SPREADING RESISTANCE CALCULATION

Calculation for grounding spreading resistance Rf for complex grounding conductor 1./ REINFORCED SLAB - RECTANGULAR SHAPE: The grounding conductor is laid in reinforced concrete slab and welded to the slab reinforcement of the building, thus that the surface of the slab can be defined as equipotential plane. Hence, the spreading resistance can be defined through equipotential diameter of surface covered by grounding conductor in reinforced slab, deduced to the circle area.

The spreading resistance is calculated by the following formulas:

R pl1 =
R pl1 =

1.75 1 ; 2 D e1
1.75 * 3000 ; 2 * 115,3
D e1 =

D e1=

4A* B

4 * 348 * 30 =115,3m 3,14

R pl1 = 22,76

whereas is: A=348m, B=30m 1 = 3000m

-sides of the production building reinforced slab -characteristics of reinforced slab with hydroinsulation

(spreading specific resistance).

2./

COMBINED REINFORCED CONCRETE FOUNDATION:

a) - spreading resistance of one foundation column:

Rct 2 = 1,75 2 4*l ln 2 * * l De2
1,75 * 300 4 * 5,17 ln 2 * 3,14 * 5,17 2.27

De2 =

4A* B

Rct 2 =

De2 =

4 * 2.9 * 1,4 = 2.27m 3,14

Rct 2 = 35,80

whereas is: A=2,9m, B=1.4 2 = 300m l = 5.17m -sides of foundation column -characteristics of soil (spreading specific resistance) - height of the foundation column.

b)-

spreading resistance of one footing of the column:

R pl 3 =
R pl 3 =

1.75 3 ; 2 D e3
1.75 *100 ; 2 * 5.86

D e3 =

4A * B

4 * 6 * 4,5 = 5,86m 3,14

De3 =

R pl 3 =14,93

R podp =

Rct 2 * R pl 3 Rct 2 + R pl 3

1 0.9

R podp =

35.8 *14,93 1 * 35,8 +14,93 0.9

R podp =11,70

whereas is: A=6m, B=4,5m

3 =100m
-sides of foundation column footing -characteristics of soil (spreading specific

resistance)

- Total spreading resistance of combined foundations a) and b) :

R1 =

R podp n *

R1 =

11,70 32 * 0,9

R1 = 0.41

whereas is: n = 32
= 0,9

-number of used -pulse factor

foundation elements

3./ TOTAL SPREADING RESISTANCE OF THE BUILDING COMBINED GROUNDING CONDUCTOR:

R pl1 * R1 R pl1 + R1

Rf =

Rf =

22,76 * 0,41 22,76 + 0,41

R f = 0,399 0,5