Job No WORKSHOP BUILDING 07 Mar, 2012
011103 Metro Rail Limited Rev. A
10MT, a = 500
a
V Closed stirrups
H
h/2 2/3 d
min
h d
Dimensions
Distance of load from face of column a 0.5 m
Width of the corbel b 0.5 m
Depth at face of column D 0.6 m
Depth at the end (Minimum is 0.3m) 0.4 m
Effective cover to top reinforcement d' 0.05 m
Effective depth = 0.6 - 0.05m d 0.55 m
Span / depth = 0.5 / 0.55 a/d 0.909 <1
Material
28 day characteristic strength of 150mm cubes fck 30 N/mm²
Grade of steel fy 500 N/mm²
Load
Ultimate shear Vu 300 kN
Horizontal load H 15 kN
20% of vertical shear = 0.2 × 300 kN 0.2 Vu 60 kN
Design horizontal force = max of 15 and 60 kN H 60 kN
Mu = Vu a + H (h - d) = 300 × 0.5 + 60 × 0.05 Mu 153 kN-m
Failure modes in corbel
Shear failure at the column – corbel interface
Shear failure at the edge of the bearing where the depth is the least
Diagonal shear failure due to combined shear and flexure
Anchorage splitting
Limiting value of shear at the face of the column
0.2 fc' = 0.2 × 0.8 × 30 , limited to 5.5 fcs 4.8 N/mm²
Ø fcs bw d = 0.85 × 4.8 × 500 × 550 Vcu 1122 kN
The capacity (1122 kN) is greater than demand (300 kN)
Tension reinforcement
An = H / Ø fy = 60 / 0.85 × 500 An 142 mm²
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Job No WORKSHOP BUILDING 07 Mar, 2012
011103 Metro Rail Limited Rev. A
Shear failure at the column – corbel interface
In case the column and corbel is cast at different times,
the vertical shear at the interface is resisted by the horizontal steel
Avf = Vu / Ø fy (μ sin α + cos α)
Ø = strength reduction factor Ø 0.85
α = angle of inclination of reinforcement α 90 degrees
μ = coefficient of friction for monolithic construction μ 1.4
Avf = 300 / 0.85 × 500 × (1.4 × sin(90) + cos(90)) Avf 879 mm²
Flexural reinforcement
Af = Mu / Ø fy (0.85 d) = 153 / 0.85×500 × 0.85×550 Af 771 mm²
Primary reinforcement
As > 2/3 Avf + An = 2/3 × 879 + 142 As1 728 mm²
As > Af + An = 771 + 142 As2 913 mm²
Min % reinf = 0.04 fc' / fy = 0.04×0.8×30 / 500 pmin 0.00192 ≥ 0.4%
Min As = 0.004 × 500 × 550 As,min 1100 mm²
Primary reinf = max of 728, 913 and 1100 mm² As 1100 mm²
Bar diameter 20 mm No of bars 4
Bar spacing 130 mm As provided 1240 mm²
Closed stirrups
Ah = 1/3 Avf = 1/3 × 879 Ah1 293 mm²
Ah = 1/2 Af = 1/2 × 771 Ah2 385.5 mm²
Minimum Ah = 0.5 (As - An) = 0.5 (1100 - 142) Ah,min 479 mm²
Area of stirrups = max of 293, 385.5 and 479 kN Ah 479 mm²
Location = 2/3 d = 2/3 × 550 2/3 d 0.4 m
Bar diameter 10 mm No of legs 8
Area of stirrups Asv provided 600 mm²
4 nos. 20 Ø bars
8 legs, 10 Ø bars
400mm
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Ø As
8 50
10 75
12 110
16 200
20 310
25 490
32 800
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Job No WORKSHOP BUILDING 07 Mar, 2012
011103 L&T Metro Rail, Hyderabad Rev. A
10MT, a = 550
a
V Closed stirrups
H
h/2 2/3 d
min
h d
Dimensions
Distance of load from face of column a 0.55 m
Width of the corbel b 0.5 m
Depth at face of column D 0.6 m
Depth at the end (Minimum is 0.3m) 0.4 m
Effective cover to top reinforcement d' 0.05 m
Effective depth = 0.6 - 0.05m d 0.55 m
Span / depth = 0.55 / 0.55 a/d 1 Cannot be designed as a corbe
Material
28 day characteristic strength of 150mm cubes fck 30 N/mm²
Grade of steel fy 500 N/mm²
Load
Ultimate shear Vu 300 kN
Horizontal load H 15 kN
20% of vertical shear = 0.2 × 300 kN 0.2 Vu 60 kN
Design horizontal force = max of 15 and 60 kN H 60 kN
Mu = Vu a + H (h - d) = 300 × 0.55 + 60 × 0.05 Mu 168 kN-m
Failure modes in corbel
Shear failure at the column – corbel interface
Shear failure at the edge of the bearing where the depth is the least
Diagonal shear failure due to combined shear and flexure
Anchorage splitting
Limiting value of shear at the face of the column
0.2 fc' = 0.2 × 0.8 × 30 , limited to 5.5 fcs 4.8 N/mm²
Ø fcs bw d = 0.85 × 4.8 × 500 × 550 Vcu 1122 kN
The capacity (1122 kN) is greater than demand (300 kN)
Tension reinforcement
An = H / Ø fy = 60 / 0.85 × 500 An 142 mm²
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Shear failure at the column – corbel interface
In case the column and corbel is cast at different times,
the vertical shear at the interface is resisted by the horizontal steel
Avf = Vu / Ø fy (μ sin α + cos α)
Ø = strength reduction factor Ø 0.85
α = angle of inclination of reinforcement α 90 degrees
μ = coefficient of friction for monolithic construction μ 1.4
Avf = 300 / 0.85 × 500 × (1.4 × sin(90) + cos(90)) Avf 879 mm²
Flexural reinforcement
Af = Mu / Ø fy (0.85 d) = 168 / 0.85×500 × 0.85×550 Af 846 mm²
Primary reinforcement
As > 2/3 Avf + An = 2/3 × 879 + 142 As1 728 mm²
As > Af + An = 846 + 142 As2 988 mm²
Min % reinf = 0.04 fc' / fy = 0.04×0.8×30 / 500 pmin 0.00192 ≥ 0.4%
Min As = 0.004 × 500 × 550 As,min 1100 mm²
Primary reinf = max of 728, 988 and 1100 mm² As 1100 mm²
Bar diameter 20 mm No of bars 4
Bar spacing 130 mm As provided 1240 mm²
Closed stirrups
Ah = 1/3 Avf = 1/3 × 879 Ah1 293 mm²
Ah = 1/2 Af = 1/2 × 846 Ah2 423 mm²
Minimum Ah = 0.5 (As - An) = 0.5 (1100 - 142) Ah,min 479 mm²
Area of stirrups = max of 293, 423 and 479 kN Ah 479 mm²
Location = 2/3 d = 2/3 × 550 2/3 d 0.4 m
Bar diameter 10 mm No of legs 8
Area of stirrups Asv provided 600 mm²
4 nos. 20 Ø bars
8 legs, 10 Ø bars
400mm
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Cannot be designed as a corbel
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Ø As
8 50
10 75
12 110
16 200
20 310
25 490
32 800
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