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"RECTBEAM" is a spreadsheet program written in MS-Excel for the purpose of analysis/design of rectangular beam or column sections. Specifically, the ultimate moment capacity, bar spacing for crack control, moments of inertia for deflection, beam shear and torsion requirements, and member capacity for flexure (uniaxial and biaxial) with axial load are calculated. There is also a worksheet which contains reinforcing bar data tables.
Worksheet Name
Doc Complete Analysis Flexure Crack Control Shear Torsion Inertia Uniaxial Biaxial Rebar Data
Description
This documentation sheet Beam flexure, shear, crack control, and inertia Ultimate moment capacity of singly or doubly reinforced beams/sections Crack control - distribution of flexural reinforcing Beam or one-way type shear Beam torsion and shear Moments of inertia of singly or doubly reinforced beams/sections Combined uniaxial flexure and axial load Combined biaxial flexure and axial load Reinforcing bar data tables
10. In the "Uniaxial" and "Biaxial" worksheets, for pure moment capacity with no axial load, the program assumes bars in 2 outside faces parallel to axis of bending plus 50% of the total area of the side bars divided equally by and added to the 2 outside faces, and program calculates reinforcing areas as follows: for X-axis: As = A's = ((Ntb*Abt) + (0.50*Nsb*Abs))/2 for Y-axis: As = A's = ((Nsb*Asb+4*Atb) + (0.50*(Ntb-4)*Atb))/2 11. In the "Uniaxial" and "Biaxial" worksheets, for Point #8 ( Pn = 0.1*f'c*Ag) on the interaction curve the corresponding value of Mn is determined from interpolation between the moment values at Point #7 (balanced condition, = 0.65) and Point #9 (pure flexure, <= 0.90). 12. In the "Complete Analysis" and "Flexure" worksheets as well as the "Uniaxial" and "Biaxial" worksheets (for Point #9, pure flexure) the program first determines the strain in tension reinforcing ( t), then the capacity reduction factor ( ),and finally ultimate moment capacity ( Mn) based on actual input reinforcing. a. For t >= 0.005 ("tension-controlled" section): = 0.90. b. For fy/Es < t < 0.005 ("transition" section): = 0.65+0.25*( t-fy/Es)/(0.005-fy/Es) < 0.90 (Es=29000 ksi) c. For t <= fy/Es ("compression-controlled" section): = 0.65 Note: the ACI 318-05 Code requires that the strain in the tension reinforcing ( t) >= 0.004 for both singly and doubly reinforced sections. 13. In the "Uniaxial" and "Biaxial" worksheets, design capacities, Pn and Mn, at design eccentricity, e = Mu*12/Pu, are determined from interpolation within the interaction curve for the applicable axis. 14. In the "Biaxial" worksheet, the biaxial capacity is determined by the following approximations: a. For Pu >= 0.1*f'c*Ag, use Bresler Reciprocal Load equation: 1/ Pn = 1/ Pnx + 1/Pny - 1/Po Biaxial interaction stress ratio, S.R. = Pu/ Pn <= 1 b. For Pu < 0.1*f'c*Ag, use Bresler Load Contour interaction equation: Biaxial interaction stress ratio, S.R. = (Mux/ Mnx)^1.15 + (Muy/Mny)^1.15 <= 1 15. The "Rebar Data" worksheet contains tables of reinforcing bar data which include various bar properties, reinforcing bar areas based on spacing, and various plain welded wire fabric properties. 16. This program contains numerous comment boxes which contain a wide variety of information including explanations of input or output items, equations used, data tables, etc. (Note: presence of a comment box is denoted by a red triangle in the upper right-hand corner of a cell. Merely move the mouse pointer to the desired cell to view the contents of that particular "comment box".)
Beam or Slab Section? Exterior or Interior Exposure? Reinforcing Yield Strength, fy = Concrete Comp. Strength, f 'c = Beam Width, b = Depth to Tension Reinforcing, d = Total Beam Depth, h = Tension Reinforcing, As = No. of Tension Bars in Beam, Nb = Tension Reinf. Bar Spacing, s1 = Clear Cover to Tension Reinf., Cc = Depth to Compression Reinf., d' = Compression Reinforcing, A's = Working Stress Moment, Ma = Ultimate Design Moment, Mu = Ultimate Design Shear, Vu = Total Stirrup Area, Av(stirrup) = Tie/Stirrup Spacing, s2 = Results:
Beam Exterior 60 4 12,000 15,000 18,000 3,000 4,000 3,000 2,000 0,000 0,000 120,00 170,00 20,00 0,220 6,0000
ksi ksi in. in. in. in.^2 in. in. in. in.^2 ft-kips ft-kips kips in.^2 in.
