INTRODUCTION Welcome to E-Z Wall 2006

an interactive spreadsheet for the design of timber formwork systems for-cast-in place concrete walls
Pressure
- Calculated maximum pressure to be used for the design

Acknowledgements
All formulas, calculations and tables are based on ACI SP-4, Formwork for Concrete, 7th ed. Student Developers V. Elliot, A. Murray, D. Reis, A. Hopkins & E. King Faculty Developer William "Bill" C. Epstein Full Professor, CM Dept. Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo
Office: (805) 756-2797 Cell: (805) 459-9087 Email : wepstein@calpoly.edu

Plywood
- Calculated and practical stud spacing based on plywood properties

Studs-Wales
- Calculated and practical wale spacing based on stud properties

Wale-Tie
- Tie spacing based on wale capacity and/or tie capacitiy

Brace & Brace Spacing

- Calculated maximum brace length and brace spacing

Calculation Summary
- Bending, deflection, shear, bearing & axial load calculation results - Calculated maximum brace length and brace spacing

GENERAL NOTES

General Notes for Best Use of the E-Z Wall 2006 Spreadsheet
1. The E-Z Wall 2005 spreadsheet was designed to run in Microsoft Excel and is best viewed at a screen resolution of 1024 by 768 pixels. Some users may need a higher screen resolution to view the entire tabbed sheet area. 2. Design process of the E-Z Wall 2005 spreadsheet is based on data and procedures given in ACI SP-4 Formwork for Concrete , 7th edition. Beams are calculated using the simplification of three or more continuous spans uniformly loaded. To take full advantage of this spreadsheet, the user should begin with the sheet tabbed PRESSURE (at the bottom of the screen), and move step by step to the right through the tabs, ending with BRACE SPACING . The user may also click on the CALCULATION SUMMARY tab at any point to view the calculations associated with any sheet of interest. 3. Except for the CALCULATION SUMMARY sheet, all other sheets are designed for single screen viewing and do not have scroll bars. The CALCULATION SUMMARY sheet has five tables that can be viewed separately by using the "page up" and "page down" keys or by using the mouse wheel. 4. The user enters data either by typing directly into the double-blue-lined cells or by selecting alternatives from a list box. Cell values calculated by the computer are bordered by a double red line. The doublegreen-lined cell in the WALE-TIE sheet checks the bearing between the studs and wales. 5. Sheets which contain more than one double-blue-lined cell will allow the user to navigate from cell to cell using the arrow keys.

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PRESSURE Lateral Pressure on Wall Formwork

Fill in the Following Variables:
Cw * Cc if rate<7 and h<=14 1.0000 if rate<7 and h>14

Weight of Concrete (lb/cubic foot): Temperature of Fresh Concrete (F): Rate of Placement (feet/hour): Height of Wall (feet): Chemistry Coefficient (Cc)

150 60 100 3 14.0 600.00

600.00

Types I, II & III cement w/o retarders Types I, II & III cement w/ retarder
Other cements/blends w/o retarders at < 70% slag or 40% fly ash Other cements/blends w/ a retarder at < 70% slag or 40% fly ash

Design Lateral Pressure (lb/square foot):

600.0

PRESSURE

if rate<7 and h<=14 TRUE 600.00 if rate<7 and h>14 FALSE

if rate>= 7 FALSE

PLYWOOD
Plywood Thickness and Stud Spacing
All Plywood is Classified as Plywood B-B Class I Sheathing
Weak / Strong Direction Standard Plywood Thickness (Inches)

Load Duration

Calculated Maximum Stud Spacing: Enter Actual Stud Spacing:

12.6 12.0

Inches Inches

STUD - WALE

Stud Size and Wale Spacing

Species & Grade
(DOUGLAS FIR-LARCH) Construction, 2-4 in. thick, 2-4in. wide

Moisture Content

(DOUGLAS FIR-SOUTH)
(DOUGLAS FIR-SOUTH)

