Design of Step slab for Torsion

Longitudinal Bars
Concrete , fc' C5 ksi
Rebar , fy 60 ksi
height 26 in
Bottom Cover 2 in
depth 24 in
breadth 24 in
Bar Number Bar Dia Bar Area Number of Bars Ast
in in2 in in2
#4 0.5 0.20 12 2.36

Check for Shear

Maximum Shear Force 20 kips per ft
Bar Number
Shear Capacity in
Concrete , fc' C5 ksi ###
Rebar , fy 60 ksi ###
Slab Thickness 26 in ###
Bottom Cover 2 in ###
depth 24 in ###
breadth 24 in ###
###
Nominal Vc 81 kips
Ultimate Vuc 61 kips
Provide Minimum Shear Reinforcement
Assumed Spacing, s 6 in
Design shear force 0 pounds
Required area of shear
0.000 in2
reinforcement at assumed spacing

Minimum area of shear

0.127 in2
reinforcement at assumed spacing

# Legs 2
Preferred Bar Number #4
Provided area of shear
0.393 in2
reinforcement at given spacing
Provided Shear Reinforcement is Sufficient

Check for Torsion

Maximum Torsion 39.7 kip-ft per ft

Cracking Torsion
 Acp 576 in2
Pcp 96 in
Tcr 6.7 kip-ft
Concrete Cracked In Torsion

Threshold Torsion
Acp 576 in2
Ph 84 in
Tth 23.3 kip-ft
ΦTth 17.5 kip-ft
Provide Torsional Reinforcment

Area of One leg of stirrup required for torsion at assumed spacing

Assumed Spacing, s 6 in
Maximum allowed Spacing 10.5 in OK
At 0.060 in2
2At+Av (Direct Shear +Torsion) 0.248 in2
Minimum area of traverse
reinforcement (Direct Shear 0.127 in2
+Torsion) at assumed spacing
# Legs 2
Preferred Bar Number #4
Provided area of traverse
0.393 in2
reinforcement at given spacing
Provided Traverse Reinforcement is Sufficient

Longitudinal Reinforcment for Torsion

Al 0.842 in2
Al min 2.554 in2
Provided Minimum longitudinal Reinforcement
Minimum dia of longitudinal bar 0.375 in
Provided longitudinal bar #4
Dia of longitudinal bar 0.500 in OK
Maximum Spacing of Longitudinal
12 in
Bars
Minimum number of longitudinal
7 OK
bars at the maximum spacing
Spacing for provided longitudinal
7 in OK
bars
Since, the section is creacked in torsion
Torsional Capacity (Assuming only Stirrups and Longitudinal Reinforcement Resists torsion)
Xo 20 in
Yo 20 in
Ao 400 in2
Ph 80 in
Tn1 130.9 kip-ft Traverse Steel
Tn2 117.8 kip-ft Longitudinal Steel
Tn 117.8 kip-ft
Tu 88.4 kip-ft

SAFE In Torsion
 Design of Step slab for Torsion
Longitudinal Bars
Concrete , fc' C5 ksi
Rebar , fy 60 ksi
height 26 in
Bottom Cover 2 in
depth 24 in
breadth 46 in
Bar Number Bar Dia Bar Area Number of Bars Ast
in in2 in in2
#4 0.5 0.20 16 3.14

Check for Shear

Maximum Shear Force 20 kips
Bar Number
Shear Capacity in
Concrete , fc' C5 ksi ###
Rebar , fy 60 ksi ###
Slab Thickness 26 in ###
Bottom Cover 2 in ###
depth 24 in ###
breadth 46 in ###
###
Nominal Vc 156 kips
Ultimate Vuc 117 kips
Provide Minimum Shear Reinforcement
Assumed Spacing, s 6 in
Design shear force 0 pounds
Required area of shear
0.000 in2
reinforcement at assumed spacing

Minimum area of shear

0.244 in2
reinforcement at assumed spacing

# Legs 2
Preferred Bar Number #4
Provided area of shear
0.393 in2
reinforcement at given spacing
Provided Shear Reinforcement is Sufficient

Check for Torsion

Maximum Torsion 43 kip-ft per ft

Cracking Torsion
 Acp 1104 in2
Pcp 140 in
Tcr 16.9 kip-ft
Concrete Cracked In Torsion

Threshold Torsion
Acp 1104 in2
Ph 128 in
Tth 56.1 kip-ft
ΦTth 42.1 kip-ft
Provide Torsional Reinforcment

Area of One leg of stirrup required for torsion at assumed spacing

Assumed Spacing, s 6 in
Maximum allowed Spacing 12 in OK
At 0.033 in2
2At+Av (Direct Shear +Torsion) 0.309 in2
Minimum area of traverse
reinforcement (Direct Shear 0.244 in2
+Torsion) at assumed spacing
# Legs 2
Preferred Bar Number #4
Provided area of traverse
0.393 in2
reinforcement at given spacing
Provided Traverse Reinforcement is Sufficient

Longitudinal Reinforcment for Torsion

Al 0.695 in2
Al min 5.810 in2
Provided Minimum longitudinal Reinforcement
Minimum dia of longitudinal bar 0.375 in
Provided longitudinal bar #4
Dia of longitudinal bar 0.500 in OK
Maximum Spacing of Longitudinal
12 in
Bars
Minimum number of longitudinal
11 OK
bars at the maximum spacing
Spacing for provided longitudinal
8 in OK
bars
Since, the section is creacked in torsion
Torsional Capacity (Assuming only Stirrups and Longitudinal Reinforcement Resists torsion)
Xo 20 in
Yo 42 in
Ao 840 in2
Ph 124 in
Tn1 274.9 kip-ft Traverse Steel
Tn2 212.8 kip-ft Longitudinal Steel
Tn 212.8 kip-ft
Tu 159.6 kip-ft

SAFE In Torsion