h=18''
d=15''
As=3
As
Moment Capacity Check for Beam-Type Section: 1 = 0,85 c= 5,190 in. a= 4,412 in. b = 0,02851 = 0,01667 (min) = 0,00333 As(min) = 0,600 in.^2 <= As = 3 in.^2, O.K. (temp) = N.A. (total for section) As(temp) = N.A. in.^2 (total) (max) = 0,02064 As(max) = 3,716 in.^2 >= As = 3 in.^2, O.K. 's = N.A. f 's = N.A. ksi t = 0,00567 >= 0.005, Tension-controlled = 0,900 Mn = 172,72 ft-k >= Mu = 170 ft-k, O.K. Shear Capacity Check for Beam-Type Section: Vc = 17,08 kips Vs = 24,75 kips Vn = 41,83 kips >= Vu = 20 kips, O.K. Vs(max) = 68,31 kips >= Vu-(phi)Vc = 2,92 kips, O.K. Av(prov) = 0,220 in.^2 = Av(stirrup) Av(req'd) = 0,026 in.^2 <= Av(prov) = 0,22 in.^2, O.K. Av(min) = 0,060 in.^2 <= Av(prov) = 0,22 in.^2, O.K. s2(max) = 7,500 in. >= s2 = 6 in., O.K.
Crack Control (Distribution of Reinf.): Per ACI 318-05 Code: Es = 29000 ksi Ec = 3605 ksi n= 8,04 fs = 36,93 ksi fs(used) = 36,93 ksi s1(max) = 11,24 in. >= s1 = 3 in., O.K. Per ACI 318-95 Code (for reference only): dc = 3,0000 in. z = 139,61 k/in. z(allow) = 145,00 k/in. >= z = 139,61 k/in.,
O.K.
Moment of Inertia for Deflection: fr = 0,474 ksi kd = 6,0125 in. Ig = 5832,00 in.^4 Mcr = 25,61 ft-k Icr = 2818,77 in.^4 Ie = 2848,08 in.^4 (for deflection)
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h=18''
d=15''
As=3
As
c = (As*fy/(0.85*f'c*b))/Beta1
a = 1*c
Reinforcing Criteria: = b = (min) = As(min) = (temp) = As(temp) = (max) = As(max) = 0,01667 0,02851 0,00333 0,600 N.A. N.A. 0,02064 3,716 = As/(b*d) b = 0.85*1*f'c/fy*(87/(87+fy) (min) >= 3*SQRT(f'c)/fy >= 200/fy As(min) = (min)*b*d <= As = 3 in.^2, O.K. (temp) = 0.0018*60/fy for fy >= 60, else 0.002-0.00002*(fy-50) As(temp) = (temp)*b*h (max) = 0.85*f'c*Beta1*(0.003/(0.003+0.004))/fy As(max) = (max)*b*d for singly reinforced, or for doubly reinforced:
As(max) = (0.85*f'c*1*c*b+A's*(c-d')/c*ec*Es)/fy for c = c*d/(c+0.004)
Ultimate Moment Capacity: 's = N.A. f 's = N.A. t = 0,00567 = 0,900 Mn = 172,72
>= As = 3 in.^2, O.K. 's = c*(c-d')/c f 's = 's*Es t = c*(d-c)/c >= 0.005, Tension-controlled = 0.65+0.25*( t-fy/Es)/(0.005-fy/Es) <= 0.90 for singly reinforced: Mn = *(As*fy*(d-a/2)) for doubly reinforced: Mn = *(As1*fy(d-a/2)+A's*f 's*(d-d')) >= Mu = 170 ft-kips, O.K.
ksi
ft-kips
Comments:
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Checker:
d Vu
Vu d
d Vu
Vu d
Results:
Vu
Typical Critical Sections for Shear For Beam: Vc = Vs = Vn = Vc+Vs = Vs(max) = Av(prov) = Av(req'd) = Av(min) = s(max) = 12,81 22,28 35,08 51,23 0,220 0,071 0,050 6,750
kips kips kips >= Vu = 20 kips, O.K. kips >= Vu-(phi)Vc = 7,19 kips, O.K. in.^2 = Av(used) in.^2 <= Av(prov) = 0,22 in.^2, O.K. in.^2 <= Av(prov) = 0,22 in.^2, O.K. in. >= s = 6 in., O.K.
