FBD v DDBD - pier design.

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Contents
1 Pier inputs 2
1.1 Pier geometry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1.2 Material properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1.3 Hazard inputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

2 DDBD 4
2.1 Design limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2.2 Yield level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2.3 Spectrum factors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2.4 Design loads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.5 Determine Elastic period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

3 FBD 7
3.1 Secant-to-yield assumptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
3.2 Spectrum factors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
3.3 Design loads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
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1 Pier inputs
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1.1 Pier geometry

Individual inputs in Pier geometry

Name Value Units Comments Cell Ref.

D 1.3 m Depth of pier. C9

H 8 m Height of pier. C7

W 1.3 m Width of pier. C10

1.2 Material properties

Individual inputs in Material properties

Name Value Units Comments Cell Ref.

Es 200000 MPa Young’s Modulus of rebar. C12

fc 35 MPa Assumed. C14

fy 300 Mpa yield stress of rebar. C13

mass 500 tonnes mass of the deck. C16

Calculations and tables in Material properties

Young’s Modulus of concrete.

Econc[C15] = (3320 · SQRT(f c) + 6900) · 1000

=(3320 · SQRT(35) + 6900) · 1000 = 2.65 × 107 kPa

1.3 Hazard inputs

Individual inputs in Hazard inputs

Name Value Units Comments Cell Ref.

N 1 - Near fault factor (CL 3.1.5 C22
NZS1170.5).
R 1 - Return period factor, CL C21
3.1.5 NZS1170.5.
Z 0.3 - Hazard factor, CL 3.1.4 C20
NZS1170.5.

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Name Value Units Comments Cell Ref.

g 9.8 m/s2 gravity. C19

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2 DDBD
The design of a pier using Direct displacement-based design.

2.1 Design limits

Individual inputs in Design limits

Name Value Units Comments Cell Ref.

θd 0.025 - C4

Calculations and tables in Design limits

∆d[C5] = θd · H

=0.025 · 8 = 0.2m

2.2 Yield level

Calculations and tables in Yield level
DDBD book, Priestley (2007).
fy
εy [C8] = Es

300
= 200000 = 0.0015

2.1·εy
φy [C9] = D

= 2.1·0.0015
1.3 = 0.00242m-1

φy ·H 2
∆y [C10] = 3
2
= 0.00242·8
3 = 0.0517m

2.3 Spectrum factors

Reduce the spectrum based an equivalent viscous damping from the ductility.
Individual inputs in Spectrum factors

Name Value Units Comments Cell Ref.

Cc 0.71 - Corner Spectrum Acc. C19
Factor.

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Name Value Units Comments Cell Ref.

Tc 3 s Corner Spectrum period. C24

Calculations and tables in Spectrum factors

∆d
µ[C15] = ∆y

0.2
= 0.0517 = 3.87

CL 7.2 from DDBD draft code 2012.

0.444·(µ−1)
ξ[C17] = 0.05 + µ·π

0.444·(3.87−1)
=0.05 + 3.87·π = 0.155

Displacement reduction factor.

0.07
η[C18] = SQRT( 0.02+ξ )
0.07
=SQRT( 0.02+0.155 ) = 0.633

Ac [C21] = Cc · Z · R · N · g

=0.71 · 0.3 · 1 · 1 · 9.8 = 2.09

Corner Spectrum displacement.

Ac
Dc [C23] = ( 2·π )2
Tc

= ( 2.09
2·π 2
)
= 0.476m
3

2.4 Design loads

Individual inputs in Design loads

Name Value Units Comments Cell Ref.

kP −delta 0.5 - P-delta factor. C31

Calculations and tables in Design loads

Effective period.
∆d
Tef f [C27] = η·Dc · Tc

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0.2
= 0.633·0.476 ·3 = 1.99s

Effective stiffness.
4·mass·π 2
Kef f [C28] = 2
Tef f
2
= 4·500·π
1.992
= 4970.0kN/m

Base shear.
Vbase[C29] = Kef f · ∆d

=4970.0 · 0.2 = 994.0kN

Design base shear including P-delta.

kP −delta ·mass·g·∆d
Vbase,design[C33] = Vbase + H

0.5·500·9.8·0.2
=994.0 + 8 = 1060.0kN

2.5 Determine Elastic period

Individual inputs in Determine Elastic period

Name Value Units Comments Cell Ref.

r 0 - Post-yield stiffness ratio. C36

Calculations and tables in Determine Elastic period

µ·Kef f
Ki [C37] = 1+r·(µ−1)

3.87·4970.0
= 1+0·(3.87−1) = 19200.0kN/m

2
Ti [C38] = SQRT( 4·π K·mass
i
)

·500 2
=SQRT( 4·π
19200.0 ) = 1.01s

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3 FBD
The design of a pier using force-based design.

3.1 Secant-to-yield assumptions

Individual inputs in Secant-to-yield assumptions

Name Value Units Comments Cell Ref.

If actor 0.55 - Assumed cracked area ratio C5
at yield.
µdesign 4 - Limited to 6.0 in NZS3101. C8

Calculations and tables in Secant-to-yield assumptions

D3 ·W
Ipier [C4] = 12
3
= 1.312·1.3 = 0.238m4

Ipier,cracked[C6] = If actor · Ipier

=0.55 · 0.238 = 0.131m4

Lateral stiffness of a cantilever.

3·Econc·Ipier,cracked
Ki [C10] = H3
7 ·0.131
= 3·2.65×10
83
= 20400.0kN/m

Ti [C12] = 2 · π · SQRT( mass

Ki )

500
=2 · π · SQRT( 20400.0 ) = 0.985s

3.2 Spectrum factors

Individual inputs in Spectrum factors

Name Value Units Comments Cell Ref.

Ch 2.09 - Table 3.1 NZS1170.5 (Soil C14
type D, T equals 1.0s).
Sp 1 - For comparsion it was taken C17
as 1.0, Usually =IF(Mu<2,
1.3-0.3*Mu,0.7).

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Calculations and tables in Spectrum factors

CL 3.1.1 NZS1170.5.
C[C15] = Ch · Z · R · N

=2.09 · 0.3 · 1 · 1 = 0.627

(µdesign −1)·Ti
kµ [C19] = IF(Ti < 0.7, 0.7 + 1, µdesign )
(4−1)·0.985
=IF(0.985 < 0.7, 0.7 + 1, 4) =4

C·Sp
Cd[C21] = kµ

= 0.627·1
4 = 0.157

3.3 Design loads

Calculations and tables in Design loads

Vbase[C23] = Cd · mass · g

=0.157 · 500 · 9.8 = 768.0kN

Factor for P-delta effects.

kp [C24] = 0.015 + 0.0075 · (µdesign − 1)

=0.015 + 0.0075 · (4 − 1) = 0.0375

P-delta factor.
kp ·mass·g+Vbase
kP −delta[C25] = Vbase

= 0.0375·500·9.8+768.0
768.0 = 1.24

Design base shear including P-delta.

Vbasedesign[C26] = kP −delta · Vbase

=1.24 · 768.0 = 952.0kN

elastic deflection.
Vbase
∆elastic[C28] = Ki

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768.0
= 20400.0 = 0.0377m

design deflection.
∆design[C30] = ∆elastic · µdesign · kP −delta

=0.0377 · 4 · 1.24 = 0.187m

Total drift.
∆design
θ[C32] = H

= 0.187
8 = 0.0234

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