - 1945 kN ----------compressive force
Max. Zf = + (M/ (b sqrt(2)) (V/4)= (4781/ 1.98 x sqrt (2)) (948/4)
= 1471 kN------------- Tensile force
Tensile force,

max Z = Zf/ (2 . cos 30) = 1471/ (2 x cos 30)

= 849 kN

Factored force =1.50 x 849 = 1274 kN

Using 460 grade steel,
2
Area of steel required = 1274 x 1000 / 460 = 2770 mm
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Using dia 20 bars,
Number of bars required = 2770 / 314 = 8.8 bars

Provide 9 nos of dia 20 bars in both directions at each anchor location.

Checking for Punching shear

Punching force = 1945 kN
Factored punching force = 1.5 x 1945
= 2918 kN
The leg is fixed using several plates welded to the main shaft . Each plate is of approximately
350mm x 350mm
Punching stress under support = 2918 x 1000 / (4 *350 x 1288)
2
= 1.62 N/mm
Allowable shear stress = 0.8 sqrt (fcu)
= 0.8 x sqrt (40)
2 2
= 5.05 N/mm >> 1.62 N/mm
Nominal steel for punching shear is provided at each column locations.
provide 10 nos of dia 16 mm bars
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9. REINFORCMENT SKETCH

Concrete: B 25
C40
460500 S
Structural steel: BSt
BSt 500 M

A393 MESH

1,4 m

Dia 25 @ 200 c/c

.See note

;z
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s-
130-
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50 -SO-
N 9 @ 10 x 0 16 ... 5.0 m per anchor
=
total 4 x 1 O 40 pieces

NOTES:
FOR 43.80M HOOK HEIGHT, FOUNDATION SIZE 6.30M x 6.30M x 1.40m

FOR 52.00M HOOK HEIGHT, FOUNDATION SIZE 6.50M X 6.50M x 1.40m

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10. APPENDIX A
MANUFACTURERS TOWER CRANE DATA SHEET