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JOB NO. : DATE : REVIEW BY :
Wall Pier Design Based on 2016 CBC & 2018 IBC

INPUT DATA & DESIGN SUMMARY

CONCRETE STRENGTH
fc' = 3 ksi, (21 MPa)
REBAR YIELD STRESS
fy = 60 ksi, (414 MPa)
WALL PIER LENGTH
L = 5 ft, (1.52 m)
WALL PIER HEIGHT
H = 12 ft, (3.66 m)
WALL PIER THICKNESS
t = 10 in, (254 mm)
VERTICAL EDGE BARS, As
2 # 9
TRANSVERSE REINFORCEMENT, Av THE DESIGN IS ADEQUATE.
2 # 5 @ 6 in. (152 mm), o.c. (at each face.)
FACTORED AXIAL LOAD Pu = 60 kips, (267 kN)
FACTORED SHEAR FORCE Vu = 35 kips, (156 kN), (in plane)

ANALYSIS

CHECK WALL PIER DEFINITION (ACI 318-14 Chapter 2)

L/t= 6.00 within [2.5 , 6] & H/L= 2.40 > 2
[Satisfactory]

CHECK SHEAR STRENGTH (IBC/CBC 1905.1 / ACI 318-14 18.7.6.1.1)

Ve = (Mpr, left, top + Mpr, right,bot) / H + Vu = 149.8 kips
< 8f(fc')0.5bd = 152.6 kips [Satisfactory]
< f[Vc + Avfyd/s ] = 216.0 kips [Satisfactory]
where d= 58.06 in, (ACI 318 25.2, 25.2, & 5.1)
rleft = 0.003 > rmin=MIN[3(fc')0.5/fy, 200/fy ]= 0.003 [Satisfactory]
rright = 0.003 > rmin = 0.003 [Satisfactory]
Mpr, left, top = rleft bd2fy (1.25 - 0.919rleft fy/fc') = 689 ft-kips
Mpr, right ,bot = rright bd2fy (1.25 - 0.919rright fy/fc') = 689 ft-kips
f = 0.6 (ACI 318 21.2)
Av = 0.62 in2
Vc = 2(fc')0.5bd = 0.0 kips, (Per ACI 318-14 18.7.6.2.1, V c = 0, if (Ve -Vu) ≥ 50% Ve AND Pu < Ag fc' / 20 )
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Concrete Column Design Based on ACI 318-02

INPUT DATA & DESIGN SUMMARY

CONCRETE STRENGTH fc' = #REF! ksi
REBAR YIELD STRESS fy = #REF! ksi 
COLUMN DIMENSUINS cx = #REF! in
cy = #REF! in
FACTORED AXIAL LOAD Pu = #REF! k
FACTORED MOMENT LOAD Mu,x = #REF! ft-k
Mu,y = 0.0001 ft-k 

FACTORED SHEAR LOAD Vu,x = 0 k

Vu,y = 0 k
COLUMN VERT. REINF. #REF! # #REF! at x dir.
#REF!
#REF! # #REF! at y dir.
SHEAR REINF. ### legs,# #REF! @ 4 in o.c., x dir. #REF!
2 legs,# #REF! @ 4 in o.c., y dir.

ANALYSIS 
2 0.85 f
'
C  '
o  , E c  57 f C
, E s  29000ksi
12 Ec
       2

0.85 f
'
C
2  c    c   , for 0   c   o
10 f C     o    o  
 '

0.85 f C , for  c   o
8

f Pn (k)  s E s , for  s   y

f 
S
 f , for  s   y
6  y
f Pn (kips) f Mn (ft-kips)
4 AT AXIAL LOAD ONLY #REF! 0
AT MAXIMUM LOAD #REF! #REF!
AT 0 % TENSION #REF! #REF!
2
AT 25 % TENSION #REF! #REF!
AT 50 % TENSION #REF! #REF!
0
0 0 0 1 1 1 1
AT e t = 0.002 #REF! #REF!
AT BALANCED CONDITION #REF! #REF!
f Mn (ft-k) AT e t = 0.005 #REF! #REF!
AT FLEXURE ONLY 0 #REF!
CHECK FLEXURAL & AXIAL CAPACITY
Mu = ( Mu,x2 + Mu,y2 )0.5 = #REF! ft-k, (combined bending load.) q = #REF! o
, (the direction of combined load.)
f Pmax =0.80 f [ 0.85 fc' (Ag - Ast) + fy Ast] = #REF! kips., (at max axial load, ACI 318-02, Sec. 10.3.6.2)
where f = 0.65 (ACI 318-02, Sec.9.3.2.2) #REF! Pu ###
Ag = #REF! in2. Ast = #REF! in . 2

a = Cbb1 = ### in (at balanced strain condition, ACI 10.3.2)

f = 0.48 + 83 et = 0.652 (ACI 318-02, Fig. R9.3.2)

where Cb = d ec / (ec + es) = #REF! in et = 0.002069 ec = 0.003

d = #REF! in, (ACI 7.7.1) b1 = #REF! ( ACI 318-02, Sec. 10.2.7.3 )

f Mn = 0.9 Mn = #REF! ft-kips @ Pn = 0, (ACI 318-02, Sec. 9.3.2)
f Mn = #REF! ft-kips @ Pu = #REF! kips #REF! Mu #REF!
r max = 0.08 (ACI 318-02, Section 10.9) rprovd = #REF!
rmin = 0.01 (ACI 318-02, Section 10.9) #REF!

CHECK SHEAR CAPACITY (ACI 318-02 Sec. 11.1.1, 11.3.1, & 11.5.6.2)
f Vn = f (Vs + Vc) (ACI 318-02 Sec. 11.1.1)
#REF! Vu #REF!
where f = 0.75 (ACI 318-02 Sec. 9.3.2.3) fy = #REF! ksi
d A0 Av Vc = 2 (fc') A0
0.5
Vs = MIN (d fy Av / s , 4Vc) f Vn
x #REF! #REF! #REF! #REF! #REF! #REF!
y #REF! #REF! #REF! #REF! #REF! #REF!

smax = #REF! (ACI 318-02, Section 10.16.8.5) sprovd = 4 in

smin = 1 (ACI 318-02, Section 7.10.4.3) #REF!