MARINE OIL TERMINALS

TABLE 31F-7-5
LIMITS OF STRAIN
COMPONENT STRAIN LEVEL 1 LEVEL 2
MCCS
εc ≤ 0.004 εc ≤ 0.025
Pile/deck hinge
MCCS
εc ≤ 0.004 εc ≤ 0.008
In-ground hinge
MRSTS
εs ≤ 0.01 εs ≤ 0.05
Pile/deck hinge
MRSTS
εs ≤ 0.01 εs ≤ 0.025
In-ground hinge
MPSTS εp ≤ 0.005 εp ≤ 0.025
In-ground hinge (incremental) (total strain)
MCCS = Maximum Concrete Compression Strain, εc
MRSTS = Maximum Reinforcing Steel Tension Strain, εs FIGURE 31F-7-5
MPSTS = Maximum Prestressing Steel Tension Strain, εp METHOD B – MOMENT CURVATURE ANALYSIS [7.6]
Either Method A or B may be used for idealization
of the moment-curvature curve. 3107F.2.5.5 Ultimate concrete and steel flexural
strains. Strain values computed in the nonlinear push-
3107F.2.5.4.1 Method A. For Method A, the yield over analysis shall be compared to the following lim-
curvature, φy is the curvature at the intersection of its.
the secant stiffness, EIc, through first yield and the
nominal strength, (εc = 0.004). 3107F.2.5.5.1 Unconfined concrete piles: An
unconfined concrete pile is defined as a pile having
M
φ y = ------y- (7-10) no confinement steel or one in which the spacing of
EI c the confinement steel exceeds 12 inches.
Ultimate concrete compressive strain:
εcu = 0.005 (7-11)
3107F.2.5.5.2 Confined concrete piles: Ultimate
concrete compressive strain [7.1]:
εcu = 0.004 + (1.4ρs fyhεsm)/f ′cc ≥ 0.005 (7-12)
εcu ≤ 0.025
where:
ρs = effective volume ratio of confining steel
fyh = yield stress of confining steel
εsm = strain at peak stress of confining
reinforcement, 0.15 for grade 40, 0.10 for
grade 60
f ′cc = confined strength of concrete approximated
FIGURE 31F-7-4 by 1.5 f ′c
METHOD A − MOMENT CURVATURE ANALYSIS 3107F.2.5.6 Component acceptance/damage criteria.
The maximum allowable concrete strains may not exceed
3107F.2.5.4.2 Method B. For Method B, the elas-
the ultimate values defined in Section 3107F.2.5.5. The
tic portion of the idealized moment-curvature >
limiting values (Table 31F-7-5) apply for each perfor-
curve is the same as in Method A (see Section
mance level for both existing and new structures. The
3107F.2.5.4.1). However, the idealized plastic
“Level 1 or 2” refer to the seismic performance criteria
moment capacity, Mp, and the yield curvature, φy, is
(see Section 3104F.2.1).
obtained by balancing the areas between the actual
and the idealized moment-curvature curves beyond For all non-seismic loading combinations, concrete
the first yield point (see Figure 31F-7-5). Method B components shall be designed in accordance with the
applies to moment-curvature curves that do not ACI 318 [7.7] requirements.
experience reduction in section moment capacity. Note that for existing facilities, the pile/deck hinge
may be controlled by the capacity of the dowel rein-
forcement in accordance with Section 3107F.2.7.

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