danger chan designs based on previously accepte Alternatives to ACI 318-02 Appendix D - “Anchoring to Concrete By Colleen Bush, PE. and Ed Schwietr, PE. the reinforcing bar ress the shear and tension Spread Footings ‘The anchor rodsin a spread footing can also be designed using reinforced concrete theory to avoid large number of anchor rods and “The anchor rods muse have nut ora plate and sr nut at the bottom to provide ‘anchor rods are lapped with the vertical bars in the pedestal...” remaining portion ofthe footingiscantilevered from the center “beams’. ‘The anchor rod pedestal Distance Gin) Emin Sof non = 4000p Seine Dein Can and possibly shear stirrups may be required depending on the loads. Footing ‘Thickness (nd tension forces on the anchor rods or base ‘of che base plate and pedestl plates near edges, the provisions of Appendix STRUCTURE magazine « july 2004 39alleen Bush, BE is a project engineer at Steven Schaefer Asocatesin Cincinnati, Obi. Ed Selwietr, PE. isa principal with Steven Schaefer Ascites Cincinnati, Obi Questions and Comments... ‘Arethe ACL 318-02 AppendixD cquaons bad on accu ilares aronreseatch? Did observed lus ead to the rscarch? ‘Ae the equations based on unrenfored, caked concrete ad the non-ductle flue ofthe anchor od ‘connection under seismic loads? “Why is the nominal ned scengih of the anchor rods calculated by Appendix D smaller than dhe AISC values? “Howare the Appendix D requirement different from the check for punching sear through an unrenforced sb or fooing wingV, = 4¥P,b, @? Four 4 diameter anchor fods into the op of a padexal may nr mec th cod quirement, but four +#6 vertical bars from the pedestal nto the footing meet the code requirements. How are the anchor rod design requltements of Appendix D ferent rom the design requitements of che vera ar from a pest othe footing? Why ae snchoc rods wented diffently than ‘eral basin concrete? Whyarethe ACI equzements far connecting sel to concrete difzent from the requirements fr connecting conte concres? Does Appendix D alow for akemate anchor sod design methods? Whereis hat erencd? "Another possible option to avoid the anchor cod requirements of Appendix D is wo lace the anchor rode with rebar, The rebar would have thea atthe top and hook ache bottom and be designed pee ACI 318 rebar development requirements Tn a pedestal, increased ancho oes not increase the srength. In adi anchor rod sizes do not necessly sxength since the sent of the an the benefits of increasing che embedment lengeh and the edge distance.) i strength controls. 40 STRUCTURE magaai LUNREINFORCED SPREAD FOOTING ELEVATION T REINFORCED SPREAD FOOT ‘SPREAD FOOTING PLAN \WBEAM REINFORCING SHOWN Hotos UP TO THE STRICTEST DESIGN STANDARDS WITHOUT HOLDING THEM BACK Custom tubular Sections Built Around Your Designs: