CORBEL

Corbel or bracket is a reinforced concrete member is a short-haunched cantilever used to support the
reinforced concrete beam element. Corbel is structural element to support the pre-cast structural
system such as pre-cast beam and pre-stressed beam. The corbel is cast monolithic with the column
element or wall element.

Conventionally, Brackets and corbels are designed under the assumption that they are cantilever
beams, with the usual beam provisions for shear being applied.

When a/d is less than about 1.0, deep beam theory should apply. (it makes the corbel behave in twodimensional manner)

In corbels design for horizontal forces must also be made.

Beams supported on corbels change in length. Since they are attached to the bracket, restrained creep,
shrinkage, and temperature deformations of the beam give rise to horizontal forces.(There is large
horizontal force transmitted from the supported beam result from long-term shrinkage and creep deformation.)

Bearing failure due to large concentrated load.

The cracks are usually vertical or inclined pure shear cracks.

THE MODE OF FAILURE OF CORBEL

When minimum bend radii are considered, then a

potential failure surface is indicated by the dashed
line.

When the bracket is deep enough, the crack will

tend to extend back into the column with the
portion between the crack and the sloping face
acting as a compression element.

If the compression strut is developed, the bracket

will have reserve capacity after the inclined
cracking; if the strut cannot develop, failure will
be instantaneous upon formation of the crack.
o Yielding of the tension tie
o Failure of the end anchorage of the tension
tie
o Failure of concrete by compression or
shearing and
o Bearing failure.