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Reinforced Concrete Wall Design

Calculates the design axial compressive strength of a wall using the simplified design method in Clause 11.5 of AS 3600 Calculates the design shear capacity of a wall for in-plane shear strength in accordance with Clause 11.6 of AS3600 For walls in compression where the ratio of the effective height to the thickness does not exceed 30 as set out in Clause 11.5.1. For walls in shear in accordance with Clause 11.6 where the ratio of the effective height to the thickness does not exceed 50 as set out in Clause 11.1.

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Codes / Theoretical Basis : AS 3600 - 2009 (Incorporating Amendment 1, 2010 ) Foster, Kilpatrick and Warner, Reinforced Concrete Basics 2E , Pearson, 2010 Nomenclature : Input : Symbols and notation as generally used in AS 3600. Yellow cells require data input Unsupported height of the wall, floor to floor HW Length of wall between supports or otherwise overall length of wall L1 Overall length of wall Lw Thickness wall tw Applied actions including applied vertical compression forces and shear force in the plane of the wall Eccentricity of vertical loads as calculated with Clause 11.5 .2 Concrete strength Reinforcements ratio for shear Factor k used to calculate the effective height Value of Vuc depending on ratio of Hw/Lw for shear calculations Where pink fill is used, it alerts designer to options or information Output : Boxed cells with green background calculated automatically using formulae. Area of the wall Total ultimate load N* Eccentricity of vertical compressive load to wall in accordance with Clause 11.5.2 Minimum eccentricity of wall for compressive loads = 0.05 t w Design eccentricity of wall for compressive loads Various values of k Effective height Hwe Checks the effective height to the thickness does not exceed 30 for compression and 50 for shear Additional eccentricity ea for axial loads Ultimate factored load per m length Maximum allowable ultimate load over length L1 Actual compressive stress in the wall Allowable compressive stress in the wall Calculates Vu.max Calculates values of Vuc and Vus Calculates ultimate factored design shear strength v u Provides summary of the results Feedback : For comments, corrections, suggestions or other feedback regarding this spread sheet, please contact the CCAA 1.3 Minor revisions to eccentricities Minor revisions to shear 30/09/2012
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Simplified design methods for a braced wall subject to vertical compression forces Cl 11.5
Clause 11.5.1 Design axial strength of a wall

Data Input
Geometry of Wall Floor-to-floor unsupported height of wall H w Length of wall L1 between centres of supports (if any) otherwise overall length of wall L w Overall length of wall Lw Thickness of wall tw Wall area Applied vertical compression forces Axial Compressive Load N*1 applied by the floor at the top of the wall Axial Compressive Load N*2 applied by the wall over, at the top of the wall Total axial Compressive Load N* applied to the wall Eccentricities are calculated from centre of wall being designed (Allow for positive and negative values as required) Eccentricity of vertical load applied by the floor at the top of the wall as determined from Cl 11.5.2 (a) e 1 Eccentricity of aggregated vertical load applied above the floor over from Cl 11.5.2 e 2 Usually 0 unless wall over is not the same size Eccentricity of vertical load applied to the top of the wall Or Minimum eccentricity of vertical load =0.05*t w Design eccentricity of vertical load Effective height of wall Cl 11.4 Factor k Choose an appropriate value from the three options below depending on whether the wall is in one way or two way buckling (a) One way buckling (lateral support top and bottom) k = 0.75 where restraint against rotation is provided at both ends ie top and bottom; and k = 1.0 where no restraint against rotation is provided at one or both ends ie top and bottom (b) Two way buckling (lateral support on 3 sides) k= 1 but not less than 0.3 or more than (a) In the above 1+ (Hw/3L1)2 Note Hw <= L1 (c)Two way buckling (lateral support on 4 sides) where Hw L1 k= 1 k= 1+ (Hw/L1)2 L1 2Hw where Hw > L1 4,800 7,600 7,600 200 1.52 mm mm mm mm m2 Supports if any 860 2,897 3,757 kN kN kN

Capacity Reduction Factors & Material Properties f f'c 0.6 40 MPa

Supports if any

tw L1 or Lw
Plan of wall

33.0 -12.5

mm mm

Floor

-2.1

mm

10.0 10.0

mm mm

Hw
1.00

Floor
Elevation of wall 0.96

0.71 0.79

Design axial strength of wall

Effective height of wall Hwe Check Hwe/tw 30 ea = an additional eccentricity = Hwe2/2500tw Design axial strength per unit length of a braced wall in compression per m length Maximum allowable ultimate load over length L 1 Actual maximum ultimate factored load over L 1 per m length Compressive stress actual Compressive stress allowable = = 4,800 24.0 46.1 mm kN/m kN kN/m MPa MPa Wall is OK as N* per m < Nu per m for total length of wall mm OK Ratio less than or equal to 30