No. 2, 2-4 in. thick, 2 in. and wider

Construction, 2-4 in. thick, 2-4in. wide

(SOUTHERN PINE)

No. 2, 2-4 in. thick, 2-4 in. wide

Load Duration

(SOUTHERN PINE) No. 2, 2-4 in. thick, 8 in. wide (SOUTHERN PINE) Construction, 2-4 in. thick, 2-4in. wide (SPRUCE-PINE-FIR) Construction, 2-4 in. thick, 2-4in. wide (HEM-FIR) (HEM-FIR) No. 2, 2-4 in. thick, 2 in. and wider Construction, 2-4 in. thick, 2-4in. wide

Nominal Size of Stud

Finish of Stud

Calculated Maximum Wale Spacing: Enter Actual Wale Spacing:

32.1 30.0

Inches Inches

WALE - TIE
Wale Size and Tie Spacing
Species & Grade
(DOUGLAS FIR-LARCH) (DOUGLAS FIR-LARCH) (DOUGLAS FIR-SOUTH) (DOUGLAS FIR-SOUTH) (SOUTHERN PINE) (SOUTHERN PINE) (SOUTHERN PINE) No. 2, 2-4 in. thick, 2 in. and wider Construction, 2-4 in. thick, 2-4in. wide No. 2, 2-4 in. thick, 2 in. and wider Construction, 2-4 in. thick, 2-4in. wide

Moisture Content

Finish of Wale

No. 2, 2-4 in. thick, 2-4 in. wide No. 2, 2-4 in. thick, 5-6 in. wide Construction, 2-4 in. thick, 2-4in. wide

Load Duration

Wale System

(SPRUCE-PINE-FIR) No. 2, 2-4 in. thick, 2thick, in. and wider (SPRUCE-PINE-FIR) 2-4in. wide (HEM-FIR) No. 2, 2-4 Construction, in. thick, 2 in.2-4 andin. wider (HEM-FIR) Construction, 2-4 in. thick, 2-4in. wide

Calculating Tie Spacing With Tie Capacity Only

Enter Tie Capacity:

Calculating Tie Spacing With Wale Capacity Only

Enter Wale Size:

Select Final Wale Size and Tie Spacing for Bearing Checks
Enter Wale Size:

4500

Maximum Tie Spacing: Suggested Wale Size:

36.0 3x4

Maximum Tie Spacing: Minimum Tie Capacity:

37.1 4637

Enter Tie Spacing: Minimum Washer Contact Area: Bearing Check Between Stud and Wale:

36.0 7.2 pass

BRACE

Lateral Brace Size

Note: The lateral brace is assumed to be a single member
1

Species & Grade

(DOUGLAS FIR-LARCH) (DOUGLAS FIR-LARCH) No. 2, 2-4 in. thick, 2 in. and wider Construction, 2-4 in. thick, 2-4in. wide

Moisture Content
Moisture Content <= 19% Moisture Content > 19%:

(DOUGLAS FIR-SOUTH)

No. 2, 2-4 in. thick, 2 in. and wider

(SOUTHERN PINE)
(SOUTHERN PINE) (SOUTHERN PINE) (SOUTHERN PINE)

No. 2, 2-4 in. thick, 5-6 in. wide

Load Duration
Single Use Multiple Use:

No. 2, 2-4 in. thick, 5-6 in. wide No. 2, 2-4 in. thick, 8 in. wide Construction, 2-4 in. thick, 2-4in. wide

Nominal Size of Brace Finish of Brace

BRACE SPACING
Lateral Brace Spacing
Wind Force

A
Fill in the Following Variables:

B D
Distance to top of wall
Wind Load (psf): Lateral Force i i Wind Force (plf): Length of brace

20 140.0 163.3 294.5 2 8 8.5

A B C D E

Lateral Force (plf):

Axial Load (plf):

Distance top of wall to brace (ft):

Distance from face of wall (ft):

Designed Maximum Spacing (ft):

Distance from face of wall Selected Brace Length (ft) Calculated Brace Length (ft) based on geometry