Comments:
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Crack Control - Distribution of Flexural Reinforcing Per ACI 318-05 Code Subject: Originator:
Checker:
h=16'' 2*dc
d=13,5''
As=2,4 dc=2,5''
Beam
b
h 2*dc
As dc
One-Way Slab Results: Per ACI 318-05 Code: Es = Ec = n= fs = fs(used) = s(max) = 29000 3605 8,04 32,18 32,18 13,64 Es = modulus of elasticity for steel Ec = 57*SQRT(f'c*1000) ksi n = Es/Ec fs = 12*Ma/(As*d*(1-(SQRT(2*As/(b*d)*n+(As/(b*d)*n)^2)-As/(b*d)*n)/3)) ksi fs(used) = minimum of: fs and 2/3*fy ksi s(max) = minimum of: 15*40/fs(used)-2.5*Cc and 12*40/fs(used) in. >= s = 3 in., O.K. (for reference only)
ksi in. k/in.
Note: The above calculation of the 'z' factor is done solely for comparison purposes to ACI 318-05 Code. Comments:
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Moment of Inertia of Singly or Doubly Reinforced Sections Per ACI 318-05 Code Subject: Originator: Checker:
b=10''
h=16''
d=13,5''
As=2,4
d' A's h
As
Doubly Reinforced Section Results: fr = 0,474 Es = 29000 Ec = 3605 n= 8,04 r= N.A. B = 0,5180 kd = 5,5430 Ig = 3413,33 Mcr = 16,87 Icr = 1790,06 Ig/Icr = 1,907 Ie = 1808,52
ksi ksi ksi
fr = 7.5*SQRT(f'c*1000)/1000 Es = modulus of elasticity for steel Ec = 57*SQRT(f'c*1000) n = Es/Ec r = (n-1)*A's/(n*As) B = b/(n*As) kd = (SQRT(2*d*B+1)-1)/B Ig = b*h^3/12 Mcr = fr*Ig/(h/2)/12 Icr = b*kd^3/3+n*As*(d-kd)^2 Ig/Icr = ratio of gross to cracked inertias Ie = (Mcr/Ma)^3*Ig+(1-(Mcr/Ma)^3)*Icr <= Ig
Note: Use effective moment of inertia, ' Ie', in deflection calculations. Comments:
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Beam Torsion and Shear Per ACI 318-05 Code Subject: Originator:
Checker:
b=16'' xo=12,5''
Al h = yo At 26'' d=23,5''
As
dt=1,75''
Beam Section Results: For Shear: Vc = Vs = Vn = Vc+Vs = Vs(max) = Av(prov) = Av(req'd) = Av(min) = s(max) = For Torsion: Tu(limit) = Tu(max) = At(prov) = At(req'd) = At(min) = Al(req'd) = Al(min) = 8,14 71,51 0,119 0,117 0,000 1,171 1,021
ft-kips < Tu = 30 kips, must consider torsion! ft-kips >= Tu = 30 kips, O.K. in.^2 = (Av+t(used)-Av(req'd))/2 in.^2 <= At(prov) = 0,119 in.^2, O.K. in.^2 <= At(prov) = 0,119 in.^2, O.K. in.^2 >= Al(min) = 1,021 in.^2, thus use Al(req'd) in.^2 < Al(req'd) = 1,171 in.^2, thus use Al(req'd)
kips kips kips >= Vu = 60 kips, O.K. kips >= Vu-(phi)Vc = 24,33 kips, O.K. in.^2 = Av+t(used) in.^2 <= Av(prov) = 0,4 in.^2, O.K. in.^2 <= Av(prov) = 0,4 in.^2, O.K. in. >= s = 7 in., O.K.
For Combined Shear and Torsion: Total (Av+t) = Total (Av+t)(min) = Comments: 0,395 0,093
in.^2 <= Av+t(prov) = 0,4 in.^2, O.K. in.^2 <= Av+t(prov) = 0,4 in.^2, O.K.
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Lx=18 Y
X Nsb=0
Ly=18
Ntb=8
d'=2,5 (typ.)
