Project

Job Ref.

The Pearl

Q09079

Section

Sheet no./rev.

DAR GROUP

PA
Calc. by

Date

Eng.MS

Chk'd by

09-July-06

Date

App'd by

Date

Eng.AE

RC SINGLE CORBEL DESIGN TO ACI 318-05

2
3

Vu

Steel angle

Nuc
min d / 2

Main
tension
bars
Sh
Sh
Sh

Horizontal
bars

d h

Framing
bars

Corbel geometry
W idth of corbel;

b=

mm

Total thickness of corbel;

h=

mm

Depth to main reinforcement;

d=

mm

Material properties
Yield strength of reinforcement;

fy =

Compressive strength of concrete;

fc =

MPa
MPa

Type of concrete;
Unit weight of concrete;

Corbel construction;
Coefficient of friction;

= 1.4

= 1.40

Design load data

Factored vertical load;

Vu =

Distance of vertical load from face of column;

a=

Horizontal force acting on corbel;

N uc =

Strength reduction factor;

kN
mm
kN

Vertical load capacity check

Nominal vertical load;

Vn = Vu /

kN

Nominal vertical load capacity;

V n_cap = min(0.2

f c

d, 5.5 MPa

d) =

kN

Find shear friction reinforcement

Minimum horizontal force acting on corbel;

N uc_min = 0.2

Horizontal force acting on corbel;

N uc_act = max(N uc , N uc_min ) =

For balanced condition;

j=

Area for shear friction reinforcement;

A vf = V n / (f y
A f = [(V u

Nominal area required;

Vu =

)=

a) + (N uc_act

A n = N uc_act / (

f y) =

kN
kN

mm 2
(h d))] / (
mm

fy

d) =

mm 2

Project

Job Ref.

The Pearl

Q09079

Section

Sheet no./rev.

DAR GROUP

PA
Calc. by

Eng.MS

Date

Chk'd by

09-July-06

Date

App'd by

Eng.AE

Main tension reinforcement check

b

mm 2

Minimum area of tension reinforcement;

A sc_min = 0.04

fc

d / fy =

Area of tension reinforcement required;

A sc = max([(2

A vf) / 3] + A n, A f + A n ) =

mm 2

mm 2

A sc_req = max(A sc , A sc_min ) =

Main tension reinforcement;
Diameter of tension bars;

D tension =

mm

Number of tension bars;

N tension =

Area of tension reinforcement provided;

A sc_prov = N tension

mm 2

D tension 2 / 4 =

Horizontal reinforcement check

mm 2

Minimum area of horizontal reinforcement;

A h_min = 0.5

(A sc_req - A n) =

Area of horizontal reinforcement required;

A h = max(A vf / 3, A f / 2) =

mm 2

A h_req = max(A h, A h_min ) =

mm 2

Horizontal reinforcement;
Diameter of horizontal bars;

D horizontal =

Number of horizontal bars;

N horizontal =

mm

Area of horizontal reinforcement provided;

A h_prov = 2

N horizontal

Maximum spacing of horizontal bars;

S h_max = 2

d / (3

Actual spacing of horizontal bars;

Sh =

D horizontal2 / 4 =

N horizontal) =

mm

Design Sum mary

Single corbel 300 mm wide by 500 mm deep with 35 MPa concrete and 415 MPa steel
Provide main tension reinforcement as 3 No. 6 bars
Provide horizontal reinforcement as 3 No. 3 link bars at maximum 100 mm centres

mm

mm 2

Date