This work focuses on the design problem of reinforced concrete footings and the consequent
verification of settlements, given that displacement calculation inaccuracies can lead to
different unfavorable prognoses for the useful life of the structure. The proposed approach for
method validation brings an alternative to the use of paid commercial software that dominates
the structural design industry with the use of technological tools with open-source programs
that describe the codes and functionalities. The free software SMath Studio was chosen to
facilitate the presentation of the adopted equations and the elaboration of computational
routines, being selected consolidated references in the area of geotechnics that allow a
qualitatively varied spectrum on uses of the equations traditionally adopted in these
calculations for applications in professional contexts, using the traditional Eberick software,
developed by AltoQi, as a counterpoint. From the computational simulations developed, it
was attested that the variation of responses presented satisfactory performance that guaranteed
safe results from the calculation point of view, since the resistant stresses of the reinforcement
exceed the values of the tensile efforts at the base of the shoe, as well as there is no crushing
of the compression struts nor settlements greater than the limits adopted in the literature. The
revision of the concepts for the development of the work allowed to insert learning that helps
in the understanding of the phenomenon, significantly reduces the possibility of input errors
and incorporates the formal knowledge to the iterative and incremental development, allowing
for better design practices.
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