Design of Corbel (ACI 318-08, Section 11.

8)

Design Shear (Factored)

V
Design Tension (Factored)(Min = 20% of V)
N
Grade of Concrete
f'c
Grade of Steel
fy
Width of Corbel
b
Total Depth of Corbel
h
Eccentricity of Load V
av
Cover to Main Reinforcement
co
Assume Dia of Main Reinforcement
db
Effective Depth
d = h - co - db/2
Strength Reduction Factor

(Section 11.8.3.1)
Check av/d < 1
Design for Flexure + Tension (Section 11.8.3)
Design Moment
Mu = Vav + N(h-d)
Assume area of Steel for Flexure
Af
Mu Mn
Now,
Design Moment Design Capacity
a = Affy/ (0.85f'cb)
Depth of Equiv. Rect. Stress Block
Fexural Capacity of Section
Mn = Affy(d-a/2)
Mu Mn
Check
An = N/(fy)
Area of Steel Required for Direct Tension
Total Area of Steel Required
As = Af + An
Design for Shear (Section 11.8.3.2 and 11.6)
Coefficient of Friction

Avf = V/(fy)
Area of Shear Friction Rein Reqd
Check

=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=

163
40.75
32
420
1000
300
150
70
16
222
0.75
OK

kN
kN
N/mm
N/mm
mm
mm
mm
mm
mm
mm

=
=

27.6
550

kNm
mm

=
=

8.5
37.7
OK
129
679

mm
kNm

=
=

=
=

1.4
370
OK

mm
mm

mm

Design Reinforcement (Section 11.8.3.5, 11.8.4, 11.8.5)

Area of Main Reinforcement (Asc) shall be larger of 1) or 2)
1) Asc = Af + An
2)Asc = 2/3Avf + An
Therefore, Area of Main Reinforcement Reqd
Asc
Minimum Area of Main Reinf Asc = 0.04f'cbd/fy
Check
Area of Strirrups Parallel to Main Reinforcement
Ah = 0.5(Asc-An)

=
=
=
=
=

679
376
679
677
OK
275

Reinforcement Summary

Asc
Ah

Dia

Spacing

[mm]
16
10

[mm]
250
250

No of
Bars
4.0
4.0

No of
Layers
1.0
2.0

Area

Check

[mm]
804
628

OK
OK

mm
mm
mm
mm
mm