BRACKETS AND

CORBELS
WHAT ARE BRACKETS AND
CORBELS?
 A short and deep member connected to a large
rigid member.
 Mostly subjected to a single concentrated
load.
 Load is within ‘d’ distance from the face of
support.
NOTATIONS

Provisions for Brackets and Corbels

Structural Action of a Corbel
BRACKETS OR CORBELS?
 A short member that cantilevers out of a
column or wall to support a load.
 Built monolithically with the support.
 Span to depth ratio less than or equal to unity.
 Consists of incline compressive strut and a
tension tie.
BASIC STRESSES IN
BRACKETS
BASIC STRESSES IN
CORBELS
Brackets using Strut and Tie Model
DESIGN PROCESS
STRUT-AND-TIE APPROACH
1. Determine the bearing plate dimensions.
2. Choose the corbel dimensions.
3. Establish the strut-and-tie model.
4. Determine the required truss forces.
5. Select the tie reinforcement.
6. Design the nodal zones and check the anchorages.
7. Check the struts.
8. Calculate the minimum reinforcement required for crack control.
9. Arrange the reinforcement.
Structural Action of a Bracket
LOAD TRANSFER THROUGH THE
D-REGION
MODES OF FAILURE
 Yield of tension tie.
 Failure of end anchorage of the tension tie, either under
the load point or on the column.
 Failure of the compression strut by crushing or shear.
 Local failure under bearing plate.
 Failure due to bearing plate.
ACI METHOD APPROACH
 
1. Compute the distance, , from the face of the column
to .
2. Compute the minimum depth,.
3. Compute the forces on the corbel.
4. Compute the shear friction, .
5. Compute the flexural reinforcement, .
6. Compute the Reinforcement, , for direct tension.
7. Compute the area of the tension-tie reinforcement, .
8. Compute the area of horizontal stirrups.
 
STRUT-AND-TIE METHOD
COMPARED TO ACI METHOD
 
 Strut-and-Tie method requires more steel in the tension tie.
 Lesser in confining reinforcement than ACI method.
 Strut-and-Tie method considers the effect of the corbel on the forces of the
column.
 Strut-and-Tie method could also be used for span to depth ratio greater than
unity.
 Strut-and-Tie used for corbels that have greater than the limit of 1.0 given in
ACI code section 11.8.1. For , the confining stirrups would be more efficient
in restraining the splitting of the strut if they were vertical.
EXAMPLE 1
 Design a corbel to support a girder as shown in Figure. The column is 400
mm x 400 mm. A horizontal force of 100 kN due to creep and shrinkage is
created at the welded bearing plate. Use f’c = MPa and fy = 415 MPa. The
girder vertical reactions are Dead load = 135 kN, Live load = 190 kN. Use
the 2010 NSCP.