ACI318 COUPLING BEAM OF EARTHQAUKE RESISTANCE STRUCTURE

FOR RECTANGULAR HOOP REINFORCEMENT

ln := 1800mm Lenght of coupling beam

h := 1900mm depth of coupling

beam
b w := 800mm breath of coupling
beam
2
 ( 32mm) Total area of diagonal bars
Avd := 12
4

db := 32mm Diameter of longitudinal

bars
dt := 16mm Dim am ter of transnverse
bars
hx := 97mm Least dim ension from centerline to centerline of tie
legs
not to exceed 200m m
fy := 460 MPa Diagonal reinforcement yield
strength
fyt := 420MPa Transverse reinforcment yield
strength
fc := 60MPa Cylinderical Com pressive reinforcment at 28
days
V u := 2300 kN Shear forces
applied

Area of
core
2
( )
Ach := ( h - 80mm)  b w - 80mm = 1310400 mm

2
Acw := h b w = 1520000 mm

Acw
= 1.16
Ach
Check Coupling Requirement as per 21.9.7.1 to 21.9.7.2
fc
V n := 0.33  MPa h bw = 3885.377 kN
MPa
ln
ratio := = 0.947
h

Check21.9.7.1 := "Yes" if ratio  4 = "No"

"No" otherwise

Check21.9.7.2 := "Yes. Use diagonal bars" if ratio < 2  V u > V n = "No"

"No" otherwise

Shear Capacity of diagonal barsas per eq.

21-9
V n1 := 2  Avd fy = 8878.895 kN

V n2 := 0.83  fc   MPa h b = 9772.312 kN

 MPa  w
 

Spacing of Transverse as per

21.6.4.3
   350mm - hx   
so := maxmin100mm +   , 150mm , 100mm = 150 mm
  3    

  bw  
ssh := max min , 6  db , so , 150mm , 100mm = 150 mm
  4  

sshgovern := 100mm

Total cross-sectional area of rectangular hoop reinforcment as per eq.

21-4
fc  h b w 
Ash1 := 0.3   sshgovern h   
2
- 1  = 1302.459 mm
fyt
   Ach 
fc 2
Ash2 := 0.09 sshgovern h = 2442.857 mm
fyt

n :=
(
max Ash1 , Ash2 ) = 12.15
 0.25  d 2
 t 