Ras Al Khair Spicing Length

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Tensile development length & lap splice calculation

This worksheet calculates the required development length & lap splice length for deformed bars in
tension, as per ACI-350 clause 12.2.3 & 12.15

Parameter Input

Splice Class: SpliceClass  "B"

Lap splices of deformed bars in tension shall be class B except that class A
splices are allowed when both (a) and (b) are met:

(a) As,provided = 2xAs,required over the entire splice length

(b) one-half or less of the total reinforcement is spliced within the required lap length

Steel specified yield strength fy  500MPa fy  500  MPa

Specified concrete compressive strength fc  35  MPa

Diameter of longitudinal bar db  25mm

Centre to Centre bar spacing spacing  150mm

Clear bar spacing s clear  spacing  db s clear  125  mm

Clear cover cover  75mm

Reinforcement location factor α  1.3

Horizontal reinforcement so placed that more than 12in. of fresh concrete is cast in the
member below the development length or splice:  = 1.3. Otherwise  = 1

Coating factor  UseCoatedBars  "yes"

Case A: For epoxy coated bars: if c < 3db or sclear < 6db then  =1.5, otherwise 1.2


β1  if cover  3  db 1.5 1.2  β1  1.2

 
β2  if s clear  6  db 1.5 1.2 β2  1.5


βA  max β1 β2  βA  1.5

Case B: For uncoated bars,  = 1.0

βB  1.0
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
β  if UseCoatedBars = "yes" βA βB  β  1.5

α  β  1.95

αβ  min ( α  β 1.7) αβ  1.7

Reinforcement size factor 

for #7 and larger bars 1.0, otherwise 0.8


γ  if db  19mm 1.0 0.8  γ1

Lightweight aggregate concrete factor

when lightweight aggregate concrete is used, =1.3. Otherwise =1

λ  1

Calculations

Transverse Reinforcement Index Ktr Confiment Reinforcement factor

is concervatevily ignored
The minimum (transverse) reinforcement provided in the two directions of the top slab is T20/150

dtr  10mm s tr  200mm

2
π  dtr 1000mm 2
Atr   Atr  392.699  mm
4 s tr
fy
fyt  1000mm
 N  ntr 
 2 s tr
 mm 
Atr  fyt
k tr 
1500  s tr  ntr k tr  4.105  mm

Ktr  k tr

 db spacing 
c b  min  cover    c b  75  mm
 2 2 

 cb Ktr 
  
Tr 
 in in 
Tr  3.164
 db 
 
 in 
but not greater than 2.5 Tr  min ( Tr 2.5) Tr  2.5
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Development length of bar in tension (straight bars) analytical formula ACI 350-06 Eq 12-1

  fy  
   
3 psi   αβ  γ  λ 
ld       db => ld  1298  mm
 40  fc   Tr  
   
  psi  


ld  max ld 300mm 

ld
ld  1298  mm =>  51.9
db

Lap length for SpliceClass  "B"

As required to As provided ratio (excess rebar ratio)

Refer to reinforcement summary table of top slab. A comparison of the rebar required for strength
Vs rebar provided in drawings yields a MINIMUM ratio of 90%

rreb  1

 
splice_length  if SpliceClass = "B" 1.3  ld ld rreb

splice_length  1687  mm

NOTE:
 The design of the top slab is performed considering a durability factor (Sd) of 1.3 for all ULS
combinations and Sd=1.65 for the combinations that include thermal (temperature) actions that induce
pure tension is the section (e.g. contraction of the slab). The rational of the durability factor is to ensure
that stress in rebar in environmental structures are retained/capped at a low level at the ULS conditions
(since Sd is applicable to ULS design combinations). The inclusion of the Sd factor ensures that
stesses do not exceed a value of 24ksi, as stated in section 9.4 of ACI 350-06.

 At the same time, the SLS checks have been perfomred considering a maximum stress in rebar of 0.4
fy e.g. 24ksi (refer to SLS calcs).

 From the above, it can be easily concluded that rebar stresses in the structure in all conditions during
its lifetime will be well below the fy yield stress (60ksi) value that is taken into account to calculate the
anchorage length above.
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Following simplified method table 12.2.2

 fy 
  ( min ( α  β 1.7)  λ) 
ld_simplified   psi   db if db  ( 19mm)  s clear  2  db  cover  db
 fc 
 25 
 psi 
 fy 
  ( min ( α  β 1.7)  λ) 
 psi   db if db  ( 19mm)  s clear  2  db  cover  db
 fc 
 20 
 psi 
 fy 
3   ( min ( α  β 1.7)  λ) 
 psi   db if db  19mm  s clear  db  cover  db
 fc 
 50 
 psi 
 fy 
3   ( min ( α  β 1.7)  λ) 
 psi  db otherwise
 fc 
 40 
 psi 

ld_simplified  2.163 m


Lap_length_simpl  if SpliceClass = "B" 1.3  ld_simplified ld_simplified 
Lap_length_simpl  2.812 m

Lap_lnegth_analyt  splice_length
Lap_lnegth_analyt
 0.6
Lap_length_simpl