This is the design I was given by not my company. They want me to design a footing and I believe essentially check to make sure its okay. The dead load given for the bridge was 40Kips so 20 to each side and smearing it on the footing of 24'-3". I have done some work and found I need a 34"...
Honestly I don't see the point to stepped footings. It just seems like its complicating things for nothing. It would be easier to just do a normal footing and stem wall. I did get some guidance yesterday from a colleague. He said to design the stem wall as a wall, the stepped footing as a pier...
So I am a structural engineering intern and i am trying to design a stepped footing for a wall. I know how to design a footing but when it comes to a stem wall or stepped footing, I'm lost. It seems like there's no design books for stepped footings or a stem wall. I'm currently designing a...
