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How does the continuous footing portion of the program address the Safety Factor of 1.5 required for overturning on Wind Load cases?

April 26, 2017address Continuous Factor footing overturning portion program safety

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How does the continuous footing portion of the program address the Safety Factor of 1.5 required for overturning on Wind Load cases?

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The ACI Alternate Design Method equation 0.667D + W reduces the input dead load as well as the weight of the concrete footing to account for the safety factor. The 0.85D + Eq load case accounts for a similar earthquake overturning requirement.