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Brackets or corbels are shorthaunched cantilever s that project from the inner part of columns to support heavy concentra ted loads or beam reactions. Its design has become increasin gly important with the extended use of precast and prestresse d concrete members

and larger spans, resulting in heavier shear loads at supports. A beam ledge is a cantilever that projects from a concrete column to support perperndi cular precast beams. The program performs the design of a reinforce d concrete corbel or beam ledge subjected to vertical and horizonta l combined factored loads, based on the Strut

Theory approach and the ACI Ultimate Strength Design Method. The program designs the reinforcin g steel as well as the bearing plate.

In p ut D at a The required input data consists of the materials' propertie s, the corbel dimensio ns, the applied loads, and its position. For the reinforce ment

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design, the bar size and spacing for the main tension steel and the horizonta l stirrups are required.

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