Project: Job No.

Title: Design of Corbel - Rev. A

Chk'd by:_____
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Design of Corbel using Strut-and-Tie Method:

Reference: Design of Reinforced Concrete Corbels using AS3600-2009
by S.Fragomeni, Victoria University Melbourne

Space GASS Reactions:

 Project: Job No.
Title: Design of Corbel - Rev. A
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Given: From Fig. 2

D := 750mm a := 400mm clear distance between load and supporting beam
bc := 750mm bar := 20mm rebar diameter cc := 50mm cover

When V* is maximum: LC 131, Node 300 Solve for d:

V'1 := 877.79kN
d := D cc 0.5 bar
N'x1 := 9.68kN d = 690 mm

N'z1 := 75.631kN

When Nx* is maximum: LC 161, Node 44

V'2 := 631.28kN

N'x2 := 34.248kN

N'z2 := 54.134kN

When Nz* is maximum: LC 131, Node 300

V'3 := 877.79kN

N'x3 := 9.68kN

N'z3 := 75.631kN

Strength Reduction Factor:

st_comp := 0.6 fc := 25MPa strength of concrete at 28 days

st_ten := 0.8 fsy := 500MPa yield strength of reo

Check d:

( )
V' := max V'1 , V'2 , V'3 = 877.79 kN

dneed := max = 234.08 mm

V' V'
,
0.2 fc bc 5.5MPa bc

check1 := "Initial depth satisfied code requirement" if d d need

"Increase corbel depth" otherwise

check1 = "Initial depth satisfied code requirement"

From Geometry:

:= atan
d
= 59.9
a

a
:= = 0.58
d
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Calculate R:

s := min max , 0.3 , 1.0 = 0.82

1
strut efficiency factor
2
1 + 0.66 cot( )

V'
K := = 0.15
st_comp s 0.9 fc b c d

:=
2
( K + ) ( K + ) 4 K ( 0.25 K + 0.5 ) 1 + ( 2
) = 0.33
2 ( 0.25 K + 0.5 )
2

R := = 0.11
2 2
( 1 0.5 ) +

st_comp s 0.9 fc b c d R 2
Ast := = 1521.58 mm
st_ten fsy

Additional Steel Requirement:

(
N' := max 0.2 V' , N'x1 , N'x2 , N'x3 = 175.56 kN)
N' 2
An := = 438.9 mm
st_ten fsy

2
As := Ast + An = 1960.48 mm

Number of Rebar on Top:

4As
n1 := = 6.24 say use 7-N20 main reo
2
bar

Reo on upper two thirds of the corbel: Shear friction

:= 1.4 monolithic construction

Ash := max As , = 1567.48 mm2

2 V'
3 st_ten fsy

4 Ash
n2 := = 4.99 say use 3-N20 @ two face additional horizontal reo
2
bar