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EXAMPLE ACI 318-14 Wall-002

P-M INTERACTION CHECK FOR WALL
EXAMPLE DESCRIPTION
The Demand/Capacity ratio for a given axial loading and moment is tested in this
example. The wall is reinforced as shown below. The concrete core wall is
loaded with a factored axial load Pu = 2384 k and moments Mu3 = 9293k-ft. The
design capacity ratio is checked by hand calculations and results are compared
with ETABS program results.
GEOMETRY, PROPERTIES AND LOADING

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Material Properties
E=
=
G=

3600 k/in2
0.2
1500 k/in2

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Design Properties

Section Properties
tb = 8 in
h = 98 in
As1= As6 = 2-#10,2#6 (5.96 in^2)
As2, As3, As4 and As5 = 2-#6 (0.88 in^2)

f c = 4 k/in2
fy = 60 k/in2

TECHNICAL FEATURES OF ETABS TESTED

Concrete wall flexural Demand/Capacity ratio
RESULTS COMPARISON
Independent results are hand calculated and compared with ETABS design
check.

Output Parameter

ETABS

Independent

Percent
Difference

Wall Demand/Capacity Ratio

0.999

1.00

0.10%

COMPUTER FILE: ACI 318-14 WALL-002

CONCLUSION
The ETABS results show an acceptable comparison with the independent results.

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HAND CALCULATION
Wall Strength under compression and bending
1) A value of e = 46.78 inches was determined using e = M u / Pu where M u and Pu
were taken from the ETABS test model interaction diagram. The values of M u and
Pu were large enough to produce a flexural D/C ratio very close to or equal to one.
The depth to the neutral axis, c, was determined by iteration using an excel
spreadsheet so that equations 1 and 2 below were equal.
2) From the equation of equilibrium:
Pn1 = Cc + Cs T
where
Cc =Ccw +Ccf , where Ccw and Ccf are the area of the concrete web and flange in
compression
=
Ccw 0.85 fc 8 ( a 8 )
=
Ccf 0.85 fc ( 8 ( 98 40 ) )

Cs =A1 ( fs1 0.85 fc) + A2 ( fs 2 0.85 fc) + A3 ( fs 3 0.85 fc)

T = As4 f s4 + As5 f s5 + As6 f s6

=
Pn1 0.85 fc 8 ( a 8 ) + 0.85 fc ( 8 ( 98 40 ) ) + A1 ( fs1 0.85 fc) +
A2 ( fs 2 0.85 fc) + A3 ( fs 3 0.85 fc) + As 4 fs 4 + As 5 fs 5 + As 6 fs 6
3) Taking moments about As6:

a tf

t f + Cs1 ( d d ) +
1 Ccf ( d d ) + Ccw d
2
Pn 2 =

Cs 2 ( 4s ) + Cs 3 ( 3s ) Ts 4 ( 2s ) Ts 5 ( s )

(Eqn. 1)

(Eqn. 2)

Cs1 A1 ( fs1 0.85 fc)=

where=
, Csn An ( f sn 0.85 f c) , Tsn = f sn Asn , and the bar
strains are determined below. The plastic centroid is at the center of the section, d
98 8
= 45 inches
=
2
e =e + d =46.78 + 45 =91.78 inches

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4) Iterating on a value of c until equations 1 and 2 are equal c is found to be c = 44.58

inches.
a = 0.85 c=0.85 44.58 = 37.89 inches

5) Assuming the extreme fiber strain equals 0.003 and c = 44.58 inches, the steel
stresses and strains can be calculated. When the bar strain exceeds the yield strain
then, f s = f y :
cd '
0.003
c
csd '
s2 =
0.003
c

c 2s d '
s3 =
0.003
c

d c 2s
s4 =
s6
d c
d cs
s5 =
s6
d c
d c
s6 =
0.003
c

s1 =

= 0.00273;=
f s s E Fy ; f s1 = 60.00 ksi
= 0.00152

f s 2 = 44.07 ksi

= 0.00310

f s 3 = 8.94 ksi

= 0.00090

f s 4 = 26.2 ksi

= 0.00211

f s 5 = 60.00 ksi

= 0.00333

f s 6 = 60.00 ksi

Substituting the above values of the compression block depth, a, and the rebar
stresses into equations Eqn. 1 and Eqn. 2 give
Pn1 = 3148 k
Pn2 = 3148 k
M=
P=
3148(46.78) /12 = 12,273 k-ft
n
ne

6) Determine if is tension controlled or compression controlled.

t = 0.00332 , y = 0.0021
for y < t < 0.005 ; =

0.005 t
= 0.757

0.005
y

( t c )

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7) Calculate the capacity,

Pn = 0.757 ( 3148 ) =
2384 kips
9, 293 k-ft.
M n = 0.757 (12, 273) =

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