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EXAMPLE Mexican RCDF-04 Wall-001

P-M INTERACTION CHECK FOR A WALL

EXAMPLE DESCRIPTION
The Demand/Capacity ratio for a given axial load and moment are tested in this
example.

A reinforced concrete column is subjected factored axial load Pu = 3545 kN and

moments Muy = 1817 kN-m. This wall is reinforced with two 30M bars at each
end and 15M bars at 350 mm on center of each face. The total area of
reinforcement is 4000 mm2. The design capacity ratio is checked by hand
calculations and the results are compared with ETABS 2013 program results.

GEOMETRY, PROPERTIES AND LOADING

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Material Properties Section Properties Design Properties

E= 25000 MPa tb = 300 mm f ′c = 30 MPa

ν= 0.2 h = 1500 mm fy = 460 MPa
d= 50 mm
s= 350 mm
As1= As5 = 2-30M (1400 mm^2)
As2, As3, As4 = 2-15M (400 mm^2)

TECHNICAL FEATURES OF ETABS 2013 TESTED

 Flexural Demand/Capacity Ratio for a General Reinforcing pier section.

RESULTS COMPARISON
Independent results are hand calculated and compared with ETABS 2013 design
check.

ETABS Percent
Output Parameter 2013 Independent Difference

Wall Demand/Capacity Ratio 1.016 1.00 1.60%

COMPUTER FILE: MEXICAN RCDF-04 WALL-001

CONCLUSION
The ETABS 2013 results show an acceptable comparison with the independent
results.

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HAND CALCULATION

Wall Strength Determined as follows:

f ′c = 30MPa fy = 460 MPa

b = 300mm h = 1500 mm

1) A value of e = 512.5 mm was determined using e  M u / Pu where M u and Pu were

taken from the ETABS 2013 test model PMM interaction diagram for pier P1. Values
for M u and Pu were taken near the balanced condition and 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:

Pn = Cc  Cs  T

where

Cc  0.85 fc*ab  0.85 • 0.8 • 30 • 300a  6120a

Cs  A1  fs1  0.85 • 0.8 • fc*   A2  fs 2  0.85 • 0.8 • fc*   A3  fs 3  0.85 • 0.8 • fc* 
T = As4 f s4  As5 f s5

Pn1  6120a  A1  fs1  0.85 • 0.8 • fc*   A2  fs 2  0.85 • 0.8 • fc*  

(Eqn. 1)
A3  fs 3  0.85 • 0.8 • fc*   As 4 fs 4  As 5 fs 5

3) Taking moments about As5:

1  a 
Pn 2  Cc  d    Cs1  d  d    Cs 2  3s   Cs 3  2s   Ts 4  s   (Eqn. 2)
e   2 

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where Cs1  A1  fs1  0.85 • 0.8 • fc*  ; Cs 2  A2  f s 2  0.85 • 0.8 • f c*  ;

Cs 3  f s 3  0.85 • 0.8 • f c*  ; Ts 4  f s 4 As 4 and the bar strains are determined below. The
plastic centroid is at the center of the section and d  = 700mm
e  e  d   512.5  700  1212.5 mm.

4) Using c = 936.2 mm (from iteration)

a  c  0.85 • 916.2  805 mm,

5) Assuming the extreme fiber strain equals 0.003 and c = 936.2 inch, the steel stresses
and strains can be calculated. When the bar strain exceeds the yield strain then,
fs  f y :
 c  d 
 s1    0.003 = 0.0028; f s   s E  Fy ; f s1 = 460.00 MPa
 c 
 c  s  d 
s 2    0.003 = 0.0017 f s 2 = 343.6 MPa
 c 
 d  c  2s 
s3    s5 = 0.0005 f s 3 = 119.3 MPa
 d c 
 d cs 
s 4    s5 = 0.0060 f s 4 = 105.4 MPa
 d c 
 d c
s5    0.003 = 0.0175 f s 5 = 329.3 MPa
 c 

Substituting in Eqn. 1 and 2 and iterating the value of the neutral axis depth until the
two equations are equal give

Pn1 = 5064 kN
Pn2 = 5064 kN

M n  Pn e  5064(512.5) /1000000 = 2595 kN-m

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7) Calculate Pn and, M n ,

Pn = 0.70  5064   3545 kips

M n = 0.70  2595   1817 k-ft.

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