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Concrete Pool Design Based on ACI 318-14
INPUT DATA & DESIGN SUMMARY
CONCRETE STRENGTH fc' = 3 ksi, (21 MPa)
REBAR YIELD STRESS fy = 60 ksi, (414 MPa)
LATERAL SOIL PRESSURE Pa = 45 pcf, (7.055 kN/m3)
(equivalent fluid pressure)
BACKFILL WEIGHT gb = 110 pcf, (1762.03 kg/m3)
SURCHARGE WEIGHT ws = 50 psf, (2 kPa)
SEISMIC GROUND SHAKING PE = 20 psf / ft, (3.14 kPa / m), ASD
(soil pressure, if no report 35SDS suggested. )
POOL DEPTH H = 6 ft, (1.83 m)
THICKNESS OF WALL tw = 8 in, (203 mm)
THICKNESS OF SLAB ts = 6 in, (152 mm)
SLAB REBARS (at middle) # 5 @ 10 in. (254 mm), o.c.
WALL VERTICAL REBARS # 5 @ 8 in. (203 mm), o.c.
WALL BAR LOCATION (1=at middle, 2=at each face) 1 at middle
LAP LENGTH Ls = 36 in, (914 mm)
SLAB THICKER DISTANCE D = 4 ft, (1.22 m) THE WALL DESIGN IS ADEQUATE.

ANALYSIS
DESIGN CRITERIA
1. THE CRITERICAL DESIGN, FOR REBAR AT MIDDLE OR EQUAL OF EACH FACE, IS POOL WALL AT INWARD
SOIL PRESSURE BEFORE RESTRAINED AT TOP AND POOL FILLED.
2. SINCE THE WALL AXIAL LOAD SMALL AND SECTIONS UNDER TENSION-CONTROLLED (ACI 318-14 21.2.2), ONLY
CHECK WALL FLEXURAL CAPACITIES ARE ADEQUATE.
3. SINCE THE SLAB AT FLEXURAL & AXIAL LOADS, THE COMBINED CAPACITY OF FLEXURAL & AXIAL MUST BE CHECKED.

SERVICE LOADS
Hb = 0.5 Pa (H + ts)2 = 0.95 kips / ft
Hs = ws Pa (H + ts) / gb = 0.13 kips / ft
HE = 0.5 PE (H + ts)2 = 0.42 kips / ft

FACTORED LOADS
gHb = 1.6 Hb = 1.52 kips / ft
gHs = 1.6 Hs = 0.21 kips / ft
gHE = 1.6 HE = 0.68 kips / ft

CHECK WALL FLEXURE CAPACITY (ACI 318-14 13.2, 7.6, 7.7, 24.4.3, & 25.4.2)
Mu = (0.5 g Hs + 0.33 g Hb + 0.67 g HE) H = 6.38 ft-kips / ft, (entire lateral loads used conservatively)
Pu = 1.19 kips / ft, (concrete wall self weight)
d = 4.00 in, b = 12 in, As = 0.465 in2 / ft

  AS f y  P u  
 M n    AS f y  d  Mu
'  = 7.46 ft-kips / ft > [Satisfactory]
  1.7bf c  
rProvD = 0.010 < rMAX = 0.015
> rMIN = 0.004 [Satisfactory]

CHECK WALL SHEAR CAPACITY (ACI 318-14 13.2.7.2, 7.4.3, & 22.5)
Vu = g Hs + g Hb + g HE = 2.41 kips / ft, (entire lateral loads used conservatively)

V n  2 bd f
'
c Vu
= 3.94 kips / ft > [Satisfactory]
CHECK SLAB COMBINED CAPACITY OF FLEXURE & AXIAL (ACI 318-14 21 & 22)
rProvD = 0.010333 < rMAX = 0.08 (for compression, ACI 318-14 10.6.1.1)
> rMIN = 0.0018 (for flexural, ACI 318-14 7.6 7.7)
[Satisfactory]

120.0
 Pn  Mn
AT AXIAL LOAD ONLY 106.6 0.0
100.0
AT MAXIMUM LOAD 106.6 3.9
AT MIDDLE 60.9 7.2
80.0 AT e t = 0.002 15.3 5.5
AT BALANCED 14.4 5.4
 Pn (k) 60.0 AT e t = 0.005 5.3 5.3
AT FLEXURE ONLY 0.0 4.4
40.0 (Note: For middle reinforcing the max Mn is at c
equal to 0.5 t / b1, not at balanced condition.)
20.0

Pu = 2.41 kips / ft
0.0
0.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 8.0 Mu = 1.25 ft-kips / ft

 Mn (ft-k) [Satisfactory]

CHECK REBAR DEVELOPMENT

 
 r 0.075y ty ey sd b f y 
L d  MAX  , 12 in  
requird

 r provided  K   26 db =
 l f 'c  c b tr  
16 in, (ACI 318-14 25.4.2.3)
  db  
< Ls [Satisfactory]

where Bar size # 5 , (governing size)

db = 0.625 in
r required / r provided = 1 ( As,reqd / As,provd, ACI 318-14 25.4.10.1)
yt = 1.0 (1.3 for bottom cover more than 12", ACI 318-14 25.4.2.4)
ye = 1.0 (1.2 for epoxy-coated, ACI 318-14 25.4.2.4)
ys = 0.8 (0.8 for # 6 or smaller, 1.0 for other)
l = 1.0 (0.75 for light weight, ACI 318-14 25.4.2.4)
cb = 3.3 in, min(d' , 0.5s), (ACI 318-14 25.4.2.4)
Ktr = (Atr fyt / 1500 s n) = 0 (ACI 318-14 25.4.2.4)
(cb + Ktr ) / db = 2.5 < 2.5 , (ACI 318-14 25.4.2.3)
AL MUST BE CHECKED.
 (cont'd)

ng the max Mn is at c

b1, not at balanced condition.)