Calculation of Pinned Connection for Precast Concrete Girder

(Seated with Grouted)

*) Design Properties for Precast Girder :

- Ultimate Axial Force (Nu) = 59161.4 kg - Top Bar Dia. (mm) = 29.0
- Ultimate Shear Force (Vu) = 43771.6 kg - No. of top bar (ea) = 4.0
- Concrete Strength (f'c) = 35 MPa - Bot. Bar Dia. (mm) = 29.0
2
- Deform Rebar Strength (Fyd) = 3,900 kg/cm - No. of bot. bar (ea) = 4.0
2
- Plain Rebar Strength (Fys) = 2,350 kg/cm - Stirrup Dia. (mm) = 13.0
- Width of Girder (b) = 300 mm - Stirrup space (mm) = 100.0
- Height of Girder (h) = 600 mm - No. of Stirrups Leg = 4.0
- Girder Clear Span (Ln) = 9345 mm
- Design Bearing Width (w) = 175 mm

*) Effective Bearing Width :

According to ACI 318-14 Ch.16 Sect. 16.2.6.1 :

Requirement :
= 51.92 mm
- Ln/180
≥ 76.20 mm
- Govern = 76.20 mm
- Design = 175 mm
- Chk* = OK

ACI Requirement for Precast Girder Connection

CONCRETE GIRDER CHECK

*) Horizontal Shear Friction Capacity for Reinforcement :

Precast Member
To be Grouted θ
Vθ

N
 Calculation of Pinned Connection for Precast Concrete Girder
(Seated with Grouted)

Due to Horizontal Shear Caused by Vertical Shear Force :

-θ = 16.96 deg.
- Vθ = V/cosθ
= 45761.3 kg
= 46.83 mm2
; ACI 318-14 Ch. 16 Sect. 16.4.6.1
- Avmin = 44.68 mm2
= 46.83 mm2 ; Govern
- Av_used = 531 mm2 OK
- ɸVnh = 437716 kg ; ACI 318-14 Ch.16 Sect. 16.4.4.1 & 16.4.4.2 & Ch.22 Sect. 22.9.4.2
- Chk* = Vθ < ɸVnh OK

Due to Horizontal Shear Caused by Axial Force :

- Nu = 59161 kg
- ɸVn = 772808 kg ; ACI 318-14 Ch. 22 Sect. 22.9.4.2
- Chk* = Nu < ɸVn OK

*) Vertical Shear Capacity for Concrete Member and Reinforcement :

According to ACI 318-14 Ch.22 :
- ɸVc = 10862 kg ; Sect. 22.5.5.1
- ɸVs = 44917 kg ; Sect. 22.5.10.5
- ɸVn = 55779 kg ; Sect. 22.5.1
- Chk
Chk* = Vu < ɸVn OK

CONCRETE SUPPORT CHECK

Potential Crack at Precast Support
 Calculation of Pinned Connection for Precast Concrete Girder
(Seated with Grouted)

*) Design Properties for Support of Precast Girder :

- Support Width (B) = 600.0 mm
- Support Height (H) = 700.0 mm
- Top Bar Diameter = 29.0 mm
- No. of top bar = 11.0 ea
- Bot. Bar Diameter = 29.0 mm
- No. of bot. bar = 11.0 ea
- Stirrup Diameter = 13.0 mm
- Stirrup space = 100.0 mm
- No. of Stirrups Leg = 5.0

*) Dimension check according to ACI 318-14 Ch.16 Sect. 16.5 (Assumed as Corbel/Bracket)
- Vu/ɸ = 58362 kg
- Chk* = shall not exceed the least of value as stated in Ch.16 Sect. 16.5.2.5
= 204960 kg
= OK

*) Reinforcement Check
- Nuc/ɸ = 13896 kg ; double axial force occurs caused by eccentric bending moment
- Nn = 218345 kg ; ACI 318-14 Ch.16 Sect. 16.5.4.3
- Chk* = OK for Tension
- Vuc/ɸ = 116724 kg ; double shear force caused by side by side precast girder
- Vn = 121130 kg ; ACI 318-14 Ch.22
- Chk* = OK for Shear