Member Section
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600
400
Effective Length Criteria for "Short" Column: k*Lu <= 9,90 ft. (for k*Lu/r(min) <= 22) k*Lu <= 18,00 ft. (for k*Lu/r(min) <= 40) Pure Axial Compression Capacity without Reinforcing: Pn = 572,83 kips Tie Minimum Size and Maximum Spacing: #3@16''
200
-400
-600
Mnx (ft-k)
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1000
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600
600
X Nsb=0
Ly=18
Ntb=8
200
Pny (k)
0 50 100 150 200 250 300
400
400
200
d'=2,5 (typ.)
-200 -200
Member Section
-400 -400
-600
Mnx (ft-k)
-600
Mny (ft-k)
X-axis Flexure and Axial Load Interaction Diagram Points Pnx (k) Mnx (ft-k) ey (in.) Location Comments Point #1 948,55 0,00 0,00 Nom. max. compression = Po Point #2 758,84 0,00 0,00 Allowable Pn(max) = 0.8* Po Point #3 758,84 105,09 1,66 Min. eccentricity 0% rebar tension = 0 ksi Point #4 640,36 170,72 3,20 25% rebar tension = 15 ksi Point #5 534,60 207,29 4,65 50% rebar tension = 30 ksi Point #6 447,71 232,10 6,22 100% rebar tension = 60 ksi Point #7 303,20 261,59 10,35 Pn = 0.1*f'c*Ag Point #8 129,60 225,87 20,91 (Infinity ) Point #9 0,00 199,20 Pure moment capacity Point #10 -341,28 0,00 0,00 Pure axial tension capacity Member Uniaxial Capacity at Design Eccentricity, ey: Interpolated Results from Above: Pnx (k) Mnx (ft-k) ey (in.) 457,21 228,60 6,00 Biaxial Capacity and Stress Ratio for Pu >= 0.1*f'c*Ag: Pn = 263,93 kips Pn = 1/(1/Pnx + 1/Pny -1/Po) <= 1.0 S.R. = Pu/Pn <= 1.0 S.R. = 0,758 Biaxial Stress Ratio for Pu < 0.1*f'c*Ag: S.R. = (Mux/Mnx)^1.15 + (Muy/Mny)^1.15 <= 1.0 S.R. = N.A.
Y-axis Flexure and Axial Load Interaction Diagram Points Pny (k) Mny (ft-k) ex (in.) Location Comments Point #1 948,55 0,00 0,00 Nom. max. compression = Po Point #2 758,84 0,00 0,00 Allowable Pn(max) = 0.8* Po Point #3 758,84 87,47 1,38 Min. eccentricity 0% rebar tension = 0 ksi Point #4 651,66 136,89 2,52 25% rebar tension = 15 ksi Point #5 543,64 165,23 3,65 50% rebar tension = 30 ksi Point #6 456,48 181,87 4,78 100% rebar tension = 60 ksi Point #7 312,47 196,34 7,54 Pn = 0.1*f'c*Ag Point #8 129,60 170,84 15,82 (Infinity ) Point #9 0,00 152,76 Pure moment capacity Point #10 -341,28 0,00 0,00 Pure axial tension capacity Member Uniaxial Capacity at Design Eccentricity, ex: Interpolated Results from Above: Pny (k) Mny (ft-k) ex (in.) 376,52 188,26 6,00 Effective Length Criteria for "Short" Column: k*Lu <= 9,90 ft. (for k*Lu/r(min) <= 22) k*Lu <= 18,00 ft. (for k*Lu/r(min) <= 40) Pure Axial Compression Capacity w/o Reinf.: Pn = 572,83 kips Pn = 0.80*0.70*(0.85*f'c*Ag) Tie Min. Size & Max. Spac.: #3@16''
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Weight (lbs./ft.) 0,376 0,668 1,043 1,502 2,044 2,670 3,400 4,303 5,313 7,650 13,600
Spacing (in.) 3 3-1/2 4 4-1/2 5 5-1/2 6 6-1/2 7 7-1/2 8 8-1/2 9 9-1/2 10 10-1/2 11 11-1/2 12
#3 0,44 0,38 0,33 0,29 0,26 0,24 0,22 0,20 0,19 0,18 0,17 0,16 0,15 0,14 0,13 0,13 0,12 0,115 0,11
