CE473

SPR 2017
Homework Assignments 5 and 6

A. (Due Friday FEB 3)

Read Chapter 8. Using what you learn from it, calculate the strength of confined
concrete with the following properties:

Unconfined strength = 0.85 x 4000 ksi,

Confining pressure = 250 psi, 500 psi, 1000 psi, 1500 psi

B. (Due Monday FEB 6)

Read Chapter 9. Derive the expression given in it for minimum required

volumetric ratio of spiral reinforcement (Eq. 9-5).
Hints:
Assume that
a) the strength of the confined core* and vertical steel
must be equal to or exceed
b) the strength of the entire cross section* including vertical steel and
calculated ignoring the effects of confinement.
The coefficient 0.45 in Eq. 9-5 is in part the result of some conservative
rounding.

*concrete bounded by the centerline of the spiral

*core and shell