Maximum Brace Length (ft) based on le/d <= 50

15.0

15.1

14.4

BRACE SPACING

CALCULATION SUMMARY

Lateral Wall Pressure

Weight of Concrete (lb/cubic foot) Temperature of Fresh Concrete (F) Rate of Placement (feet/hour) Height of Wall (feet) Unit Weight Coefficient (Cw) Chemistry Coefficient (Cc) Liquid Head Lateral Pressure (lbs/square foot) ACI Minimum Lateral Pressure (lbs/square foot) Base Value Lateral Pressure (lbs/square foot) = = = = = = = = = 150 60 3 14 1.0 1.0 2100.0 600.0 600.0

Lateral Wall Pressure

600.0

Allowable Plywood Spans Determine Stud Spacing

Bending size: Fb: S: w: Adjust (Load Duration): Alternate Fb: 0.75 1545 0.412 600.0 1.25

12.6

Rolling Shear size: Fs: lb/Q: w: Adjust (Load Duration): Alternate Fs: 0.75 57 6.762 600.0 1.25

17.6

l / 360
size: E: I: w: Adjust (Load Duration): Alternate E:

Deflection 0.75 1,500,000 0.197 600.0 1

13.3

D = 1/16'' size: E: I: w: Adjust (Load Duration): Alternate E:

Deflection 0.75 1,500,000 0.197 600.0 1

15.2

Minimum Value:

12.6

CALCULATION SUMMARY
Allowable Stud Spans Determine Wale Spacing
Bending size: Fb: S: w: Adjust (Moisture): Adjust (Load Duration): Adjust (size): Alternate Fb: 2x4 900 3.06 600.0 1 1.25 1.5

32.1
size: Fv: d: w: bd: Adjust (Moisture): Adjust (Load Duration): Alternate Fv:

Shear 2x4 180 3.5 600.0 5.25 1.0 1.25

33.3

l / 360
size: E: I: w: Adjust (Moisture): Adjust (Load Duration): Alternate E:

Deflection 2x4 1600000 5.36 600.0 1 1

41.0

D = 1/4'' size: E: I: w: Adjust (Moisture): Adjust (Load Duration): Alternate E:

Deflection 2x4 1600000 5.36 600.0 1 1

50.0

Minimum Value:

32.1

Allowable Wale Spans Determine Tie Spacing

Bending size: Fb: S: w: Adjust (Moisture): Adjust (Load Duration): Adjust (size): Alternate Fb: 3x4 900 10.2 1500.0 1 1.25 1.5

37.1
size: Fv: d: w: bd: Adjust (Moisture): Adjust (Load Duration): Alternate Fv:

Shear 3x4 180 3.5 1500.0 17.5 1 1.25

42.0

l / 360
size: E: I: w: Adjust (Moisture): Adjust (Load Duration): Alternate E:

Deflection 3x4 1600000 17.86 1500.0 1 1

45.1

D = 1/4'' size: E: I: w: Adjust (Moisture): Adjust (Load Duration): Alternate E:

Deflection 3x4 1600000 17.86 1500.0 1 1

53.7

Minimum Value:

37.1

CALCULATION SUMMARY
Brace Axial Load & Slenderness
E: Alternate E: Fc: Alternate Fc: d le: le/d: Fc Adjust (Moisture): Adjust (Load Duration): Adjust (size): x: Cp: Area: Axial Load Capacity:

Wale/Tie Bearing
Load: Allowable (psi):
(not adjusted)

1,600,000 1,350 3.625 180.0 49.7 1 1 1.15 0.12540 0.12200 13.14 2488.9 pass

4500.0 625.0

Minimum Washer Contact Area:

7.2

Stud/Wale Bearing
Load: Width of Stud: Width of Wale(s): Bearing Area: Actual (psi):

pass

1500.0 1.50 5.0 7.5 200.0 Allowable (psi): 625.0

(not adjusted)

pass

Total Load

2488.9