Nu

1,380 10,489 494 2.47 6.90

Results
Eccentricity of vertical load Effective height Hwe ea an additional eccentricity e Hwe ea 10.0 4,800 46.1 mm mm mm Nu N* 1,380 kN/m 494 kN/m

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Design of walls for in-plane shear forces Clause 11.6

Data Input
Geometry of Wall Capacity Reduction Factors & Material Properties

Unsupported height of wall, floor to floor Hw Length of wall L1 between centres supports (if any, otherwise overall length Lw) Overall length of wall Lw Thickness of wall tw Wall area Ratio Hw/Lw
Ratio Hw/tw Applied shear forces

4,800 7,600 7,600 200 1.52 0.63

24.0

mm mm mm mm m2
t L1 or Lw

Supports if any

Supports if any

f f'c fsy

0.7 40 500 MPa MPa

Plan of wall

Design Shear Force in the plane of the wall V*

Reinforcement ratios

248

kN
Floor

Horizontal reinforcement ratio Vertical reinforcement ratio

Shear reinforcement Cl 11.6.4 (Note if pw =0 then no contribution to shear strength by the reinforcement but this is most unlikely)

0.0028 0.0028

As ratio Hw/Lw = 0.63 pw shall be the lesser of the vertical and horizontal reo ratios Refer to clause 11.7 for minimum reinforcement and reinforcement for crack control When Hw/Lw 1 pw is the lesser of the horizontal or vertical reinforcement ratios
Floor

Hw

When Hw/Lw > 1 pw is the horizontal ratio Elevation of wall

Input reinforcement ratio pw to be used

Effective height of wall Cl 11.4

0.0028

(Note the minimum reinforcement ratio should be 0.0015 in accordance with Cl 11.7) Choose an appropriate value from the three options below depending on whether the wall is in one way or two way buckling

Factor k
(a) One way buckling (lateral support top and bottom) k = 0.75 where restraint against rotation is provided at both ends ie top and bottom; and k = 1.0 where no restraint against rotation is provided at one or both ends (b) Two way buckling (lateral support on 3 sides)
k= 1 but not less than 0.3 or more than 1.0
2

1.00

0.96

1+ (Hw/3L1)

(c)Two way buckling (lateral support on 4 sides)

k= k= 1 where Hw L1 where Hw > L1 0.71 0.79

1+ (Hw/L1)2
L1

2Hw

Design Calculations
Effective height of a wall Hwe Check Hwe/tw 50 Calculate web crushing limit Vu.max CL 11.6.2 Vu.max = 0.2 fc (0.8Lw tw) Calculate shear strength of a wall without shear reinforcement Cl 11.6.3
Cl 11.6.3 (a) for HW/LW 1

4,800 24.0

mm OK Slenderness ratio less than or equal to 50 (Note the Hwe/tw may be limited 40 due to fire considerations. See Section 5 of AS 3600)

Vu.max Vu.max

= =

9,728 6,810

kN kN V* < f Vu.max OK 2746%

Vuc = { 0.66 f'c -0.21 Hw/Lw f'c} 0.8 Lw tw

Cl 11.6.3 (b) for HW/LW > 1

Vuc (1) Vuc (2) Vuc (3)

= = =

4,056 1,307 1,307

kN kN kN

Note if the figure is negative, then the equation does not apply when Hw/Lw >1 Note there is an inconsistency in the formula when HW equals LW as division by zero. If error occurs then this equation does not apply Note if Vuc(2) < Vuc(3) then Vuc(2) = Vuc(3)

Vuc = { 0.05 f'c+0.1* f'c/(Hw/Lw-1) } 0.8 Lw tw Vuc = 0.17 f'c Lw tw Ratio Hw/Lw 0.63

From the ratio Hw/Lw insert Vuc (1) in the box to the right

Vuc
Vuc

=
=

4,056
2,839

kN kN

Calculate contribution to shear strength by shear reinforcement Cl 11.6.4 Vus = pw fsy 0.8 Lw tw
Vus Vus = = = = = = = = 1702 1,192 9728 6,810

kN kN kN kN kN kN kN OK

Check Vu <= Vu.max Clause 11.6.2 Vu.max = 0.2 f'c 0.8 Lw tw

Vu.max vu.max Vuc for Design Vu = Vuc + Vus Vu = Vuc + Vus vu Vu / Vu.max

4056
5,758 4031 0.59194

Check Vu < or = Vu.max

Calculate total ultimate factored shear strength

Vu = 4,031

kN

Is V* < Vu ?

YES

1625%

Results
Unsupported height Hw Length Lw Thickness of wall tw Ratio Hw/Lw Hwe Lw tw 4800 7600.0 200 0.6 mm mm mm Design Shear Force at a cross section Shear strength without reinforcement Shear strength due to reinforcement Factored design shear strength V* Vuc Vus Vu 248 2,839 1192 4,031 kN kN kN kN