Design of Corbel for Precast Girder, G1

ENGR. THOMAS JOHN D. AGRABIO

Design Specifications (fc = 28 MPa, fy = 276 MPa)

Design a bracket that projects from a 500 mm square column to support dead and live loads of
Vu

60.08 kN and 33.75 KN, respectively. Assuming a horizontal force of 0.3

due to creep, shrinkage and

temperature effects. Note:

shall be taken equal to 0.75 in all design calculations according to NSCP

411.10.3.1
1.

Factored Loads
Vu

Factored shear,

1.2(60.08) + 1.6(33.75) = 126.10 kN

N uc

Horizontal force,
2.

0.3(126.10) = 37.83 kN > (0.2Vu = 23.79 kN)

(NSCP 411.10.3.4)

Preliminary bracket size. The shear span a is dependent on the bearing length required to support the
reaction on the concrete.

Vu 0.85 f c' A plate 0.85 f c' bw L

Bearing strength,
L

Vu

0.85

Length of bearing plate,

f c' bw

126100
16 .30
0.65 (0.85 )( 28 )(500 )

Use 75 mm plate length as the practical minimum

a v 25

mm
(RCD, Wang & Salmon)

2
(75) 75
3

Shear span,

mm

25 mm maximum clearance at the beam end. Beam reaction is assumed at third point of bearing
plate to simulate rotation of supported girder and triangular distribution of stress under bearing plate
(Simplified RCD, Gillesania)
3.

Depth of bracket for shear

Vn

Vu 126 .10

168 .13

0.75

kN
Vn

For normal weight concrete,

shall not exceed the smallest of:

(NSCP 411.10.3.1)

Vn 0.2 fc ' bw d 0.2(28)bw d 5.6bw d

Vn (3.3 0.08 fc ' )bw d 3.3 0.08(28 )bw d 5.54bw d

Vn 11bw d

Governs!

Vn 5.54bw d
d

4.

168130 5.54 (500 )d

60.7 mm

minimum

based on shear requirements

Depth of bracket for flexure

M u Vu a v N uc (h d ) 126 .10 (0.075 ) 37 .83(0.050 ) 11 .35

kN-m

(NSCP Section 411.10.3)

(h d ) 50

Estimating

mm

Using Minimum reinforcement ratio,

(NSCP Section 411.10.5)

f c'
0.04 ( 28 ) 0.00406
fy
276

min 0.04

Strength Ratio,
m

(RCD, Wang & Salmon, 3.8.4a)

fy
276

11 .60
0.85 fc ' 0.85(28 )

Coefficient of resistance,

(RCD, Wang & Salmon, 3.8.4b)

m
0.00406 (11 .60 )

Ru fy 1
0.00406 (276 ) 1
1.094
2
2

Required effective depth,

d reqd

MPa

(RCD, Wang & Salmon, 3.8.4)

Mu
11 .35 10 6

166 .33
Ru b
0.75 (1.094 )(500 )
mm

5.

Select bracket depth. Since the provisions of NSCP for brackets and corbel design apply only when

a/d

does not exceed 1.0,

(a / d 0.45) 1.0

OK

(NSCP Section 411.10.1)

min

Try

d a 75

h 350

mm
d 350 25 8 317

mm ,

mm

Avf

6.

Determine shear-friction reinforcement

Avf

Vu
126100

435 .13
fy 0.75 (276 )(1.4)

mm2

1.4 1.4(1) 1.4

1.4
Where

(NSCP 411.8.4.1)

for monolithic concrete

Af

7.

Determine the flexure reinforcement

(ACI-11.9.3.3)

Coefficient of resistance,
Ru

Mu

bd

(RCD, Wang & Salmon, 3.8.4)

11 .35 x10 6

0.75(500 )(317 ) 2

0.301

MPa
Steel ratio,

2 Ru m
1
1
2(0.301)(11 .60 )
1 1

1 1
0.001098 ( min 0.00406 )
m
fy 11 .60
276

4
4
(0.001098 ) 0.001464
3
3
A f bd 0.001464 (500 )(317 ) 232 .04

mm2
An
8.

Determine additional reinforcement for axial tension

An

N uc
37830

182 .75
fy
0.75(276)

mm2

(NSCP 411.8.4.1)

Asc
9.

Total main tension reinforcement

(NSCP 411.10.3)
Asc

Area of primary reinforcement tension reinforcement

shall not be less than the

larger of:
Asc A f An 232 .04 182 .7 414 .74

mm2
Asc

2
2
Avf An (435 .13) 182 .75 472 .84
3
3

Ab

Using 16 mm bars:
n

472 .84
2.35
201

mm2

Governs!

(16 ) 2 201
4

, say 3-16 mm bars

10. Determine closed stirrup requirements

(NSCP 411.10.4)

Ah 0.5( Asc An ) 0.5(472 .84 182 .75) 145 .05

min
Ab

Using 10 mm ties:
n

145 .05
0.92
157

Spacing:

(10 ) 2 (2) 157

4

mm2

, say 2-10 mm closed hoops

2
(317 ) / 2 106
3

mm, use 100 mm spacing

11. Overall bracket dimension. Assuming that a 25 mm thick bearing plate is to be welded to the main tension
reinforcement, the overall depth is
h = bearing plate thickness + bar radius + effective depth, d = 25 + 8 + 317 = 350 mm

50

1
2

Length of bracket projection = mm + bearing plate + shear span,

= 50 + (75) +75 = 162.5 mm, say 200 mm

av

= 162.5 mm, say 175 mm

16 mm bars welded to underside of Steel plate

Welded

Minimum Depth of outer face of bracket =

1
1
h (350 ) 175
2
2

mm

Elastomeric bearing pads with minimum thickness 10 mm plate is used in the design (PCI 6.5.8.1).
Bearing pads are used to distribute concentrated loads and reactions over the bearing area
and to allow limited horizontal and rotational movements to provide stress relief.
12. Details