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EXAMPLE ACI 318-14 Wall-001

P-M INTERACTION CHECK FOR WALL

EXAMPLE DESCRIPTION
The Demand/Capacity ratio for a given axial loading and moment is tested in this
example.

A reinforced concrete wall is subjected to factored axial load Pu = 735 k and

moments Muy = 1,504 k-ft. This wall is reinforced with two #9 bars at each end
and #4 bars at 14.00 inches on center of each face. The total area of
reinforcement is 5.20 in2. The design capacity ratio is checked by hand
calculations and results are compared with ETABS program results.

GEOMETRY, PROPERTIES AND LOADING

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Material Properties Section Properties Design Properties

E= 3600 k/in2 tb = 12 in f c = 4 k/in2

= 0.2 h = 60 in fy = 60 k/in2
G= 1500 k/in2 As1= As5 = 2-#9 (2.00 in^2)
As2, As3, As4 = 2-#4 (0.40 in^2)

TECHNICAL FEATURES OF ETABS TESTED

Concrete wall flexural Demand/Capacity ratio

RESULTS COMPARISON
Independent results are hand calculated and compared with ETABS design
check.

Percent
Output Parameter ETABS Independent Difference

Wall Demand/Capacity Ratio 1.007 1.00 0.70%

COMPUTER FILE: ACI 318-14 WALL-001

CONCLUSION
The ETABS results show an acceptable match with the independent results.

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HAND CALCULATION

COLUMN STRENGTH UNDER COMPRESSION CONTROL

1) A value of e = 24.58 inch was determined using e = M u / Pu where M u and Pu were

taken from the ETABS test model. The values of M u and Pu were large enough to
produce a flexural D/C ratio very close to or equal to one. The depth to the neutral
axis, c, was determined by iteration using an excel spreadsheet so that equations 1 and
2 below were equal.

2) From the equation of equilibrium:

Pn = Cc + Cs T

where
= =
Cc 0.85 fcab 0.85=
4 12a 40.8a
Cs =A1 ( fs1 0.85 fc) + A2 ( fs 2 0.85 fc) + A3 ( fs 3 0.85 fc)
T = As4 f s4 + As5 f s5
Pn1 =40.8a + A1 ( fs1 0.85 fc) + A2 ( fs 2 0.85 fc) A1 ( fs1 0.85 fc) +
(Eqn. 1)
A3 ( fs 3 0.85 fc) As 4 fs 4 As 5 fs 5

3) Taking moments about As5:

1 a
=
Pn 2 Cc d + Cs1 ( d d ) + Cs 2 ( 3s ) Cs 3 ( 2s ) Ts 4 ( s ) (Eqn. 2)
e 2

where= Cs1 A ( f s1 0.85 f c)=

; Csn An ( fsn 0.85 fc) ; Tsn = f sn Asn ; and the bar strains
are determined below. The plastic centroid is at the center of the section and d = 28
inch
e =e + d =24.54 + 28 =52.55 inch.

4) Using c = 30.1 inch (from iteration),

a = 0.85 30.1 = 25.58 inches

5) Assuming the extreme fiber strain equals 0.003 and c= 30.1 inch, the steel stresses
and strains can be calculated. When the bar strain exceeds the yield strain, then
fs = f y :

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cd '
s1 = 0.003 s E Fy ; f s1 = 60.00 ksi
= 0.0028; f s =
c
csd '
s 2 = 0.003 = 0.0014 f s 2 = 40.75 ksi
c
d c 2s
=s3 s5 = 0.0000 f s 3 = 00.29 ksi
d c
d cs
=s 4 s5 = 0.0014 f s 4 = 40.20 ksi
d c
d c
s5 = 87 = 0.0028 f s 5 = 60.00 ksi
c

Substituting in Eqn. 1 and 2 and iterating the value of the neutral axis depth until the
two equations are equal give

Pn1 = 1035 k
Pn2 = 1035 k

M=
n P=
ne 1035(24.54) /12 = 2116 k-ft

6) Determine if is tension controlled or compression controlled.

t = 0.00244 , y = 0.0021
0.005 t
for y < t < 0.005 ; = ( t c ) = 0.712
0.005 y

7) Calculate ,

Pn = 0.711(1035 ) =
735 kips
M n = 0.711( 2115 ) =
1504 k-ft.

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