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A double storey college building is to be designed. It has been recommended to use continuous masonry wall footing in the geotechnical investigation report. Allowable bearing capacity is 0.65 T/sft and minimum depth of footing is 4 feet. Please note that masonry will directly rest on the PCC pad as is the case with typical masonry wall footing. To get experts' opinion on the design methodology I employed, I considered central 9" wall (between two 28'×22' classrooms). I have considered 5" slab that will directly rest on the walls. I am attaching a file with this thread. In this file, I have first calculated loads that the wall is bearing. After load calculation, I have chosen minimum width at which ultimate bearing capacity shall be less than Qallowable. Uniform loads I have considered for the design have been mentioned in the file. Architectural drawing has also been attached with this thread. You are requested to peruse the file and share your opinion on if my load calculation and design methodology is correct or not, and whether for the central 9" wall the width I have chosen is correct or wrong. Thanks. Continuous Footing.pdf