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Grade Beam Design Based on ACI 318-02

INPUT DATA & DESIGN SUMMARY

CONCRETE STRENGTH fc' = 3 ksi
REBAR YIELD STRESS fy = 60 ksi
SQUIRE PAD SIZE B = 8 ft
T = 16 in
GRADE BEAM SIZE W = 36 in
D = 36 in
COLUMN DISTANCE L = 22 ft
GRADE BEAM EXTENSION Le = 5 ft
FRAME AXIAL LOADS, ASD PD,1 = 25 kips PD,2 = 25 kips (Dead Load)
PL,1 = 15 kips PL,2 = 15 kips (Live Load)
PE,1 = -30 kips PE,2 = 30 kips (Seismic Load)
SEISMIC SHEAR LOADS, ASD VE,1 = 50 kips VE,2 = 30 kips (Seismic Load)
SEISMIC MOMENTS, ASD ME,1 = 50 ft-kips ME,2 = 50 ft-kips (Seismic Load)

ALLOW SOIL PRESSURE Qa = 2.5 ksf

PAD REINFORCING 8 # 6 @ 12 o.c., Each Way, Bottom.

GRADE BEAM LONGITUDINAL REINFORCING

TOP 7 # 7
( d = 31.94 in )
( 1 Layer) -30
BOTTOM 7 # 7
( d = 31.94 in )
( 1 Layer)
GRADE BEAM HOOPS (ACI 21.3.3)
LOCATION AT END AT SPLICE
LENGTH 72 in 48 in
( 2h ) MAX{0.075fyabgdb/[(fc')0.5(c+Ktr)/db], 12}
BAR 4 Legs # 5 4 Legs # 5
(Legs to alternate long bars supported, ACI 7.10.5.3)
SPACING @ 7 in o.c. @ 4 in o.c.
MIN(d/4, 8db, 24dt, 12) MIN(d/4, 4)

THE GRADE BEAM DESIGN IS ADEQUATE.

ANALYSIS
CHECK OVERTURNING AT CENTER BOTTOM OF PAD 2
MO = ME,1 + ME,2 + (VE,1+VE,2)(D+T) - PE,1L = 1106.7 ft-kips
MR = (PD,1 + gconc B2T) L + 0.5gconc(L + 2Le) L D W = 1306.8 > MO / 0.9 = 1230 ft-kips [Satisfactory]

CHECK SOIL BEARING CAPACITY

P D ,2 P L ,2 g CONC g SOIL B T WD 0.5 L L e
2
M
Q MAX 2 O 2
1.55 ksf, (net pressure) < 4/3 Qa [Satisfactory]
BL B
where gconc = 0.15 kcf
gsoil = 0.11 kcf

CHECK PAD FLEXURAL REINFORCING

'
Mu
0.85 f c 1 1
0.383 B d 2 f 'c
r 0.0020 <
fy rprovd = 0.0030

where d= 12.25 in
Qu,max = 1.5 Qmax = 2.33 ksf, factor 1.5 for SD
Mu = 0.125 (B-W)2 B Qu,max = 128 ft-kips
rmax = 0.0155 (ACI 10.2.7.3 & 10.3.5)
rmin = 0.0018 (ACI 7.12.2.1) [Satisfactory]
 (cont'd)
CHECK PAD ONE WAY SHEAR CAPACITY
Vu < fVn [Satisfactory]
where V u
= 0.5 (B - W) B Qu,max - d B Qu,max = 27.6 kips
fVn = f 2 d B (fc')0.5 = 96.6 kips
f= 0.75

CHECK GB SECTION REQUIREMENTS (ACI 21.3.1)

Pu = 1.5(VE,1 - VE,2) = 30 kips < 0.1Agfc' = 388.8 kips [Satisfactory]
Ln=L - B = 14.00 ft > 4d= 10.65 ft [Satisfactory]
W/D= 1.00 > 0.3 [Satisfactory]
W = 36 in > 10 in [Satisfactory]
< B+1.5D = 150 in [Satisfactory]

CHECK GB FLEXURAL REQUIREMENTS

(ACI 21.3.2.1) rtop = 0.004 > rmin=MIN[3(fc')0.5/fy, 200/fy ]= 0.003 [Satisfactory]

< rmax = 0.025 [Satisfactory]
rbot = 0.004 > rmin = 0.003 [Satisfactory]
< rmax = 0.025 [Satisfactory]
(ACI 21.3.2.2) Mn,top > (1/2)Mn,bot [Satisfactory]
where Mn,bot = rbot bd2fy (1 - 0.588rbot fy/fc') = 642 ft-kips > Mu,bot / f [Satisfactory]
Mn,top = rtop bd2fy (1 - 0.588rtop fy/fc') = 642 ft-kips > Mu,top / f [Satisfactory]
f = 0.9

M u ,top 1.5 M GB ,wt P D ,1 P L,1 P E ,1 Wt PAD ,1 Q MIN B L 0.5V E ,1D M E ,1 Q MIN V E ,1 V E ,2 / Q MAX Q MIN 0.5 D T
2
453 ft-kips

M u ,bot 1.5 M GB ,wt P D,2 P L ,2 P E ,2 Wt PAD ,1 Q MAX B L 0.5V E ,2D M E ,2 Q MAX V E ,1 V E ,2 / Q MAX Q MIN 0.5 D T
2
217 ft-kips

M O P D,2 P L,2 g CONC B T WD 0.5 L L e

2
where Q MAX 2
2
1.95 ksf, (full ASD pressure)
BL B
QMIN = 0.38 ksf, (full ASD pressure)

Factor 1.5 is for SD

CHECK GB SHEAR STRENGTH (ACI 21.3.4)

Ve = (Mpr, top + Mpr,bot) / Ln = 113.3 kips < 8f(fc')0.5bd = 377.8 kips [Satisfactory]
< f[2(fc')0.5bd + Avfyd/s ] = 349.0 kips [Satisfactory]
where Mpr,top = rtop bd2fy (1.25 - 0.919rtop fy/fc') = 793 ft-kips
Mpr,bot = rbot bd2fy (1.25 - 0.919rbot fy/fc') = 793 ft-kips
f = 0.75 (ACI 9.3.2.3)
Av = 1.24 in2