Reinforcing Bar Area for Various Bar Spacings (in.^2/ft.) Bar Size #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 0,80 1,24 1,76 2,40 3,16 4,00 0,69 1,06 1,51 2,06 2,71 3,43 0,60 0,93 1,32 1,80 2,37 3,00 0,53 0,83 1,17 1,60 2,11 2,67 0,48 0,74 1,06 1,44 1,90 2,40 0,44 0,68 0,96 1,31 1,72 2,18 0,40 0,62 0,88 1,20 1,58 2,00 0,37 0,57 0,81 1,11 1,46 1,85 0,34 0,53 0,75 1,03 1,35 1,71 0,32 0,50 0,70 0,96 1,26 1,60 0,30 0,47 0,66 0,90 1,19 1,50 0,28 0,44 0,62 0,85 1,12 1,41 0,27 0,41 0,59 0,80 1,05 1,33 0,25 0,39 0,56 0,76 1,00 1,26 0,24 0,37 0,53 0,72 0,95 1,20 0,23 0,35 0,50 0,69 0,90 1,14 0,22 0,34 0,48 0,65 0,86 1,09 0,21 0,32 0,46 0,63 0,82 1,04 0,20 0,31 0,44 0,60 0,79 1,00
#10 5,08 4,35 3,81 3,39 3,05 2,77 2,54 2,34 2,18 2,03 1,91 1,79 1,69 1,60 1,52 1,45 1,39 1,33 1,27
#11 6,24 5,35 4,68 4,16 3,74 3,40 3,12 2,88 2,67 2,50 2,34 2,20 2,08 1,97 1,87 1,78 1,70 1,63 1,56
Tension Development and Splice Lengths for f 'c=3,000 psi and fy=60 ksi Development Class "B" Splice Standard 90 deg. Hook Bar Size Top Bar Other Bar Top Bar Other Bar Embed. Leg Length Bend Dia. (in.) (in.) (in.) (in.) (in.) (in.) (in.) #3 22 17 28 22 6 6 2-1/4 #4 29 22 37 29 8 8 3 #5 36 28 47 36 10 10 3-3/4 #6 43 33 56 43 12 12 4-1/2 #7 63 48 81 63 14 14 5-1/4 #8 72 55 93 72 16 16 6 #9 81 62 105 81 18 19 9-1/2 #10 91 70 118 91 20 22 10-3/4 #11 101 78 131 101 22 24 12 #14 121 93 ----37 31 18-1/4 #18 161 124 ----50 41 24 Notes: 1. Straight development and Class "B" splice lengths shown in above tables are based on uncoated bars assuming center-to-center bar spacing >= 3*db without ties or stirrups or >= 2*db with ties or stirrups, and bar clear cover >= 1.0*db. Normal weight concrete as well as no transverse reinforcing are both assumed. 2. Standard 90 deg. hook embedment lengths are based on bar side cover >= 2.5" and bar end cover >= 2" without ties around hook. 3. For special seismic considerations, refer to ACI 318-05 Code Chapter 21.
Tension Development and Splice Lengths for f 'c=4,000 psi and fy=60 ksi Development Class "B" Splice Standard 90 deg. Hook Bar Size Top Bar Other Bar Top Bar Other Bar Embed. Leg Length Bend Dia. (in.) (in.) (in.) (in.) (in.) (in.) (in.) #3 19 15 24 19 6 6 2-1/4 #4 25 19 32 25 7 8 3 #5 31 24 40 31 9 10 3-3/4 #6 37 29 48 37 10 12 4-1/2 #7 54 42 70 54 12 14 5-1/4 #8 62 48 80 62 14 16 6 #9 70 54 91 70 15 19 9-1/2 #10 79 61 102 79 17 22 10-3/4 #11 87 67 113 87 19 24 12 #14 105 81 ----32 31 18-1/4 #18 139 107 ----43 41 24 Notes: 1. Straight development and Class "B" splice lengths shown in above tables are based on uncoated bars assuming center-to-center bar spacing >= 3*db without ties or stirrups or >= 2*db with ties or stirrups, and bar clear cover >= 1.0*db. Normal weight concrete as well as no transverse reinforcing are both assumed. 2. Standard 90 deg. hook embedment lengths are based on bar side cover >= 2.5" and bar end cover >= 2" without ties around hook. 3. For special seismic considerations, refer to ACI 318-05 Code Chapter 21.
