The plan of a mat foundation is shown in Figure 1.

Situation 1. Calculate the soil pressure at points A, B, C, D, E, and F. All column sections are 0.4 m x 0.4 m. and all
loads shown are factored loads.
Y
A B C Column Total Load Soil Pressure, kN/m2
A 500 kN 88.95
Y’ B 600 kN 133.56
x’= 3.60 m 2.2 m
C 650 kN 178.17
G X’ H D 400 kN 59.75
4.4 m
E 500 kN 104.36
y’= 2.90 m F 700 kN 148.97

mat depth by punching, mm

X
D F
E F
3.2 m 3.2 m B
Figure 1
For the mat
x' = 3.2
y' = 2.2
A= 28.16
Ix = 45.43 Iy = 96.12 3350 1340.00 301.50
q  x y
For the column loads 28.16 96.12 45.43
Column Pu, kN x, m Px y, m Py x, m y, m q, kN/m2
A 500 0.2 100.00 4.2 2100.00 -3.2 2.20 88.95
B 600 3.2 1920.00 4.2 2520.00 0 2.20 133.56
C 650 6.2 4030.00 4.2 2730.00 3.2 2.20 178.17
D 400 0.2 80.00 0.2 80.00 -3.2 -2.20 59.75
E 500 3.2 1600.00 0.2 100.00 0 -2.20 104.36
F 700 6.2 4340.00 0.2 140.00 3.2 -2.20 148.97
Sum = 3350 12070.00 7670.00
x' = 3.60 y' = 2.29
ex = 0.40 ey = 0.09
Mx = 301.50 My = 1340.00

Situation 2. Calculate adjusted average soil pressure and adjusted column loads for strip ABCHG. Use a strip width
of 2.2 m as shown in Figure 1.

88.95  178.17 kN
qav   133.56 2
2 m
soil reaction  133.56  6.4  2.2  1880.52 kN
column loads  500  600  650  1750 kN
1880.52  1750.00
average load   1815.26 kN
2
1815.26 kN
qav(modified)  133.56  128.93 2
1880.52 m
1815.26
F  1.037
1750
Situation 4. Plot shear and moment diagrams for strip ABCHG. Label completely. Indicate location of point of zero
shear.
PA(modified = 518.50 kN PB(modified = 622.20 kN PC(modified = 674.05 kN

qav(modified = 283.65 kN/m

Shear Diagram

617.52

388.99

56.73 0.00
0.00
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 -56.73 7

-233.39

-461.93

Moment Diagram

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

4.02, -199.76

1.63, -364.76

**Note: In view of the assumption of uniform soil reaction to non-symmetric loading, there is a discrepancy in the moment values at the right
column. As a result, the moment diagram will not “close”. This is ignored since it is not the governing design moment
Situation 3. Determine the thickness of the mat by punching shear at columns F and B. Use f’c = 25 MPa.
Under F

Under F
0.75
700 103  21 800  d d
3
d  448.53 mm

Under B
0.75
600 103  21 1200  d d
3
d  316.51 mm
 56.73

Shear
1.63 m -56.12
-233.02
0.82 m

-461.77

Moment