Reinforced Concrete Design
Reinforced Concrete Design
Reinforced Concrete Design
Homework
Reinforced Concrete Design
Calculate the development length that provide the safety to the structure which is in the tension.
Diameter of the various sizes is given as follow: 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 25, 28, 30, 32.
Solution
f c 25MPa
f y 390MPa
1 (For normal-weight concrete)
Development length for tension bars:
fy t e s
ld max{( db , 300mm}
1.1 f c ( cb Ktr )
db
t 1.3
e 1.5
s 1
t . e 1.95 t . e 1.7
cb Ktr
2.5 (To prevent a pull-out failure)
db
Ktr 0
Assume:
covercenter = 40+10+8=58mm
spacingcenter = 100mm
So:
3
cb = min(covercenter ; spacing center ) = min(58mm ; 150mm) 58mm
2
Then, the development length is:
ld 120.545
db c
( b)
db
cb 58 c
2.32 2.5 b 2.32
db 25 db
120.545
ld max{( db , 300mm} 1298.976mm
2.32
For bars with diameters db = 28mm
cb 58 c
2.07 2.5 b 2.07
db 28 db
120.545
ld max{( db , 300mm} 1630.56mm
2.07
For bars with diameters db = 30mm
cb 58 c
1.93 2.5 b 1.93
db 30 db
120.545
ld max{( db , 300mm} 1873.756mm
1.93
For bars with diameters db = 32mm
cb 58 c
1.81 2.5 b 1.81
db 32 db
120.545
ld max{( db , 300mm} 2131.182mm
1.81