Tension Development and Splice Lengths for f 'c=5,000 psi and fy=60 ksi Development Class "B" Splice Standard 90 deg. Hook Bar Size Top Bar Other Bar Top Bar Other Bar Embed. Leg Length Bend Dia. (in.) (in.) (in.) (in.) (in.) (in.) (in.) #3 17 13 22 17 6 6 2-1/4 #4 22 17 29 22 6 8 3 #5 28 22 36 28 8 10 3-3/4 #6 33 26 43 33 9 12 4-1/2 #7 49 37 63 49 11 14 5-1/4 #8 55 43 72 55 12 16 6 #9 63 48 81 63 14 19 9-1/2 #10 70 54 91 70 15 22 10-3/4 #11 78 60 101 78 17 24 12 #14 94 72 ----29 31 18-1/4 #18 125 96 ----39 41 24 Notes: 1. Straight development and Class "B" splice lengths shown in above tables are based on uncoated bars assuming center-to-center bar spacing >= 3*db without ties or stirrups or >= 2*db with ties or stirrups, and bar clear cover >= 1.0*db. Normal weight concrete as well as no transverse reinforcing are both assumed. 2. Standard 90 deg. hook embedment lengths are based on bar side cover >= 2.5" and bar end cover >= 2" without ties around hook. 3. For special seismic considerations, refer to ACI 318-05 Code Chapter 21.
Tension Lap Splice Classes For Other than Columns For Columns Area (Provided) / Area (Req'd) % of Bars Spliced Maximum Tension Stress % of Bars Spliced <= 50% > 50% in Reinforcing Bars <= 50 % > 50% <2 B B <= 0.5*fy A B >= 2 A B > 0.5*fy B B
Compression Development and Splice Lengths for fy=60 ksi Bar Size Development Length (in.) Splice Length (in.) f 'c=3000 f 'c=4000 f 'c=5000 f 'c=3000 f 'c=4000 f 'c=5000 #3 9 8 8 12 12 12 #4 11 10 9 15 15 15 #5 14 12 12 19 19 19 #6 17 15 14 23 23 23 #7 19 17 16 27 27 27 #8 22 19 18 30 30 30 #9 25 22 21 34 34 34 #10 28 24 23 38 38 38 #11 31 27 26 43 43 43 #14 37 32 31 ------#18 50 43 41 ------Notes: 1. For development in columns with reinforcement enclosed with #4 ties spaced <= 4" on center, values above may be multiplied by 0.75, but shall not be < 8". 2. For development in columns with reinforcement enclosed by spiral reinforcement >= 1/4" diameter and <= 4" pitch, values above may be multiplied by 0.83, but shall not be < 8". 3. For splices in columns with reinforcement enclosed with #4 ties spaced <= 4" on center, values shown above may be multiplied by 0.83 for #3 thru #11 bars, but shall not be < 12". 4. For splices in columns with reinforcement enclosed by spiral reinforcement >= 1/4" diameter and <= 4" pitch, values above may be multiplied by 0.75 for #3 thru #11 bars, but shall not be < 12".
Maximum Allowable Spacing of Column Ties (in.) Vertical Bar Size Tie Bar Size Tie Bar Size Tie Bar Size #3 #4 #5 #5 10 ----#6 12 ----#7 14 ----#8 16 16 --#9 18 18 --#10 18 20 --#11 --22 22 #14 --24 27 #18 --24 30 Notes: 1. Maximum tie spacing should be <= least column dimension. 2. For special seismic considerations, refer to ACI 318-05 Code Chapter 21.
Plain Welded Wire Reinforcement Properties Welded Wire Reinf. Wire Diameter Wire Area Reinf. Weight Designation Each Way (in.) Each Way (in.^2/ft.) (psf) 6x6 - W1.4xW1.4 0,135 0,028 0.21 6x6 - W2.0xW2.0 0,159 0,040 0,29 6x6 - W2.9xW2.9 0,192 0,058 0,42 6x6 - W4.0xW4.0 0,225 0,080 0,58 4x4 - W1.4xW1.4 0,135 0,042 0,31 4x4 - W2.0xW2.0 0,159 0,060 0,43 4x4 - W2.9xW2.9 0,192 0,087 0,62 4x4 - W4.0xW4.0 0,225 0,120 0,85 Notes: 1. Welded wire reinforcement designations are some common stock styles assuming plain wire reinf. per ASTM Specification A185. (fy = 65,000 psi) 2. First part of welded wire reinf. designation denotes the wire spacing each way. 3. Second part of welded wire reinf. designation denotes the wire size as follows: W1.4 ~= 10 gage , W2.0 ~= 8 gage W2.9 ~= 6 gage , W4.0 ~= 4 gage