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EXAMPLE ACI318-11 Wall-001

P-M INTERACTION CHECK FOR WALL
EXAMPLE DESCRIPTION
The Demand/Capacity ratio for a given axial loading and moment is tested in this
example.
A reinforced concrete wall is subjected to factored axial load Pu = 735 k and
moments Muy = 1,504 k-ft. This wall is reinforced with two #9 bars at each end
and #4 bars at 14.00 inches on center of each face. The total area of
reinforcement is 5.20 in2. The design capacity ratio is checked by hand
calculations and results are compared with ETABS 2013 program results.
GEOMETRY, PROPERTIES AND LOADING

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Material Properties
E=
=
G=

3600 k/in2
0.2
1500 k/in2

Section Properties
tb = 12 in
h = 60 in
As1= As5
= 2-#9 (2.00 in^2)
As2, As3, As4 = 2-#4 (0.40 in^2)

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Design Properties
f c = 4 k/in2
fy = 60 k/in2

TECHNICAL FEATURES OF ETABS 2013 TESTED

Concrete wall flexural Demand/Capacity ratio
RESULTS COMPARISON
Independent results are hand calculated and compared with ETABS 2013 design
check.

Output Parameter

ETABS
2013

Independent

Percent
Difference

Wall Demand/Capacity Ratio

1.007

1.00

0.70%

COMPUTER FILE: ACI 318-11 WALL-001

CONCLUSION
The ETABS 2013 results show an acceptable match with the independent results.

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HAND CALCULATION
COLUMN STRENGTH UNDER COMPRESSION CONTROL
1) A value of e = 24.58 inch was determined using e M u / Pu where M u and Pu were
taken from the ETABS 2013 test model. The values of M u and Pu were large enough
to produce a flexural D/C ratio very close to or equal to one. The depth to the neutral
axis, c, was determined by iteration using an excel spreadsheet so that equations 1 and
2 below were equal.
2) From the equation of equilibrium:
Pn = Cc Cs T
where
Cc 0.85 fcab 0.85 4 12a 40.8a

Cs A1 fs1 0.85 fc A2 fs 2 0.85 fc A3 fs 3 0.85 fc

T = As4 f s4 As5 f s5
Pn1 40.8a A1 fs1 0.85 fc A2 fs 2 0.85 fc A1 fs1 0.85 fc

A3 fs 3 0.85 fc As 4 fs 4 As 5 fs 5

(Eqn. 1)

3) Taking moments about As5:

Pn 2

1
a
Cc d Cs1 d d Cs 2 3s Cs 3 2s Ts 4 s

e
2

(Eqn. 2)

where Cs1 A f s1 0.85 f c ; Csn An fsn 0.85 fc ; Tsn f sn Asn ; and the bar strains
are determined below. The plastic centroid is at the center of the section and d = 28
inch
e e d 24.54 28 52.55 inch.
4) Using c = 30.1 inch (from iteration),
a = 0.85 30.1 = 25.58 inches
5) Assuming the extreme fiber strain equals 0.003 and c= 30.1 inch, the steel stresses
and strains can be calculated. When the bar strain exceeds the yield strain, then
fs f y :

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cd '
s1
0.003
c
csd '
s 2
0.003
c

d c 2s
s3
s5
d c
d cs
s 4
s5
d c
d c
s5
87
c

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= 0.0028; f s s E Fy ; f s1 60.00 ksi

= 0.0014

f s 2 = 40.75 ksi

= 0.0000

f s 3 = 00.29 ksi

= 0.0014

f s 4 = 40.20 ksi

= 0.0028

f s 5 = 60.00 ksi

Substituting in Eqn. 1 and 2 and iterating the value of the neutral axis depth until the
two equations are equal give
Pn1 = 1035 k
Pn2 = 1035 k
M n Pn e 1035(24.54) /12 = 2116 k-ft
6) Determine if is tension controlled or compression controlled.

t = 0.00244 , y = 0.0021
0.005 t
for y t 0.005 ; t c
0.005 y

0.712

7) Calculate ,
Pn = 0.7111035 735 kips

M n = 0.711 2115 1504 k-ft.

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