CORBEL DESIGN

(BS8110 : Part 1 : 1997, Clause 5.2.7, Page 93-95)

(Reinforced Concrete Design To BS 8110, Simply Explained , A.H.Allen, Page 90 - 93)
(Reinforced Concrete Design, W.H.Mosley & J.H.Bungey, Fifth Edition, Page 170 - 174)
PROJECT
BUILDING
CORBEL TYPE

: Dolomite Batu Caves

:
: Corbel to support the ramp driveway

Date:
Designed By :
Checked By :

21st April 2003

Chow It
Karthe / Inez

INPUT DATA :
450
F = 300 kN
150

250
250

Column Size :
450mm
Vertical Ultimate Design Load (F) :

x
300

230mm
kN

Concrete Strength (fcu) :

Reinforcement Strength (fy) :
Load Point to Column Face (av) :
Corbel Projection (L) :
Corbel Height (h) :
Bearing length (Le) :
Corbel Width (b) :
Main Tension Bars Diameter :
Shear/Horizontal Bars Diameter :
Corbel Concrete Cover :

30
460
150
300
500
300
230
20
16
25

N/mm^2
N/mm^2
mm
mm
mm
mm
mm
mm
mm
mm

300
DESIGN CALCULATION :
Max. Bearing Stress at Surface ():
Minimum Bearing Width (b'):
Max. Allowable Shear Stress at Column Face (Vu) :
Min. Effective Depth at Column Face (d') :
Effective Depth (d) :
Shear Stress At Column Face [v = F/(b*d)] :
(BS 8110 , Clause 5.2.7.1)
av/d =
v/fcu =
[k = F/(0.9*fcu*b*av)]
k=
z/d :
z=
Depth of Neutral Axis, [(d-z)/0.45] x =
Tensile Force, [(F*av)/z]
Ft =
Strain Profile, [((d-x)/x)*0.0035] Es =
Stress in Steel, [Es*200*10^3]
fs =
= tan-1 (z/av)
Angle.
Compressive Force, [Fc = 0.45*fcu*b*0.9*x*cos]
Fc*Sin =

18
56
4.4
298
465
2.81
0.32
0.09
0.32
0.72
335
288
134
0.0022
430

N/mm^2
mm
N/mm^2
mm
mm
N/mm^2
<

kN
kN

349
343

mm^2
mm^2

100As/bd =
Vc =
Allowable Shear Stress, [Vc*(2*d/av)] =

0.59
0.56
3.49

N/mm^2
N/mm^2

Sv =
Depth over links to be provided ( 2/3 * d ) =
Minimum Area of Links , (As/2) =

1911
310
174

mm
mm
mm^2

As =
As Min. =

>
Provide

>

310
800
2T16

300

2.81

629 mm^2

N/mm^2
1900
805

2
T16
(Horizontal Links)

(Horizontal Bars to be provided within

this Depth)

Pass

kN

2
T20
(Main Bar)

Provide T16 @
Reinf. Area Provided :
Provide

2T20

Pass
Pass

[z/d = (0.5+(0.25-(1+k)*k*av^2/d^2)^0.5)/(1+k)]
mm
mm
>
286
(0.615*d) Steel Not Yielded
kN
<
150
(0.5*N) Ft =
150
<
0.00219 (Ey)
Pass
N/mm^2

65.9
329
300

[(Ft*10^3)/fs]
[((F*10^3)/2)/(0.95*460)]

(0.6*fcu)
[F/(Le*)]
[0.8*(fcu^1/2)]
[F/(Vu*b)]
[h-cover-(main bar/2)]
<
4.4
1.0

mm^2
805 mm^2