Table 29-3 Flexural Members of Frames

Intermediate and Ordinary CIP Moment Frames

General

Special Moment Frames

Intermediate Factored axial compressive

force Agf'c / 10

Minimum reinforcement shall not be less than

Same requirement, except as provided in 10.5.2,

10.5.3, and 10.5.4, although minimum reinforcement
need only be provided at sections where tensile
reinforcement is required by analysis.

3 fc bw d
fy

and

21.3.2
Ordinary No similar requirements.

200 bw d
fy

at any section, top and bottom, unless provisions

in 10.5.3 are satisfied.
21.5.2.1

10.5
The net tensile strain t at nominal strength shall
not be less than 0.004.
10.3.5

The reinforcement ratio () shall not exceed 0.025.

21.5.2.1

Flexural Requirements

Flexural frame members shall satisfy the following

conditions:
Factored axial compressive force Ag fc / 10
Clear span ln 4  effective depth
Width to depth ratio bw/h 0.3
Width bw 10 in.
Width bw width of supporting member c2 +
distances on each side of the supporting
member equal to the smaller of the width of
the supporting member c2 or three-fourths of
the overall dimension of supporting member c1
21.5.1

At least two bars shall be provided continuously at

both top and bottom of section.

Provide minimum structural integrity reinforcement.

7.13

21.5.2.1

Intermediate Positive moment strength at joint

face 1/3 negative moment strength at that face
of the joint.
21.3.4.1
Ordinary No similar requirement.

Positive moment strength at joint face 1/2

negative moment strength at that face of the joint.
21.5.2.2

Intermediate Same requirement, except it is

needed to provide only 1/5 of the maximum moment
strength at the face of either joint at every section
along the member.
21.3.4.1
Ordinary No similar requirement.

Neither the negative nor the positive moment

strength at any section along the member shall be
less than 1/4 the maximum moment strength
provided at the face of either joint.
21.5.2.2
Prestressing steel, where used, shall satisfy
the following:
The average prestress fpc shall not exceed the
smaller of 500 psi and f'c/10.
Prestressing steel shall be unbonded in potential
plastic hinge regions and the calculated strains in
the prestressing steel under the design displacement shall be less than 0.01.
Prestressing steel shall not contribute to more than
0.25 of the positive or negative flexural strength at
the critical section in a plastic hinge region and shall
be anchored at or beyond the exterior face of the joint.
Anchorages of the post-tensioning tendons resisting
earthquake-induce forces shall be capable of allowing
tendons to withstand 50 cycles of loading, bounded
by 0.40 and 0.85 of the specified tensile strength of
the prestressing steel.
21.5.2.5

No similar requirements.

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Table 29-3 Flexural Members of Frames (contd)

Splices

Special Moment Frames

Intermediate and Ordinary CIP Moment Frames

Lap splices of flexural reinforcement are permitted only if

hoop or spiral reinforcement is provided over the lap length.
Hoop and spiral reinforcement spacing shall not exceed d/4 or
4 in. Mechanical splices shall conform to 21.1.6 and welded
splices shall conform to 21.1.7.
21.5.2.3, 21.5.2.4

There is no requirement that splices be enclosed

in hoops.

Lap splices are not to be used:

Within joints.
Within a distance of twice the member depth from the
face of the joint.
At locations where analysis indicates flexural yeilding
caused by inelastic lateral displacements of the frame.

No similar requirement.

21.5.2.3
Hoops are required over a length equal to twice the member
depth from the face of the supporting member toward
midspan at both ends of the flexual member.
21.5.3.1

IntermediateSame requirement.
21.3.4.2
OrdinaryNo similar requirement.

Hoops are required over lengths equal to twice the member

depth on both sides of a section where flexural yielding may
occur in connection with inelastic lateral displacements of the
frame.

Reinforcement for flexural members subject to

stress reversals shall consist of closed stirrups
extending around flexural reinforcement. Also,
provide minimum structural integrity reinforcement.

21.5.3.1

7.11.2, 7.13

Transverse Reinforcement

Where hoops are required, the spacing shall not exceed:

IntermediateSame requirement

d/4
8  diameter of smallest longitudinal bar
24  diameter of hoop bars
12 in.

21.3.4.2

OrdinaryNo similar requirement.

The first hoop shall be located not more than 2 in. from the
face of the supporting member.
21.5.3.2
Where hoops are required, longitudinal bars on the perimeter
shall have lateral support conforming to 7.10.5.3.

No similar requirement.

21.5.3.3
Where hoops are not required, strrups with seismic hooks at
both ends shall be spaced at a distance not more than d/2
throughout the length of the member.

IntermediateSimilar requirement except that

seismic hooks are not required.

21.5.3.4

21.13.4.3

Transverse reinforcement must also be proportioned to resist

the entire design shear force, neglecting the contribution of
concrete to shear strength, if certain conditions are met.
21.5.4

IntermediateTransverse reinforcement must

also be proportioned to resist the design shear
force.
21.13.3
OrdinaryProvide sufficient transverse reinforcement for shear and torsion.
11.4, 11.5

Ag = gross area of section, bw = width of web, d = effective depth of section

fc = specified compressive strength of concrete, fy = specified yield strength of reinforcement

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