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EXAMPLE ACI 318-14 Wall-002

P-M INTERACTION CHECK FOR WALL

EXAMPLE DESCRIPTION
The Demand/Capacity ratio for a given axial loading and moment is tested in this
example. The wall is reinforced as shown below. The concrete core wall is
loaded with a factored axial load Pu = 2384 k and moments Mu3 = 9293k-ft. The
design capacity ratio is checked by hand calculations and results are compared
with ETABS program results.

GEOMETRY, PROPERTIES AND LOADING

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Material Properties Section Properties Design Properties

E= 3600 k/in2 tb = 8 in f ′c = 4 k/in2

ν= 0.2 h = 98 in fy = 60 k/in2
G= 1500 k/in2 As1= As6 = 2-#10,2#6 (5.96 in^2)
As2, As3, As4 and As5 = 2-#6 (0.88 in^2)

TECHNICAL FEATURES OF ETABS TESTED

 Concrete wall flexural Demand/Capacity ratio

RESULTS COMPARISON
Independent results are hand calculated and compared with ETABS design
check.

Percent
Output Parameter ETABS Independent Difference

Wall Demand/Capacity Ratio 0.999 1.00 0.10%

COMPUTER FILE: ACI 318-14 WALL-002

CONCLUSION
The ETABS results show an acceptable comparison with the independent results.

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HAND CALCULATION

Wall Strength under compression and bending

1) A value of e = 46.78 inches was determined using e = M u / Pu where M u and Pu

were taken from the ETABS test model interaction diagram. The values of M u and
Pu were large enough to produce a flexural D/C ratio very close to or equal to one.
The depth to the neutral axis, c, was determined by iteration using an excel
spreadsheet so that equations 1 and 2 below were equal.

2) From the equation of equilibrium:

Pn1 = Cc + Cs − T

where
Cc =Ccw +Ccf , where Ccw and Ccf are the area of the concrete web and flange in
compression
= Ccw 0.85 fc′ • 8 • ( a − 8 )
=Ccf 0.85 fc′ ( 8 • ( 98 − 40 ) )
Cs =A1′ ( fs1 − 0.85 fc′) + A2′ ( fs 2 − 0.85 fc′) + A3′ ( fs 3 − 0.85 fc′)
T = As4 f s4 + As5 f s5 + As6 f s6
=Pn1 0.85 fc′ • 8 • ( a − 8 ) + 0.85 fc′ ( 8 • ( 98 − 40 ) ) + A1′ ( fs1 − 0.85 fc′) +
(Eqn. 1)
A2′ ( fs 2 − 0.85 fc′) + A3′ ( fs 3 − 0.85 fc′) + As 4 fs 4 + As 5 fs 5 + As 6 fs 6

3) Taking moments about As6:

  a −tf  
1 Ccf ( d − d ′ ) + Ccw  d − − t f  + Cs1 ( d − d ′ ) + 
Pn 2 =   2   (Eqn. 2)
e′  
Cs 2 ( 4s ) + Cs 3 ( 3s ) − Ts 4 ( 2s ) − Ts 5 ( s ) 

Cs1 A1′ ( fs1 − 0.85 fc′)=

where= , Csn An′ ( f sn − 0.85 f c′) , Tsn = f sn Asn , and the bar
strains are determined below. The plastic centroid is at the center of the section, d ′′
98 − 8
= = 45 inches
2
e′ =e + d ′′ =46.78 + 45 =91.78 inches

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4) Iterating on a value of c until equations 1 and 2 are equal c is found to be c = 44.58

inches.

a = 0.85 • c=0.85 • 44.58 = 37.89 inches

5) Assuming the extreme fiber strain equals 0.003 and c = 44.58 inches, the steel
stresses and strains can be calculated. When the bar strain exceeds the yield strain
then, f s = f y :
 c−d '
ε s1 =   0.003 f s ε s E ≤ Fy ; f s1 = 60.00 ksi
= 0.00273;=
 c 
c−s−d '
ε s2 =   0.003 = 0.00152 f s 2 = 44.07 ksi
 c 
 c − 2s − d ' 
ε s3 =   0.003 = 0.00310 f s 3 = 8.94 ksi
 c 
 d − c − 2s 
ε s4 =   ε s6 = 0.00090 f s 4 = 26.2 ksi
 d −c 
 d −c−s 
ε s5 =   ε s6 = 0.00211 f s 5 = 60.00 ksi
 d −c 
 d −c 
ε s6 =   0.003 = 0.00333 f s 6 = 60.00 ksi
 c 

Substituting the above values of the compression block depth, a, and the rebar
stresses into equations Eqn. 1 and Eqn. 2 give

Pn1 = 3148 k
Pn2 = 3148 k

M=
n P=
ne 3148(46.78) /12 = 12,273 k-ft

6) Determine if φ is tension controlled or compression controlled.

εt = 0.00332 , ε y = 0.0021
 0.005 − εt 
for ε y < εt < 0.005 ; φ = ( φt − φc )   = 0.757
 0.005 − ε y 

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7) Calculate the capacity,

φPn = 0.757 ( 3148 ) =

2384 kips
φM n = 0.757 (12, 273) =
9, 293 k-ft.

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